Adam Papin/MDN Minot High sophomore Leelee Bell (30) shoots over Fargo Davies defenders during the teams’ Dec. 5, 2023 matchup. Bell, along with fellow Minot High athletes Maggie Fricke and Logan Conklin, was selected to the 2024 Division AA All-State teams.

BISMARCK – A trio of Minot High School athletes garnered All-State honors on Thursday, as The North Dakota Associated Press Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association announced their 2024 Division AA Boys and Girls Basketball All-State Team. All-State Basketball teams are voted on by members of the NDAPSSA.

Majette Leelee Bell was named to the 2024 NDAPSSA First-Team as a forward/guard.

As a sophomore, Bell was 186-324 from the field for just over 57% shooting 2PT-FGs. Bell also was 63-170 for just over 37% from three point range and 145-181 for just over 80% from the free throw line. Bell scored 706 points for an average of just over 26 points per game. She also is the current all-time scoring leader in Minot High girls’ basketball history, passing teammate Maggie Fricke, who set the record herself earlier in the season.

The six-foot, three-inch Bell had 78 offensive and 220 defensive rebounds while adding 63 assists, 21 steals and 34 blocked shots for the season.

Fricke also was named to the 2024 NDAPSSA First-Team as a guard. As a sophomore, Fricke was 101-179 for just over 56% from the field, 36-94 for just over 38% from three point range and 88-110 for 80% from the free throw line. Fricke scored 398 points for the season, averaging just over 18 a game. The five-foot, eight-inch Fricke added 39 offensive and 102 defensive rebounds, 109 assists and 43 steals on the year.

The Majettes were 25-4 on the year and placed fourth at the 2023-24 NDHSAA Division AA Girls Basketball State Tournament with the help of Bell and Fricke, even though Fricke did not play at the state tournament due to an injury.

For the Magicians, Logan Conklin was named to the 2024 NDAPSSA Boys Basketball Second-Team as a forward. The senior was 174-330 for nearly 53% from the field, 15-38 for nearly 40% from three point range and 95-148 for just over 64% from the free throw line. Conklin had 488 points for the season averaging just over 18 points per game.

Conkling finished with 101 offensive and 109 defensive rebounds, 69 assists, 39 steals and three blocked shots this season. Conklin also helped Minot High to place fourth at the 2023-24 NDHSAA Division AA Boys Basketball State Tournament and end the season with a 24-3 overall record.

After graduating in May, Conklin will continue his athletic career at North Dakota State University, where he will be a preferred walk-on on the football team.

2024 NDAPSSA Division AA Boys Basketball All-State Teams

FIRST TEAM:

Mason Klabo, Jr., Guard, Fargo Davies

Isiah St. Romain, Sr., Forward/Guard, Williston

Carter Zeller, Sr., Center, Fargo North

Tommy Ahneman, Jr., Center, West Fargo Sheyenne

Hudsen Sheldon, Jr., Guard, Mandan

SECOND TEAM:

Isaiah Schafer, Sr., Forward/Guard, Bismarck Century

Logan Conklin, Sr., Forward, Minot High

James Hamilton, Sr., Forward/Guard, Fargo South

Tony Leal, Sr., Forward, West Fargo High

Andre Austin, Jr., Guard, Bismarck High

Parker Falcon, Jr., Forward, Legacy

2024 NDAPSSA Division AA Girls Basketball All-State Teams

FIRST TEAM:

Jocelyn Schiller, Sr., Guard, Grand Forks Red River

Leelee Bell, Soph., Forward/Guard, Minot High

Ashton Safranski, Sr., Guard, Fargo Davies

Jaiden Haile, Jr., Forward, West Fargo Horace

Maggie Fricke, Soph., Guard, Minot High

SECOND TEAM:

Paige Breuer, Sr., Guard, Bismarck High

Jersey Berg, Sr., Forward, Bismarck High

Brenna Dick, Sr., Guard, West Fargo Sheyenne

Brooklynn Felchle, Jr., Center, Bismarck Legacy

McKenna Johnson, Jr., Forward, Mandan

Lauren Reardon, Jr., Guard, Grand Forks Central