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<p>I am old enough to know how different basketball was before the three-point basket.</p>
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<p>The three-point shot has changed the game. Today, athletes are more accurate from deep and take more three-point attempts than they did 20 years ago.</p>
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<p>Here is a quick look at five athletes making it rain from deep in December.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='351760' first='Asia' last='Lee']</strong>, 5'10”, CG, Olathe North, ‘26</p>
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<p>Lee is off to a hot scoring start to the prep season. She has scored 25.5 points per game and has made a state-leading 13 three-point field goals in four games. Lee is ranked No. 2 overall by Prep Girls Hoops and is shooing an impressive 43 percent from three-point range and 49 percent from the field.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1042516' first='Ellie' last='McGuire']</strong>, 5'8”, CG, Cunningham, ‘25</p>
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<p>McGuire has made 11 three-pointers in two games. She is scoring 19 points per game for the Wildcats. She made 49 three-point field goals in 16 games as a junior, so she is on pace to blow those numbers out of the water.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='877446' first='Kinzee' last='Bauerle']</strong>, 5'8”, SG, Atchison County, ‘25</p>
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<p>Bauerle is ranked No. 79 overall in the Kansas Class of 2025. She has connected on 11-of-28 three-point field goal attempts. She is averaging 20.7 points per game and is shooting an impressive 90 percent from the free-throw line.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='335956' first='Alana' last='Webb']</strong>, 5'6”, SG, Wichita Southeast, ‘25</p>
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<p>Webb has converted on 8-of-20 attempts from 3-point range. She scored 22 points per game for the Golden Buffalo in two games. Webb is ranked No. 93 overall in the Kansas Class of 2027. She is also averaging 3.5 rebounds and 3.5 steals per contest.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='675831' first='Taylin' last='Tabor']</strong>, 5'6”, CG, Andover Central, ‘25</p>
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<p>Tabor has connected on 8-of-25 three-point field goal attempts in two games. She has scored 16 points per game for the Jaguars and is dishing out 2.5 assists per contest. She has verbally committed to play softball for Iowa Western Community College.</p>
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I am old enough to know how different basketball was before the three-point basket.
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