Rashad Milligan
 
| Mississippi Clarion Ledger

The girls basketball Dandy Dozen is here.

The Clarion Ledger chose these athletes based on high school accomplishments and consultations with coaches and basketball minds around Mississippi to be apart of the 2020 team.

Players are listed in alphabetical order. Here’s a look at the list:

Zykeria Anderson, Raymond

Senior | Guard

Last season, Anderson led the Rangers (18-12) to the 4A semifinals.

As a junior, she averaged 23 points, 4.6 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 2.9 steals per game.

Anderson was a member of the 2020 Clarion Ledger All-State girls basketball second team and was selected to play in a Mississippi North-South All-Star Game.

Madison Booker, Germantown

Sophomore | Forwar

Booker is a five-star prospect and is the biggest name in Mississippi girls basketball.

The sophomore is the ninth-ranked prospect in the nation for the Class of 2023, according to ESPN.

In last year’s state playoffs, Booker led the Mavericks to an opening-round win over Madison Central with 21 points, nine rebounds and two assists. In the third quarter of the win, she scored 11-consecutive points.

She finished her freshman season averaging 13.7 points, 7.1 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 1.7 steals and 1.3 blocks.

Samya Brooks, Pontotoc

Junior | Forward

Brooks averaged 17.2 points and 8.7 rebounds per game as a sophomore on a Pontotoc team that went 30-4 before suffering a three-point loss to Moss Point in the final four.

Brooks has Division I offers from Alabama State, Alcorn State, East Tennessee State, Jackson State, Louisiana Monroe, Mississippi Valley, New Orleans and others.

Amaya Ford, Starkville

Senior | Guard

Ford averaged 20 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game as a junior for the Yellow Jackets.

She was named the Starkville Daily News Player of the Year, which included a career-high of 46 points against South Panola on Jan. 17.

Ford is committed to Louisiana Monroe.

Areyanna Hunter, Louisville

Senior | Guard

Hunter is a two-time Dandy Dozen selection after averaging 19 points, seven assists, six rebounds and three steals per game as a junior last season.

The Wildcats (19-9) advanced to the second round of the 4A playoffs.

The Jackson State commit was a member of the 2020 Clarion Ledger All-State girls basketball fourth team and was selected to play in a Mississippi North-South All-Star Game.

Tariana Greenwood, Sumrall

Senior | Guard

Greenwood averaged 20 points and 9.6 rebounds per game in her junior season.

In one game, she knocked down seven 3-pointers for the Bobcats, who advanced to the second round of the 4A playoffs.

Greenwood was the most valuable offensive player in 4A Region 7 play. 

Christina James, Jefferson Davis County

Senior | Forward

As a junior, James averaged 20 points and 11 rebounds for the Jaguars (24-7), who advanced to the 3A quarterfinals.

She was a member of the Clarion Ledger 2020 All-State girls basketball third team and was selected to play in a Mississippi North-South All-Star Game.

Debreasha Powe, Meridian

Junior | Forward

Last season as a sophomore, Powe led the Wildcats (29-2) with 17 points, 12 rebounds and seven steals per game.

She was named to the 2020 Clarion Ledger All-State girls basketball second team, and she help Meridian advance to the 6A semifinals.

Kennedy Ransom, Madison Central

Senior | Forward

Ransom is now a two-time Dandy Dozen selection.

The senior, who averaged 18.6 points, 11.6 rebounds, 2.7 blocks and 1.6 steals last season, helped the Jaguars (20-10) qualify for the 6A playoffs. She also recorded 21 double-doubles last season.

She made the 2020 Clarion Ledger All-State girls basketball second team, and the Jackson State commit was also selected to play in a Mississippi North-South All-Star Game.

Meloney Thames, Choctaw Central

Senior | Guard

Thames averaged 15.9 points, 6.2 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.6 steals per game as a junior.

Thames is committed to play at Jackson State next year, and she played in a Mississippi North-South All-Star Game.

Macie Walker, Belmont

Senior | Guard

Last season as a junior, Walker averaged 20.1 points, 5.4 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 2.7 steals per game for Belmont.

The Cardinals advanced to the 3A quarterfinals before losing to Ole Miss freshman Jacorriah Bracey and Ruleville Central.

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Walker was the Most Valuable Offensive Player of the 2020 MAC Mississippi North vs. South Junior All-Star Game, and she is committed to North Alabama .

Taylor Woodhouse, Southaven

Senior | Guard

Woodhouse has probably the most-interesting high school journey of this year’s Dandy Dozen.

As an eighth-grader, she was the ineligible player that resulted in Olive Branch’s vacated-2017 state championship.

She played eight games in the season for Olive Branch. She played her first next two seasons at Southaven before transferring to Bartlett in Tennessee last season. And now, she has returned to Southaven for her senior year.

Last season, she averaged 20 points, eight assists and five rebounds per game.

Woodhouse, who’s a former five-star recruit when she was younger, is now ranked at  three stars by ESPN, and she is committed to play at Missouri State.

She was a member of the 2020 Memphis Commercial Appeal All-Metro girls basketball team.

Contact Rashad Milligan at 601-862-6198 or Jmilligan@gannett.com. Follow @RashadMilligan on Twitter.