Arizona 3A Standouts – December Week 1

The 2021-2022 high school basketball season is underway and Prep Girls Hoops Arizona will be following along the entire way! Each week we will release new articles about a handful of players that stood out above the rest. This article is going to be focusing on the talent that has been shown throughout the first week of December in the Arizona Class AAA. <strong>Shauntel Crozier - Senior - 5’6" - Kingman High School </strong> Crozier is a five-foot-six senior for the Kingman Lady Bulldogs that has been playing up at the varsity level since her freshman year. This season the combo guard is averaging 15.8 points per game and 11.3 rebounds per game helping her team to a 4-0 record to start. She is also averaging 6.5 assists, 5.5 steals and, 1.5 blocks per game as well. Shauntel is an all-around go-getter that will give her all on both sides of the floor. Crozier has finished each game so far with a double-double and I do not see that stopping any time soon. This senior is on FIRE to start off the 2021-2022 high school basketball season! <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="137292" first="Kylie" last="Begay"] - Senior - Winslow High School </strong> Another high-performing senior so far this season is [player_tooltip player_id="137292" first="Kylie" last="Begay"] out of Winslow High School. She is averaging 13.0 points per game and 6.5 rebounds per game followed by 4.5 steals and 4.1 assists per game. The Lady Bulldogs have started off the season with a 6-2 record falling just a little short of Pima (12/09) and Red Rock (12/10) last week. They bounced back on Saturday with a win over Highland where Begay finished the game with 7 points, 5 rebounds (3 offensive), 7 steals, 3 assists and, a block. Steady leader on and off of the court for Winslow. <strong>Nyamisi Havaton - Junior - 5’7" - Kingman High School </strong> Havaton is another standout that has been performing well for the Kingman Lady Bulldogs so far this season. The five-foot-seven junior is averaging 14.3 points per game and 5.8 rebounds per game followed by 4.3 assists and 4.0 steals per game. The combo guard has played a solid game in December but had a stellar performance on 11/30 that deserves to be recognized. Nyamisi was awarded the MaxPreps Player of the Game against Chino Valley where she finished the game with 21 points, 5 of 10 from the three-point line, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and, 2 steals. I love watching a player that will take pride in assists, rebounds, and steals just as much as shooting the ball. <strong>Shyrai Shorty - Junior - Monument Valley High School </strong> Shorty is going to be a junior this season and will be stepping onto the floor for the Monument Valley Lady Mustangs for the first time. With only a handful of games played so far this year, Shyrai is already averaging 14.0 points per game and 3.5 steals per game followed by 2.3 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game. #21 has played pretty steadily over the last few games and is continually making more three-pointers as the season continues. In the last game against Dixie High School (12/04), Shorty shot the ball 43% putting in 3 three-pointers to help add to the 10 point win. With the confidence growing after each game, she will be one to watch for the next couple of years. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="208236" first="Reese" last="Sellers"] - Junior - 5’7" - Yuma Catholic High School </strong> Five-foot-seven, multi-sport athlete, [player_tooltip player_id="208236" first="Reese" last="Sellers"] has been a huge threat for the Lady Shamrocks so far this season. The junior is averaging 13.8 points per game, 5.4 steals per game, 4.8 assists per game and, 3.0 rebounds per game in just 5 games played. Sellers started off December hot with 15 points,18 points and, 23 points in the first few games where she hit 10 three-pointers combined. On December 3rd, 2021, Yuma Catholic played back-to-back games against Central and Calipatria High Schools and won both. In the first game against Central, Reese shot the ball 80% from the three, knocking down 4 of 5. During the game right after, she picked up right where she left off and hit 5 of 12, shooting for 42%. This shooter is going to be a huge threat for the Lady Shamrocks this season and the next.