STARTERS
G-F. Key Rainey, Osbourn Park–Osbourn Park is going to be just fine next year–the Jackets may even win another state title. However, for us the last four years and OP’s success is completely synonymous with the name Key Rainey. The relentless Rainey has been a threat to go for 20-plus for as long as we can remember. As we have pointed out ad nauseum, the Towson commit and VHSL Class 6 Player of the Year does it all. She rebounds like a forward and attacks in transition like a guard. It’ll be weird not seeing her play at OP next season.
G. Sophie Toole, Oakton–Same for Sophie Toole, who has been on the varsity all four years for the Cougars playing in countless high-stakes playoff games. A fantastic athlete who will play softball at Lafayette College next year, Toole was voted All-Met this year for hoops. We marvel how she ran the point effectively, yet played some of the best perimeter defense in the area. If she didn’t do both of those things already, she might average 25 points a game, because she can drive and shoot extremely well also.
G. Samia Snead, Osbourn Park–Speaking of shooting, a lot of people would take Snead in that facet of the game over just about anybody. She had another fantastic season, though unfortunately an injury stopped her from appearing in the state tournament. As good as Rainey and as loaded as OP was, it was fair to wonder if OP could repeat without Snead. The Longwood signee isn’t just a great shooter, she’s very solid at the point guard running offense. She’s very smart, too, a member of the National Honor Society, and a tough defender.
F. Alyssa Stanford, Heritage–Stanford again put up some monster statistics as Heritage once more advanced to the state tourney. Late in the season and in the playoffs it seemed the forward was good for circa 20 points and 10 rebounds, night in and night out. Stanford also piled up some impressive assist totals this season, dishing to her teammates effectively when she was doubled. Have to mention Riley Makitka here, Stanford’s teammate who could easily have made this team as well. Stanford will play for Randolph-Macon next season.
F. Peyton White, Gainesville–We like this team’s odds of getting rebounds with Stanford and White together in the frontcourt. Another double-double machine, White closed out her career in excellent fashion, finishing with over 1150 career points, 900 career rebounds, and 250 career blocks. White of course did great work in the paint, but she was also someone you didn’t want to get in front of when she got going in transition. Against Stafford in the playoffs she had nine steals, and took some of those right in for buckets. She’ll join Rainey at Towson next season.
RESERVES
F. Alainah McKavish, Clarke County–McKavish, the VHSL Class 2 Player of the Year, piled up statistics leading the Eagles to a state title. The aggressive forward averaged over 20 points per game this year and seven rebounds per game. The all-time leading scorer at Clarke, McKavish registered over 2,200 career points at the school. McKavish will play at Shippensburg next season, where her shooting and scoring skills figure to earn her playing time immediately.
C. Eve Jungman, Washington & Liberty–After an injury-plagued junior year, it was great to see Jungman operate at full strength in 2025-2026. Whether it was dominating down low, showing off her quick jumper, or attacking from the perimeter, Jungman was usually good for a double-double most nights, minimum. She was the Liberty District Player of the Year, made the district All-Defensive Team, and will continue her basketball career at Dartmouth next season.
C. Alex Wilson, Chantilly–As if Jungman wasn’t enough depth at the 4/5, we’ve also got the dominant Wilson. Wilson had some monster games in the middle this season, such as when she went for 33 points and 16 boards against Fairfax. The St. Peter’s (NJ) signee clearly improved this year–even against top-line frontcourts she piled up points, rebounds, and assists. The Chargers will miss her presence next season.
G. Aliza Murray, Centreville–You could easily take either Murray or Sirawardene here from Centreville’s talented roster, or both, but we went with Murray. The point guard, who came over from Virginia Academy in the offseason, was electric with the Wildcats. Ultra-quick and a good leaper, Murray’s battles with Sophie Toole within the district this season were fun to watch. Murray will play for Maryland-Eastern Shore next season.
F. Reagan Edsell, John Handley–Edsell missed the first five games of the season due to injury, but it only took her a few games to get right back into the swing of things. The James Madison signee averaged 25 points per game, almost 13 rebounds a game, plus over five assists per game this season. If that weren’t enough, she averaged over four blocks and four steals per game as well. Edsell had help at Handley, but she was legitimately still a one-woman wrecking crew.
G. Dawn Houston, West Potomac–On a team with impressive senior talent like Abby Beddis, Houston still managed to stand out with a fantastic senior season. It was a season of career highs for the dynamic guard–early in the season she netted a then-career high 27 in a win over Heritage. In the massive state tournament win versus Centreville, Houston hit a career-high five three-pointers. This whole year we watched her become a bona fide clutch star.
G. Laila Tull, South County–Tull closed her career at South County as the Patriot District Player of the Year and was selected all-state. Always a do-it-all point guard, Tull could play more off guard with the addition of the talented Adriana Mayorga this season. As such, Tull was able to better showcase her considerable shooting and scoring ability. South County will be good next year, but they’ll miss Tull, who will play at Gardner-Webb.
HONORABLE MENTION—Alexis Cox (Hayfield); Malia Sirawardene (Centreville); Dani Cuellar (Centreville); Kennedy Marshall (Edison); Maddie Shamloo (Langley); Victoria Zawiswa (Langley); Paige Lee (Marshall); Eleanor Mahshie (Yorktown); Dominique Harris (Wakefield); Alivia Tarry (Chantilly); Yaelle Mayen (Chantilly); Brooke Chang (Oakton); Emma Brault (Oakton); Jada Ramos-Diggs (Madison); Bella Lozier (Madison); Cameron Gallagher (Westfield); Taylor Cole (South Lakes); Adriana Ortiz-Mayorga (South County); Madison Coutinho (Robinson); Lanise Dixon (Robinson); Abby Beddis (West Potomac); Isabel Conklin (Woodson); Tazzy Alvarez (Woodson); Makayla Childs (Woodson); Eva Philips (Hayfield); Madison Davis (Hayfield); Emma Cajchun (Lake Braddock); Ruby Diao (Thomas Jefferson); Julia Baer (Thomas Jefferson); KaMiyah Dabner (Mount Vernon); Taylor Rivers (Justice); Kalaia Handy (Stafford); Jayel West (Osbourn Park); Jaelyn Gorham (Osbourn Park); Miya Semenuk (Potomac); Breanna Semenuk (Potomac); Raegan Cathcart (Hylton); Aysia Gholston (Hylton); Maia Brown (Riverside); Brianna Zaher (Briar Woods); Jalyn Childress (Lightridge); Amanda Gobeille (Potomac Falls); Tanvi Kancharla (Briar Woods); Lyla Brown (Woodgrove); Maddie Lee (Broad Run); Rowan Newell (Woodgrove); Claire Pollock (Broad Run); Payton Brown (Brentsville District); Natalie Marvin (Brentsville District); Taliyah Vanryck-Degroot (Skyline); Lyzie Scriva (Skyline); Paige Hahn (Tuscarora); Riley Makitka (Heritage); Julia Ehrmantraut (Heritage); Maggie Mills (Loudoun Valley); Alyssa Tribino (Loudoun Valley); Payton Mandichak (Loudoun Valley); Paige Stemberger (Clarke County); Jane Moreland (Millbrook)