Point Guards to Watch at the 4A State Tournament

The 2020 4A State Basketball Championship begins Wednesday, March 11, at Tony's Pizza Event Center in Salina. As players steel themselves for the excitement ahead PGH is taking a look the point guards. [player_tooltip player_id="121737" first="Riley" last="Hiebert"], 5'5, Eudora, 2020 -- Hiebert was a Kansas Basketball Coaches Association (KBCA) 4A honorable mention all-state and Frontier League first team selection in 2019 while averaging 15.9 points and 3 steals per game. She also shot 55% from the floor. She is the team's key to their transition game. She has good lateral quickness and can finish off the drive. Hiebert was arguably the best shutdown guard in the 4A state tournament in 2019, including in the backcourt. Hiebert is committed to run cross country for University of St. Mary. Anna Burnett, 5'8", Baldwin, 2020 -- Burnett averages 8.7 points, 5.7 rebounds, 4.3 assists, and 3.5 steals. She also has a good 1.36 assists to turnovers ratio. Reaghan Henry, 5'7", Clay Center, Lady Prospects, 2021 -- Henry has handles with speed in the open court and is able to attack the basket while defended in transition. She has quick hands to pick pockets and is a three point threat off the catch. Amaleigh Matteson, 5'2", Buhler, 2021 -- Fast in transition with quickness and anticipation to jump passing lanes. Can shoot the three and finish athletically in traffic. [player_tooltip player_id="93974" first="Emajin" last="McCallop"], 5'7", Bishop Miege, [program_tooltip program_id='716118' first='Next' last='Level Eclipse'], 2022 -- McCallop was a Eastern Kansas League honorable mention selection in 2019. A confident perimeter shooter, she has good anticipation off the ball to jump passing lanes. McCallop's length, speed, and handles get her to the other end off the steal to finish on either side. Haley Miller, 5'0", Buhler, 2020 -- PGH's Israel Potoczny describes her as a high IQ and nimble player who uses her speed and small stature to take advantage of what defenses give her. She can score in transition, has "a nice one-handed floater" close around the hole, hit the open three, and break down defenses to distribute to her teammates. <span data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Solid ball handler with good speed whose three-point shooting makes her basket attacks very effective. Very good 8' pull-up jumper in the lane. Has good length and elevation on her jump shot. Boxes well and is a solid off-the-ball defender."}" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":12801,"3":{"1":0},"12":0,"15":"Verdana","16":10}">[player_tooltip player_id="124975" first="Kieryn" last="Ontjes"], Nickerson, 5'4", 2022 -- A Central Kansas League honorable mention selection a year ago, Ontjes is a solid ball handler with good speed whose three-point shooting makes her basket attacks very effective. She has a very good 8' pull-up jumper in the lane that shows her ability to elevate. Ontjes has good length, boxes well, and is a solid off-the-ball defender. [caption id="attachment_33528" align="alignleft" width="190"] Eudora's [player_tooltip player_id="48295" first="Harper" last="Schreiner"] is shown being guarded on the wing during a 2019 class 4A Kansas state basketball tournament game. Photo by Robert Kelly.[/caption]<span data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Solid ball handler with good speed whose three-point shooting makes her basket attacks very effective. Very good 8' pull-up jumper in the lane. Has good length and elevation on her jump shot. Boxes well and is a solid off-the-ball defender."}" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":12801,"3":{"1":0},"12":0,"15":"Verdana","16":10}"> [player_tooltip player_id="48295" first="Harper" last="Schreiner"], 5'6", Eudora, Wheat State Elite, 2022 -- Schreiner was a Frontier League second team selection in 2019. She is tough on both ends of the floor. Difficult whether she is dishing inside off the bounce, passing and dribbling with purpose versus ball pressure, or defending the ball so well she does not allow a ball handler to use a high screen. Schreiner is athletic around the basket and makes good use of a floater. Shelby Siebold, 5'5", Clay Center, 2022 -- Good handles and speed in transition. Good three point shooter who shoots quickly off the catch. [caption id="attachment_99312" align="alignright" width="190"] Piper's 2021 Evelyn Vazquez drives on an opponent playing for her KC Dream club team. Photo by Robert Kelly.[/caption] Evelyn Vazquez, 5'6", Piper, KC Dream, 2021 -- Vazquez was a KBCA 4A honorable mention all-state and Frontier League second team selection. Very slightly built, she has solid ability to create and finish. PGH's Joel Webb wrote in November that she has "terrific speed and quickness defensively." She also has "good ball IQ, handles, and court awareness." And speaking of speed, Vazquez was part of the 4x100m state champion team with hoops [player_tooltip player_id="121729" first="Ayreona" last="Carter"] in 2019. She also took third in the 100m and 200m. The 2020 Basehor-Linwood tourney MVP. Featured Image: Nickerson 2020 PG [player_tooltip player_id="124975" first="Kieryn" last="Ontjes"] races through defenders during a 2019 4A state tournament game. Photo by Robert Kelly.