Spring Rankings Look-In: 2025 Power Forwards

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>The featured image is of [player_tooltip player_id='495981' first='Abigayle' last='Clayton'] (2025) of Hamilton Southeastern High School.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Yesterday we released the Spring rankings update for the Class of 2025. There were 12 new additions in total, plus a few players who raised their "stock", so to speak, so subsequently there was some movement throughout the list. We have also changed formats to make rankings more exclusive, therefore at this time we are ranking just 75 players in the Class of 2025, with the rest being placed on a watchlist of 85 players. At some point in the near future, those 75 ranked spots will expand to 100. That will likely either be June 1st or September 1st. In the meantime, I wanted to take this time to circle back and address all of the listed prospects, position by position. Below is a look at 27 power forward prospects who make up 16.9% 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='295770' first='Kira' last='Reynolds']</td><td>PF</td><td>6-4</td><td>South Bend Washington</td></tr><tr><td>2.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='295766' first='Monique' last='Mitchell']</td><td>PF</td><td>5-11</td><td>South Bend Washington</td></tr><tr><td>3.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='295778' first='Leah' last='West']</td><td>PF</td><td>6-1</td><td>Greensburg</td></tr><tr><td>4.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='295761' first='Nevaeh' last='Dickman']</td><td>PF</td><td>6-0</td><td>Fishers</td></tr><tr><td>5.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='295782' first='Brooke' last='Winchester']</td><td>PF</td><td>6-0</td><td>Warsaw</td></tr><tr><td>6.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='295783' first='Kimber' last='Abshear']</td><td>PF</td><td>6-3</td><td>Monroe Central</td></tr><tr><td>7.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='295811' first='Ayla' last='Krygier']</td><td>PF</td><td>6-0</td><td>Lake Central</td></tr><tr><td>8.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='404106' first='Mary' last='Herman']</td><td>PF</td><td>6-2</td><td>Vincennes Rivet</td></tr><tr><td>9.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='324083' first='Natalie' last='Robinson']</td><td>PF</td><td>5-11</td><td>Marquette Catholic</td></tr><tr><td>10.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='570380' first='Andrea' last='Benefield']</td><td>PF</td><td>6-1</td><td>Westville</td></tr><tr><td>11.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='366796' first='Hannah' last='Bledsoe']</td><td>PF</td><td>6-0</td><td>Barr-Reeve</td></tr><tr><td>12.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='453218' first='Ashiyah' last='Teague']</td><td>PF</td><td>5-11</td><td>Pike</td></tr><tr><td>13.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='324081' first='Ayanna' last='Nicholson']</td><td>PF</td><td>5-11</td><td>South Bend Washington</td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='570371' first='Brynlee' last='Clarke']</td><td>PF</td><td>5-11</td><td>Northview</td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='495981' first='Abigayle' last='Clayton']</td><td>PF</td><td>5-10</td><td>Hamilton Southeastern</td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='626930' first='Katrina' last='Cooper']</td><td>PF</td><td>5-11</td><td>Scottsburg</td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='626931' first='Addison' last='Davis']</td><td>PF</td><td>5-9</td><td>Danville Community</td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='453224' first='Carly' last='Drone']</td><td>PF</td><td>6-0</td><td>Rensselaer Central</td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='404109' first='Brooklyn' last='Fream']</td><td>PF</td><td>5-11</td><td>Homestead</td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='324071' first='Casey' last='Frost']</td><td>PF</td><td>5-10</td><td>Heritage Christian</td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='324073' first='Nora' last='Gibson']</td><td>PF</td><td>6-1</td><td>Floyd Central</td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='453222' first='Anabell' last='Hunter']</td><td>PF</td><td>5-11</td><td>Columbus North</td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='453220' first='Rilee' last='McBride']</td><td>PF</td><td>5-10</td><td>Carmel</td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='626933' first='Morgan' last='Montgomery']</td><td>PF</td><td>5-9</td><td>Brownsburg</td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='453216' first='Lydia' last='Pederson']</td><td>PF</td><td>6-0</td><td>Carmel</td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='570384' first='Sophia' last='Saucerman']</td><td>PF</td><td>6-1</td><td>Eminence</td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='570386' first='Rylea' last='Wetz']</td><td>PF</td><td>5-10</td><td>Seeger</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='626930' first='Katrina' last='Cooper'], Scottsburg - Really nice athlete with length, plays with a motor. More rebounder/defender right now, but learning to score.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='626931' first='Addison' last='Davis'], Danville - Tough-nosed, hard-working, and assertive forward. Does a lot of the "little things" to help her team win.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='626933' first='Morgan' last='Montgomery'] - Solid to strong athlete, can rebound and defend multiple positions. Plays with a nice motor and is building skill.</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":["570380"],"_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":"Andrea has played a key role for Westville each of her two seasons in high school, and at 6-1 she isn't a traditional back-to-the-basket post. She has nice length, wiry strength, and she's a solid all-around athlete who can defend out on the perimeter a little. 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