Winter Rankings Update: 2024 Point Guards

<!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"small"} --> <p class="has-small-font-size"><em>The featured image is of [player_tooltip player_id='369824' first='Lauren' last='Walsh'] (2024) of Penn High School.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>As the 2023-2024 season reaches the midpoint, a variety of showcases and tournaments are ongoing. In a couple of weeks, conference seasons will wind down, and teams will begin preparing for their 2024 state tournament run. After expanding the 2024 rankings list to a Top-125 and a watch list of another 125 prospects, we are now at 250 total 2024 prospects listed on Prep Girls Hoops Indiana. Our March update will mark the final time the Class of 2024 will be updated, but in the meantime, I wanted to highlight all of the point guards in the class who we currently have listed, as well as point out some newcomers and those who have raised their stock since the beginning of the season.</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='177351' first='Jordyn' last='Poole']</td><td>PG</td><td>5-6</td><td>Fort Wayne Snider</td><td>Purdue</td></tr><tr><td>2.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='177361' first='Reagan' last='Wilson']</td><td>PG</td><td>5-7</td><td>Noblesville</td><td>Iowa State</td></tr><tr><td>3.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='176168' first='Talia' last='Harris']</td><td>PG</td><td>5-8</td><td>Fishers</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>4.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='177334' first='Elizabeth' last='Kelleher']</td><td>PG</td><td>5-9</td><td>Westfield</td><td>Indiana Wesleyan</td></tr><tr><td>5.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='369824' first='Lauren' last='Walsh']</td><td>PG</td><td>5-7</td><td>Penn</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>6.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='556017' first='Avery' last='Kelley']</td><td>PG</td><td>5-6</td><td>Evansville Memorial</td><td>Evansville</td></tr><tr><td>7.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='177354' first='Kyndra' last='Sheets']</td><td>PG</td><td>5-6</td><td>Columbia City</td><td>Huntington</td></tr><tr><td>8.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='177308' first='Madisyn' last='Bailey']</td><td>PG</td><td>5-9</td><td>Bedford North Lawrence</td><td>Marian</td></tr><tr><td>9.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='177322' first='Kenzie' last='Fulks']</td><td>PG</td><td>5-7</td><td>Bethesda Christian</td><td>IU-South Bend</td></tr><tr><td>10.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='176408' first='Lauren' last='Klem']</td><td>PG</td><td>5-1</td><td>Franklin Community</td><td>Xavier (Track/XC)</td></tr><tr><td>11.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='177348' first='Maddie' last='Nipper']</td><td>PG</td><td>5-5</td><td>Charlestown</td><td>Midway</td></tr><tr><td>12.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='201869' first='Annika' last='Davis']</td><td>PG</td><td>5-8</td><td>Bishop Luers</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>13.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='201881' first='Madelyn' last='Poe']</td><td>PG</td><td>5-6</td><td>Columbus East</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>14.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='773769' first='Ellysa' last='Morris']</td><td>PG</td><td>5-5</td><td>Lawrence North</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>15.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='177338' first='Faith' last='Leedy']</td><td>PG</td><td>5-4</td><td>Zionsville Community</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>16.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='326487' first='Jayden' last='Flagg']</td><td>PG</td><td>5-6</td><td>New Prairie</td><td>Olivet Nazarene</td></tr><tr><td>17.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='331809' first='Makenzie' last='Fuess']</td><td>PG</td><td>5-5</td><td>Norwell</td><td>St. Francis-IN</td></tr><tr><td>18.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='326492' first='Mariah' last='Stoltzfus']</td><td>PG</td><td>5-2</td><td>Bethany Christian</td><td>Goshen</td></tr><tr><td>19.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='572801' first='Ava' last='Kingery']</td><td>PG</td><td>5-2</td><td>Portage</td><td>IU-Northwest</td></tr><tr><td>20.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='298256' first='Ella' last='Hickok']</td><td>PG</td><td>5-6</td><td>Hamilton Heights</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>21.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='369828' first='Karleisha' last='Echols']</td><td>PG</td><td>5-6</td><td>Penn</td><td>Marian Ancilla</td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='718299' first='Hermoni' last='Andrew']</td><td>PG</td><td>5-5</td><td>Ben Davis</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='331819' first='Amya' last='Bass']</td><td>PG</td><td>5-4</td><td>Avon</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='331801' first='Kennedie' last='Burks']</td><td>PG</td><td>5-3</td><td>Lake Central</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='298265' first='Kylie' last='Caswell']</td><td>PG</td><td>5-4</td><td>Angola</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='825976' first='Jaidyn' last='Fuller']</td><td>PG</td><td>5-6</td><td>Carroll (Fort Wayne)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='826021' first='Kiera' last='Gant']</td><td>PG</td><td>5-1</td><td>Silver Creek</td><td>Vincennes</td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='572805' first='Emma' last='Hart']</td><td>PG</td><td>5-2</td><td>New Castle</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='455943' first='Molly' last='Schulte']</td><td>PG</td><td>5-7</td><td>South Spencer</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='572818' first='Kamaria' last='White']</td><td>PG</td><td>5-2</td><td>Kokomo</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">WINTER NEWCOMERS:</font></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><font size="+1">[player_tooltip player_id='825976' first='Jaidyn' last='Fuller'], 2024, 5-6 PG, Carroll H.S. (Fort Wayne)</font></strong><br>- Jaidyn is new to our list, as she has done a really nice job at the point for a typically strong Carroll program. She was a Varsity contributor a year ago, but this season she has really stepped it up, averaging 5.1 assists per game thus far. She is a nice all-around athlete and a multisport participant. If she can increase her scoring by a point or two per game, it could really help the Chargers down the stretch this season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><font size="+1">[player_tooltip player_id='826021' first='Kiera' last='Gant'], 2024, 5-1 PG, Silver Creek H.S.</font></strong><br>- I first saw Kiera a couple of Summers ago, and she is a really nice guard who brings strength, quickness, speed, and toughness to the floor. She is a very good perimeter shooter, and that's probably her "calling card" right now. But she has ball skill and should be an effective scoring point guard in the future. She has committed to Vincennes University, where her open floor game should shine for the Trailblazers.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><font size="+2">WINTER STOCK-RISERS:</font></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><font size="+1">[player_tooltip player_id='572801' first='Ava' last='Kingery'], 2024, 5-2 PG, Portage H.S.</font></strong><br>- Those of you who have seen Ava would recognize her as Ava Melendez. She is a tough-nosed, feisty, dynamic little guard who can fill it up, and with some range. Her ability to bury deep shots draws defenders closer, and she has the ability to get by them and create at that point. She will also get after it at the defensive end of the floor. Ava has already committed to Indiana University-Northwest.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><font size="+1">[player_tooltip player_id='773769' first='Ellysa' last='Morris'], 2024, 5-5 PG, Lawrence North H.S.</font></strong><br>- Ellysa has gotten better and better throughout the Winter, and her play has really helped the Wildcats at times throughout December. She is very long for her height, she is quick, fast, and somewhat smooth, plus she has great vision in transition and can make plays for herself or teammates. She is a good enough shooter, that if she can make that more consistent, she could be a full-scholarship kid at that point.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><font size="+1">[player_tooltip player_id='369824' first='Lauren' last='Walsh'], 2024, 5-7 PG, Penn H.S.</font></strong><br>- Lauren is the type of point guard you want to lead your team, because whether she's scoring it or not, she is equally effective in other ways. She is vocal, energetic, and motivating with her confidence. She never quits on a play, and she gets fired up when things get tough. She has shot the ball extremely well at times this season, but she is better known as a crafty creator who gets teammates involved.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->