What a year makes for the Guthrie Lady Jays basketball team as they competed among with the elite throughout the season to finish with an 11-13 season record. Senior guard Melinda Murillo was a tremendous impact and recently was rewarded for her play.
Micayla Haynes (left) and Melinda Murillo (right) score on lay-ups. Photos by Glimmer Photography – Mickey Staudt
Murillo was named to the Suburban Conference First Team All-Conference team in one of the toughest conferences in the state. This season, three teams from the conference advanced to the state tournament (Shawnee, Deer Creek and Carl Albert).
The senior, who earned second team all-conference honors a season ago, led the team in scoring for the second straight season when she helped lead her team to a 4-4 conference record.
Murillo’s back court teammate, freshmen Micayla Haynes, was selected to the Third Team All Conference team. Also, receiving recognition was sophomore Kamber Smedley and junior Cassidy Jones were named as Honorable Mention.
1st Team All Conference:
Ashley Gibson (Sr) – Deer Creek
Micaela Yu (Sr) – Shawnee
McKenzie Cooper (Jr) – Shawnee
Sarah Parker (Sr) – Piedmont
Melinda Murillo (Sr) – Guthrie
2nd Team All Conference:
Jordan Gilbert (Jr) – Carl Albert
Alexa Adair (Sr) – Deer Creek
Dominique Golightly (Fr) – Chickasha
Bailey Taylor (So) – Shawnee
Ashley Almond (Sr) – Piedmont
3rd Team All Conference:
Regan Owen (So) – El Reno
Lauren Brown (Sr) – Noble
Bayli Blanchard (Jr) – Deer Creek
Sierra Hamilton (Sr) – Chickasha
Micayla Haynes (Fr) – Guthrie
Most Valuable Player: Gioya Carter (Sr) – Carl Albert
Newcomer of the Year: Sheridan Grey (So) – El Reno
Defensive Player of the Year: Whitney Jones (Jr) – Deer Creek
Coach of the Year: Wendi Wells – Shawnee
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