Front Range All Star Game: Highlighting the South Team
Horizon High School hosted the Front Range League Girls Basketball All Star Game on Wednesday night. See the recap of the North Team here. Now let’s take a look at each of the all stars for the South Team that…
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Continue ReadingHorizon High School hosted the Front Range League Girls Basketball All Star Game on Wednesday night. See the recap of the North Team here. Now let’s take a look at each of the all stars for the South Team that almost hit the century mark in the 97-75 win.
Audra Vine Audra Vine 5'4" | PG Horizon | 2022 State CO – Horizon
- Vine can help her team in a lot of different ways. She chose the pass in the first half, dropping at least four assists early, and the shot in the second half, nailing three threes. Vine’s game was vibing well with Natalie Guanella Natalie Guanella 5'7" | PG Monarch | 2023 State CO as the two were exchanging assists for each other and putting on a show. Vine took her game to a new level this season for Horizon with 18.0 PPG, 3.0 APG, and 3.0 SPG. She heads to Fort Lewis College to play for the Skyhawks in the fall after her legendary high school career totaling 1001 points and 181 assists.
Emma Jimenez Emma Jimenez 5'5" Mountain Range | 2022 CO – Mountain Range
- The Mustangs got double digit scoring from Jimenez this season (10.5 PPG) and she hit 10 in the all star game as well. The 5’3″ guard stepped up and had a solid senior year with 4.0 boards, 2.9 steals, and 2.4 assists a game, too.
Natalie Guanella Natalie Guanella 5'7" | PG Monarch | 2023 State CO – Monarch
- Guanella was named Front Range League MVP for the second year in a row. She didn’t disappoint in the all star game, making her 19 points look easy with a ton of assists and rebounds. Improving on last year’s MVP season, Guanella bumped her scoring up to 18.3 PPG and her passing up to 2.3 APG in her junior campaign. She’s become one of the premier point guards in Colorado in all grades and all classes.
Britta Cardenas Britta Cardenas 5'6" | CG Horizon | 2022 State CO – Horizon
- Cardenas gave her home Horizon crowd plenty to cheer about with two threes in the first half, finishing with 10 points. The speedy guard scored 9.3 points and grabbed 4.7 rebounds per game this year and will head to Bethany College in Kansas to play for the Swedes this fall.
Sophie Christopher Sophie Christopher 5'6" | CG Broomfield | 2023 State CO – Broomfield
- Christopher pulled off the rare feat of leading her team in points (8.7), rebounds (5.6), steals (3.4), and assists (2.8) per game this season. Her midrange was on point Wednesday knocked down four shots for eight points.
Arezo Safi Arezo Safi 6'0" | PF Monarch | 2023 State CO – Monarch
- With the injury to Amelia Rosen late in the season, Safi was called upon to take on even more of the heavy lifting for this successful Monarch team. She answered the call with double digit scoring in the team’s final seven games. Safi had ten points in the all star game showing off her arsenal of strong drives and her ability to muscle for offensive rebounds and putbacks. At 6’0″ and 37% behind the arc, Safi is a true inside/outside threat.
Kailey Page Kailey Page 5'10" | PF Fairview | 2022 State CO – Fairview
- Page will add some muscle to Colorado Mesa’s lineup next year as a Maverick. With 9.3 points a game this year, she’s always a threat for a double double. Page is a shot blocker and strong rebounder with the ability to score efficiently with either hand in the paint.
Ella Bartsch Ella Bartsch 5'9" | CG Boulder | 2022 State CO – Boulder
- Bartsch was one of the standout all stars on Wednesday night with 15 points. Even with the full focus of every opponent’s scouting report during Boulder’s season, Bartsch was still able to generate 1.1 points per shot, scoring 19.2 points per game. She also led the team in boards (8.7) and steals (3.2) per game.
Olivia Mortensen Olivia Mortensen 5'9" | SG Legacy | 2025 State CO – Legacy
- Mortensen wasn’t afraid to crash the Front Range all star party as a freshman, leading Legacy in points (10.3), rebounds (6.0), and steals (2.2) per game. The 5’9″ rising star made the most of her opportunities on Wednesday night as well, dropping 10 points with some beautiful dimes to her teammates for kickout threes.