All-West Metro Conference girls basketball team selections announced

West, Southwest Orange County had a stellar season on the hardwood and was recognized with various All-Metro honors.

By Sam Albuquerque
| 7:00 a.m. April 4, 2025

Dr. Phillips High girls basketball player Jamila Ray (No. 11) drove to the basket during the 2024-25 Class 7A state championship game.

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The All-West Metro Conference girls basketball team selections and awards have been announced and West, Southwest Orange County's dominance on the hardwood was well-recognized, with eight of the 10 roster spots going to area players.

On the first team, Class 7A state runners-up Dr. Phillips High was the only team to have two players represented — junior guards Kendall Perry and Jamila Ray. Joining the two Lady Panthers on the first team are Orange Observer Player of the Year Dakara Merthie from Ocoee High and Horizon High's Zoe Corjay.

Despite only having one representative on the first team, Horizon and Ocoee tied for the most players included across the two teams, claiming three spots each. For the Lady Hawks, senior Amaya Mitchell and junior Bailey Travis made the second team and for the Lady Knights, senior guard Jayla Weiser and freshman forward Kylie Holden closed out the roster.

Along with the three All-West Metro team selections for Horizon and Ocoee, both squads also received a fourth recognition. Knights coach Marcus Spencer won the Coach of the Year award and Hawks senior captain Sofia Duque won the Academic Athlete of the Year award for finishing the season with the highest GPA.

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Sam Albuquerque

A native of João Pessoa, Brazil, Sam Albuquerque moved in 1997 to Central Florida as a kid. After earning a communications degree in 2016 from the University of Central Florida, he started his career covering sports as a producer for a local radio station, ESPN 580 Orlando. He went on to earn a master’s degree in editorial journalism from Northwestern University, before moving to South Carolina to cover local sports for the USA Today Network’s Spartanburg Herald-Journal. When he’s not working, you can find him spending time with his lovely wife, Sarah, newborn son, Noah, and dog named Skulí.