The Nebraska Girls Basketball State Tournament tips off on Wednesday at Pinnacle Bank Arena and the Devaney Center, bringing many of the state’s top players to Lincoln to compete for championships in the six classes.
Creighton commits Neleigh and Norah Gessert (Millard West), Buffalo signee Molly Ladwig (Skutt Catholic) and others highlight our list of players to watch.
Class A
- Bellevue East sophomore No. 13 T’Niyah Wilson-Smith: 21.8 PPG, 11.9 RPG
- Millard West senior No. 23 Neleigh Gessert: 18.1 PPG, 5.7 RPG, 2.4 SPG, 1.7 BPG
- Millard South junior No. 2 Abbi Durow: 15.4 PPG, 2.0 SPG
- Omaha Westside freshman Himayajo Metoyer: 15.1 PPG, 4.9 RPG
- Lincoln North Star junior No. 15 Ani Leu: 14.6 PPG, 7.3 RPG, 3.2 APG, 3.0 SPG
- Bellevue East senior No. 3 Brani Jackson: 13.3 PPG, 3.6 PG, 3.1 SPG, 2.5 APG
- Bellevue West freshman No. 12 Da’Nyla Tatum: 13.2 PPG, 4.1 RPG, 3.4 APG
- Millard West junior No. 42 Kylee Paben: 13.1 PPG, 6.4 RPG
- Bellevue West freshman No. 0 Stevie Harley: 13.0 PPG, 8.8 RPG, 2.6 BPG
- Millard West senior No. 30 Norah Gessert: 11.6 PPG, 6.1 APG, 4.8 RPG, 2.0 SPG
Class B
- Skutt Catholic senior No. 5 Molly Ladwig: 18.8 PPG, 4.1 RPG, 3.0 APG, 2.1 SPG
- Waverly senior No. 23 Parker Christiansen: 16.5 PPG, 6.3 RPG, 2.2 BPG
- Lincoln Pius X senior No. 22 Keeleigh Knobbe: 14.2 PPG
- York senior No. 13 Chloe Koch: 12.1 PPG, 4.6 RPG, 2.8 SPG, 2.5 APG
- Gretna East senior No. 5 Karli Williams: 11.9 PPG, 5.9 RPG, 3.9 SPG
- Sidney junior No. 12 Kierra Schrader: 11.4 PPG, 3.4 RPG, 2.1 SPG
- Skutt Catholic senior No. 3 Mia McMahon: 11.2 PPG, 2.7 APG, 2.6 SPG
Class C1
- Lincoln Christian senior No. 2 Mattea Kassebaum: 20.2 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 3.2 APG, 2.5 SPG
- Arlington senior No. 23 Britt Nielsen: 17.2 PPG, 7.6 RPG
- Minden senior No. 13 Mattie Kamery: 16.9 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 41. SPG, 3.5 APG
- Bridgeport senior No. 4 Tacey From: 16.1 PPG, 6.8 SPG, 6.3 RPG, 3.0 APG
- Lincoln Christian senior No. 30 Kenadee Ailes: 15.2 PPG, 11.0 RPG
- North Bend Central senior No. 24 Lindsey Emanuel: 14.9 PPG, 8.9 RPG, 3.4 APG, 2.5 SPG
- North Bend Central junior No. 30 Lauren Sterup: 14.9 PPG, 3.2 RPG
- Minden junior No. 4 Myla Emery: 14.8 PPG, 5.4 RPG, 2.7 APG, 2.3 SPG
- Arlington junior No. 2 Emerson Timm: 14.7 PPG, 6.2 RPG, 4.4 RPG, 3.2 SPG
- Bridgeport junior No. 2 Ella Schluterbusch: 14.5 PPG, 3.9 SPG, 3.6 APG
- Milford freshman No. 21 Shayla Rautenberg: 14.0 PPG, 8.9 RPG, 2.8 BPG
- Milford senior No. 4 Ayla Roth: 13.9 PPG, 4.1 APG, 2.6 SPG
- Gothenburg senior No. 20 Alex Beveridge: 13.2 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 3.0 SPG
Class C2
- Johnson-Brock senior No. 32 Taryn Ottemann: 18.3 PPG, 8.6 RPG, 2.5 SPG
- Elkhorn Valley senior No. 23 Karlee Broberg: 16.6 PPG, 3.2 RPG, 2.7 APG, 2.4 SPG
- Yutan junior No. 24 Mylee Tichota: 16.0 PPG, 8.8 RPG, 3.8 SPG, 3.4 APG
- Homer senior No. 22 Alexandra Albrecht: 15.8 PPG, 5.9 RPG, 2.8 SPG, 2.7 APG
- Oakland-Craig junior No. 1 Briar Ray: 14.0 PPG, 7.0 RPG, 3.4 SPG, 3.2 APG
- Oakland-Craig senior No. 2 Adi Rennerfeldt: 13.8 PPG, 4.0 RPG
- Crofton senior No. 4 Sammie Allen: 13.5 PPG, 3.6 RPG, 3.0 SPG, 2.6 SPG
- Cross County junior No. 5 Eden Peterson: 13.1 PPG
Class D1
- Diller-Odell senior No. 23 Myleigh Weers: 23.1 PPG, 6.0 RPG, 4.4 SPG, 3.0 APG
- Southwest freshman No. 10 Aspen Billeter: 16.3 PPG, 7.2 RPG, 3.0 SPG
- Superior sophomore No. 50 Reagan Meyers: 16.1 PPG, 12.1 RPG, 2.3 BPG
- Pender senior No. 4 Maya Dolliver: 15.8 PPG, 6.3 RPG, 3.9 APG
- Pender junior No. 2 Hadley Walsh: 15.5 PPG, 7.5 RPG, 3.1 APG
- Superior senior No. 4 Sadie Cornell: 15.4 PPG, 3.7 SPG, 2.5 RPG, 2.5 APG
- Elm Creek senior No. 21 Ashley Bauer: 14.6 PPG, 4.6 RPG,
- Alma sophomore No. 1 Kamryn Scott: 14.0 PPG, 3.8 SPG, 2.6 APG
- Pender junior No. 3 Madalyn Dolliver: 13.1 PPG, 3.7 RPG, 2.3 SPG
Class D2
- Shelton senior No. 3 Ellie Morgan: 17.2 PPG, 4.5 SPG, 4.2 RPG
- Falls City Sacred Heart senior No. 12 Jentry Lechtenberg: 15.2 PPG, 8.9 RPG, 3.2 SPG, 2.5 APG
- Shelton junior No. 15 Erin Gegg: 14.6 PPG, 6.3 RPG
- Anselmo-Merna senior No. 22 Makenna Miller: 14.5 PPG, 6.0 APG, 5.8 RPG, 3.5 SPG
- O’Neill St. Mary’s junior No. 23 Gracie Williamson: 14.5 PPG, 7.0 RPG, 2.8 SPG, 2.6 APG
- Wilcox-Hildreth senior No. 23 Madison Bunger: 13.7 PPG, 9.3 RPG, 3.3 SPG, 2.7 BPG
- O’Neill St. Mary’s sophomore No. 5 Adyson Peterson: 13.0 PPG, 4.7 RPG, 2.0 SPG
