Position Spotlight: Guards

William Sykes

July 29, 2020 @ 07:00 PM

Guards are able to be multifaceted in the game of basketball: they can high scoring, floor generals, great defenders, or be able to a mixture of all three! The players below all bring an unique dynamic to their respective programs. <ol> <li>Sydney Edmond - Rising Senior, Eastern Tech Over her high school career, Edmond has managed to stay a consistent two way guard for Eastern Tech. Her junior season is a perfect of this, by having averaged 13.4 PPG and 3.2 SPG. Edmond is able to be reliable scorer for her team, at the same time, be a disruptive defender which can cause headaches for opposing teams. It is safe to assume that Edmond will continue this trend for this upcoming season.</li> <li>Karry Kelliher - Rising Senior, Saint Mary’s Kelliher is that the type of guard that is able to play multiple positions, and thus make a different type of impact than other traditional guards. That different impact for Kelliher is shown by her maintaining averages of: 14.2 PPG, 10.3 RPG, 2.8 SPG, and 1.7 BPG. Kelliher is a defensive anchor that can crash the board... and of course put the ball in the goal.</li> <li>Heather Middleton - Rising Junior, Arundel Middleton is entering a season this year where she will be able to really capitalize off her skills on the court. She is fresh off a year where she averaged 11.5 PPG while shooting 40% from 3-Point range, as well as 5.8 RPG. This is the perfect opportunity for Middleton to solidify each component of her game.</li> <li>[player_tooltip player_id="136411" first="Kristin" last="Sterling"] - Rising Senior, Pikesville Sterling will returning for her senior campaign for Pikesville, and will be likely be their main scoring option for this season. This based on her performance last season, in which she was able to nearly average a double double in the form of 14.3 PPG and 9.8 RPG, while maintaining a 36% average from behind the arc. Sterling is likely to continue this trend and end her high school in blazing fashion.</li> </ol>