Daily Chronicle 2022 All-Area Girls Basketball Team

Player of the Year

Faith Feuerbach, Sycamore, sr., G/F

First team

Sycamore's Lexi Carlsen drives around a Montini defender Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022, during the Class 3A sectional final game at Kaneland High School in Maple Park. (Mark Busch - mbusch@shawmedia.com/Mark Busch - mbusch@shawmedia.co)

Lexi Carlsen, Sycamore, so., G – Despite an injured left hand for the last month of the season, Carlsen averaged 9.2 points, 4.4 rebounds, 2.3 steals and 3.2 assists a game. She also served as captain of the team as a sophomore.

DeKalb Sycamore during the First National Challenge Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, at The Convocation Center on the campus of Northern Illinois University in DeKalb. — DeKalb's Amina Gray tries to go baseline against Sycamore's Faith Feuerbach during the First National Challenge Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, at The Convocation Center on the campus of Northern Illinois University in DeKalb. (Mark Busch - mbusch@shawmedia.com/Mark Busch - mbusch@shawmedia.co)

Amina Gray, DeKalb, jr., G – Averaging more than 31 minutes a game, Gray averaged 15.9 points, 5.4 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.6 steals a game. She was a unanimous selection to the All-DuPage Valley Conference team.

John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com Sycamore’s Ella Shipley gets a rebound in the Class 3A Dundee-Crown supersectional game in Carpentersville on Monday, February 28, 2022. (John Starks)

Ella Shipley, Sycamore, sr., G – Shipley average 9.9 points, 4.8 assists and four steals a game. She was an All-Interstate 8 Conference selection. She’s among the school’s all-time leaders in points, rebounds, assists and steals.

Hinckley’s Ashleigh Wackerlin (15) shoots a jump shot over Serena’s Reese Cole (14) and teammate Paisley Twait (24) in the Class 1A Sectional semifinal game on Tuesday, Feb. 11. 2022, in Hinckley. (Scott Anderson)

Ashleigh Wackerlin, Hinckley-Big Rock, sr., G – Not only did she average 21.4 points game, but she set a school record for points scored in a season. She shot 49% from the floor and averaged 7.6 rebounds and 3.9 steals a game and led the Little Ten in scoring.

Sycamore's Evyn Carrier posts up Belvidere North's Josy Ostalaza during their IHSA regional final game Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, at Rochelle High School. (Mark Busch - mbusch@shawmedia.com/Mark Busch - mbusch@shawmedia.co)

Evyn Carrier, Sycamore, jr., C – The 6-foot-4 center and recent Central Michigan recruit averaged 13.3 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.9 blocks a game. Two of her biggest games came in sectional play, helping the Spartans reach a supersectional for the first time.