Saturday’s State Quarterfinals Standouts

The large schools around the state held its state quarterfinals games last Saturday at the Class 4-6 levels. Prep Girls Hoops Missouri takes a look at the top standouts from Saturday’s state quarterfinals games. Bella Fontleroy (Kickapoo): The 6'2" 2022 Baylor recruit scored a game-high 26 points in the Chiefs 64-51 victory over Truman in the Class 6 quarterfinals. She took over the game after halftime as she scored 19 points in the second half to lead the Chiefs. [player_tooltip player_id="187637" first="Saneea" last="Bevley"] (Blue Springs South): The 2022 wing had 23 points, six rebounds and three steals to lead the Jaguars to a victory over St. Joe Central in Class 6 action. She also knocked down four 3-pointers on the afternoon. Kiley Duchardt (St. Joseph’s): The 5'10" 2022 forward had a strong all-around game with 13 points, eight rebounds, four assists and five blocked shots in the Angels' 41-37 victory over Jackson in the Class 6 quarterfinals. [player_tooltip player_id="213690" first="Ashton" last="Judd"] (West Plains): The 6'0" 2022 Mizzou recruit scored a game-high 27 points in a 55-46 victory over Carl Junction to punch the Lady Zizzers' ticket back to the Final Four in Class 5. Monet Witherspoon (John Burroughs): The 2024 guard had a big performance with a game-high 25 points in the Bombers' 53-42 victory over Hallsville in Class 4 action. The talented guard made all eight of her field goal attempts on the day. [player_tooltip player_id="107015" first="Brooklyn" last="Rhodes"] (Whitfield): The 6'2" 2023 forward scored a game-high 17 points in the Warriors' 44-27 victory over Warrenton as Whitfield returns to the Final Four in Class 5. Garbrielle Bax (Helias): The 2022 guard continued her excellent late-season play with a game-high 20 points in the Crusaders' 56-49 victory over Ava in the quarterfinals at Lebanon in the Class 5 quarterfinals. [player_tooltip player_id="107016" first="Natalie" last="Potts"] (Incarnate Word Academy): The 6'2" 2023 forward scored a game-high 17 points in the Red Knights' 70-32 victory over Troy in Class 6 action. Sophie Nittinger (Webster Groves): The 6'2" 2022 Eastern Michigan recruit had a strong defensive presence inside in the Statesmen's 41-27 victory over Jackson in Class 5 action. She finished the game with 10 rebounds and four blocked shots. Kayla Jensen (St. Joseph’s): The 6'2" 2024 forward stuffed the stat sheet in the Angels' 41-37 victory over Jackson in the Class 6 quarterfinals. She had a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds to go along with three assists and six blocked shots. Lauren Burright (Benton): The 2022 forward scored a team-high 14 points in Benton's 48-35 victory over Kansas City St. Pius X in the Class 4 quarterfinals. [player_tooltip player_id="170215" first="Destiny" last="Buerge"] (Carl Junction): The 2023 guard scored a team-high 24 points in C-J's loss to West Plains in a very competitive Class 5 quarterfinals game.