I think Jalynn's highlight reel is the most impressive to me. She seems to be able to do a little bit of everything, shoot the three, drive to the hole, handle the ball, pass, and she was named the Texas High School Coaches Association player of the year for classes 1A-4A. (She played in Class 3A). That's a pretty impressive accolade for a state that produces a ton of Division 1 athletes in women's basketball every year.
Brown has the bigger reputation being a McDonald's all-American and she does some of the same things Bristow does. I just think Bristow does them at a quicker pace and more athletically. Bristow also averaged 22.3 points and 12.4 rebounds a game for her CAREER up until her junior year while shooting 90 percent from the line and 40 percent from three. She bettered her career averages as a senior, but I don't have the exact numbers because she switched schools and I don't think the new school kept records as well. Meanwhile, Brown averaged just over 20 points and nearly 11 RBs per game as a senior.
In fact, the only player in the incoming class who averaged under 20 points per game as a high school senior was Jackson, and she checked in at just over 19 a game. She also shot over 80 percent from the free throw line and about 43 percent from 3.
Joens averaged 24.6 and 11.9 RBs per game as a senior.
Crooks average 32.9 points and 13.3 RBs per game and shot 75 percent from the field as a senior. Those are video game numbers.
I'm not suggesting these averages will continue in college, but there's some great material there to work with. It's also a far cry from some of our usual recruits, some of whom barely averaged double figure scoring in high school. I'm thinking of the Jordan Jensen's (11.2) and the Lauren Mills (played net ball, not basketball). Even Meredith Burkhall only averaged 16 points a game as a high school senior.
I don't know, I just think that if you are a division 1 basketball player, you should be able to dominate in high school. These 5 girls showed that they could do just that.
