{"id":19712,"count":2074,"description":"Founded in 1995 by National High School Hall of Fame Journalist Doug Huff and Student Sports Magazine Editor Mark Tennis, this prestigious honor squad (retroactive back to 1955) is based on high school accomplishment, not future college\/pro potential, and is reflective of those elite players that lead state championship teams. The annual team, which does not knowingly select fifth-year players, and those ineligible due to age or academics, is now selected by Ballislife Grassroots Editor Ronnie Flores. \u00a0","link":"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/honor\/elite-aa\/","name":"Elite All-American","slug":"elite-aa","taxonomy":"honor","parent":0,"meta":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n