Another individual that jumps off of the screen because of her ability to control her team is Tillie Smith Tillie Smith 5'4" | PG Ankeny Centennial | 2025 State IA . Smith is a guard that is a constant. That is the best way to describe her game in my opinion. She stays on the floor most of the time and is her team’s orchestrator of everything that is happening out there. To be a good point guard, you have to be aware of you surroundings at all times throughout a contest. I think this is another intangible that Smith displays. There is never a moment when she doesn’t understand the best route for success for her team, wether it be on offense or defense. Looking forward, I’ve seen the future rosters of a lot of the collegiate programs throughout the state and I believe that Smith should find a home before her high school days are over. She is one of the more fundamental guards that I’ve seen throughout the state, accounting for all classes and I hope she demonstrates that again this winter at Ankeny Centennial.

When looking for someone to lead your team on the floor, you want a player that you can trust to make the right choices at the right moments, while also being able to create something out of thin air if need be. A player that embodied that during their spring/summer AAU season is Tillie Smith Tillie Smith 5'4" | PG Ankeny Centennial | 2025 State IA . Smith was the life force for her Pure Prep E40 team. A player that had all of her teammates in the correct spots on each play, while being able to make last second adjustments in the blink of eye if need be. Not to mention that Smith’s game was consistent and efficient. She didn’t try to force things and was always trying to take whatever the defense was giving her. This winter keep an eye out for Smith. A Top 50 player in her perspective class, in the state of Iowa, is sure to make some headlines this season for high school ball.

Tillie Smith Tillie Smith 5'4" | PG Ankeny Centennial | 2025 State IA is coming off of a season where she played as a spot up sharp shooter at the varsity level coming off the bench. It looks like to start this year she will be asked to do the same thing while expanding her game to make it more diverse. Smith through two games is shooting 54.5% from the field and 55.6% from behind the three point line. As the year goes on she will become more confident, become more aggressive and start to really show what she can do on the floor. On the defensive end she works hard and stays on her assignment that is given to her. She doesn’t over help and is always the first one on the floor for a loose ball. She is generally a player that anyone would love to play next to on the court. As this season goes on and her team continues to dominate, Smith will show that she is one of the best shooters in the state and can contribute to a college program by not just making jump shots but being a scoring weapon from all three levels.

In the first game of her sophomore year Tillie Smith Tillie Smith 5'4" | PG Ankeny Centennial | 2025 State IA came off the bench for Ankeny Centennial High School and lit it up from beyond the three point line, making 4 out of 5 shots while ending the game 5/6 from the field with 14 points. Smith is a good shooter with a fundamental shot and good balance as she comes off screens. If she is given an open look for more than a second, it will have a good chance of going in. As the season goes on she will show what else she can do for her team as a scorer and overall player. Once she is more comfortable in the varsity system it should all come a little bit easier to her.