Even in the midst of a two-win season two years ago, Jada Hood never lost faith she could be a part of a special girls basketball team at Brentwood. Hood was a sophomore on a young and struggling team, but even in the losses, she saw positives.

Six of Greater Cincinnati’s best girls basketball players have been nominated for this year’s McDonald’s All-American game. Purcell Marian’s Dee Alexander, Princeton’s Mari Gerton, Mason’s Maddie Parrish,

Two high school athletes in the Midstate have been nominated for a chance to compete with the nation’s best in the 2025 McDonald’s All American Games at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The McDonald’s All-American Games is an annual all-star game played by the best high school basketball players from the United