Spring Rankings Look-In: 2024 Power Forwards

<!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"small"} --> <p class="has-small-font-size"><em>The featured image is of [player_tooltip player_id='455946' first='Sara' last='Parkison'] (2024) of Clinton Central High School.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A few days ago, we released the Spring rankings update for the Class of 2024. We have also changed formats to make rankings more exclusive, therefore at this time we are ranking just 100 total players in the Class of 2024, with the rest being placed on a watchlist of 100 players. At some point in the near future, those 100 ranked spots will expand to 150. That will likely be around 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 38 power forward prospects who make up 19.0% 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='201885' first='Faith' last='Wiseman']</td><td>PF</td><td>6-4</td><td>Indian Creek</td></tr><tr><td>2.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='177362' first='Juliann' last='Woodard']</td><td>PF</td><td>6-0</td><td>Jennings County</td></tr><tr><td>3.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='177326' first='Rachel' last='Harshman']</td><td>PF</td><td>6-0</td><td>Mooresville</td></tr><tr><td>4.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='298252' first='Ava' last='Ziolkowski']</td><td>PF</td><td>6-1</td><td>Crown Point</td></tr><tr><td>5.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='239350' first='Kiarra' last='Loveless']</td><td>PF</td><td>6-1</td><td>Westfield</td></tr><tr><td>6.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='201876' first='Abbie' last='Lucas']</td><td>PF</td><td>6-0</td><td>Bloomington South</td></tr><tr><td>7.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='177358' first='Kate' last='Thomas']</td><td>PF</td><td>6-1</td><td>Fishers</td></tr><tr><td>8.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='298261' first='Tia' last='Phinezy']</td><td>PF</td><td>6-2</td><td>Fort Wayne Snider</td></tr><tr><td>9.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='239356' first='Mia' last='Robbennolt']</td><td>PF</td><td>6-0</td><td>Bloomington North</td></tr><tr><td>10.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='326493' first='Kaitlyn' last='Hoff']</td><td>PF</td><td>5-11</td><td>North Central (Indianapolis)</td></tr><tr><td>11.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='239347' first='Payton' last='Benge']</td><td>PF</td><td>6-1</td><td>Plainfield</td></tr><tr><td>12.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='298259' first='Addie' last='Shank']</td><td>PF</td><td>6-0</td><td>Bishop Luers</td></tr><tr><td>13.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='510511' first='Arianna' last='Gerkin']</td><td>PF</td><td>5-11</td><td>Vincennes Lincoln</td></tr><tr><td>14.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='201879' first='Macy' last='Oberlin']</td><td>PF</td><td>6-0</td><td>Angola</td></tr><tr><td>15.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='239348' first='Kalyn' last='Bunch']</td><td>PF</td><td>5-11</td><td>Mooresville</td></tr><tr><td>16.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='369827' first='Riley' last='Whitlock']</td><td>PF</td><td>6-0</td><td>West Lafayette Harrison</td></tr><tr><td>17.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='201872' first='Gaby' last='Gates']</td><td>PF</td><td>5-10</td><td>Northridge</td></tr><tr><td>18.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='298254' first='Megan' last='Czarnecki']</td><td>PF</td><td>6-1</td><td>Silver Creek</td></tr><tr><td>19.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='264114' first='Taylor' last='Kneubuhler']</td><td>PF</td><td>5-11</td><td>Woodlan</td></tr><tr><td>20.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='298267' first='Dominique' last='Stilley']</td><td>PF</td><td>6-0</td><td>Concord</td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='406435' first='Molly' last='Baker']</td><td>PF</td><td>5-10</td><td>Columbia City</td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='572823' first='Jaycianna' last='Clark']</td><td>PF</td><td>5-8</td><td>Herron</td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='455940' first='Hailey' last='Cole']</td><td>PF</td><td>5-11</td><td>Bellmont</td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='369833' first='Jenna' last='Donohoo']</td><td>PF</td><td>5-9</td><td>Tecumseh</td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='572803' first='Malaysha' last='Flanagan']</td><td>PF</td><td>5-9</td><td>George Washington</td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='572820' first='Kaiden' last='Hanley']</td><td>PF</td><td>5-9</td><td>North Miami</td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='455931' first='Faith' last='Harrison']</td><td>PF</td><td>6-0</td><td>Lake Central</td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='572800' first='Hannah' last='Holmes']</td><td>PF</td><td>5-10</td><td>Northfield</td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='326478' first='Peyton' last='Honchar']</td><td>PF</td><td>5-11</td><td>Morgan Township</td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='177331' first='Scottlynn' last='Johnson']</td><td>PF</td><td>5-11</td><td>Ben Davis</td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='201877' first='Sadie' last='Marks']</td><td>PF</td><td>5-9</td><td>South Central (Union Mills)</td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='631648' first='Nicole' last='Mears']</td><td>PF</td><td>5-11</td><td>Franklin County</td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='455946' first='Sara' last='Parkison']</td><td>PF</td><td>5-10</td><td>Clinton Central</td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='177353' first='Macy' last='Sexton']</td><td>PF</td><td>5-10</td><td>Vincennes Rivet</td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='572814' first='Ava' last='Wilson']</td><td>PF</td><td>5-8</td><td>Shelbyville</td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='572815' first='Kathryn' last='Wilson']</td><td>PF</td><td>5-10</td><td>Columbus North</td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='331770' first='Daneijah' last='Wynn']</td><td>PF</td><td>5-11</td><td>Lawrence Central</td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='455947' first='Brooklyn' last='York']</td><td>PF</td><td>5-11</td><td>Franklin Community</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- 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":["326493"],"_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":"Kaitlyn has made a huge jump over the last 12-18 months, and she put together a nice Winter season for the Lady Panthers. 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