Only a select few athletes have gotten their picture on Trenton High School’s “Wall of Fame” in the school commons. Even fewer have earned three all-state honors.
That is a list that now includes Ainsley Tolson.
Trenton’s junior point guard was named to the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association’s Class 3 All-State team on Wednesday. It marks the second year in a row Tolson has received the honor. She was also selected first team all-state for softball last fall, making this her third all-state selection overall.
With the honor, Tolson becomes the first girls basketball player to earn all-state status multiple times.
This past season, Tolson averaged 17.5 points per game, 3.9 assists per game and 2.6 steals per game as the Bulldogs reeled off a 26-2 record. She recorded her 1,000th career point in a January win over Milan and is currently the fourth all-time leading scorer in school history with 1,210 points.
For her team this year, Tolson helped THS capture a second-straight Grand River Conference title as well as tournament titles at Gallatin, Lawson and Hamilton.
MBCA CLASS 3 GIRLS BASKETBALL ALL-STATE TEAM
Tyler Wofford-Byrd, Fr. New Madrid
Addison Beussink, Sr. Saxony Lutheran
Skyler Amonette, Sr. Park Hills Central
Aijah Blackwell, Jr. Whitfield
Brooke Flowers, Sr. Metro STL
Madison Buford, Jr. Lutheran North
Carissa Bevans, Sr. Clark County
Adriah Mann, Sr. South Callaway
Karlee Holland, So. Licking
Hayley Frank, Jr. Strafford
Kayley Frank, Jr. Strafford
Alana Findley, Jr. Fair Grove
Caitlin Hicks, Jr. Mt. Vernon
Elizabeth Lutz, Sr. California
Kate Walsworth, Sr. Barstow
Ainsley Tolson, Jr. Trenton
Jordan Fredrickson, So. Principia
Jada Summers, Jr. Monroe City
Allison Stiers, Jr. Hermann
Piper Francis, Jr. Mtn. View Liberty