Each week, SBLive looks for gyms, box scores and top high school basketball performances across the country.
Here are the girls’ top performances nationwide from January 16-22.
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Sophia Bell, Jesuit (Oregon)
Bell filled the stat sheet with 27 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals in a 67-39 win over Jefferson. Bell, his four-star contractor for Oregon, is averaging 19.5 points, 4.6 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 3.6 steals as a senior.
Ellie Butler, Livingston Academy (Kentucky)
Butler scored a game-high 30 points and added five rebounds and two steals in the 58–46 victory over Creekwood.
Maggie Fricke, Minot, North Dakota
Fricke scored a school-record 36 points in a 79-51 win over Mandan. Fricke, a freshman guard, is a right-out 3-point shooter and one of North Dakota’s top underclassmen.
Kloe Froebe, Lincoln, Illinois
Frob had a triple-double in the 91-54 victory over Wheaton North, adding 43 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists. The junior guard averaged 27 points, 8 rebounds, 5.7 steals and 4.5 assists.
Alena Fusetti, Blackhawk (Pennsylvania)
Fusetti filled in seven 3-pointers and had 31 points and 6 rebounds in a 67–37 win over Freedom. The Blackhawks entered the week ranked number one in class 4A, while Freedom was the top ranked team in 2A.
Adrianna Gonzalez, Indian Trail, Wisconsin
Gonzalez had 35 points and five assists as the Indian Trail beat Wilmot 70-52.
Hannah Hidalgo, Paul VI (New Jersey)
Hidalgo had 48 points, 11 rebounds, eight steals and five assists as Paul VI beat Westtown 72-69 in overtime. A five-star point guard recruit and Notre Dame signatory, Hidalgo claims to be the country’s top senior.
Abby Nauf, Boles (Florida)
Knauf scored a total of 56 points from his two wins at Dunnellon and Ocala Westport. Sophomores have scored 20 or more points this season.
Ali Long, Valley View, California
Long scored a combined 89 points as Valley View split two games last week against Paloma Valley (69-44 win) and Rancho Christian (77-73 loss). Washington’s contractor Long said he’s scoring 32.1 points per game as a senior.
Stevie Lundquist, Mendocino (California)
Lundquist exploded 50 points in a 63-49 victory over Potter Valley. Junior also recorded 11 rebounds and 6 steals.
Nicole Melius, Wagner (New York)
Melius had 42 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists in a 72-68 loss to the East New York Family Academy. Melius, who is the nation’s top scorer with 43.8 points per game, posted his 40-plus points against Law & Tech and Petrides last week in Brooklyn.
Jordyn Palmer, Westtown, Pennsylvania
Playing opposite Hannah Hidalgo, Palmer had 31 points, 13 rebounds, four blocks and one stolen base in a 72-69 overtime loss to Paul VI. Palmer is in his eighth grade playing varsity basketball.
Devyn Quigley, Manchester Township, New Jersey
Quigley had 34 points, 15 rebounds and 3 blocks in a 50-37 road win in the Central Regional. Quigley, a four-star junior, has averaged 36.1 points per game this season.
Talia Scott, St. John’s Country Day, Florida
Arkansas signer and one of the nation’s top-ranked seniors, Scott delivered a 37-point performance in wins over Ridgeview (67-59) and Reigns (62-43). She added 8 rebounds and 10 steals against Reigns and had 9 rebounds and 7 assists against Ridgeview.
Jade Williams, Huffman (Texas)
Williams scored 31 points in Huffman’s 47-37 sweeping win over Liberty. Later that week, Williams lost to Splendola, breaking the school’s career points record.
