Spring Rankings Look-In: 2025 Centers

<!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"small"} --> <p class="has-small-font-size"><em>The featured image is of [player_tooltip player_id='404110' first='Alyssa' last='Groover'] (2025) of Corydon Central High School.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Today we released the Spring rankings update for the Class of 2025. There were 12 new additions in total, plus a few players who raised their "stock", so to speak, so subsequently there was some movement throughout the list. We have also changed formats to make rankings more exclusive, therefore at this time we are ranking just 75 players in the Class of 2025, with the rest being placed on a watchlist of 85 players. At some point in the near future, those 75 ranked spots will expand to 100. That will likely either be June 1st or September 1st. In the meantime, I wanted to take this time to circle back and address all of the listed prospects, position by position. Below is a look at 12 post prospects who make up 7.5% of the rankings this time around, with analysis on a handful to "keep an eye on" detailed at the bottom.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:table --> <figure class="wp-block-table"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong><font size="+1">Rk.</font></strong></td><td><strong><font size="+1">Name</font></strong></td><td><strong><font size="+1">Pos.</font></strong></td><td><strong><font size="+1">Ht.</font></strong></td><td><strong><font size="+1">H.S.</font></strong></td></tr><tr><td>1.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='295789' first='Avery' last='Gordon']</td><td>C</td><td>6-6</td><td>Brownsburg</td></tr><tr><td>2.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='295793' first='Jamaya' last='Thomas']</td><td>C</td><td>6-1</td><td>Lawrence North</td></tr><tr><td>3.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='295791' first='Kaelyse' last='Mitchell']</td><td>C</td><td>6-5</td><td>Evansville F.J. Reitz</td></tr><tr><td>4.</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='570370' first='Claire' last='Payne']</td><td>C</td><td>6-1</td><td>NorthWood</td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='324068' first='Ava' last='Dase']</td><td>C</td><td>6-3</td><td>Kankakee Valley</td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='453219' first='Randee' last='Garringer']</td><td>C</td><td>6-0</td><td>Mooresville</td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='324075' first='Olivia' last='Gilley']</td><td>C</td><td>6-0</td><td>Washington</td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='404110' first='Alyssa' last='Groover']</td><td>C</td><td>6-0</td><td>Corydon Central</td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='506020' first='Kennedy' last='Horn']</td><td>C</td><td>6-2</td><td>Columbus North</td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='570379' first='Alivia' last='Peoples']</td><td>C</td><td>5-11</td><td>Anderson Prep</td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='506024' first='Sam' last='Price']</td><td>C</td><td>6-2</td><td>Westfield</td></tr><tr><td>WL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='626935' first='Maddie' last='Walton']</td><td>C</td><td>6-0</td><td>Andrean</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><font size="+2">NEW ADDITIONS:</font></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='626935' first='Maddie' last='Walton'], Andrean - Long, wiry-strong, and very athletic front-liner. More rebounder/defender right now, but skill is rapidly improving.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><font color="#FFFFFF">.</font></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><font size="+2">KEEP AN EYE ON:</font></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["324068"],"_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_0_evaluation":"Ava has grown 2-3 inches in the last 18 months, and she might be pushing 6-4 at this point. She has a strong frame, nice length, and she's athletic in most directions, including being somewhat bouncy. 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