Ruby Phelps comes into this article for a different reason than Eischeid. Phelps is listed here because of her ability to take charges on the defensive end. Last season as a Junior she recored 18 Charges throughout her team’s 22 games, placing her second in the 1A Class overall. The crazier part about this stat is the player that was ranked #1 with 19 Charges was her Phelps own teammate, who has graduated since. It’s always tough when team’s know how and when to take a charge. It makes the offense change how they view their strategy and how they might want to attack. If Phelps can do this again for her Senior year, I will be thoroughly impressed. There is a lot of the time where we see prospects who won’t take ONE Charge during their season, never mind 18. This shows dedicated, heart, and a willingness to sacrifice your body for the sake of the team. Something everyone can respect from the outside looking in.

When you are willing to sacrifice your body for the good of your team it’s easy to tell. Players like this are the first on the floor, the first to communication back in transition, and they don’t ask any questions. They just take direction and go to work. That’s what we have here with Ruby Phelps Ruby Phelps St. Mary's-Storm Lake | 2027 IA of St. Mary’s Storm Lake High School. Phelps has stepped up for 13 Charges this Winter so far throughout our first few games of the season. She has shown that she is willing to lay her body on the line multiple times a game and it’s paid off. As you might imagine, this is the highest amount of Charges on the Winter. Last season the high for the Winter by one prospect throughout the state was 21 so Phelps is on pace to demolish that number. She just needs to keep on doing the same thing.