If you are looking at last year’s stat sheet you’ll notice that Ava Carlson Ava Carlson 5'9" | SF Norwalk | 2026 State IA of Norwalk High School held the highest FG% out of the 2026 Class throughout the state last Winter at just over 62% from the Forward position. This might shock some people but Carlson is going to be asked to do the same this Winter. If not a little bit more with who they will have available on roster. This group as a whole losses a lot of production due to graduation and injury so others will need to step up. Others like Carlson at the SF/CG position. Which is 100% do-able at this time. It’ll all come down to the system put in place by their coaching staff. If they can figure out their pieces, players like Carlson will shine once again. No doubt about it.

Ava Carlson Ava Carlson 5'9" | SF Norwalk | 2026 State IA might not of had the most attempts last year when it comes to this subject but she did a great job of converting near the bucket whenever those opportunities presented themselves. Carlson took just over 100 attempts on the season in total, converting over 60 of those at the SF/CG position. This Winter Carlson will be tasked with a little more responsibility but she should be prepared for the challenge. Their group will have a lot of the same pieces so it should be familiar territory if they play their cards right.

If you want to talk about a hard working prospect, that is willing to mix it up with any opponent, at any given size, then look no further than SF – Ava Carlson Ava Carlson 5'9" | SF Norwalk | 2026 State IA of Norwalk. Carlson is a team captain, while she tries to hold her own under the hoop. In this event, Carlson had to guard a 6’2 Post and she did all that she could. She fronted the post, worked on every possession to get around her, and she never gave up on the play. Didn’t matter if it was the 1st quarter or with 2 minutes left in the ball-game. You could tell that Carlson was working relentlessly and that stood out to everyone watching this game unfold.