South Fayette’s Maddie Webber, Indiana’s Eva Fiala nominated for McDonald’s All-American Game
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Wednesday, January 11, 2023 | 3:43 PM
South Fayette’s Maddie Webber celebrates as time expires in the WPIAL Class 5A championship game against Chartiers Valley on Saturday, March 5, 2022, at Petersen Events Center.
Knoch’s Abbey Shearer (12) fights for a rebound against Indiana’s Eve Fiala (42) Jan. 20, 2020 at Knoch.
A pair of WPIAL girls basketball players are nominated for the top all-star game in the nation.
South Fayette guard Maddie Webber and Indiana center Eva Fiala are among a nationwide pool of 722 girls and boys nominees for the 2023 McDonald’s All-American Games, set for 6:30 p.m. March 28 in Houston.
Webber and Fiala both play in Class 5A.
Webber, a 5-foot-11 guard, is a Villanova commit who leads the No. 2-ranked Lions in scoring at 19 points per game.
She guided South Fayette to a WPIAL championship last season.
Fiala, one of the tallest players to come along in the WPIAL in recent years at 6-foot-5, averages 15 points for the Indians. She is a Dayton commit.
The top 24 girls and 24 boys will be announced between 3-4 p.m. Jan. 24 via ESPN’s various outlets.
Here is a full list of the nominees.
Quite an honor for South Fayette’s Maddie Webber. Maddie has been nominated as a McDonald’s All-American! Congratulations Maddie, everyone in the SF community is so proud of you! pic.twitter.com/guHf30KRGN
— South Fayette Lady Lions Basketball (@SF_GirlsHoops) January 11, 2023
Congratulations to Indiana’s Sr @fiala_eve ???????????????????? @McDAAG @DaytonWBB @DaytonFlyers @AthleticsIASD @IndianaAreaSD pic.twitter.com/Kaftn07jfl
— Indiana Area School District Girls Basketball (@AreaIndiana) January 11, 2023
Bill Beckner Jr. is a TribLive reporter covering local sports in Westmoreland County. He can be reached at bbeckner@triblive.com.
Tags: Indiana, South Fayette
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