Class Of 2025: Top 5 Assist Leaders Returning To See This Summer

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Over the next few weeks as we get closer to summer and the month of June I am going to be looking back at last years high school season and highlighting some of the top returning players in their perspective categories. I think this will really help give everyone a better idea of who to watch out for this summer, leading into the season this winter. Enjoy! </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">#1. [player_tooltip player_id='766561' first='Zaili' last='Benish'] - [player_tooltip player_id='899462' first='Leyton' last=''] High School</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"[player_tooltip player_id='766561' first='Zaili' last='Benish'] ","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2025","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"5'4u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"12125","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"[player_tooltip player_id='899462' first='Leyton' last=''] High School","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"[player_tooltip player_id='766561' first='Zaili' last='Benish'] was mentioned in a recent article as a top 5 scorer returning out of the 2025 class in Nebraska. She was also ranked #1 last season as a sophomore in assists per game. When you take into account both of those top 5 rankings, you can defer that she had quite a sophomore season. A player that is the front of her teams zone on defense displayed active hands and feet, leading to a lot of deflections into easy buckets going the other way for herself and her team. Benish is a talent I look forward to seeing this winter, a player who is going to have a target on her back going into this season after putting together the year she just did for her [player_tooltip player_id='899462' first='Leyton' last=''] high school team. ","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-64712f4417939"} /--> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">#2. [player_tooltip player_id='1005077' first='Shawnee' last='Gamble'] - [player_tooltip player_id='899462' first='Leyton' last=''] High School</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"[player_tooltip player_id='1005077' first='Shawnee' last='Gamble'] ","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2025","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"5'6u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"12123","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"[player_tooltip player_id='899462' first='Leyton' last=''] High School","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"This is one of the u0022more oddu0022 situations i've seen with a team before. Both starting point guard and starting shooting guard, from the same team, are leading the entire state in assists per game. Something you don't really ever see as its hard enough to have one of these players, but 2?! That's unreal and almost unbelievable. The first player being the one I mentioned above in [player_tooltip player_id='766561' first='Zaili' last='Benish'] and the second being [player_tooltip player_id='1005077' first='Shawnee' last='Gamble']. Gamble plays more of a point position for [player_tooltip player_id='899462' first='Leyton' last=''] high school and she runs their offense well. Last season she started and averaged just over 4 assists per game, not to mention all the other intangibles she brought to the floor as their leader with the ball in her hands a majority of the time. This winter I am coming to see this [player_tooltip player_id='899462' first='Leyton' last=''] team play in person, something I'm excited to do knowing that they have hoopers who play the game right and make the extra pass. ","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-64712f4417a04"} /--> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">#3. [player_tooltip player_id='766565' first='Myleigh' last='Weers'] - Diller-Odell High School</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"[player_tooltip player_id='766565' first='Myleigh' last='Weers']","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2025","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"5'8u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"12123","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Diller-Odell High School","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"[player_tooltip player_id='766565' first='Myleigh' last='Weers'] wouldn't be described as a pass first point guard but that doesn't stop her from dishing out some crafty assists to the open teammates around her. Weers, a 5'8 guard, is a scorer. A player who averaged over 20 PPG last year and scored the ball at all three levels on the floor at a consist and efficient rate. Off of this scoring she understands that she attracts a lot of attention with the ball in her hands so she started using that to her advantage and creating for other players. Over the next two season Weers is going to have a chance to step up and show she is one of the top overall point guards out of her class in the state of Nebraska. With the skill she has on offense, and her knowledge of the game on defense, she is going to have a good shot at it if she stays dedicated. ","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-64712f4417aa9"} /--> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">#4. [player_tooltip player_id='766755' first='Addison' last='Toelle'] - West Point-Beemer High School</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"[player_tooltip player_id='766755' first='Addison' last='Toelle'] ","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2025","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"5'8u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"12121","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"West Point-Beemer","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"[player_tooltip player_id='766755' first='Addison' last='Toelle'] is the first athlete on this top 5 list that is not just a point guard or a shooting guard but a combo guard in her position. Toelle, a 5'8 quick-twitch guard, is an interesting prospect in the aspects of her versatility. She moves well without the ball and can be just as productive without it in her hands than with it but her best ability is creating for others off of the catch on the perimeter. From what I've noticed watching Toelle is that she doesn't bring the ball up the floor a whole lot but once the offense is beginning to take shape, she receives it. After this she runs their plays or sets, looking to create for others. Last season she did a great job of this as she ended her season with a stat line of 4.8 PPG, 3 APG, 4 RPG, and 2 SPG. All nice numbers that she will look to build on this winter when the high school season takes off again. ","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-64712f4417b6d"} /--> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">#5. [player_tooltip player_id='276522' first='Jayla' last='Wilson'] - Bellevue East High School</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"[player_tooltip player_id='276522' first='Jayla' last='Wilson']","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2025","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"null","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"12123","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Bellevue East ","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"This week was the first week that I had an opportunity to see [player_tooltip player_id='276522' first='Jayla' last='Wilson'] play and let me tell you. Wilson, is, nice. A player with the shiftiest handle out of this top 5, can score in bunches and create off of the dribble for everyone around her. Not to mention that she has a nasty step back jumper from distance when attacking her opponent. Last season for her sophomore year Williams helped lead her Bellevue East High School team to a 21-5 record overall while also taking them to the state tournament where they ended up falling just short. This off-season she is staying dedicated to her craft so that this winter, it's a revenge tour. Something I can't wait to see. When Wilson is motivated she is a different type of player and that's what I'm waiting for. A player with this skill-set and talent, with a chip on her shoulder. Couldn't name a better recipe for success. ","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-64712f4417c0b"} /-->