All About Charity

<!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"small"} --> <p class="has-small-font-size"><em>The featured image is of [player_tooltip player_id='239346' first='Lauren' last='Foster'] (2024) of Indian Creek High School.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>With the regular season having concluded, and the postseason getting underway this week, I wanted to circle back and make note of players who excelled during the 2023-2024 season in several different statistical categories. These statistics have been pulled from MaxPreps, so if you feel like someone has been omitted, it's likely because their school/coach didn't update their statistics online, or they don't have enough games entered yet to qualify. Below is a look at the top five free throw shooters from this season (<em>minimum 1.5 made per game</em>), regardless of school classification or graduation year.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><font size="+2">92.7% (140-151) - [player_tooltip player_id='177352' first='Camryn' last='Runner'], 2024, Hamilton Heights H.S.</font></strong><br>- Camryn has had a fantastic season and career, and as far as free throw shooting goes, she has been pretty consistent throughout her career. She carries an 87% career percentage, with an 80% mark as a Sophomore being her single-season low, while this year as a Senior is approximately 6% better than any other season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><font size="+2">92.4% (73-79) - [player_tooltip player_id='239346' first='Lauren' last='Foster'], 2024, Indian Creek H.S.</font></strong><br>- Lauren is another high-level "tosser" from the charity stripe. She shot an elite 92% last season as a Junior as well, she has a career percentage of 88%, and her career low came during her Sophomore season when she shot 83%.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><font size="+2">91.1% (82-90) - [player_tooltip player_id='177346' first='Olivia' last='Nickerson'], 2024, Twin Lakes H.S.</font></strong><br>- Olivia has a reputation as a great shooter, but a lot of that centers around the 3-point line. From 15-feet, she has a career percentage of 86%, with no season lower than 83%. This season, she has shot nearly 4% better than any of her prior years.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><font size="+2">90.9% (70-77) - [player_tooltip player_id='324096' first='Josie' last='Vaughn'], 2025, Corydon Central H.S.</font></strong><br>- Josie is the lone non-Senior on this list, and she is shooting about 5% better this season than she has in any other season. She has a career percentage of 88% already, and if she can keep this climb steady, she could be a career 90% shooter in the end.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><font size="+2">89.2% (74-83) - [player_tooltip player_id='201873' first='Alli' last='Harness'], 2024, Carroll H.S. (Flora)</font></strong><br>- Alli shot a solid 78% as a Freshman but fell to 71% in her second season. She responded last year as an 83% shooter as a Junior, and she has taken another nice jump as a Senior. Known as a legitimate deep threat, she is turning the free throw line into a real weapon as well.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->