First team
KELLY ESSNER, 5-8, SR., KELLY
Essner led the Hawks to 24 wins and a district title in her senior season. A four-year starter, Essner averaged 20 points a game to lead Kelly in scoring.
Lauren Lueders, 5-8, jr., Saxony Lutheran
Playing for Saxony's boys basketball team, she is considered a Division I recruit. Lueders top performance was a 22-point outing in a first-round district tournament win against Marquand.
Krista Miesner, 5-7, jr., Perryville
Miesner averaged 15.8 points a game and shot 80 percent from the free throw line. The Pirates fell to Dexter in the Class 4 District 1 final after upsetting state-ranked Fredericktown in the district semifinal.
Amber Hacker, 5-2, jr., Perryville
Hacker averaged 14.7 points and teamed with Miesner to make one of the top one-two punches in the area. Hacker averaged four assists and was a 3-point shooting threat.
Bobbie Jones, 5-10, jr., Jackson
Jones was the top player for a Jackson that which won 22 games, including three tournaments before Christmas. Jones provided steady scoring for a young team that started the season 11-0 and eventually fell to Farmington in the district tournament.
Second team
KRISTAIN BURGER, SO., NOTRE DAME
SHEA SMITH, SO., DELTA
BRITTNEY PEET, SO., SCOTT COUNTY CENTRAL
SIERRA PAULUS, SR., ST. VINCENT
JANET PENROD, SR., SCOTT COUNTY CENTRAL
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