Class of 2025: Top Ten
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The last article for the month will include the top ten kids in the freshly updated class of 2025. I’ll discuss each kid in-depth and what they excel at on the floor. Rainey Welson Rainey Welson 5'9" | CG Hortonville…
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Continue ReadingThe last article for the month will include the top ten kids in the freshly updated class of 2025. I’ll discuss each kid in-depth and what they excel at on the floor.
Rainey Welson Rainey Welson 5'9" | CG Hortonville | 2025 State WI
Welson has been someone who people have told me stories about from playing or coaching against her from when she was in middle school, and they knew that she had a chance to be an elite player. Once she got to Hortonville, she exploded onto the high school scene in Wisconsin and hasn’t looked back. She eclipsed the thousand-point mark early in her junior season and has played in some historical games, from the first road game against Appleton East her freshman season, the Sectional-Semi Final game against Neenah, Scoring over 30 in two trips to Minnesota to play some of the best teams there, 41-point outburst to beat Neenah in a Sectional Final last year. Welson has risen to the occasion when it’s mattered most, and I wouldn’t be surprised if she made more magic this season and next.
Amy Terrian Amy Terrian 5'8" | PG Pewaukee | 2025 State WI
Amy has been a key figure in one of the most competitive rivalries in the state since she got to Pewaukee in the 2021-22 season. Anytime you watch her play, she can make shots at a level few others in our state’s history could. Since Amy had her breakout for the state to see against then-undefeated Reedsburg at the Resch Center in 2022, scoring over 30 points in a state semifinal as a freshman, it was clear that Terrian was capable of being one of the most feared scorers in Wisconsin, and she’s done that. The emotion she brings to premier games Pewaukee plays in against the likes of Hortonville, Homestead, Arrowhead, and Kettle Moraine the last few years and, of course, Notre Dame makes those games feel special because you see how much every possession means to Terrian. You won’t find anyone more desperate to win and get better than Amy Terrian Amy Terrian 5'8" | PG Pewaukee | 2025 State WI . People of East Lansing will fall in love with her passion when she gets to Michigan State.
Katelyn McGinnis Katelyn McGinnis 5'10" | CG Kimberly | 2025 State WI
McGinnis’ road to where she is wasn’t like most at the top of this class. When she got to campus, the previous group went to a Sectional Final game against Germantown and lost. However, people saw them as one of the better groups in the state heading into the season. For McGinnis, it was all about finding a role and improving day by day. She’d shown flashes of what she could become with performances like her 17-point game against Kaukauna on the road, going five for seven from the three-point line, or her 23-point outburst against Neenah in her freshman campaign, but things seemed to click for her this past summer. I heard rumblings of her playing well to open the AAU season at Boo Williams in Virginia, and I saw her a little on stream in May when her Wisconsin Flight group went out to Ames for the second EYBL stop, and she was fantastic. Even when I finally got to see her in person in Chicago in July, it felt like everything she touched turned to gold, and that’s carried on into her junior year at Kimberly with some outstanding performances against some of the best teams in Wisconsin. McGinnis is committed to playing at Belmont.
Makena Christian Makena Christian 6'0" | PF Hartford | 2025 State WI
There’s a clear role for Christian at the next level. Whenever you find a 5-11 or 6-0 foot kid with her size and ability to make perimeter shots with volume and consistency, it’s easy to understand why prominent schools would be after her. She became one of the most productive players in the North Shore quickly because few teams had the resources to defend a kid who had as versatile of a scoring arsenal as Christian and be able to keep her from doing whatever she wanted. I believe we see the best version of her when people try to be physical with her and set a tone. So, when older kids do that to her at the next level, I wouldn’t be shocked to see her score 25 or more on any given night.
JJ Glass-Barnes JJ Glass-Barnes 5'8" | CG The Prairie School | 2025 State WI
Glass-Barnes does everything in the opposite way you’d think an elite guard would do them in 2024. Most guards are perimeter-oriented, utilize stepbacks, and shoot most non-paint shots behind the three-point arc. What the Prairie Hawk does so well is dominate in the painted area. I haven’t seen a guard play with as much force getting to the basket as she does, and may not again in a while. Her ability to jump off the floor for rebounds, carve out space around the basket, and ability to create off the dribble forces defenses to bend to her will or risk getting picked apart by her scoring or passing. Where most kids build their arsenal from the perimeter, Glass-Barnes has found success dominating the interior.
Jordan Fenske Jordan Fenske 5'11" | SG Waukesha West | 2025 State WI
Fenske has had a road similar to Kate McGinnis’. She wasn’t a prominent player in her first season at Waukesha West, but you could tell her shot would take her places. Once Fenske showed up as a sophomore, the Wolverine exploded onto the scene. I don’t think anyone has anywhere near the range Fenske does, and she makes shooting look easy out to 35 feet. Teams must guard her to the volleyball line, or the now junior will get practice jumpers and shoot defenses out of games herself. Some kids need to readjust to the college three-point line being farther back, but Fenske may have to get used to shooting closer to the basket than she does now because teams won’t come out on her like they do now. Watching her shoot is an absolute treat, and we won’t have to go too far to see her once she graduates because she’ll team up with other Wisconsin players, such as Abbie Aalsma and Trsita Fayta at Illinois State.
Lillian Merow Lillian Merow 6'2" | C Port Washington | 2025 State WI
In my eyes, Merow is the most complete back-to-the-basket player in her class. Her ability to score over either shoulder, seal defenders, motor, and communication make her one of the most challenging players to match up with at the high school level. There aren’t many traditional post players in the state, and when she gets the ball, she’s a handful to slow down. She may not come from a post like most other kids in her class, but that makes her skillset much more valuable. You don’t find posts as skilled as her often.
Kristina Ouimette Kristina Ouimette 6'1" | PF Lakeland | 2025 State WI
I see Ouimette and Christian in a similar light. They’re six-foot wing/forward that shoots it with volume and consistency. However, what makes Ouimette different is her off-ball movement. Ouimette constantly moves without the ball and has tremendous footwork. Few people can set their feet as quickly as Ouimette, and she makes shots at a high level. There isn’t a better volume shooter in Wisconsin at the moment. Ouimette will join her older sister, Julianna, at Lehigh after graduating.
Peyton Musial Peyton Musial 6'0" | SG Notre Dame | 2025 State WI
Musial joined one of the best programs in the Midwest the past few years at Notre Dame, and she’s slowly become a more prominent player each of the last few seasons. In year one, she was a spot-up shooter and became a secondary playmaker in year two. Now, we’re talking about one of the top two-way wings in the state. The 5-11 wing has shown explosiveness attacking the basket, the ability to stretch the floor, the ability to defend talented scorers, and has been a part of winning everywhere she’s been.
Madison Fitzgibbon Madison Fitzgibbon 5'6" | CG Homestead | 2025 State WI
There’s no way around it. Fitzgibbon and her fellow juniors joined a middle-of-the-pack North Shore team, lifting them to heights they hadn’t reached in over a decade. The Highlander guard is one of the most prolific scorers in the state and has turned herself into a high-level passer, especially when driving. She reads the game and defenses well and never tries to do too much with the ball. She may not be as explosive as other kids in the country, but she can create space in two dribbles. There’s more ahead for her and the Highlanders, but two conference titles, with one loss in the North Shore in the past two and a half seasons, is an unbelievable feat by her and her teammates.