Winter Rankings Review: 2023 Power Forwards

<!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"small"} --> <p class="has-small-font-size"><em>The featured image is of [player_tooltip player_id='96096' first='Kate' last='Wenger'] (2023) of Evansville's Mater Dei 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 55 power forward prospects who make up 22.0% 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">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='59757' first='Laila' last='Hull']</td><td>6-1</td><td>Zionsville</td><td><em>North Carolina</em></td></tr><tr><td>2.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='59784' first='Josie' last='Trabel']</td><td>6-0</td><td>East Central</td><td><em>Wofford</em></td></tr><tr><td>3.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='127236' first='Saige' last='Stahl']</td><td>6-1</td><td>Columbus East</td><td><em>Indiana State</em></td></tr><tr><td>4.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='96082' first='Taylor' last='Guess']</td><td>6-1</td><td>Ben Davis</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>5.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='127232' first='MaKaya' last='Porter']</td><td>5-11</td><td>Mishawaka Marian</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>6.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='59743' first='Kelsey' last='DuBois']</td><td>6-2</td><td>University</td><td><em>New York</em></td></tr><tr><td>7.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='178237' first='Amber' last='Tretter']</td><td>6-1</td><td>Forest Park</td><td><em>Miami-OH</em></td></tr><tr><td>8.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='328917' first='Amiyah' last='Buchanan']</td><td>6-0</td><td>Evansville North</td><td><em>Southeast Missouri St.</em></td></tr><tr><td>9.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='59749' first='Brea' last='Garber']</td><td>6-0</td><td>Fairfield</td><td><em>Indiana Wesleyan</em></td></tr><tr><td>10.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='59753' first='Nakiya' last='Harris']</td><td>5-11</td><td>North Central (Indianapolis)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>11.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='148149' first='Alycia' last='Triplett']</td><td>5-11</td><td>Fishers</td><td><em>Walsh</em></td></tr><tr><td>12.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='96089' first='Annaka' last='Nelson']</td><td>6-0</td><td>Concordia Lutheran</td><td><em>Huntington</em></td></tr><tr><td>13.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='59754' first='Mallory' last='Heerdt']</td><td>6-0</td><td>Zionsville</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>14.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='178230' first='Dani' last='Mendez']</td><td>5-11</td><td>Noblesville</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>15.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='372343' first='Taylor' last='Delp']</td><td>6-0</td><td>Plymouth</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>16.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='59789' first='Linzie' last='Wernert']</td><td>5-8</td><td>Lanesville</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>17.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='59774' first='Cadence' last='Singleton']</td><td>5-11</td><td>Jeffersonville</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>18.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='241195' first='Jaci' last='Menard']</td><td>5-11</td><td>Boone Grove</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>19.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='96092' first='Jalyn' last='Shelby']</td><td>5-11</td><td>Evansville North</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>20.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='203651' first='Brooklyn' last='Peterson']</td><td>5-10</td><td>Mitchell</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>21.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='203665' first='Peyton' last='Hull']</td><td>5-10</td><td>South Bend St. Joseph</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>22.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='96075' first='Exsencia' last='Cloma']</td><td>6-0</td><td>Gary West Side</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>23.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='241199' first='Whitney' last='Warfel']</td><td>5-10</td><td>Pendleton Heights</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>24.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='203664' first='Olivia' last='Marks']</td><td>5-9</td><td>South Central (Union Mills)</td><td><em>Trine</em></td></tr><tr><td>25.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='372344' first='Kyia' last='McKinley']</td><td>5-11</td><td>Eastern (Pekin)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>26.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='96096' first='Kate' last='Wenger']</td><td>5-11</td><td>Evansville Mater Dei</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>27.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='372347' first='Khloe' last='Patterson']</td><td>5-9</td><td>Mt. Vernon (Fortville)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>28.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='203659' first='Paige' last='Kirtz']</td><td>5-10</td><td>Brownsburg</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>29.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='574546' first='Hailey' last='Vanderhye']</td><td>6-0</td><td>Hanover Central</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>30.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='300081' first='Rhylan' last='Kalb']</td><td>5-10</td><td>Northeast Dubois</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>31.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='91591' first='Lauren' last='Stewart']</td><td>5-11</td><td>Hamilton Southeastern</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>32.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='178242' first='Reagan' last='Martin']</td><td>5-11</td><td>Owen Valley</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>33.