Hunter named 1st team all-state

Following a standout 2022-23 campaign, Hewitt-Trussville High School guard Jordan Hunter was named to the Class 7A all-state first team, as voted on by the Alabama Sports Writers Association.

The 5-foot-10 junior helped lead the Lady Huskies to a 26-7 record and an appearance in the Class 7A Northeast Regional final.

Hunter, an Auburn University commit, was joined on the first team by Auburn’s Syriah Daniels, Hoover’s Reniya Kelly, Sparkman’s Kennedy Langham and Central-Phenix City’s Jabria Lindsey.

Hunter regularly filled up the stat sheet for Hewitt-Trussville throughout the season. She led the team with 15.4 points per game, while contributing 4.3 assists and 4.3 rebounds per contest as well.

Hunter has played on varsity since seventh grade and now sits with 1,474 points, 502 rebounds and 548 assists for her career, with one year remaining. 

In the Lady Huskies’ regional final loss to Sparkman, they led by as many as 10 points midway through the second quarter. But Sparkman turned the game around, taking a seven-point lead into the final quarter.

In that final quarter, Hewitt responded with an 8-0 run to reclaim the lead. Sparkman wrested the lead away again, however, and held on for the win.

Hewitt-Trussville won the regular season and tournament titles from Area 6. Following a three-game skid against three stout teams before Christmas, the Lady Huskies ripped off 16 straight wins before their final defeat.

Audre Benson, April Hooks, DeAndrea Powell and Lilly Gray were the team’s seniors this season.