<span style="font-size: 8pt;"><em>The featured image is of [player_tooltip player_id="127216" first="Devyn" last="Barton"] (2023) of Castle High School and S.W.I.S.H. City 16U.</em></span>
June is a big month for rankings throughout the Prep Girls Hoops Network, and for the Class of 2023, it marks the transition from underclassman to upperclassman for those ladies entering their Junior years of high school. On the whole, the 2023 list expanded from 150 prospects to 175 prospects, and there was some movement throughout the entirety of the list. With regards to that movement, this is the second of three articles highlighting 18 prospects who moved up the rankings ten or more spots this time around. Below is a look at another six ladies I felt really stood out with their play throughout the Spring.
<b>[player_tooltip player_id="127216" first="Devyn" last="Barton"], 2023, 5-6 PG, Castle H.S. -</b> Devyn is a strong, physical guard who thrives on contact when she attacks the basket. She absorbs that contact well, gets to the basket, and finishes at odd angles or draws trips to the free throw line. This Spring, however, she is playing with more balance, knocking down the 3-pointer consistently, and letting the game come to her instead of forcing the action each possession.
<b>[player_tooltip player_id="203658" first="Taylor" last="Double"], 2023, 5-9 SF, Huntington North H.S. -</b> Each time I’ve seen Taylor this Spring, she looks so much more confident, making immediate decisions with the ball, and just letting her skill and her natural talent take over. She is a wiry strong, bouncy, and athletic wing. She has touch outside, she can attack and change directions, and she can even create for others. She has become a real offensive weapon.
<b>[player_tooltip player_id="96082" first="Taylor" last="Guess"], 2023, 6-1 PF, Ben Davis H.S. -</b> This Taylor is another talented athlete who I think college coaches will enjoy this July. She is long, wiry strong, and she plays with some grit and toughness. She moves very well for her height, and she has good bounce and explosiveness to her. Once she adds a consistent mid-post jumper, she will be scary good, because she posts, rebounds, and blocks shots at a high level.
<b>[player_tooltip player_id="241189" first="Cadence" last="Thomas"], 2023, 5-7 CG, Decatur Central H.S. -</b> Cadence was one of the first players to make an impression on me this Spring. She is an athletically strong guard who does a little of everything well. She has solid athleticism, and she was always more of a shooter/scorer growing up. But now she’s handling it much more, starting the offense, attacking North/South, and creating for herself or others.
<b>[player_tooltip player_id="127241" first="Tori" last="Thompson"], 2023, 5-7 CG, Lafayette Central Catholic H.S. -</b> When I first saw Tori a couple of years ago, she was more of a shooter. Last year I felt like she was transitioning into a combo guard. After watching her at the IBCA Top-100 Showcase last weekend, she looked like a natural point guard. She does a nice job taking care of the ball, making good decisions, but she can also still hurt you with that jumper of hers.
<b>[player_tooltip player_id="59785" first="Adelyn" last="Walker"], 2023, 5-8 SF, Martinsville H.S. -</b> In what I’ve seen of Adelyn over the last couple of years, she seems to have progressed nicely from being more of a mid-post forward with a strong frame and solid athleticism, to now playing more of a point forward role. She handles it in transition, finds open teammates, but she’s also scoring it much better from each level herself. She plays with very nice versatility.
