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<p>With the girls' prep basketball season fast approaching, here is a look at a group of athletes who averaged at least six rebounds per game as juniors.</p>
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<p>Each athlete in this report plays for an Eastern Kansas team and is headed into their senior season.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1112636' first='Brynlyn' last='Brockman'],</strong> 5'10", PF, Blue Valley Randolph</p>
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<p>Brockman finished her junior season averaging 9.1 rebounds per game for the Rams. She scored 12.9 points per game and averaged 3.3 steals per contest. She has a big reach and can produce in the paint. She is ranked No. 164 overall by Prep Girls Hoops Kansas.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='525609' first='Regan' last='Becker'],</strong> 6'0", CG, Blue Valley Northwest</p>
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<p>Becker is ranked No. 11 overall and recently announced that she is verbally committing to play for Central Missouri after graduation. Last season, she averaged 8.5 rebounds per game and scored 13.5 points per contest. She shot 47 percent from the field last season and can step out and score from deep.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='897907' first='Kenzie' last='Nelson']</strong>, 5'5", SG, Hiawatha</p>
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<p>Hiawatha's Nelson is ranked No. 215 overall in the Kansas Class of 2026. She enters her senior campaign, coming off a junior season in which she grabbed 7.7 rebounds per game and scored 6.2 points per contest. Nelson shot 49 percent from the free-throw line last season. She is a multi-sport prospect who also plays volleyball and softball. </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='279717' first='Jayla' last='McClinton']</strong>, 6'2", C, Bishop Miege</p>
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<p>McClinton is ranked No. 7 overall in the Kansas Class of 2026 and had verbally committed to Southern Illinois University. She cleaned the glass last season 179 times in 23 games played. That equated to an average of 7.8 rebounds per game. She also scored at a pace of 13.5 points per game for the Stags as a junior.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='773203' first='Elle' last='Robinson']</strong>, 6'0", PF, St. James Academy</p>
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<p>Robinson grabbed 7.5 rebounds per game last season for the Thunder. She also scored at an 11-plus points per game clip. She shot a noteworthy 62 percent from the field as a junior. She is ranked No. 19 overall and has verbally committed to play round ball for the Benedictine Ravens after graduation.</p>
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<p><strong>Breehonnah Keeling</strong>, 5'10", SF, Topeka West</p>
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<p>Keeling grabbed 6.7 rebounds per game last season for the Chargers. She also chipped in a little over three points per game for West. She is another multi-sport prospect who excels on the softball diamond. She is currenlty unranked by Prep Girls Hoops.</p>
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<p><strong>Chesnea Cochren,</strong> 5'9", SG, Jackson Heights</p>
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<p>Cochren grabbed 6.5 rebounds per game, a significant increase from her sophomore season. She scored 8.8 points per game for the Cobras last season. She can score from deep and is currenlty an unranked prospect.</p>
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<p><strong>Addaline Hall</strong>, 5'10", PF, Topeka West</p>
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<p>A couple of Chargers were among the state leaders in rebounding last season. Hall finished her junior season averaging 6.3 boards and 7.7 points per game. She shot just less than 50 percent from the free-throw line last season. She is currently unranked by PGH Kansas.</p>
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<p><strong>Kolbie Noel</strong>, 5'8" SF, Jefferson West</p>
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<p>Noel is a prospect I have seen play a lot of volleyball. She is a net monster who can wreak havoc in the paint for the Tigers. Last season, she finished with averages of 6.2 rebounds, 4.9 points, and 1.7 steals per game. She is an unranked prospect by PGH, but is ranked No. 94 overall by Prep Dig Kansas.</p>
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With the girls' prep basketball season fast approaching, here is a look at a group of athletes who averaged at least six rebounds per game as juniors.
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