Class of 2026: Eyebrow Raisers

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>After we looked at the top of the 2026 class yesterday, I'd like to highlight some stock risers in that class today.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["842229"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-678fd75736236"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">The Wrightstown guard has returned better than the previous season, and this one is no different. The Tiger has been a high-usage offensive since she got to High School, and this year, she's taken a little over 30% of her team's shots, and it's working. At a point, volume is more important than efficiency, and Verbeten is at that tipping point. Verbeten is second in scoring in the Northeast Conference and has her Tigers team a game behind Marinette and Freedom atop the NEC. None of that even mentions she's one of the best defensive guards in the conference.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/18907694/67883605df17379aae4873e9' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-678fd757364cf"} /--> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["509699"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-678fd7573654c"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">The biggest thing for Phillips was getting healthy. After a back injury heavily limited her action last year, she's back this season and looks like a new kid. Phillips is more active, plays lower on the defensive end, and will battle through some contact around the basket. The Waunakee native is a stretch four or five at the next level and has proven more defensive prowess now that she's physically capable of handling the contact down there. She's an X-factor for the Warriors.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/18762304/6787733f8f722aa6a6326dee' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-678fd75736583"} /--> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["842265"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-678fd757365e5"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">I love the way Drobac plays. She's a cross-country runner in the fall, which translates to the basketball court. She's an excellent on-ball defender and can play 36 minutes without breaking much of a sweat. She started the season shooting the leather off the ball but has regressed to being an above-average high school perimeter shooter, which is all she needs to be. Her defensive prowess is her calling card. Anything she develops after that is a bonus. I believe she could be a mid to high 30% three-point shooter. That could turn her into a coveted small-school recruit if she wants to go that route.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/18793967/678dfad6a61d12bf6f8d4360' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-678fd75736618"} /--> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["454966"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-678fd75736677"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Like Phillips, Deprey being healthy is what she needed to produce at the high school level. The Tosa East wing has been a 40% three-point shooter, which the Red Raiders needed to help space the floor for their talented backcourt to attack off the dribble to create for themselves and their teammates. She's been a consistent perimeter shooter all season and was a significant reason Tosa East had a lead heading into halftime against Brookfield East when they started slow offensively. She can be a weapon in games that matter the most.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/18766351/67673303be38c7d23afb86f5' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-678fd757366a8"} /--> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block -->