Cedar Creek coach Katie Hall and Choudrant senior Reese Brown highlight the 2026 all-Lincoln Parish Journal Girls Basketball Team.
The nine-member squad earned the postseason honors after a stellar year of girls high school basketball in the parish in which four of the five teams made postseason play.
Hall guided the Lady Cougars to a 22-9 record and the program’s second straight trip to the Select School Division IV state semifinals where they fell Wednesday to Southern Lab. The Lady Cougars managed the feat despite losing starting point guard Taylor Martinez to a season-ending injury in November.
This marks the third straight year that Hall has earned the Coach of the Year award.
Brown averaged 14.1 points, 5.4 rebounds, 4.2 steals and 3.0 assists per game for Choudrant High School and eclipsed the 1,200 career point mark in her final season in an Aggies uniform. The guard helped lead Choudrant to the District 1B title and a 24-8 record as the Aggies earned the No. 8 seed in the Class B playoffs.
“Reese was the captain of our ship,” said Choudrant head coach Brandy Roberson. “If she played well, we played well. She was a great leader and role model. She demonstrated hard work daily and took full responsibility of her mistakes.
“She had a natural ability to score the ball. This year she figured out how to assist others in scoring and really bought into defense. She became a triple threat on the floor.”
Brown became the first Lady Aggie to earn the all-LPJ team MVP award.
“I’m very thankful for the opportunity to have coached her,” said Roberson. “The experience in watching her reach her potential as well as growing and maturing each year through this program was truly rewarding as a coach. She will be very hard to replace as a player and a captain. We are thankful she wore blue and gold and set high standards for our younger players in the Lady Aggie program.”
Brown was joined on the all-LPJ team by teammate Sadie Jones (Choudrant) along with Journi Douglas (Ruston), Kayla Ferguson (Lincoln Prep), Bailee Harrison (Ruston), Mary Grace Hawkins (Cedar Creek), Caroline James (Cedar Creek), Madi Mitchell (Simsboro), and Avery Ryan (Cedar Creek).
2026 All-LPJ Team
Reese Brown (Choudrant) – Senior
Journi Douglas (Ruston) – Senior
Kayla Ferguson (Lincoln Prep) – Junior
Bailee Harrison (Ruston) – Junior
Mary Grace Hawkins (Cedar Creek) – Junior
Caroline James (Cedar Creek) – Senior
Sadie Jones (Choudrant) – Senior
Madi Mitchell (Simsboro) – Seventh Grade
Avery Ryan (Cedar Creek) – Senior
Coach of the Year: Katie Hall (Cedar Creek)
Player of the Year: Reese Brown (Choudrant)
