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The Times’ All-Star girls’ basketball stars

Mater Dei's Katie Lou Samuelson looks to score against Windward in the CIF Southern California Open Division final.
(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
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ALL-AREA

Girls

Jordin Canada, L.A. Windward, 5-7, Jr. She was a facilitator extraordinaire, using her point guard skills to direct the Wildcats to a 32-1 record.

Courtney Jaco, L.A. Windward, 5-7, Sr. The USC-bound Jaco set a Southern Section record with 143 three-pointers for the 4AA champions. She finished her career with 409 three-pointers.

Karlie Samuelson, Mater Dei, 5-11, Sr. The Stanford-bound Samuelson made nine three-pointers in a playoff game while averaging 18 points a game.

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Katie Lou Samuelson, Mater Dei, 6-3, So. With 92 three-pointers, Samuelson established herself as one of the top college prospects from the class of 2015.

Hannah Johnson, Alemany, 6-1, Jr. The versatile Johnson led Alemany to the state Division III championship with her rebounding and clutch scoring skills.

Siera Thompson, Gardena Serra, 5-7, Sr. The Michigan-bound Thompson averaged 18.2 points and led Serra to the state Division IV championship.

Kennedy Burke, Sierra Canyon, 6-1, So. Burke was one of the top sophomores in the state, sparking the Trailblazers to their first state Division V title.

Kendall Cooper, Long Beach St. Anthony, 6-4, Sr. The 6-4 Duke signee averaged 12 points and 13 rebounds and was named to the McDonald’s All American Game.

Chrishae Rowe, Corona Santiago, 5-9, Sr. She averaged 19.9 points for the Southern Section 1AA champions.

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Amy Okonkwo, Etiwanda, 6-1, Jr. A 27-point performance against Mater Dei in the 1AA semifinals let everyone know about Okonkwo’s potential.

—Eric Sondheimer

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