2024-25 All-Franklin County Girls’ Basketball First Team
Dacota Green, forward, Belgreen
Leela Baker, forward, Phil Campbell
Macy Hardy, point guard, Phil Campbell
Ella Copeland, point guard, Russellville
Layla Hester, point guard, Vina
Second Team
Bryn Scott, point guard, Belgreen
Makenna Fisher, guard, Belgreen
Laila Hill, center, Russellville
Angeleah Smith, guard, Russellville
Khylee Brooks, center, Vina
Honorable Mention
Siddalee Rogers, Phil Campbell
Carly Cason, Tharptown
Makenzie Elrod, Vina
Franklin County Girls’ Basketball Coach of the Year: Craig Thomas, Phil Campbell
The Franklin Free Press has announced its All-Franklin County Girls’ Basketball team for the 2024-25 season. The team, chosen by the FFP sports editor, is based on nominations by the head coaches.
This season’s FFP All-County First Team was led by two selections from Phil Campbell and had one selection from Belgreen, Russellville, and Vina. The First and Second Teams had five players each and there were four Honorable Mentions. The Coach of the Year was voted on by the county coaches.
Phil Campbell senior point guard Macy Hardy and junior forward Leela Baker were named to the First Team. Hardy, averaging 14.4 points per game and three assists per game, and Baker, averaging a team-best 16.2 points per game and 7.2 rebounds per game, helped lead the Lady Bobcats to the AHSAA Class 3A Northwest Regional tournament.
Phil Campbell head coach Craig Thomas, who led the Lady Bobcats to the Northwest Regional and a final 23-11 overall record was named the Coach of the Year.
Belgreen High School was represented by three total selections and led on the First Team by senior forward Dacota Green. Green scored a total of 413 points in 33 games for an average of 13.4. She also had 56 total assists, grabbed 186 rebounds, had 76 steals, and 23 blocks. Belgreen’s selections were rounded out by Second Team players Bryn Scott and Makenna Fisher. Scott, a junior point guard, finished the year averaging eight points per game and had 76 assists, 106 rebounds, 127 steals, 103 deflections, and shot over 32 percent from beyond the arch. Fisher, a junior guard, finished the season averaging over seven points per game and added 60 assists, 51 rebounds, 72 deflections, and 63 steals.
Together Belgreen’s three all-county selections helped the Lady Bulldogs win the Franklin County Tournament, the Class 2A Area 14 championship, reach the Northwest Regional semifinal, and end the year with a No. 8 ranking and a 24-9 record.
Russellville High School also had three total all-county selections. The Lady Golden Tigers were led by First Team selection Ella Copeland, a sophomore point guard. Despite not playing in Russellville’s first eight games of the season after recovering from a previous injury, Copeland still managed to end the season as the Lady Golden Tigers’ top scorer with 328 total points—an average of 18.2 per game. Copeland also added 127 total rebounds, 56 assists, 45 deflections, 29 steals and seven blocks in 18 games. Joining Copeland on the All-Franklin County Second Team are junior center Laila Hill and freshman guard Angeleah Smith. Hill averaged a double-double for the season with 270 total points and 312 rebounds. The junior also added 23 blocks, 52 steals, and 25 assists. Smith finished as the Lady Golden Tigers’ second-leading scorer with 277 total points. The freshman added 55 steals, 78 rebounds, and 11 blocks.
Vina had three total selections with two on the First and Second Team. Sophomore point guard Layla Hester, averaging 13.1 points and five assists and five steals per game, was the Lady Red Devils’ pick on the First Team. Senior center Khylee Brooks was named to the Second Team. Brooks ended the campaign with 177 points and 366 total rebounds, an average of 12.2 per game. She had three double-doubles for the year.
Phil Campbell’s Siddalee Rogers, Tharptown’s Carly Cason, and Vina’s Makenzie Elrod were named Honorable Mentions.
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