Girls basketball: 2023 Northwest Herald All-Area Team

Meet the 2023 Northwest Herald All-Area girls basketball team.

FIRST TEAM

Huntley’s Sammi Campanelli moves the ball during IHSA Class 4A Regional title game action against Rockford Guilford at Huntley on Friday. — Huntley’s Sammi Campanelli makes a move against Guilford during the Class 4A Huntley Regional championship game in Huntley. (Patrick Kunzer)

Sammi Campanelli, Huntley, sr., G

Campanelli was tough on both ends of the floor and averaged 11.9 points and 4.4 rebounds a game for the Red Raiders, who ran away with the Fox Valley Conference championship with an 18-0 record. Campanelli, who will play next year at NCAA Division II Lewis University in Romeoville, made 38 3-pointers and averaged 2.6 assists and 2.6 steals.

Burlington Central's Page Erickson battles for a loose ball with Hampshire's Avery Cartee (left) and Sophie Oleferchik during a Fox Valley Conference girls basketball game Friday, Jan. 20, 2023, at Hampshire High School. — Burlington Central's Page Erickson (center) battles for a loose ball with Hampshire's Avery Cartee (left) and Sophie Oleferchik during a game earlier this season in Hampshire. (Gregory Shaver — gshaver@shawmedia.com/Gregory Shaver for Shaw Media )

Page Erickson, Burlington Central, sr., G

Erickson averaged 13.4 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 2.0 steals a game for the Rockets, who made a strong run to end the season and won their third consecutive Class 3A regional championship. Central finished with 20-plus wins for the fifth straight season, not counting the COVID-19-shortened season in 2021. Erickson made 39 3s and shot 76.4% from the free-throw line.

Crystal Lake Central's Kathryn Hamill, right, brings the ball up the court against McHenry's Emerson Gasmann, left, during a Fox Valley Conference girls basketball game Tuesday, Nov.. 29, 2022, between Crystal Lake Central and McHenry at Crystal Lake Central High School. — Crystal Lake Central's Katie Hamill (right) brings the ball up the court against McHenry's Emme Gasmann during a game earlier this season in Crystal Lake. (Gregory Shaver — gshaver@shawmedia.com/Gregory Shaver for Shaw Media )

Katie Hamill, Crystal Lake Central, jr., G

Hamill, the 2023 Northwest Herald Girls Basketball Player of the Year, led the area in scoring at 21.7 points a game and added 9.7 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 5.6 steals a game. Hamill surpassed 1,000 career points as a junior despite playing only five games during the COVID-19-shortened 2021 season. She helped lead Central to an 18-13 record, tying for third in the FVC.

Marian Central's Madison Kenyon drives to the basket between Westlake Christian’s Juliette Sigurnjak and Megan Anderson during a non-conference girls basketball game Monday, Feb. 6, 2023, at Marian Central High School in Woodstock. — Marian Central's Madison Kenyon drives to the basket against Westlake Christian during a game earlier this season in Woodstock. (Gregory Shaver — gshaver@shawmedia.com/Gregory Shaver for Shaw Media )

Madison Kenyon, Marian Central, jr., G-F

The Hurricanes’ rising junior was the area’s only player to average a double-double with 14.3 points and 11.7 rebounds a game, posting 24 double-doubles in 33 games. Led by Kenyon, the Hurricanes won a program-record 25 games and their first regional title since 2020. She had 14 points and 14 rebounds in a season-ending loss to Stillman Valley in a Class 2A Winnebago Sectional semifinal.

Huntley’s Jessie Ozzauto navigates through heavy traffic during IHSA Class 4A Regional title game action against Rockford Guilford at Huntley on Friday. — Huntley’s Jessie Ozzauto navigates through heavy traffic against Guilford during the Class 4A Huntley Regional championship game in Huntley. (Patrick Kunzer)

Jessie Ozzauto, Huntley, sr., G

Ozzauto averaged 16.2 points and 6.8 rebounds a game to lead the Raiders to their second straight FVC title and 35 wins in their past 36 FVC games. Huntley’s go-to playmaker and scorer hit 49 3-pointers, averaged 2.9 assists and 2.6 steals and finished sixth on Huntley’s all-time scoring list with 1,082 career points. Ozzauto will play next season at D-I Lehigh in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

SECOND TEAM

Anna Campanelli, Huntley, so., G

Bella Frohling, Marengo, jr., G

Addie Meyer, Prairie Ridge, jr., F

Sam Origel, Burlington Central, sr., G

Whitney Thompson, Hampshire, jr., G

HONORABLE MENTION

Gianna Almeida, Marengo, sr., F

Maddi Friedle, McHenry, sr., F

Ashley Herzing, Hampshire, jr., G

Laken LePage, Crystal Lake South, fr., G

Abbey Miner, Marian Central, so., PG

Ellie Mjaanes, Cary-Grove, so., F

Nicole Molgado, Crystal Lake South, sr., F

Leah Spychala, Crystal Lake Central, so., F

Payton Toussaint, Johnsburg, sr., G

Jessica Webber, Alden-Hebron, jr., G