National high school top stars, best girls basketball performances of the week (Jan. 30-Feb. 5)
Each week, SBLive scours gyms, box scores and all corners of the country for the top high school basketball performances.
Here are the top girls performances around the country from Jan. 30-Feb. 5.
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Jazzy Davidson, Clackamas (Oregon)
In a matchup between the top-ranked big-school teams from Oregon and Washington, Davidson recorded 29 points and seven rebounds as Clackamas took down Camas, 60-50. Davidson is one of the highest-rated sophomores in the country.
Kloe Froebe, Lincoln (Illinois)
Froebe had a double-double with 31 points and 10 steals in a 78-27 victory over Effingham. The win sealed Lincoln’s first conference title in 23 years.
Alli Harness, Carroll (Indiana)
Harness became Carroll’s all-time scoring leader with a 27-point performance in a 69-30 win over Covington. The junior is averaging 24 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 3.4 steals.
Brooklynn Haywood, Union (Washington)
Haywood, a freshman point guard, hit six 3-pointers and finished with 36 points in a 71-56 rivalry loss to Camas.
Hannah Hidalgo, Paul VI (New Jersey)
Needing 29 points to reach 2,000 for her high school career, Hildago scored exactly 29 in a 61-39 victory over Camden Catholic.
Destiny Jackson, Whitney Young (Illinois)
Jackson went 15 of 17 from the floor and tallied 32 points, six rebounds, nine assists and seven steals as Whitney Young blew past Kennedy, 135-10, in the first round of the Chicago Public League Championship. Whitney Young led 80-4 at the break.
Ari Long, Valley View (California)
Long was sensational all week for Valley View, scoring a school-record 61 points in an 87-39 win over Lakeside followed by a triple-double (54 points, 16 rebounds, 10 assists) against Rancho Christian, a 94-84 Valley View victory. The Washington signee became the 17th girls basketball player in state history to surpass 3,000 career points.
Nicole Melious, Wagner (New York)
Melious nearly had a triple-double with 40 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds in an 81-57 victory over Tottenville. The junior scored her 3,000th career point in the win. She is the first public school basketball player in state history to reach the milestone.
Jenna Muha, Shade (Pennsylvania)
Muha dominated with 32 points and 16 rebounds as Shade cruised past Turkeyfoot Valley, 54-26. In the fourth quarter, Muha became the school’s all-time leading scorer.
Senaya Parker, Samuel Fels (Pennsylvania)
Parker scored all but five of her team’s points in a 59-48 victory over Simon Gratz. She also had nine steals. In the week of Jan. 22-28, Parker netted 113 total points in a pair of wins over MaST Community Charter and Randolph Technical. Parker is the nation’s leading scorer at 43.8 points per game.
Mary Pennefather, Seton (Virginia)
Pennefather scored her 2,000th career point in a 71-26 victory over Oakcrest. Pennefather, a senior, finished the game with 20 points.
Samantha Pfeil, Methuen (Massachusetts)
Pfeil recorded 30 points, 14 rebounds and three assists in a 58-29 victory over Lawrence.
Emma Pierson, Belvidere (Illinois)
Pierson scored 70 combined points last week as Belvidere split a pair of games with Guilford (54-48 loss) and Belvidere North (54-32 win).
Natalie Potts, Incarnate Word Academy (Missouri)
Potts poured in 36 points as Incarnate Word Academy downed Vashon, 72-61, for the program’s 88th consecutive victory. Potts is a Nebraska signee.
Jaliece Russell, Zion-Benton (Illinois)
Russell is closing in on 1,000 career points after netting a game-high 30 in a 57-56 victory over Chicago Hope Academy.
Laci Steele, Edmond North (Oklahoma)
Steele, an NC State signee, was dominant at both ends of the court in a 78-31 rout of Westmoore. Steele led all players with 30 points.
Juju Watkins, Sierra Canyon (California)
The USC signee broke her own school record by scoring 60 points in an 88-39 win over Notre Dame.
Laniah Wills, Lapel (Indiana)
Wills scored 27 points and corralled a career-best 21 rebounds as Lapel earned a 58-56 come-from-behind win over Alexandria in the Sectional 40 semifinals. Lapel defeated Winchester Community 52-47 the next night to win the program’s first sectional championship since 2007.