HSOT First Team All-State: A 2021-2022 Preview

Indya Nivar goes in for a layup during a game in the 2019-20 season. (Photo: Prep Hoops)

Mindy McCarthy October 6, 2021 @ 04:14 PM

HSOT released their all-state teams in April of this year. Here’s a preview of what you can see from those First Team All-State members this upcoming year. [player_tooltip player_id="116895" first="Amiya" last="Joyner"] | Farmville Central | PF | 2022 Joyner is being sought after by many Division I schools currently, and she has narrowed down her sights to Auburn, East Carolina, Pittsburgh, Clemson, and University of North Carolina. Her ability to get to the basket and battle through contact is difficult to defend as she has a variety of moves that she shows off including hesitation moves, Euro steps, fakes, and behind the back moves that create separation between her and her opponent. She finds her open teammates as well seeing the floor with ease using her height and dominant ball moves to make the best decision. [player_tooltip player_id="116904" first="Jerni" last="Kiaku"] | Garner | CG | 2022 Kiaku may not be the tallest player but she certainly plays with the confidence of a 6’5” basketball star. Her ball handling is top notch weaving in and out of her opponents on her way to the basket. Her foot speed and passes are already at college speed, and schools like East Carolina and NC Central are certainly noticing with their offers. Her change of speed and crossovers make it easy to blow by her opponents. She averaged over 25 points a game, about 5 assists a game, and 3.4 steals per game. [player_tooltip player_id="116890" first="Indya" last="Nivar"] | Apex Friendship | SG | 2022 Last month, Nivar (pictured above) cut down her top schools to three leaving University of North Carolina, Stanford, and North Carolina State to battle for her commitment. Her stats can certainly speak for themselves as she averaged almost 24 points a game, over 8 rebounds a game, and added a good balance of 4.4 assists per game along with her 5.1 steals per game. She sees the floor well knowing exactly how to move with the ball and find her open teammates or take the ball all the way to the hoop herself. [player_tooltip player_id="116894" first="Torin" last="Rogers"] | Murphy| SF | 2022 The Richmond commit averaged over 24 points a game and 8.2 rebounds a game. She uses her height in the paint to make sure she can block shots, and she scans the floor well knowing where the open spot is. She can shoot from deep or post up on the block. She’s a nice ball handler showing off her ability to bring the ball up the court with speed herself. [player_tooltip player_id="158260" first="Maraja" last="Pass"] | Shelby | PG | 2023 Pass shows her well balanced approach to playing basketball with her stats: 21.4 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 6.5 apg, and 4.8 spg. She helped her high school win their first state title, and she was able to come home with MVP honors. She’s a patient point guard knowing the importance of timing when setting up a play and showing off her moves to create separation from her opponent. She tracks the ball well stripping it away from her opponents who try to dribble by her.