13 Guards Who Were Added to the Final Class of 2021 Rankings
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The final rankings update for the 2021 class was released earlier this month. The final number of ranked players was 257, reached after 21 new players were added. Below is a alphabetical list of the 13 guards included in the…
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Continue ReadingThe final rankings update for the 2021 class was released earlier this month. The final number of ranked players was 257, reached after 21 new players were added. Below is a alphabetical list of the 13 guards included in the additions.
Carlee Arnold Carlee Arnold 4'10" | PG Haven | 2021 State KS , 5’4″, PG, Haven – The solidly built Arnold sets great screens and makes quick, catchable entry passes with a talent for laying in the bounce pass to back cutting teammates and hitting her posts on the opposite block. She has solid three point range, jump shooting capability, and good controlled handles.
Gillian Awbrey
Gillian
Awbrey
5'9" | CG
Manhattan | 2021
State
KS
, 5’9″, W, Manhattan – Awbrey averaged 4.8 assists, 3.3 points, and 1 steal per game.
Brooke Brawner
Brooke
Brawner
5'7" | CG
Haven | 2021
State
KS
, 5’7″, CG, Haven – Brawner is lanky, boxes well, and was arguably the Wildcats’ best three point shooter.
Macy Fairchild
Macy
Fairchild
5'3" | PG
Waverly | 2021
State
KS
, 5’3″, SG, Waverly – While not explosive, Fairchild is a high IQ lefty with the ability to find seams in zones to create. She is also a solid three point shooter. Fairchild was selected to the 2021 Lyon County League second team.
Hattie Fisher
Hattie
Fisher
5'4" | SG
Olpe | 2021
State
KS
, 5’4″, SG, Olpe – Fisher is a strong three point shooter. She earned second team Lyon County League honors after being a 2020 honorable mention selection.
Deja Jackson
Deja
Jackson
5'8" | SG
Wichita South | 2021
State
KS
, 5’8″, SG, Wichita South – Jackson has good transition speed with the ball, off-side vision to jump passing lanes, and quick hands. She also can finish with both hands and gets a lot of air under the ball on her three point shots. Jackson earned honorable mention Greater Wichita League in 2021.
Ashtin Klepper
Ashtin
Klepper
5'5" | PG
Ellinwood | 2021
State
KS
, 5’5″, PG, Ellinwood – Klepper was the Eagle’s starter at the point for several years. For her size she has good length to be disruptive on the top of zones. She averaged 7.1 points and 3.1 steals.
Holly McCormick Holly McCormick 5'6" | SG Olathe Northwest | 2021 State KS , 5’6″, SG, Olathe Northwest – The honorable mention 2021 Sunflower League selection is a hi IQ three point shooter and a solid defender.
Madden Petty
Madden
Petty
5'8" | SG
Pittsburg | 2021
State
KS
, 5’8″, SG, Pittsburg – After being away for the game for a year Petty, who was a Southeast Kansas League first team all-league selection in 2019, returned like she had never stepped away and is a 2021 unanimous SEK League first team selection. Terrific perimeter shooter who elevates well on her shot, she also has good quickness and transition speed. As a freshman she averaged 16 points and 3 steals.
Eva Peschel Eva Peschel 5'7" | SF Marysville | 2021 State KS , 5’7″, W, Marysville – Peschel is fast with the ball, able to go end-to-end off a steal and finish under pressure, and has good length and quickness.
Rylee Rusk
Rylee
Rusk
5'8" | SG
Wellington | 2021
State
KS
, 5’8″, CG, Wellington – Another player who stepped away from the game a season ago, as a sophomore Rusk was a Kansas Basketball Coaches Association class 4A honorable mention and a Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League Div IV first team selection. She earned earned 2021 AVCTL Div IV second team honors . She has a solid all-around game and is a three point threat. Quick enough to defend opposing teams’ point guards, she plays four positions including point guard, and is a strong passer. Her ability to get shots off quickly boosts her as a perimeter threat as well as when finishing after beating defenders off the dribble.
Paeton Smith
Paeton
Smith
5'5" | SG
Minneapolis | 2021
State
KS
, 5’5″, SG, Minneapolis – Smith has quickness with the ball and defensively in the full and half court. A player who can create her own shot, she was a 2021 North Central Activities Association honorable mention selection.
Allaina Spencer
Allaina
Spencer
5'4" | SG
Sumner Academy | 2021
State
KS
, 5’4″, SG, Sumner Academy – A 2021 Kansas City Atchison League honorable mention selection, Spencer has good speed and is a long three point threat. She earned second team honors in 2020.