Crawford again named to 5A 1st team; Two others earn repeat 2nd-team honors

Ankeny Centennial’s Mya Crawford goes up for a shot during the Jaguars’ 51-47 victory over Pleasant Valley in the Class 5A quarterfinals on March 3 at Wells Fargo Arena. Crawford has been named to the Class 5A all-state first team for the second year in a row by the Iowa Girls’ Coaches Association. (Photo by Jerrad Downer)

There were a lot of familiar names on the Iowa Girls’ Coaches Association’s all-state girls’ basketball teams that were announced on Monday.

Some of the players were named to the same squads for the second year in a row, including senior stars Mya Crawford and Jaeden Pratt of Ankeny Centennial and versatile junior Jayla Williams of Ankeny.

Crawford was a repeat selection to the Class 5A first team, which consisted of just eight players. Pratt and Williams were both repeat picks to the Class 5A second team.

Crawford, a guard, averaged 13.9 points and 7.8 rebounds per game while leading her team with 95 assists, 76 steals and 28 blocks. The Drake recruit helped the Jaguars to a 17-8 record and a fifth consecutive trip to the state tournament.

Ankeny Centennial’s Jaeden Pratt tries to shoot over Johnston defender Amani Jenkins during the Dragons’ victory on Thursday in the Class 5A semifinals at Wells Fargo Arena. Pratt has been selected to the Class 5A all-state first team for the second straight year. Jenkins was among the first-team picks. (Photo by Evan Reiter)

Pratt, a forward, joined Crawford in reaching the 1,000-point and 600-rebound career milestones this season. The Illinois State commit averaged a team-high 14.4 points and 8.8 rebounds.

Pratt earned all-state honors from the IGCA for the third time. She was a third-team choice as a sophomore.

Williams, a guard, averaged a team-high 14.9 points and 8.2 rebounds while also leading Ankeny with 66 steals and 33 blocks. She helped the Hawkettes to a 10-13 mark.