KC Suburban Gold Division Preview

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prep Girls Hoops Missouri continues its preseason previews with a look at the KC Suburban Gold Division. Blue Springs South advanced to the Class 6 Final Four last season and finished in third place. Lee's Summit West, Liberty North and Blue Springs should also field competitive teams this season</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>THE STARTING FIVE</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='194411' first='Kendall' last='Puryear'] (Blue Springs South): A 6'2" 2024 forward who was a force inside for the Jaguars' Final Four team from last season. As a sophomore, she averaged nine points and eight rebounds a game. She already holds several Division I scholarship offers from Power 5 schools.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='299456' first='Kennedy' last='Herrig'] (Liberty North): A talented 5'10" 2024 guard who excels at multiple positions on the court. As a sophomore, she averaged 11.7 points, 4.6 rebounds and two steals a game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='261896' first='Bailey' last='Burns'] (Lee's Summit West): A 5'9" 2023 guard who is a talented offensive player that can score at all three levels. As a junior, she averaged 14 points and five rebounds a game while making 48 3-pointers.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kayleigh Jenkins (Blue Springs): A versatile 5'8" 2023 guard who returns after earning All-Conference honors last season. As a junior, she averaged 13.7 points, four rebounds and two steals a game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='213188' first='Jayla' last='Cornelius'] (Blue Springs): A talented 2024 guard who has been an impact player since entering the lineup as a freshman. As a sophomore, she averaged 11.9 points, 3.3 rebounds, four assists and nearly two steals a game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>BEST OF THE REST</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2023</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Alexis Alexander (Blue Springs South)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Nikole Schnell (Blue Springs)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Abigail Hellums (Raymore-Peculiar)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Neveah Spillman (Liberty North):</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2024</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='207029' first='Cady' last='Huffman'] (Lee's Summit West)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ava Levings (Liberty North)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hayden Kurtz (Raymore Peculiar)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sam Larkins (Raymore Peculiar)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='460871' first='Brooke' last='Rose'] (Liberty North)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2025</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Addy Wendte (Lee's Summit West)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2026</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='445429' first='Millie' last='Perry'] (Liberty North)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='538901' first='Alex' last='Couch'] (Liberty North)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='351817' first='Sophie' last='Terry'] (Raymore-Peculiar)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='458864' first='Eva' last='Uhrmacher'] (Blue Springs South)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->