Ava had a great four years for the Lady Panthers, but her state tournament run this year was her best stretch of basketball, averaging 26.7 points, 7.4 rebounds, and 3.7 steals per game, while shooting 55% from the field and 82% from the FT line. While they came up just short in the Class 3A State Finals, it was a great postseason. Ava is a wiry-strong, athletic, and versatile forward who can play effectively at all three levels, and there are several elite small colleges currently interested.

Ava is just a ballplayer, and she’ll likely graduate with more than 1500 points, 600 rebounds, 200 assists, and 200 steals. She is a fairly strong athlete who plays with an outstanding motor, and she can play all over the floor. She can handle the ball like a point forward, she has good vision, and she makes a lot of plays in transition. In the half-court, she prefers to operate in the mid-post, where she can attack the basket in one dribble or knock down the 15-footer. Defensively, she can take on bigger guards, wings, and undersized forwards as well, plus she has a nose for the ball.

Ava is really difficult to define by position, as she is just a ballplayer. She has some length, a wiry-strong, athletic frame, and she’s a nice North/South athlete. She plays with an outstanding motor and competes each possession. She hasn’t been a big grassroots participant, but for Corydon Central, she can play a point forward role, a mid-post role, and even a low-block role. She has great vision and a solid handle, she’s athletic attacking the basket, and she can post smaller defenders and finish inside, plus she rebounds very well.