2023 Ranking Update: Gem’s In The 50’s
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Maddie Groth CO #50 SF #7 HEIGHT 6'0" POS SF CLASS 2023 View Profile Maddie Groth State: Colorado School: Highlands Ranch Club: Colorado Basketball Club Highlands Ranch was a team that was able to take the state by storm this…
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Continue ReadingHighlands Ranch was a team that was able to take the state by storm this past season making it to the Great 8 after what many thought would be a down year. An underrated part of the team’s success was the play of Maddie Groth Maddie Groth 6’0″ | SF Highlands Ranch | 2023 State CO . She was able to master her role in the offense by making timely reads and getting easy baskets at the rim. Defensively her ability to contest shots at the rim and secure rebounds limited teams to one possession and she shined in an X-factor role.
This class has a couple of smaller guards that can score from all 3 levels of the floor as well as distribute to teammates. The Vanguard School has had that for 4 years in Hailey Blanchard Hailey Blanchard 5’7″ | PG The Vanguard School | 2023 State CO . This season was her best yet averaging 18.2 points, 5.1 assists, 4.4 rebounds, and 3.9 steals per game which was good enough to carry her team to a Final 4 appearance. Although they can up short, Hailey ended her high school career with over 1,200 points and that is no easy feat.
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Not every team has the luxury of having an elite defender that puts it all on the line every night to win games. Most players only care about putting the ball in the basket, but Emma Jo Lock isn’t that player. She is a hard-nosed defensive guard that finds pleasure in locking up opposing guards. Forcing them into turnovers in the backcourt and giving her team easy layups.
Vista PEAK has a thing for producing players that play the game the right way. Ashlyn Stapleton Ashlyn Stapleton 5’6″ | SF Vista Peak Preparatory | 2023 State CO has flown a bit under the radar over the past couple of years and has made many winning plays along the way. She is a big guard that can get to her spots and knock down shots off the dribble or spotted up. Her 9.8 rebounds a game proves that she has no problem getting the glass and getting two points the hard wa
Regis Jesuit is a program known for having plenty of knockdown shooters and Sophia Meyer Sophia Meyer CG Regis Jesuit | 2023 State CO fit in seamlessly. The senior guard made teams pay when they decided to double down low, by knocking down wide-open 3’s. That space allowed teammates to get to the rim without there being help. Sophia always provides a spark defensively by getting in the passing lanes and getting deflections and that kind of defense is contagious.