Winter Rankings Review: 2023 Combo Guards

<!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"small"} --> <p class="has-small-font-size"><em>The featured image is of [player_tooltip player_id='331766' first='Aliyah' last='Hershberger'] (2023) of Mishawaka's Marian Catholic High School.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Friday, we released the Winter rankings update for the Class of 2023. There were more than 25 new additions, plus a few players who raised their "stock", so to speak, so subsequently there was some movement throughout the list. I wanted to take this time to circle back and address all of the ranked prospects, position by position. Below is a look at 27 combo guard prospects who make up 10.8% of the rankings this time around, with analysis on a handful to "keep an eye on" detailed at the bottom.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:table --> <figure class="wp-block-table"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong><font size="+1">Rank</font></strong></td><td><strong><font size="+1">Name</font></strong></td><td><strong><font size="+1">Height</font></strong></td><td><strong><font size="+1">High School</font></strong></td><td><strong><font size="+1">Commitment</font></strong></td></tr><tr><td>1.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='59748' first='Nevaeh' last='Foster']</td><td>5-8</td><td>Mishawaka Marian</td><td><em>Western Kentucky</em></td></tr><tr><td>2.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='127214' first='Tori' last='Allen']</td><td>5-9</td><td>Andrean</td><td><em>DePauw</em></td></tr><tr><td>3.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='178231' first='Trinity' last='Archey']</td><td>5-6</td><td>North Central (Indianapolis)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>4.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='127241' first='Tori' last='Thompson']</td><td>5-7</td><td>Lafayette Central Catholic</td><td><em>Indiana Wesleyan</em></td></tr><tr><td>5.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='96084' first='Sydney' last='Horton']</td><td>5-7</td><td>Roncalli</td><td><em>Trine</em></td></tr><tr><td>6.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='127215' first='Lauren' last='Barker']</td><td>5-5</td><td>Columbus North</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>7.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='59763' first='Preslee' last='Michael']</td><td>5-7</td><td>Terre Haute North Vigo</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>8.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='178233' first='Laney' last='Hawkins']</td><td>5-8</td><td>Charlestown</td><td><em>Olney Central</em></td></tr><tr><td>9.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='203666' first='Madison' last='Vice']</td><td>5-5</td><td>Central Noble</td><td><em>Siena Heights</em></td></tr><tr><td>10.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='241189' first='Cadence' last='Thomas']</td><td>5-8</td><td>Decatur Central</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>11.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='203667' first='Savannah' last='Boerema']</td><td>5-6</td><td>Northridge</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>12.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='400595' first='Laney' last='Baker']</td><td>5-8</td><td>East Central</td><td><em>Thomas More</em></td></tr><tr><td>13.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='300077' first='Lauren' last='Colon']</td><td>5-7</td><td>Andrean</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>14.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='300080' first='Peyton' last='Hartsough']</td><td>5-6</td><td>Lakeland</td><td><em>Huntington</em></td></tr><tr><td>15.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='241197' first='Trinity' last='Britton']</td><td>5-5</td><td>South Spencer</td><td><em>Asbury</em></td></tr><tr><td>16.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='300073' first='Avery' last='Patterson']</td><td>5-4</td><td>Bloomington North</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>17.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='372354' first='Justice' last='Billingsley']</td><td>5-5</td><td>Fort Wayne South Side</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>18.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='334259' first='Maliya' last='Turner']</td><td>5-4</td><td>Ben Davis</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>19.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='241194' first='Jordan' last='Patterson']</td><td>5-5</td><td>University</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>20.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='361363' first='Logan' last='Mouser']</td><td>5-6</td><td>North Miami</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>21.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='331766' first='Aliyah' last='Hershberger']</td><td>5-6</td><td>Mishawaka Marian</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>22.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='372353' first='Mackensy' last='Mabie']</td><td>5-4</td><td>West Noble</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>23.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='460834' first='Aubry' last='Cole']</td><td>5-4</td><td>Seeger</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>24.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='460841' first='Payton' last='Reid']</td><td>5-5</td><td>Highland</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>25.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='574559' first='Molly' last='Schmitt']</td><td>5-7</td><td>Evansville Mater Dei</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>26.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='510363' first='Brooklyn' last='Carter']</td><td>5-3</td><td>Jeffersonville</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>27.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='574566' first='Aniah' last='Hill']</td><td>5-3</td><td>Fort Wayne Wayne</td><td><em>Great Lakes Christian</em></td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><font size="+2">NEW ADDITIONS:</font></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='510363' first='Brooklyn' last='Carter'], Jeffersonville - Shorter, compact, and strong guard. Athletic, makes plays at both ends of the floor.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='574566' first='Aniah' last='Hill'], Fort Wayne Wayne - Extremely long, quick, fast, and athletic. Can create for herself or others and defends.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='574559' first='Molly' last='Schmitt'], Evansville Mater Dei - Wiry-strong, versatile, and skilled. Game-manager on the ball; good shooter off the ball.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><font size="+2">KEEP AN EYE ON:</font></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["127215"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Lauren has performed well throughout her career, but she has saved her best for last, posting her highest scoring and assist averages of her career thus far as a Senior. She is a tough-nosed kid, she plays extremely hard, and she flies around the floor with a lot of energy. 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