Sanford's "Who's Next" - Players Who Impressed

I was blown away by the amount of talented girls in the gym. North Dakota's talent pool keeps getting bigger and regional college coaches are loving the competition for recruits. This concludes coverage of Who's Next.    Jessa had a really nice day and it was fun to see her compete. I got to watch her dominate the 1-on-1 session. She was great at attacking closeouts and defender's high-side to gain an advantage going to the basket. She had great body control and maintained balance on her finishes despite getting bumped. Spickler has a good shot and quick release that translated to multiple three-point makes throughout the day. Jessa stands at 5'6 and would make a quality guard at the NAIA, Junior College, or Division 3 level. She moves well enough to be very competitive in those divisions. She is speedy and has good quickness to play solid defense.     Skylar and her sister Jurnee made the long trek to Fargo from Divide County, over a 6 hour drive. I am glad they both made it and got a chance to see them line up against fantastic competition. Skylar recently received an offer to play college basketball at Mayville State University. A Junior College coach and friend of mine also said he really likes Wehrman. She is a good athlete who competes hard on the floor. Skylar is a quality shooter who can spread the floor for her team. She has zero hesitation taking deep threes providing even more driving room for her teammates. Skylar is also good at using her athletic ability to attack the bucket.     Jurnee has potential to be an exceptional high school player and big college recruit. She has a different level of burst to her first step than most other 2029s. I enjoyed watching Jurnee dominate 3-on-3 with her decision making, passing, and finishing. She finished a difficult Euro-step on the right side over an opponent. She had another crafty finish after getting cut off on her drive to the middle and then spinning back through contact. People are going to know the Werhman name throughout North Dakota when Jurnee's high school career concludes.     Evalyn was excellent. She impressed me with her aggressiveness to the basket. She was one of the best drivers I saw at camp. Her ability to get downhill to her strong hand was exceptional. She is a physical 5'8 and did a good job of using her strength to maintain advantages against smaller defenders. She finished multiple plays through contact and would have drawn plenty of fouls if it were a real game. Her strength allows her to defend posts and fight for position. Selzler was balling out and looked really good at Who's Next.     Averi and her sister also made the trip East to attend the Who's Next. I am glad they did. Averi plays a little different style than her sister and they complement each other well on the floor. Averi is another good downhill driver and very strong. She was able to bully opponents near the rim and finish. I was impressed with her footwork around the basket. If she was cut off from her initial drive, she was able to pivot and spin back to regain an advantage and score. She was part of a good 3-on-3 team that dominated and scored at will. Averi is going to have the Coyotes howling next year in the WDA.     I enjoyed watching Alex play. She is more of guard than her sister but maintains that nice 5'10 height. She is a lefty and very hard to stop going to her strong hand. Her quickness was good to see in person. It is always hard to gage how fast a player is on film and Alex has decent quickness to her game. She is strong, just like her sister. Alex is also a very capable scorer and her game might get overlooked a little due to her sister gaining recognition for scoring 50 in a game last season. Alex averaged 20 points per game and shot 51% from the field, 42% from three, and 83% from the free-throw line. This is a big-time stat line. It is going to be a lot of fun to see if Williston can piece everything together for a state tournament run in 2027.

I was blown away by the amount of talented girls in the gym. North Dakota's talent pool keeps getting bigger and regional college coaches are loving the competition for recruits. This concludes coverage of Who's Next.