Five Metro Seniors To Watch

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Heading into the girls' basketball season, I want to feature seniors to watch this fall.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I will start by shining the spotlight on five athletes from the Kansas City Metropolitan Area.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["351760"],"_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-690cd8b9139d9"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Olathe North's Lee is the top-ranked athlete in the Prep Girls Hoops Kansas Class of 2026 rankings. She is coming off a season in which she scored 23.9 points per game. She has scored over 1,200 points during her high school career. Lee has a 41 percent shooting percentage from the field in three seasons. She is athletic and long. She has verbally committed to Florida State University.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["317352"],"_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-690cd8b913a40"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Bishop Miege has a couple of seniors hoping to end their prep careers with winning seasons. Grant finished last season scoring 16.7 points per game for the Stags. She is on pace to become a 1,000-point scorer during her high school career. She scored 385 points during her junior campaign. Grant is ranked No. 4 overall by PGH Kansas and has verbally committed to Murray State University.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["279717"],"_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-690cd8b913a94"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">McClinton is ranked No. 7 overall and has verbally committed to play for Southern Illinois University. She recorded eight double-double games last season for Bishop Miege. She scored 13.5 points per game and grabbed 7.8 rebounds per contest as a junior. She has a huge reach and is not afraid to get physical in the paint.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["773203"],"_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-690cd8b913ae4"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Robinson will be an athlete to watch closely during her senior season. She is coming off a junior season in which she averaged 11 points and 7.5 rebounds per game. She shot an impressive 62 percent from the field last season. Last season, she grabbed 164 rebounds and has finished with at least 120 rebounds in each of her three seasons playing for the Thunder. She is ranked No. 19 overall and has verbally committed to play basketball at Benedictine.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["623724"],"_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-690cd8b913b33"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Smith will have eyes on her and will be expected to play a larger role on the team as a senior. As a junior, she averaged 5.3 points per game and 2.1 assists per contest. Smith shot 39 percent from three-point range and 69 percent from the free-throw line last season. She is also a big-time soccer prospect. She had a record of 18-1 in goal last season, with 14 shutouts and 48 total saves, and an 80 percent save percentage. She is ranked No. 37 overall in the Kansas Class of 2026.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block -->