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Meet the 2024 All-Tidewater girls basketball teams

First team

All-Tidewater Girls Basketball Player of the Year

Micah Ojo

Princess Anne, 6-1 freshman forward

• Class 5 Player of the Year
• Class 5 Region A Player of the Year
• Had 31 points, seven rebounds, five assists and four blocks to lead the Cavaliers (25-2) to a Virginia High School League-record 14th state title in the past 22 years
• Averaged 18.8 points, 10.9 rebounds, 4.4 steals, 4.2 blocks and 3.6 assists
• Had 17 double-doubles, a triple-double and a quadruple-double
• Ranked as one of the top 25 freshmen in country by espnW
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All-Tidewater Girls Basketball Player of the Year: Princess Anne’s Micah Ojo played like a veteran, not a freshman

Cyriah Griffin

Menchville, 5-7 senior guard

• Averaged an area-high 25.5 points and 8.6 assists along with 3.7 steals
• Led Menchville (22-4) to the Peninsula District title and a Class 5 state tournament berth
• First team All-Class 5
• Peninsula District Player of the Year
• Class 5 Region B Player of the Year
• Will play for VCU

Zaniyah Williams

Catholic, 5-9 sophomore guard

• Averaged 17.2 points, 5.2 assists and 4.1 steals to help the Crusaders (26-7) reach the VISAA Division I state semifinals
• First-team VISAA Division I all-state
• First-team All-TCIS
• Tidewater Conference of Independent Schools Tournament MVP
• Recently offered by West Virginia

Kaliya “KD” Perry

Hampton, 6-1 junior guard

• Averaged 14.2 points and 5.7 rebounds to help the Crabbers (23-4) reach the Class 4 state final
• First-team All-Class 4
• Class 4 Region A Player of the Year
• First-team All-Peninsula District

Asia Keels

Deep Creek, 5-2 sophomore guard

• Averaged 13 points and 8 assists to help the Hornets (23-3) reach the Class 5 state semifinals
• Scored 23 points in a 49-47 win over Norview in the Class 5 state quarterfinals
• First-team All-Class 5
• First-team All-Class 5 Region A

Tinasia Spencer

Princess Anne, 5-8 senior guard

• Averaged 11.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.2 steals and 2.7 assists to help Princess Anne repeat as Class 5 state champions and finish No. 1 in the 757Teamz Top 15
• First-team All-Class 5
• First-team All-Class 5 Region A
• Scored 20 points in a 62-50 win over Menchville in the Class 5 state quarterfinals, including three consecutive 3-pointers to help the Cavaliers pull away

Second team

Maddie Leach

Jamestown, 5-9 sophomore guard

• Averaged 21.3 points, 6.7 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 5.9 steals to help the Eagles (22-2) finish 21-0 in the regular season
• Scored a career-high 37 points in the Eagles’ win over Warhill that sent them to the Class 4 state tournament
• First-team All-Class 4
• First-team All-Class 4 Region A
• Bay Rivers District Player of the Year

Olivia Bowes

Catholic, 6-0 senior guard

• Averaged 16.9 points, 6.2 rebounds and 4.1 assists while shooting 43% from 3-point range as the Crusaders reached the VISAA Division I state semifinals
• Scored 23 points, 11 in the first quarter, in the Crusaders’ 61-43 win over Norfolk Christian in the TCIS championship game
• All-TCIS first team and All-TCIS Tournament team
• Surpassed 1,000 career points this season
• Will play for Longwood

Leyla Minor

Norview, 5-10 junior guard

• Averaged 18 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 blocks to help the Pilots (19-6) tie for first in the Eastern District and reach the Class 5 state quarterfinals
• First-team All-Class 5
• First-team All-Class 5 Region B
• Eastern District Player of the Year

Abuna Ruop

Norfolk Christian, 6-8 sophomore center

• Averaged 13.4 points, 10.9 rebounds and 4.5 blocks to help the Ambassadors (23-9) reach the VISAA Division II semifinals
• First-team All-State VISAA Division II
• First-team All-TCIS
• Had 10 blocks against Class 2 state finalist John Marshall

Dynasti Pierce

Lafayette, 5-11 junior forward

• Averaged 19.7 points, 9.6 rebounds and 4.3 steals to lead the Rams (17-9) to the Class 3 Region A title
• Lafayette was 12-3 in the 15 games Pierce played
• First-team All-Class 3
• First-team All-Class 3 Region A
• First-team All-Bay Rivers District

Third team

Kate Spain

Kellam, 5-6 freshman guard

• Averaged 12.0 points, 4 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 2.5 steals in helping the Knights (19-5) finish second in the Beach District
• Scored 16 points, while twin sister Mia Spain (11.6 ppg) scored 18, as the Knights narrowly missed a state tournament berth, falling 56-53 to Princess Anne in the Class 5 Region A semifinals
• First-team All-Class 5 Region A

Kobie Haggins

Manor, 5-9 senior forward

• Averaged 18.5 points and 10 rebounds as the Mustangs (20-4) tied Norview for the Eastern District championship
• First-team All-Class 4
• First-team All-Class 4 Region A
• First-team All-Eastern District
• Will play for Chowan

Tanaya Baxter

Lake Taylor, 6-0 senior forward

• Averaged 16 points, 18 rebounds, 4 blocks and 5 steals to help the Titans (17-7) reach the Class 3 state semifinals
• Had a double-double of 10 points and 18 rebounds in the Titans’ 56-49 win over Brentsville District in the Class 3 state quarterfinals
• First-team All-Class 3
• First-team All-Class 3 Region A

Jemma Eleby

Catholic, 6-1 junior forward

• Averaged 16.1 points, 8.5 rebounds, 2 blocks and 3.3 assists as the Crusaders were No. 2 to Princess Anne in the final 757Teamz Top 15
• VISAA Division I All-State
• First-team All-TCIS
• Surpassed 1,000 career points this season
• Has multiple Division I scholarship offers, including from George Mason and Radford

Taylor Ragland

Grafton, 5-10 sophomore forward

• Averaged 19.1 points, 11.8 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 4.4 steals and 3 blocks as the Clippers (18-6) narrowly missed a Class 3 state tournament berth on Lake Taylor’s buzzer-beating 3-pointer
• First-team All-Class 3
• First-team All-Class 3 Region A
• First-team All-Bay Rivers District

Marty O’Brien, mjobrien@dailypress.com