Top Hops at the “Who’s Next Combine”

Over 60 of the best high school girl’s basketball players took part in the "Who’s Next Scouting Combine" at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.  One of the more unique opportunities of the day was for players to work with the Sanford Power staff to test their verticals.  We all know why this measurement matters in basketball and these players were competitive all day long, even trying to one-up the competition on the vertec machine.  The verticals ranged from a low of 13 inches to a very impressive high of 24 inches.  Here are the top fourth (15 athletes) of the measurements for this talented group of ladies. <strong>Best Hops</strong> [player_tooltip player_id="182474" first="Skyler" last="Volmer"] - Lyman - 5’8" G - Class of 2024 24.0 inches!  That’s a solid jump right there!  Skyler showed off these hops the rest of the day getting up to finish strong at the rim, blocking shots, jumping passing lanes, and elevating to shoot over the defense. <strong>Number Two Jumper</strong> Amari Ward - Brookings - 5’5" G - Class of 2026 22.5 inches!  Great jump from a great athlete! She showed off her abilities all day long and is a really solid athlete and only a Class of 2026 age prospect. <strong>A Group that Can Hop</strong> Coming in 3rd was a tie between three standout prospects. [player_tooltip player_id="182473" first="Taylor" last="Watson"] - Florence/Henry - 5’8" G - Class of 2024 22.0 inches! [player_tooltip player_id="236331" first="Ryann" last="Barry"] - Pierre - 5’7" G - Class of 2024 22.0 inches! Tevan Erickson - Elkton - 5’9" F - Class of 2024 22.0 inches! <strong>The Rest of the Jump Women (In order from the 6th spot to 15)</strong> Savanah Armendariz - Rapid City Christian - 5’7" G - Class of 2023 21.5 inches Emery Larson - Chester - 5’4" G - Class of 2026 21.5 inches [player_tooltip player_id="304526" first="Kasey" last="Hanson"] - Vermillion - 5’8" G - Class of 2025 21.5 inches [player_tooltip player_id="241312" first="Sawyer" last="Stoebner"] - Mitchell - 5’9" G - Class of 2024 21.5 inches [player_tooltip player_id="304516" first="Madala" last="Hanson"] - Dell Rapids St. Mary - 5’4" G - Class of 2024 21.0 inches [player_tooltip player_id="389376" first="Eve" last="Zephier"] - Wagner - 5’5" G - Class of 2023 21.0 inches [player_tooltip player_id="166652" first="Ellie" last="Lems"] - Sioux Falls Christian - 6’0" F - Class of 2023 21.0 inches [player_tooltip player_id="100480" first="Trinity" last="Watson"] - Florence-Henry - 5’9" G - Class of 2023 21.0 inches [player_tooltip player_id="235513" first="Stevie" last="Wittler"] - Sully Buttes - 5’7" G - Class of 2024 20.5 inches Ana Veldkamp - Southwest Minnesota Christian - 5’10" F - Class of 2023 20.5 inches &nbsp; &nbsp;