Brinker, Totta receive coaches' all-state acclaim

North Callaway senior guard Elaine Brinker and Fulton junior guard Sloane Totta continue to add more postseason basketball honors.

Brinker and Totta - who both eclipsed 1,000 career points this past season - were named to their respective Class 3 and Class 4 girls' all-state teams by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association on Friday.

The pair were also selected to the Missouri Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association's all-Central District squads announced this past week.

Brinker, a first-team all-Eastern Missouri Conference pick, averaged 14.8 points, 6.4 assists and 5.4 steals as North Callaway ended the season with an 18-8 record. Totta - a first-team all-North Central Missouri Conference choice - scored 17.6 points per game and also averaged 3.3 rebounds and 2.8 steals to help guide Fulton to a 16-11 mark.

Meanwhile, Fulton senior forward Laurel Royer and North Callaway senior forward Michael Pezold were also respective selections on the MBCA's girls' and boys' academic all-state teams.