Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...

By ANDREW SIMONSON | Sports Editor

After a senior season full of recognition, Haley Trotter is up for one more award as she is among the top players in all of Class 6A.

The Alabama Sports Writers Association named the Chelsea forward Trotter as one of the three finalists for the Class 6A Girls Basketball Player of the Year award on Wednesday, March 19.

Trotter was recognized alongside Park Crossing’s Saniya Jackson and Hazel Green’s Kristen Johnson as the finalists for the statewide honor.

As a result, Trotter is also a finalist for the prestigious Miss Basketball award, currently held by Spring Garden senior Ace Austin.

The Player of the Year winners for each classification and the Mr. and Miss Basketball awards will be announced at a luncheon banquet on Thursday, April 17 at the Renaissance Montgomery Hotel.

Trotter is the first player from Shelby County to be nominated for the award since 2020 when former Spain Park standout and current Alabama star Sarah Ashlee Barker won Miss Basketball and Class 7A Player of the Year.

Trotter led the Hornets to a 27-9 record in the 2024-25 season, including a 6-0 mark in area play along with the Class 6A, Area 8 and Central Regional championships.

She finished the season with an average of 17.7 points, nine rebounds and 2.1 assists per game while racking up 87 steals and 39 blocks. She ends her career in the Chelsea blue and white as the school’s all-time leader in points and rebounds.

Trotter also played in the North-South All-Star Game last summer, dropping 12 points while playing against some of the best rising seniors from the southern half of the state.

A Shelton State signee, Trotter has been an All-County First Team selection in each of the last two seasons and most recently earned a Class 6A All-State First Team selection to go with her Class 7A All-State Second Team spot from 2024.

To see the full list of finalists, read more below:

ASWA FINALISTS

Finalists for the Alabama Sports Writers Association’s major high school basketball awards:

CLASS 7A GIRLS

Sarah Gordon, Vestavia Hills

Jabria Lindsey, Central-Phenix City

Lani Smallwood, Albertville

 

CLASS 6A GIRLS

Saniya Jackson, Park Crossing

Kristen Johnson, Hazel Green

Haley Trotter, Chelsea

 

CLASS 5A GIRLS

Jamonica Chambers, Vigor

Leah Childress, Priceville

Samarian Franklin, Wenonah

 

CLASS 4A GIRLS

Ava McSwain, Good Hope

Maddie Smith, Trinity

Kaylee Yarbrough, New Hope

 

CLASS 3A GIRLS

Natalie Barton, St. James

Belle Hill, Mars Hill Bible

Shila Marks, Lauderdale Co.

 

CLASS 2A GIRLS

Campbell Barron, Pisgah

Ella Dickerson, Cold Springs

Leslie Hames, Decatur Heritage

 

CLASS 1A GIRLS

Ace Austin, Spring Garden

Sarah Davis, Shoals Christian

Hadlee Sanderson, Brilliant

 

AISA GIRLS

Diamond Chankio, North River

Shalexia Little, Springwood

Lexie Smith, Edgewood

 

CLASS 7A BOYS

DeWayne Brown, Hoover

J.D. Gossett, Huntsville

Jacoby Hill, Central-Phenix City

 

CLASS 6A BOYS

Jaylen Alexander, Oxford

Devin Barksdale, Gadsden City

Austin Coner, Pinson Valley

 

CLASS 5A BOYS

Zak Cain, East Limestone

EJ King, Russellville

Jayden Williams, Ramsay

 

CLASS 4A BOYS

Keeyun Chapman, Jackson

Milton Jones Jr., Fairfield

Junior Smith, Dale Co.

 

CLASS 3A BOYS

Emmanuel Clarton, Sumter Central

Eli Pounders, Mars Hill Bible

Skyler Stovall, Montgomery Academy

 

CLASS 2A BOYS

Pearce Boone, Providence Christian

Mica Merriman, Gaston

Danilo Stojakovic, Tuscaloosa Academy

 

CLASS 1A BOYS

Jayden Parks, Brantley

Isiah Thomas, R.C. Hatch

John Welsh, Spring Garden

 

AISA BOYS

Nolan Cole, Hooper

Deshawn Hall, Valiant Cross

Tylon Shine, Evangel-Montgomery