Our First Installment of Talented Statewide Family Acts

Prep Girls Hoops Missouri presents its first installment of our annual "We Are Family" features, where we spotlight top family combinations from around the state. It could be sisters or cousins, but there are so many of them that we broke it up into two different installments. Here is a look at the first group of Family combinations. We will have the next group coming up this week.     Elsie-[player_tooltip player_id='1039479' first='Kinley' last='Larsen'] (Strafford): The Indians are ranked No. 1 in the latest Class 4 state poll behind the play of this talented sister act. Elsie is a 5'10" 2026 point guard who is headed to Colorado State. She is a three-level scorer who is also an excellent ball handler and playmaker. She makes her teammates better with his passing ability. Kinley is a 5'8" 2028 guard who is one of the top perimeter shooters in the state. Her shooting range extends well beyond the 3-point line and she can knock them down in bunches. She has numerous 30-point games on her resume during the first two seasons of her career.     Kate-[player_tooltip player_id='317351' first='Brie' last='Rubel'] (St. Vincent): The Rubel twins have been a tremendous pair on the high school scene for their entire four years of varsity ball. As freshmen at Cape Notre Dame, they helped the Bulldogs to a Final Four appearance in the Class 4 state tournament. Last season, they led St. Vincent to a berth in the Class 2 state championship game. Kate is a 6'0" forward who can play anywhere on the court. She is a strong ball handler and shooter, but she can also do damage in the low post with her height. Brie is an excellent 5'9" point guard who is an excellent playmaker who can shoot it from 3-point range. The Rubels will be headed to Missouri State next season to play beach volleyball. They led St. Vincent to a state championship in volleyball during the fall.     Charleigh-[player_tooltip player_id='1133681' first='Tinleigh' last='Spoonster'] (Clopton): The Spoonsters are one of two very talented sister acts that excel for the Hawks, who are currently ranked No. 2 in the Class 2 rankings with a 22-1 record. Charleigh is a 5'6" 2027 point guard who is one of the top point guards in the state. She is an elite passer with who can also score. She is averaging 17 points and nearly nine assists a game along with four steals. Tinleigh is a 2026 guard who recently joined the 1,000-point club for her career. She has been starting since her freshman year. She is currently averaging nine points, three rebounds, three assists and two steals a game.     Ashlyn-Callie Noah (Clopton): The Noah twins are the second talented sister act in the Hawks lineup. They are a very talented frontcourt combination has they hold things down on the inside. Ashlyn can score around the basket in a variety of ways with strength and finesse. She is averaging a team-high 17.5 points and 6.1 rebounds while shooting 61 percent from the field. Callie is a 5'10" 2027 forward who has a strong physical presence in the paint. She is currently averaging seven points and five rebounds a game while holding down the middle on defense.     Jael-Jayce-[player_tooltip player_id='1279119' first='Jayani' last='Green'] (University City): The Green sisters are a talented trio that have helped lead the Lions to a 17-5 record. Jael is a 5'5" 2026 points guard, Jayce is a 5'10" 2027 guard while Jayani is a 5'11" 2029 forward. Jael has been running the show for four seasons with her outstanding quickness and two-way ability. She is currently averaging 10 points, three rebounds and three assists a game. Jayce is a 5'10" point forward who also has been starting since her freshman year. She was also averaging 10 points a game before suffering an injury in late December. Jayani has stepped in and done an excellent job as a freshman with her height and versatile skill set. She is averaging seven points and four rebounds a game.     Kinsey-[player_tooltip player_id='1307962' first='Kara' last='Barton'] (Bunker): The Barton sisters are major linchpins on a talented Eagles team that is one of the best in the Class 1 ranks. Kinsey is a 5'10" 2026 guard who is one of the strong candidates for Class 1 Player of the Year. She just became the all-time leading scorer in school history with 2,339 points. In addition to being a tremendous scorer, she is also a capable ball handler, passer and defensive player. Younger sister Cara is a 5'11" 2028 forward who is having a productive season, but she has a very bright future ahead of her. She is a matchup problem with her ability to use her size to score in the paint along with her ball handling and good perimeter skills.     Trinity-[player_tooltip player_id='999529' first='Cyrinity' last='Chatman'] (Louisiana): The 2028 Chatman twins are the present and definitely the future of Louisiana basketball. Both are talented young point guards who have the speed and quickness to impact the game at both ends of the floor. You can give either one of them the ball and they are able to break down defenders off the dribble or use their speed to get in the lane of the straight line drive. They are also disruptive on the defensive end with their ability to apply on-ball pressure.

Prep Girls Hoops Missouri presents its first installment of our annual "We Are Family" features, where we spotlight top family combinations from around the state. It could be sisters or cousins, but there are so many of them that we broke it up into two different installments. Here is a look at the first group of Family combinations. We will have the next group coming up this week.