MaxPreps Player of the Year – Nyla Harris

MaxPreps Player of the Year – [player_tooltip player_id="91555" first="Nyla" last="Harris"] By Michael Wholey 4/14/21 12:00 PM EST   <img class=" wp-image-349517 alignleft" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2021/11/Nyla-Harris-2022-LHP-245x300.jpeg" alt="" width="302" height="370" />MaxPreps annually nominates a Player of the Year in each state and this year, they selected [player_tooltip player_id="91555" first="Nyla" last="Harris"] from Lake Highland Prep as the <a href="https://www.maxpreps.com/news/kPlnYIkrnE-Jd0t6XviIxQ/2021-22-maxpreps-all-america-team-juju-watkins-of-sierra-canyon-headlines-high-school-girls-basketballs-best.htm">Florida Player of the Year</a>. [player_tooltip player_id="91555" first="Nyla" last="Harris"], a 6'2 Senior Forward for Lake Highland Prep averaged 17.8 points per game and 11.4 rebounds, helping lead her squad to a Florida 4A State Championship this season. The 2022 State Championship was Lake Highland Prep and Harris's third title in a row and Harris stepped up on the big stage like she has consistently done throughout her high school career, scoring 26 points and 21 rebounds in the championship game vs Calvary Christian Academy. The 4A State Championship earned Lake Highland Prep a spot In the inaugural State Champions Invitational, where Nyla did her best to lead Lake Highland. In the semi-final game, Harris added 10 points and 14 rebounds in a 81-57 victory over Woodard Academy (GA) to advance to the championship game. LHP fell to Sidwell Friends (Washington, DC) in a hard-fought battle 50-39 where Harris scored 12 points and grabbed 22 rebounds. <img class="size-medium wp-image-259531 alignright" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2021/03/Nyla-Harris-LHP-e1614714615454-260x300.jpg" alt="" width="260" height="300" />   The State Champions Invitational championship game brought one of the most illustrious high school careers that concluded with Harris averaging double digit points in three consecutive seasons, 17.8 PPG in 2021-22, 11.9 PPG in 2020-21, and 11.3 PPG in 2019-20, three consecutive state championships, and consecutive appearances in post season national tournaments appearing in the GEICO National Tournament in 2021 and the State Champions Invitational in 2022, and a cumulative record of 74-8 in her three seasons at Lake Highland Prep. Harris, is a consensus five star prospect, ranked <a href="https://prepgirlshoops.com/2022-rankings/"># 34 nationally in the class of 2022 by Prep Girls Hoops</a> and # 4 in the P<a href="https://prepgirlshoops.com/florida/rankings/2022-rankings/">rep Girls Hoop Florida rankings</a>. The MaxPreps Player of the Year nomination is her second in her career, as she also won it as a sophomore. She signed with the University of Louisville in the fall and her future college head coach has to say about her:   <img class=" wp-image-242884 alignleft" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2021/01/Nyla-Harris-206x300.jpg" alt="" width="291" height="424" />"She is a warrior, she is someone that is relentless going to the glass, she's on the floor, she does a lot of the dirty work that sometimes players don't like to do. She embraces contact and she can finish around the rim. She's continuing to work on extending her shooting range from 15 to 18 feet to the 3-point line." – Louisville head coach Jeff Walz   [player_tooltip player_id="91555" first="Nyla" last="Harris"] BY THE NUMBERS 2021-22 Points Per Game: 17.8 Rebounds Per Game: 11.4 Team Record: 26-5 Postseason: 4A State Championship and a loss in State Champions Invitational Championship   2020-21 Points Per Game: 11.9 PPG Rebounds Per Game: 7.4 RPG Team Record: 19-1 Postseason: 4A State Championship and a loss in Geico National Championship   2019-20 Points Per Game: 11.3 Rebounds Per Game: 6.2 Team Record: 29-2 Postseason: 4A State Championship   In addition, Nyla along with [player_tooltip player_id="118146" first="Ta'Niya" last="Latson"] (American Heritage Plantation) was <a href="https://www.maxpreps.com/news/kPlnYIkrnE-Jd0t6XviIxQ/2021-22-maxpreps-all-america-team-juju-watkins-of-sierra-canyon-headlines-high-school-girls-basketballs-best.htm">nominated to the MaxPreps 2nd Team All-American Team</a>, while [player_tooltip player_id="91554" first="Janiah" last="Barker"] (Montverde Academy) was selected as an Honorable Mention.   Michael Wholey is the lead scout for Florida Prep Girls Hoop Florida and a former division one Assistant Coach at American University, University of Memphis, and Georgia Tech. 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