Announcement Post – 2024 Rankings Update

As the basketball community here in Missouri has been able to adjust and adapt to all the Covid protocols and the players have been able to get games in, it is time for PGH’s Rankings update. We have been treated with some fantastic basketball so far this season. Which is setting up for a spectacular end to the season as well as a great run of playoff basketball! Player rankings can be both popular and unpopular, depending on your perspective. The rankings will draw in coaches, players, and family members and hopefully provide some validation and motivation for those players on the list and those that are not. Every player can not be ranked just to have them ranked. We want to give as many next-level high school prospects this type of publicity with the hope that it helps get the word out on those players. Either way, rankings do matter for many reasons but the most important thing to remember about our rankings is that they are unbiased and are in no way a definitive way to describe a player and her skills. Rankings are a tool to help players gauge where they are with respect to their peers. The question often asked is are rankings accurate? Yes, they are but they are not perfect. The important thing to remember about rankings is that at its core it will allow for all players to get the needed exposure they deserve for the work they have put in so far. Our class of 2024 has grown from 39 players ranked to almost double the size to 63. Take a look at the Top 10 and a few notable additions! <hr /> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>TOP 10 INSIGHT</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><strong>#1 [player_tooltip player_id="194406" first="Breona" last="Hurd"] Ι SF 6’2" Ι Waynesville</strong></p> <strong>#2 [player_tooltip player_id="194413" first="Adalyn" last="Koelling"] Ι CG 6’1" Ι Helias Catholic</strong> <strong>#3 [player_tooltip player_id="194410" first="JaNyla" last="Bush"] Ι PG 5’6" Ι Whitfield</strong> <strong>#4 [player_tooltip player_id="194409" first="Chantrel" last="Clayton"] Ι CG 5’6" Ι Cardinal Ritter</strong> <strong>#5 [player_tooltip player_id="202412" first="Allie" last="Turner"] Ι CG 5’7" Ι John Burroughs</strong> <strong>#6 [player_tooltip player_id="194407" first="Alyssa" last="Lewis"] Ι CG 5’7" Ι Pattonville</strong> <strong>#7 [player_tooltip player_id="213188" first="Jayla" last="Cornelius"] Ι CG 5’6" Ι Blue Springs</strong> <strong>#8 [player_tooltip player_id="194408" first="Hannah" last="Wallace"] Ι SF 6’0" Ι Cardinal Ritter</strong> <strong>#9 [player_tooltip player_id="194411" first="Kendall" last="Puryear"] Ι PF 6’0" Ι Blue Springs South</strong> <strong>#10 [player_tooltip player_id="194395" first="Kaylynn" last="Janes"] Ι SF 5’11" Ι Incarnate Word Academy</strong> <hr /> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>NOTABLE ADDITIONS</strong></span></p> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">[player_tooltip player_id="224018" first="Avery" last="Simmons"] - 5’11" CG - Park Hill South</span> <ul> <li>A strong and long combo guard that can play on or off the ball. Avery can attack the rim with either hand and finishes well through contact. She is a solid defender with good instincts and rebounds very well. Capable shooter out to three with a good feel for the game. High basketball IQ.</li> </ul> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">[player_tooltip player_id="243350" first="Dylan" last="Price"] - 5’8" CG - Ellington</span> <ul> <li>A solid combo guard that is a solid shooter from three. Dylan is an excellent on-ball defender with her quick hands and quickness playing passing lanes. She plays well in transition and finishes at the rim. Her basketball IQ is solid and she has great court awareness.</li> </ul> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">[player_tooltip player_id="254699" first="Kya" last="Johnson"] - 5’6" CG - Kickapoo</span> <ul> <li>A quick combo guard with great court vision and a knockdown shooter from three. Kya is an elite-level perimeter defender and has great anticipation and awareness on the defensive end. She plays well in transition and can create with the rock getting to the basket. High motor and really competes on both ends.</li> </ul> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">[player_tooltip player_id="254695" first="Elaina" last="Lobaugh"] - 5’5" SG - Barstow School</span> <ul> <li>A solid shooting guard that moves well without the ball. Elaina has a quick release on her jumper and is a solid shooter from three. She is a capable three-level scorer and is a solid defender. High motor and basketball IQ. She competes on both ends of the floor.</li> </ul> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">[player_tooltip player_id="245472" first="Lydia" last="Doole"] - 5’6" PG - Platte County</span> <ul> <li>An excellent lead guard with good court vision and awareness. Lydia is a solid shooter from three and plays bigger than her size. Solid rebounder from her point guard position and an excellent on-ball defender. Competes on both ends and has a good feel for the game with her pace of play. Values the basketball and can run a team.</li> </ul> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">[player_tooltip player_id="254694" first="Holly" last="Woods"] - 5’4" PG - Barstow School</span> <ul> <li>A quick and dynamic point guard that can get to anywhere on the floor. Holly plays bigger than her size and has great court vision and awareness. A knockdown shooter from three and she can be electric off the bounce making plays for herself and her teammates. She is a three-level scorer that is excellent in transition. An excellent on-ball defender and really competes on both ends of the floor.</li> </ul> &nbsp;