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='372350' first='Abbi' last='Foster']</td><td>5-10</td><td>Crown Point</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>34.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='241192' first='Tyra' last='Marcum']</td><td>6-0</td><td>Goshen</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>35.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='410036' first='Caroline' last='Bell']</td><td>5-9</td><td>Bishop Chatard</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>36.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='574547' first='Carley' last='Begle']</td><td>5-9</td><td>Forest Park</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>37.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='178235' first='Evelyn' last='Scharer']</td><td>5-11</td><td>Twin Lakes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>38.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='460833' first='Peyton' last='Brooks']</td><td>6-0</td><td>Penn</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>39.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='96095' first='Maykayla' last='Washington-Cobb']</td><td>5-9</td><td>Lawrence North</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>40..</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='300079' first='Kenady' last='Hudson']</td><td>5-11</td><td>Eastern Greene</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>41.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='300075' first='Sydney' last='Fream']</td><td>5-10</td><td>Homestead</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>42.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='574550' first='Sydney' last='Swan']</td><td>5-11</td><td>Clinton Prairie</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>43.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='372362' first='Caroline' last='Long']</td><td>5-11</td><td>Western</td><td><em>North Park</em></td></tr><tr><td>44.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='574553' first='Lucy' last='Sherk']</td><td>5-10</td><td>LaVille</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>45.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='460830' first='Imani' last='Benson']</td><td>5-11</td><td>Warren Central</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>46.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='424861' first='Katie' last='Moyer']</td><td>5-11</td><td>Bremen</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>47.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='372357' first='Avah' last='Smith']</td><td>5-9</td><td>Woodlan</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>48.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='574556' first='Amira' last='Wair']</td><td>6-0</td><td>Michigan City</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>49.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='574558' first='Alexis' last='Tucker']</td><td>5-10</td><td>Gibson Southern</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>50.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='574560' first='Annie' last='Karlaftis']</td><td>5-10</td><td>West Lafayette</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>51.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='460835' first='Reagan' last='Riggin']</td><td>5-11</td><td>Winchester</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>52.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='574564' first='Corinna' last='Stiles']</td><td>6-0</td><td>Tippecanoe Valley</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>53.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='460837' first='Lily' last='Long']</td><td>5-10</td><td>Western</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>54.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='516351' first='Hadja' last='Walker']</td><td>5-10</td><td>Avon</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>55.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='574567' first='Trevyn' last='Terry']</td><td>6-1</td><td>Prairie Heights</td><td></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='574547' first='Carley' last='Begle'], Forest Park - Undersize but highly productive. Great nose for the ball and nice mid-range game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='574560' first='Annie' last='Karlaftis'], West Lafayette - Powerfully strong, physical, and assertive rebounder/defender type of front-liner.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='574553' first='Lucy' last='Sherk'], LaVille - Highly productive small school kid. Plays much bigger than she is. Has mid-post skill.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='574564' first='Corinna' last='Stiles'], Tippecanoe Valley - Good height, length, and a solid athlete. Has skill both inside and out.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='574550' first='Sydney' last='Swan'], Clinton Prairie - Athletically strong, somewhat bouncy, and has a nice balance of inside-out skill.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='574567' first='Trevyn' last='Terry'], Prairie Heights - Tall, bouncy athlete with a good motor. Plays in the mid-post and on the block.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='574558' first='Alexis' last='Tucker'], Gibson Southern - Strong athlete, productive in both the mid-post and around the low block.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='574546' first='Hailey' last='Vanderhye'], Hanover Central - Bouncy athlete, good end-to-end speed, and developing a perimeter game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='574556' first='Amira' last='Wair'], Michigan City - Muscularly strong, physical, and bouncy athlete. Rebounder/defender type of post.</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":["59754"],"_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":"16-0 Zionsville has remained near the top of the polls so far this entire season due to consistency throughout their roster. A big part of that has been Mallory, but she might not get the fanfare of their bigger scorers. She is strong, tough-nosed, willing to be physical, and she plays with a nice motor. 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