All-Area Girls Basketball player announced for Wednesday

Ny'Jae Boozer, F/G, Ridgeland-Hardeeville, senior

Statistics (per game): 16 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals

Notable: A Jaguars mainstay since seventh grade, Boozer was Region 5-AA Player of the Year and named to the Class 2-A All-State squad. Helped R-H to No. 2 ranking in the state before early playoff exit vs. Dillon.

Announced earlier

Jonae Riley, C, Whale Branch, senior

Statistics (per game): 15 points, 9 rebounds, 3 blocks

Notable: A Region 6-AA selection after leading Whale Branch to the second round of the Class 2-A playoffs. Also named to all-tournament teams at the Savannah Holiday Classic and Vereen Rehabilitation Center Shoot-Out.

Sissy Mungin, G, Beaufort Academy, senior

Statistics (per game): 14.1 points, 6.8 rebounds, 3.5 steals

Notable: Lone senior on young BA squad led the Eagles to the SCISA Class 1-A playoffs before falling to eventual semifinalists Holly Hill. Named to 1-A South team for SCISA North-South All-Star festival.

Note: Each day through Friday, The Island Packet and Beaufort Gazette will reveal one player of its All-Area Girls’ Basketball First Team. Full first and second teams will appear Sunday, along with the 2016 Player of the Year and Coach of the Year.

This story was originally published March 16, 2016 at 8:00 AM with the headline "All-Area Girls Basketball player announced for Wednesday."