Whitney Edie, Exeter

6-1 sr. P

Statistics: Career numbers for the four-time Ozark 7 Conference player of the year include 2,792 points and 1,388 rebounds. Senior averages for the all-stater include 26 points, 13 rebounds and 2.7 assists. The repeat all-area choice shot 47.7 percent overall from the field, 33 from 3 and 74.6 from the foul line. The Tigers (30-1 overall, 12-0 Ozark 7) outscored their opponents 59.6-42 en route to the MSHSAA Class 1 championship. Edie will appear in a third all-star game on July 11 at College of the Ozarks in the annual Gerald A. Pilz & Friends All-Star Games. She played in the Lions District 26-M6 Twin Classic in Joplin last Saturday night and the first Missouri Challenge presented by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association in Columbia on May 29-30.

Coach Jason Cole says: “Whitney (who’ll play for NCAA Division I Missouri State in Springfield) proved to everyone that she’s one of the elite players. The enrollment of the school doesn’t necessarily matter. She was unselfish — I believe she led us in assists as a sophomore and junior — and her No. 1 goal always was to help the team advance as far as it possibly could go.”

Lisa Elmer, St. Mary’s-Colgan

5-9 sr. F

Statistics: The four-year stalwart, an all-area repeater, finished with career totals of 1,169 points and 641 rebounds in helping the Panthers reach the Kansas Class 2A Tournament the past three seasons. She averaged 14 points, 8.4 rebounds and 3 blocked shots as a senior (leading the team to duplicate her feats as a sophomore and junior). The Pittsburg State signee added 3.2 assists and 2.5 steals. Elmer, unanimous all-CNC League, helped the Panthers finish 21-3 overall and 7-1 in the league (second to Girard) as a senior. Colgan lost 46-36 to Salina Sacred Heart in the first round of 2A.

Coach Megan Simmons says: “Lisa, an outstanding athlete, was a great leader. She could take charge when needed even as a freshman. A lot of teams geared game plans toward stopping her. She was thrilled just to win the game. That was the most important thing. You probably thought of Lisa Elmer when thinking Colgan basketball during her career.”

Macy Gibson, Afton

5-10 sr. P

Statistics: Repeater Gibson, an all-stater, piled up 1,520 points and 976 rebounds during her career. She averaged 20.1 points, 9.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 3.5 steals during her senior campaign. The Eagles, 23-4 overall and unbeaten in the Lucky ‘7’ Conference in 2008-09, were 71-12 overall the last three seasons. Gibson scored 10 points for Small East in its 78-72 loss to Small West in the OGBCA All-Star Games last Saturday at Weatherford High School.

Coach Gerald Sergeant says: “She was a four-year stalwart. She never had an easy shot this season because of the defenses designed to stop her. We threw the ball to her when we needed to get the ball down the floor against the press. She and Ashley (Carroll), our point, were effective leaders on the court. Both players have signed to play basketball at Northwestern Oklahoma State (of Alva).”

Kaitlin Jaeger, Webb City

6-0 soph. P

Statistics: Jaeger, an all-area repeat choice, achieved all-state honors in helping the Cardinals (26-5 overall) finish second in the Missouri Class 4 Tournament. They were 5-2 for second place behind Class 5 champion Nixa in the Central Ozark Conference Large Division. Jaeger was the league player of the year. Jaeger, who shot 71.9 percent from the field and 74.2 from the foul line, averaged 21.8 points and 10 rebounds. She was a stout defender, too, with totals of 77 blocked shots and 56 steals.