NO DOUBT: PETERS BEST IN BASKETBALL

There was no doubt on who the best player was in the 2024 GBC Interscholastic Girls High School Basketball League.

St. John’s junior sensation Jia Peters was the easy choice for MVP, as voted by the league 8-2 by coaches Friday. She was also IIAAG MVP in 2023. In 2022 as a freshman, Peters finished runner-up in MVP votes and was a First Team selectee.

Peters was simply sensational in leading the Knights to their first ever girls high school basketball championship, losing only one game early in the season to the St. Paul Warriors.

The stats were jaw-dropping: 29 ppg, 9.7 rpg, 7.2 apg, 5.1 spg!

She had four triple doubles. Her highest scoring game was 42 points and her lowest scoring output was 19 points. In that game against Harvest, however, she had a quadruple double (19 pts, 13 reb, 10 asst, 16 stls).

Here is the 2024 Girls Basketball All-Island List:

FIRST TEAM

Guard: Franchesca Aguilar, 12th, JFK

Guard: Maria Paulino, 12th, Academy

Center: Amara Del Carmen, 11th, St. John’s

Forward: Lana Quinata, 10th, Southern

Forward: Maddy Ada, 11th, Academy

Utility: Jia Peters, 11th, St. John’s (MVP)

SECOND TEAM

Guard: Sazzy Quintanilla, 11th, St. Paul

Guard: Nykale Penn, 12th, Guam High

Center: Bella Brub, 12th, St. Paul

Forward: Jaelyn Han, 11th, JFK

Forward: Zoe Whitehead, 9th, St. John’s

Utility: Arriah Arceo, 12th, Notre Dame

Honorable Mention

Guard: Teia Ada-Vibar, 10th, St. John’s

Forward: Keiviann Susuico, 11th, Southern