2024 Rankings: Top Guards
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We wrap up our class of 2024 position rankings with the best primary ball-handlers. Trinity Rowe Trinity Rowe 5'7" | PG Pikeville | 2024 State KY , Pikeville- The top overall player in the class, Rowe gained valuable experience running the…
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Continue ReadingWe wrap up our class of 2024 position rankings with the best primary ball-handlers.
Trinity Rowe Trinity Rowe 5'7" | PG Pikeville | 2024 State KY , Pikeville- The top overall player in the class, Rowe gained valuable experience running the offense for one of the state’s top teams last season. She’ll be stepping into more of a scoring role over the next few years, and if she takes to it as well as she has to facilitating then she’ll remain at the top top of these rankings.
Shaelyn Steele Shaelyn Steele 5'5" | PG Russell | 2024 State KY , Russell- The number two player both on this list and overall, Steele takes a different approach to her AAU teammate Rowe, with a score-first attitude. She’s an excellent slasher, scoring inside at will, and if her outside shot takes a step forward she’ll be unstoppable on the offensive end.
Carly Smith Carly Smith 5'6" | PG Owsley County | 2024 State KY , Owsley County- This early in their career, many players are volume scorers who need to work on their efficiency, but not Smith. She is averaging close to 20 points per game with almost 50/45/90 shooting splits. That kind of efficiency this early is a great indicator for the rest of Smith’s career.
Carlie Thurmond Carlie Thurmond 5'7" | PG Bethlehem | 2024 State KY , Bethlehem- Long-range shooting is Thurmond’s best trait thus far, serving largely as a spot-up shooter for a strong young Bethlehem team. She’s great in that role, but as her career goes on she should expand into more of a well-rounded offensive weapon.
Nylaia Carter, Sacred Heart- Part of a young, reloading Sacred Heart team, Carter looks to be a centerpiece of the Valkyrie offense in the years to come. Like her teammate Rowe, Carter has been more of a facilitator thus far, but the combination of the two should make for explosive scoring as well as playmaking.
Kylie Gayheart Kylie Gayheart 5'5" | PG Knott County Central | 2024 State KY , Knott County Central- A theme on this list, Gayheart has been a pass-first player than a scorer early in her career, but it is a role she has excelled at. She has some of the best natural playmaking abilities of any of the state’s young players, and if her scoring can come close to that level, she’ll rocket up these rankings.
Paityn Isom Paityn Isom 5'6" | PG North Hardin | 2024 State KY , North Hardin- One of the more consistent scorers on this list, Isom regularly goes well into double figures in points. She also has strong rebounding skills for a point guard, a trait that could help make her one of the more complete players in this class.