High School Ball – Top Performers in Week 1

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In this article, we look at just a few guards on the First Coast and from around the state who had a very productive first week in high school basketball. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='243948' first='Maggie' last='Lauber']&nbsp; /&nbsp; 2023 / &nbsp; 5'5&nbsp; PG / Durant&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lauber is one of the best unsigned Senior guards in the state.   Lauber was a week 1 standout averaging 14 points, 7 steals, and  6 assists for the week.   The fleet-footed Senior hit the game-winner to defeat Armwood and followed that up with a game in which she posted 16 points, 14 steals, and 8 assists.  REPEAT: 14 steals.  Lauber is a crafty guard who is athletic and fast   She can handle the ball and get to the rim,  and she wreaks havoc on opposing point guards.  </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='426239' first='London' last='Jenkins']&nbsp; /&nbsp; 2024&nbsp; / &nbsp; 5'6 PG /&nbsp; Fleming Island</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jenkins had a standout week averaging 23 points, 8 points, and 7 steals over a&nbsp; game stretch. &nbsp; Jenkins is one of the fastest guards on the First Coast. She plays downhill and gets to the rim consistently.&nbsp; She can knock down the three-ball,&nbsp; has a nice runner in the paint., and flourishes in the transition game. &nbsp; Defensively,&nbsp; the point guard is quick and knows how to play the passing lanes very well. &nbsp; She is also a good on-the-ball defender.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='346820' first='Abby' last='Knauff'] /&nbsp; 2025&nbsp; /&nbsp; 5'6 SG&nbsp; /&nbsp; Bolles</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Knauff had a usual week of high school basketball.&nbsp; Knauff had a 31-point performance and a 20-point performance this week.&nbsp; &nbsp; Knauff knows how to put the ball in the basket and can do it from anywhere on the court: &nbsp; Threes, in the paint,&nbsp; drives to the goal and scores off of offensive rebounds. &nbsp;In 2021, Knauff came on the scene and had an MVP-like year. She is off to a similar start this year and will catch no one by surprise this time around. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='349326' first='Nykeria' last='Thomas']&nbsp; / 2024&nbsp; /&nbsp; 5'8 CG&nbsp; /&nbsp; Mandarin</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Thomas had a 17-point,&nbsp; 5 assists, and 5 steal performance last week.&nbsp; Thomas is one of the most versatile guards on the First Coast. &nbsp; She can play the 1, 2, and 3 positions and play inside and out.&nbsp; Thomas has shown early in the season that she can knock down the three-ball.&nbsp;&nbsp; Defensively, Thomas is long and athletic and plays the passing lanes very well. She can defend on the wings and also can mix it up in the paint. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Ki'Ajanae Gordon /&nbsp; 2023&nbsp; / 5'8 CG&nbsp; /&nbsp; Durant</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Senior guard was a week 1 standout, averaging 13 points, 6 steals, and 5 rebounds per game.&nbsp; Gordon was very instrumental in the victory of Armwood,&nbsp; going for&nbsp; 18 points and knocking down 4 three-pointers on six attempts. &nbsp; Gordon also played well on the defensive end, averaging over 6 steals per game.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Gordon posted 7 steals and 9 steals in back-to-back games. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->