(3-13-25) As the high school basketball season winds down…all star games come into focus. This past week the annual Rising Stars Classic rosters were announced. The games are played at Rock Valley College in Rockford, Illinois.

The two games, boys and girls, features Seniors from the big school NIC 10 Conference and small school area stars.

All-Area Girls

Rager, Cahoon, Poegel and Davidson

Taylor Davidson (Stillman Valley), Elaina Rager (Pecatonica), Laney Cahoon (Orangeville), Madie Mammoser (Stockton), Hallie Williamson (Dixon), Ally Poegel (Genoa-Kingston), Rachael Setterstrom (Lena-Winslow), Olivia Klinefelter (Eastland), Kianna Degner (Pecatonica), Brooke Jordal (Stillman Valley)

Alternates: Failyn Endress (Pearl City), Karsyn Bielskis (Byron)

Coach: Daniel Rosenstiel (Pecatonica)

NIC-10 Girls

Foster, Adams,

Emma Pierson (Belvidere), Alivia Brown (Auburn), Arianna LaBeau (Belvidere), Samantha Adams, (Belvidere North), Jaleese Williams (Guilford), Gianna DiGiovanni (Boylan), Gianna Marinaro (Boylan), Brooke Foster (Harlem), Cheyniah Gaines (Guilford), Ava Gray (Auburn).

Alternates: Aishah Smith (Guilford), Maggie Sternquist (Belvidere).

Coach: Zay Hoover (Belvidere)

All-Area Boys

Robertson, Spears, Diedrich and Larson

Ross Robertson (South Beloit), Christian Cummings (Rockford Christian), Elijah Daugherty (Rockford Christian), Cooper Hoffman (Pecatonica), Jaxon Diedrich (Pecatonica), Adam Awender (Eastland), Peyton Spears (Eastland), Brody Larson (Winnebago), Darius Harrington (Dixon).

Alternates: Micah Schrader (Dakota), Brody Black (Pecatonica)

Coach: Bobby Heisler (Pecatonica)

NIC-10 Boys

Frye, Heard and Olson

Sterling Hoarde (East), Brayden Olson (Hononegah), Jaden Webster (Guilford), Sebastian Bracius (Jefferson), Lashawn Gathright (Jefferson), Tazheer Henderson (Auburn), Connor Doyle (Guilford), Je’Sean Frye (Guilford), Amhaad Heard (Harlem), Kal-el Sims, (Freeport).

Alternates: Carter Freedlund (Hononegah), Deklyn Rustad (Freeport).

Coach: LC Robinson (Jefferson).

selected by the Register Star and Rockford TV stations. The games are scheduled for April 12 at Rock Valley College.

The NIC-10 girls’ lead in the annual all-star game at 15-11, while the NIC-10 boys hold a 19-7 lead in 26 previous games.