6A Freshman Standouts: Mid-December
The 2021-2022 high school basketball season is underway and Prep Girls Hoops Arizona will be following along the entire year! Each week we will release new articles about a handful of players that stood out above the rest. This article…
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Continue ReadingThe 2021-2022 high school basketball season is underway and Prep Girls Hoops Arizona will be following along the entire year! Each week we will release new articles about a handful of players that stood out above the rest. This article is going to be focusing on the talent that has been shown so far from the Freshman in the Class AAAAAA up until the mid-point of December.
Dylan Swindle – Freshman – Desert Vista High School
In only a handful of games played at the Varsity level so far, Swindle has come out of the gates hot for the Desert Vista Lady Thunder to start off the 2021-2022 basketball season. Dylan is averaging 17.3 points per game along with 3.7 steals per game and 3.3 rebounds per game. The freshman has contributed greatly to the wins this month against Sunnyside (12/02) with 19 points and against Westview High School (12/10) where she finished the game with 25 points. In all three games, she has hit at least one three-pointer but she can also get downhill when necessary.
Jaziah Billey – Freshman – 5’3″ – Dobson High School
Jaziah is a five-foot-three combo guard for the Dobson Lady Mustangs. This will be her first year to play in high school and she is already making a name for herself at the varsity level. The freshman is averaging 8.0 points per game, followed by 3.0 assists per game and 1.8 steals per game to help her team to an 8-7 overall record so far. Billey was close to her first career double-double in a win over Christian High School earlier this month (12/04). She finished the game with 16 points, 50% from the three-point line, a defensive rebound, 8 assists, and 2 steals. This youngster is unselfish and really knows how to share the ball/find an open teammate.
Teagan McIlroy – Freshman – 5’6″ – Sunnyslope High School
Teagan is a five-foot-six freshman this season for the Sunnyslope Lady Vikings. She has started off the year strong averaging 8.7 points per game and 6.3 rebounds per game. The point guard is also averaging 4.7 assists and 4.2 steals per game, as well. This all-around athlete knows the game and uses that to her advantage. McIlroy can get hot from behind the arc but has not limited her game to just that. She can get open inside or drive and kick out to an open teammate to add to her assist stat line. She is another 6A freshman that has come so close a couple of times to her first career double-double with her performances earlier this month and the last, but I have no doubt that it will come soon enough!
Julissa Rocha – Freshman – Copper Canyon High School
Another standout freshman combo guard in the 6A comes out of Copper Canyon High School. Julissa Rocha is playing point/shooting guard to start off her high school career with the Lady Aztecs. She is averaging 5.2 points per game and has played in 9 out of the 10 games so far this year. Not only is she helping to contribute to the wins through points but through her ability to see the floor and use her quick feet to get the steal. Rocha is averaging 2.2 steals per game for a total of 20 at the mid-point of December.
Rylie Sword – Freshman – 5’6″ – Basha High School
Rylie is a five-foot-six combo guard for the Basha Lady Bears that has made her freshman debut just earlier this year. Sword is averaging 7.3 points per game, 2.4 rebounds per game, and 1.8 steals per game to help her team to a 4-4 start to the season. She has had a handful of breakout games including her first high school varsity showing against Mountain Pointe towards the end of November. #23 finished the game with 16 points, 2 three’s for 40%, 83% 2FG, a defensive rebound, an assist, and a steal. Rylie has continued through the first few months with confidence and poise. I am looking forward to seeing how she will grow over the rest of the season.