Robert Wilson spent 23 years at The Clarion-Ledger/Jackson Daily News as a sportswriter with more than half of those years covering high school sports, mostly in the Metro Jackson area. He helped choose the All-Metro teams in various sports for more than a decade. Wilson rebirthed this team with the Tatum and Wade/Mississippi Scoreboard All-Metro Jackson Boys and Girls Basketball Teams with 20 players and a Coach and Player of the Year on each team. These are the seventh annual teams. With the help of high school and college coaches, Wilson selected the best players and best coaches for the 2025-2026 season from Hinds, Madison and Rankin Counties. The boys story and teams will be published next week.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Shamira Morton, Canton
COACH OF THE YEAR: Stephen Force, MRA
FIRST TEAM
Anna Morgan Anderson, MRA, 5-9, Junior, Guard
Meg Barbour, Jackson Prep, 6-3, Senior, Forward
Shamira Morton, Canton, 6-3, Senior, Forward
Karley Robinson, Madison Central, 5-6, Sophomore, Guard
Liz Stevens, East Rankin Academy, 6-2, Junior, Forward
SECOND TEAM
Karissa Baker, Brandon, 5-11, Senior, Forward
Ayla Benson, Madison Central, 5-8, Senior, Guard
Symia Jones, Brandon, 5-9, Junior, Guard
Destiny King, Forest Hill, 5-9, Sophomore, Guard
Malia McCelleis, Northwest Rankin, 5-4, Junior, Guard
THIRD TEAM
Katelin Dixon, Brandon, 5-6, Junior, Guard
Presley Hughes, MRA, 6-foot, Senior, Guard-Forward
Laylah Johnson, Pisgah, 5-9, Senior, Guard-Forward
Annie Toler, MRA, 5-11, Senior, Forward
Eva Young, Ridgeland, 5-4, Senior, Guard
FOURTH TEAM
Alayah Bolden, Madison Central, 5-11, Junior, Forward
Trinity Cook, Callaway, 5-8, Senior, Guard-Forward
Jordyn Crumedy, Northwest Rankin, 5-9, Senior, Forward
Holly Jackson, East Rankin Academy, 5-6, Senior, Guard
Makenzie Ward, Madison St. Joseph, 5-8, Senior, Guard
