All-Tidewater Basketball 2011 | Elizabeth Williams leads girls team

PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Elizabeth Williams, Princess Anne, 6-3 sr. center

• Led the Cavaliers to three straight Group AAA state championship games, with victories in 2009 and this season
• Averaged 18.9 points, 11.4 rebounds and 5.1 blocks per game
• Finished her career with 1,628 points, 1,209 rebounds and 606 blocked shots
• Two-time All-Tidewater Player of the Year, three-time Eastern Region Player of the Year and two-time Gatorade Virginia Player of the Year
• McDonald’s All-American and the national Morgan Wootten Player of the Year this season.
• Signed with Duke

Profile: Elizabeth Williams was on her way to soccer stardom. // One question changed that. //  “You want to try basketball?” Alex Williams asked his 10-year-old daughter. // “Yeah,” she replied, “why not?” //  Nearly eight years after that fateful question, Elizabeth Williams has left an indelible mark on South Hampton Roads girls basketball. In four varsity seasons ...  Full story »

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FIRST TEAM

Galaisha Goodhope, Princess Anne, 5-5 junior guard

• Energetic guard for the Cavaliers in her first season after transferring from Norfolk Christian
• Averaged 13.8 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.8 steals per game
• First-team All-Beach District and All-Eastern Region

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Shanese Harris, Western Branch, 5-9 sophomore guard

• Helped lead the Bruins to their first Southeastern District regular-season title since 1987
• Led South Hampton Roads in scoring during the regular season and finished at 20.6 points, 5.5 rebounds, 4.8 steals and 4 assists per game
• First-team All-Eastern Region and Southeastern District Player of the Year

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Crystal Leary, Lake Taylor, 6-2 senior center

• Two-time first-team All-Tidewater pick who this season averaged 17.7 points and 8.7 rebounds and shot 73 percent from the free-throw line
• First-team All-Eastern District and All-Eastern Region
• Finished with 1,355 career points
• Signed with West Virginia

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Linda Stepney, Lake Taylor, 5-7 senior guard

• Floor leader for a Lake Taylor team that dominated the Eastern District during her career
• Averaged 14.1 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game
• Finished her career with 1,317 points, 506 assists and 408 steals
• First-team All-Eastern District and All-Eastern Region
• Signed with West Virginia

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SECOND TEAM

Kierra Dunnington, Indian River, 5-8 senior guard

• Averaged 18.1 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists per game despite drawing constant double teams on a young Indian River squad.
• Had seven 20-point games, including each of the final four during the regular season.
• First-team All-Southeastern District

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Toia Giggetts, Lake Taylor, 6-0 senior forward

• Averaged 10.1 points, 6.1 rebounds and 3.5 steals per game.
• Finished her career with 1,119 points and 891 rebounds.
• First-team All-Eastern District and second-team All-Eastern Region.
• Signed with James Madison

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Dashae Jones, Maury, 5-6 senior guard

• A dynamic point guard who was South Hampton Roads’ second-leading scorer during the regular season.
• Averaged 18.4 points, 6.2 assists and 4.1 rebounds per game

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Markell Smith, Norfolk Collegiate, 6-1 senior forward

• Four-year starter who finished with more than 2,000 career points
• Led the Tidewater Conference in scoring this season and finished at 20 points and 13.2 rebounds per game
• Tidewater Conference Player of the Year
• Signed with Towson

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Danielle Webster, Norfolk Christian, 5-9 sophomore forward

• Helped the Ambassadors to a third consecutive VISAA Division II state championship game appearance
• Averaged 20.9 points, 12 rebounds and 3.5 steals per game
• Surpassed 1,000 career points in just her second varsity season

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