Spring Rankings Look-In: 2023 Combo Guards

<!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"small"} --> <p class="has-small-font-size"><em>The featured image is of [player_tooltip player_id='361363' first='Logan' last='Mouser'] (2023) of North Miami High School.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Last Monday we released the Spring rankings update for the Class of 2023. We have also changed formats to make rankings more exclusive, therefore at this time we are ranking just 125 total players in the Class of 2023, with the rest being placed on a watchlist of 125 players. This is the last list to be released for the Class of 2023 before they head off to college. 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 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">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><td><strong><font size="+1">College</font></strong></td></tr><tr><td>1.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='59748' first='Nevaeh' last='Foster']</td><td>CG</td><td>5-8</td><td>Mishawaka Marian</td><td>Western Kentucky</td></tr><tr><td>2.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='127214' first='Tori' last='Allen']</td><td>CG</td><td>5-9</td><td>Andrean</td><td>DePauw</td></tr><tr><td>3.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='178231' first='Trinity' last='Archey']</td><td>CG</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>CG</td><td>5-7</td><td>Lafayette Central Catholic</td><td>Indiana Wesleyan</td></tr><tr><td>5.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='96084' first='Sydney' last='Horton']</td><td>CG</td><td>5-7</td><td>Roncalli</td><td>Trine</td></tr><tr><td>6.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='127215' first='Lauren' last='Barker']</td><td>CG</td><td>5-5</td><td>Columbus North</td><td>Franklin</td></tr><tr><td>7.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='59763' first='Preslee' last='Michael']</td><td>CG</td><td>5-7</td><td>Terre Haute North Vigo</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>8.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='203666' first='Madison' last='Vice']</td><td>CG</td><td>5-5</td><td>Central Noble</td><td>Siena Heights</td></tr><tr><td>9.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='178233' first='Laney' last='Hawkins']</td><td>CG</td><td>5-9</td><td>Charlestown</td><td>Olney Central</td></tr><tr><td>10.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='400595' first='Laney' last='Baker']</td><td>CG</td><td>5-8</td><td>East Central</td><td>Thomas More</td></tr><tr><td>11.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='203667' first='Savannah' last='Boerema']</td><td>CG</td><td>5-7</td><td>Northridge</td><td>Indiana Tech</td></tr><tr><td>12.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='300077' first='Lauren' last='Colon']</td><td>CG</td><td>5-7</td><td>Andrean</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>13.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='300080' first='Peyton' last='Hartsough']</td><td>CG</td><td>5-6</td><td>Lakeland</td><td>Huntington</td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='372354' first='Justice' last='Billingsley']</td><td>CG</td><td>5-5</td><td>Fort Wayne South Side</td><td>Owens</td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='241197' first='Trinity' last='Britton']</td><td>CG</td><td>5-5</td><td>South Spencer</td><td>Asbury</td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='510363' first='Brooklyn' last='Carter']</td><td>CG</td><td>5-3</td><td>Jeffersonville</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='460834' first='Aubry' last='Cole']</td><td>CG</td><td>5-4</td><td>Seeger</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='331766' first='Aliyah' last='Hershberger']</td><td>CG</td><td>5-6</td><td>Mishawaka Marian</td><td>North Park</td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='574566' first='Aniah' last='Hill']</td><td>CG</td><td>5-3</td><td>Fort Wayne Wayne</td><td>Great Lakes Christian</td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='372353' first='Mackensy' last='Mabie']</td><td>CG</td><td>5-4</td><td>West Noble</td><td>Indiana Tech (Golf)</td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='361363' first='Logan' last='Mouser']</td><td>CG</td><td>5-6</td><td>North Miami</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='300073' first='Avery' last='Patterson']</td><td>CG</td><td>5-4</td><td>Bloomington North</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='241194' first='Jordan' last='Patterson']</td><td>CG</td><td>5-5</td><td>University</td><td>Mount St. Joseph</td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='460841' first='Payton' last='Reid']</td><td>CG</td><td>5-5</td><td>Highland</td><td>Aurora</td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='574559' first='Molly' last='Schmitt']</td><td>CG</td><td>5-7</td><td>Evansville Mater Dei</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='241189' first='Cadence' last='Thomas']</td><td>CG</td><td>5-8</td><td>Decatur Central</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='334259' first='Maliya' last='Turner']</td><td>CG</td><td>5-4</td><td>Ben Davis</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">STILL AVAILABLE:</font></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>To the best of our knowledge, below are five prospects who remain available and who stood out at times throughout the Winter. If any of these prospects are already committed or at least know where they are planning to attend, even if they aren't playing, please feel free to drop us a message through the Twitter messenger. Thanks!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["178231"],"_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":"Trinity had an outstanding Spring and Summer grassroots season in 2022, and she was again solid throughout the 2022-2023 high school season. She is a fairly strong combo guard, she's a solid all-around athlete, and she has a very balanced skillset. She doesn't force the action often and takes what is given to her. 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