Winter Rankings Review: 2024 Centers

<!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"small"} --> <p class="has-small-font-size"><em>The featured image is of [player_tooltip player_id='177342' first='Addisen' last='Mastriano'] (2024) of Northeastern High School.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tuesday, we released the Winter rankings update for the Class of 2024. 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 26 center prospects who make up 13.0% 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">Rk.</font></strong></td><td><strong><font size="+1">Name</font></strong></td><td><strong><font size="+1">Pos.</font></strong></td><td><strong><font size="+1">Ht.</font></strong></td><td><strong><font size="+1">H.S.</font></strong></td></tr><tr><td>1.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='177328' first='Kyra' last='Hill']</td><td>C</td><td>6-2</td><td>Goshen</td></tr><tr><td>2.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='201884' first='Rachel' last='Wirts']</td><td>C</td><td>6-3</td><td>Center Grove</td></tr><tr><td>3.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='177342' first='Addisen' last='Mastriano']</td><td>C</td><td>6-3</td><td>Northeastern</td></tr><tr><td>4.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='176407' first='Sarah' last='Gick']</td><td>C</td><td>6-1</td><td>Benton Central</td></tr><tr><td>5.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='201874' first='Genna' last='Hayes']</td><td>C</td><td>6-2</td><td>Kankakee Valley</td></tr><tr><td>6.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='201870' first='Giselle' last='Eke']</td><td>C</td><td>6-3</td><td>Bishop Dwenger</td></tr><tr><td>7.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='369823' first='Anna' last='Herman']</td><td>C</td><td>6-3</td><td>Vincennes Rivet</td></tr><tr><td>8.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='326484' first='Alexis' last='Warren']</td><td>PF/C</td><td>6-1</td><td>Pike</td></tr><tr><td>9.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='406432' first='Jadyn' last='Harris']</td><td>C</td><td>6-3</td><td>Pike</td></tr><tr><td>10.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='177343' first='Lauryn' last='Merritt']</td><td>C</td><td>6-3</td><td>Maconaquah</td></tr><tr><td>11.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='326485' first='Natalia' last='Franklin']</td><td>C</td><td>6-2</td><td>Lawrence Central</td></tr><tr><td>12.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='177319' first='Kaylie' last='DeHaven']</td><td>C</td><td>6-3</td><td>Northridge</td></tr><tr><td>13.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='326477' first='Taylor' last='Lewis']</td><td>PF/C</td><td>6-1</td><td>Cathedral</td></tr><tr><td>14.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='572795' first='Allie' last='Boyer']</td><td>C</td><td>6-2</td><td>Blackhawk Christian</td></tr><tr><td>15.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='455934' first='Ruby' last='White']</td><td>C</td><td>6-1</td><td>Eastern Hancock</td></tr><tr><td>16.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='326489' first='Brooke' last='Karesh']</td><td>C</td><td>6-2</td><td>Zionsville</td></tr><tr><td>17.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='369830' first='Addyson' last='Viers']</td><td>PF/C</td><td>6-1</td><td>Triton</td></tr><tr><td>18.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='331771' first='Loria' last='Snowden']</td><td>C</td><td>6-2</td><td>Brownsburg</td></tr><tr><td>19.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='298257' first='Journee' last='Brown']</td><td>C</td><td>6-1</td><td>Seymour</td></tr><tr><td>20.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='369835' first='Aijia' last='Elliott']</td><td>C</td><td>6-0</td><td>Kokomo</td></tr><tr><td>21.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='369837' first='Makenna' last='Schleman']</td><td>C</td><td>6-1</td><td>North Newton</td></tr><tr><td>22.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='455936' first='Alexis' last='Carson']</td><td>C</td><td>6-0</td><td>Jennings County</td></tr><tr><td>23.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='201868' first='Madelyn' last='Dalton']</td><td>C</td><td>6-1</td><td>Washington</td></tr><tr><td>24.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='572811' first='Kelsey' last='Bergman']</td><td>C</td><td>6-0</td><td>Garrett</td></tr><tr><td>25.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='572816' first='Ella' last='Kunz']</td><td>C</td><td>5-11</td><td>North Decatur</td></tr><tr><td>26.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='572821' first='Paizley' last='Cool']</td><td>C</td><td>6-1</td><td>Delta</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='572811' first='Kelsey' last='Bergman'], Garrett - Long, athletic, and bouncy; has responded to big minutes. Nice rebounder/defender type.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='572795' first='Allie' last='Boyer'], Blackhawk Christian - Nice, strong post has good skill offensively and creates a presence in the lane defensively.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='572821' first='Paizley' last='Cool'], Delta - Strong, physical front-liner, has touch to 15-feet. Plays with a good motor and defends.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='572816' first='Ella' last='Kunz'], North Decatur - Tough-nosed, fairly strong, and active. Gets a lot of "hustle" stats and has a nose for 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":["176407"],"_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":"Sarah is and has always been one of the best defensive post players in the state since she has been in high school. 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