11 Uncommitted 2023 Guards Off to Strong Starts
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With Christmas Break here it is a good time to take a step back. In this article look at eleven uncommitted 2023s off to a good start. The basis is drawn from statistics reported to MaxPreps. PGs/CGs/SGs Bella Baker Bella…
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Continue ReadingWith Christmas Break here it is a good time to take a step back. In this article look at eleven uncommitted 2023s off to a good start. The basis is drawn from statistics reported to MaxPreps.
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Bella Baker Bella Baker 5'5" | CG Ellinwood | 2023 State KS , 5’5″, CG, Ellinwood – Raising her points and boards by 4 and two 2 respectively over a season ago, Baker has averaged 12.2 points and 7.2 rebounds in December. On a assists-to-turnovers clip of 1 Baker also averaged 3.2 assists and 3.4 steals.
Malynn Beil Malynn Beil 5'6" | PG Hodgeman County | 2023 State KS , 5’6″, PG, Hodgeman County – Beil continues to average double figures after finishing the 2022 season tallying 12.2 points per game and earn SPIAA first team honors. For the 1-loss Longhorns Beil has put up 10.2 points and 5.2 rebounds per game. Beil has also averaged 3.2 assists, on a assists to turnovers clip of 1, and 2.8 steals.
Sophia Bott Sophia Bott 5'6" | CG Linn | 2023 State KS , 5’6″, PG, Linn – Bott is averaging 10.5 points, shooting 30% from three, and yet has only shot a pair of free throws. Both of which she made. Bott is dishing out 5 assists per game at a very strong 2.86 assists to turnovers clip. Bott is also grabbing 4.3 rebounds and 1.3 steals as well.
Riley Bruggeman Riley Bruggeman 5'8" | PG St. James Academy | 2023 State KS , 5’8″, PG, St. James Academy – Bruggeman earned KBCA 5A honorable mention and second team Eastern Kansas League selections last season. Bruggeman has put up 21.2 points per game while shooting a hot 43% from beyond the arc, 81% from the line, and 51% overall from the floor. She has also picked up 5 rebounds, 2.3 steals, and 2.3 assists per game.
Mallorie Church, 5’5″, PG, Tescott – Through five games Church has put up big double-double numbers in averaging 18.8 points and 13 rebounds per game. Shooting 54% from the floor Church has also averaged 3 steals and 2.6 assists per game.
Trinity Kruse, 5’3″, PG, Little River – Kruse is a big part of the defending state champion and currently undefeated Redskins success. She has averaging 15.7 points, 8.6 rebounds, 4.1 steals and 4 assists per game. A 60% free throw shooter who is shooting 62% from the floor, Kruse has a assists-to-turnover of 2.
Cashlyn Kvasnicka, 5’4″, SG, Quinter – Kvasnicka has been among the best three point shooters in the state, knocking down 42% of 36 attempts, while averaging 9.8 points. She also holds 3.4 assists per game at a assists-to-turnovers clip of 2 through six games for the undefeated Bulldogs.
Mary Lukert, 5’8″, CG, Sabetha – A 2022 Big 7 League first team selection Lukert is a very experienced player playing in a tough league that often sends a couple teams to the 3A state tournament. She was a cog in the Sabetha machine that reached state in 2021. So far this season she has averaged 15 points and 5 rebounds while shooting 44% from the floor. She has also generated 2.7 steals and 2.5 assists
Paige Martin Paige Martin 5'8" | CG Mission Valley | 2023 State KS , 5’10”, CG, Mission Valley – Martin has averaged 11 points and 4.8 rebounds but leads the state with 5.4 steals per game for the undefeated Vikings. She has also shot 60% from the line. Martin earned KBCA 2A honorable mention and Flint Hills League first team honors a season ago.
Natalie Nitz Natalie Nitz 5'3" | PG Atchison County | 2023 State KS , 5’3″, PG, Atchison County – A returning Northeast Kansas League first team selection, Nitz has dropped 10.3 points per game and shot 36% from three point land. Nitz has also dished out 5.4 assists at a 2.62 assists-to-turnovers clip. She has also gathered 3 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game.
Josie Weers, 5’7″, CG, Southern Coffey County – The second team Lyon County League selection has put up big double-double numbers in the early season averaging 19.3 points and 13.6 rebounds for the 4-2 Titans. She has also picked up 1.8 steals and has a 2:1 assists-to-turnover ratio. A blistering 50% from beyond the arc Weers has shot 49% overall from the floor and 66% from the line.