Class of 2029: Top Five

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The inaugural 2029 rankings have been posted. Today, we will examine the top ten in two separate articles and conclude the winter rankings update content. After today, we will shift our focus to the upcoming postseason and provide some preview content for what is arguably the best time of the year for high school basketball.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1241213"],"_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-6995f5894ae28"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">The Eau Claire area native is a player who will catch the attention of any college coach because of her 6-5 size. However, she has improved since I first saw her play over this past AAU season. She plays with physicality and is willing to use her size around the basket. Borcherding has also shown some touch around the basket and the free-throw line, which is something that will help her as she continues developing.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1229670"],"_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-6995f5894ae91"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">I first saw Olmstead by chance because I wanted to see a team Lancaster played against, and I left that game incredibly impressed by the Flying Arrows newcomer. Olmstead is an elite athlete who can make plays on either end of the floor at any time. She can get to the basket and play through contact around the basket, and I also love her defensive effort whenever she's on the floor. She is a player people around the state will learn about.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["874401"],"_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-6995f5894aedf"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">The Neenah forward is a physical frontcourt player who can play around the basket and uses her physicality to help her excel in her minutes for the Rockets. Danforth does her best work around the basket, but she has the ability to space the floor at times. She has the skillset and physical tools to be a versatile frontcourt player at the next level, and it'll be intriguing to see how she continues to develop her game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1276313"],"_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-6995f5894af25"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">The McFarland guard has all the athletic tools to become an effective lead guard who can make things happen with the ball in her hands. Her athleticism also leads me to believe that she has a defensive ceiling higher than most players in her class. She also has the confidence to make things happen agaisnt players who've been at the high school level for three years. Charbonneau is a player who can be one of the best in this class.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1753992"],"_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-6995f5894af68"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Apuan has a role at La Crosse Central and mostly plays on the perimeter and takes most of her shots from beyond the three-point line. The La Crosse native is an athletic wing who can move her feet defensively and has the athletic tools to make plays on both ends of the floor, and I'm eager to see what she looks like this summer and in her next three seasons with the River Hawks because I would assume she earns a more prominent role.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block -->