MaxPreps National Player of the Year
Aaliyah Chavez of
Monterey (Lubbock, Texas) is well-represented on the list below of every 50-point scorer during the 2024-25 high school girls basketball season.
Pettus led the nation with six games of 50 or more including a national-high of 65 points Nov. 20. She opened the season with outings of 53, 58, 65 and 54 points in her first four games, finishing third in the nation at 38.7 points per game.
Wade had five 50-point games, including a season-high 60 points Jan. 13. The leading scorer in the nation at 41.5 points per game, she finished her career with 11 games over 50 points.
Grant scored 50 or more four times while Brown, who went off for 64 points in early January, did it three times.
Sources for the list include the MaxPreps database and the
luckyshow.org website.
Tionna Pettus set the tone for her senior campaign by going for 53 points in the season-opener. (PHOTO: Tom Masters)
1. 65 —
Tionna Pettus,
Bessemer City (N.C.), Nov. 20
2. 64 —
Eryn Brown,
Istrouma (Baton Rouge, La.), Jan. 9
3. 63 —
Kamrah Banks,
Crispus Attucks (Indianapolis, Ind.). Jan. 11
4. 61 —
MyLeah Not Afraid,
Lame Deer (Mont.), Jan. 11
4. 61 —
Rylie Cother,
Jackson County Central (Jackson, Minn.), Jan. 27
4. 61 —
Jaklaya Hunter,
Manley (Chicago), Feb. 17
4. 61 —
India Williams,
Westminster School (Augusta, Ga.), Feb. 21
8. 60 —
Iyanna Wade,
Clairton (Pa.), Jan. 13
8. 60 —
Eve Housley,
Somerset (Pa.), Jan. 27
10. 59 — Eryn Brown, Istrouma, Dec. 13
10. 59 —
Keyiona McDaniel,
Kountze (Texas), Jan. 13
10. 59 —
Jennifer Nash,
Tikigaq (Point Hope, Alaska), Feb. 13
58 points
Tionna Pettus, Bessemer City, Nov. 19
Kazaria Smith,
Romeoville (Ill.), Dec. 18
Kate Schindler,
Marvin Ridge (Waxhaw, N.C.), Feb. 12
Alexis Bordas,
Wheeling Park (Wheeling, W.Va.), Feb. 18
57 points
Ebbony Wilson,
St. Mary's Academy (Inglewood, Calif.), Nov. 18wa
Kaylee Yarbrough,
New Hope (Ala.), Jan. 9
Ameerah Grant,
Brown Deer (Wis.), Jan. 31
56 points
Makennah Alexis,
Cypress Lakes (Katy, Texas), Nov. 7
D'mya Eason,
Lonoke (Ark.), Nov. 26
Rose Simpson,
Brandeis (New York, N.Y.), Dec. 16
Iyanna Wade, Clairton, Dec. 19
Nalayna Cosby,
Ponitz Career Tech (Dayton, Ohio), Jan. 16
Alexandra Gonzalez,
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North (Pharr, Texas), Jan. 20
Zion McRae,
The Villages Charter (The Villages, Fla.), Jan. 27
Journey Holloway,
Red Bank (Chattanooga, Tenn.), Jan. 27
Alex Pope,
Martinsville (Texas), Jan. 28
Jennifer Nash, Tikigaq, Feb. 14
55 points
Mecailin Marshall,
Abernathy (Texas), Nov. 5
Sasha Brody,
Virginia Episcopal School (Lynchburg, Va.), Nov. 19
Ryleigh Byrd,
Monroe County (Monroeville, Ala.), Dec. 2
Serinity Metcalfe,
Shorewood (Wis.), Dec. 10
Brooklynn Haywood,
Union (Vancouver, Wash.), Dec. 13
Zaiannah Aubrey,
Fannindel (Ladonia, Texas), Jan. 17
54 points
Averie Zinn,
Genesee (Mich.), Jan. 3
Iyanna Wade, Clairton, Jan. 7
Oriyah Clay,
Indian Springs (Nev.), Jan. 21
Za'niya Mooney,
Hamburg (Ark.), Feb. 11
Navaeh Robinson,
Schalick (Pittsgrove, N.J.), Feb. 13
53 points
Tionna Pettus, Bessemer City, Nov. 15
Tionna Pettus, Bessemer City, Nov. 22
Dylan Lewis,
Mount Olive Christian (Athens, La.), Dec. 12
Tionna Pettus, Bessemer City, Dec. 13
Kahlen Robinson,
Bowman Academy (Gary, Ind.), Dec. 18
Aaliyah Chavez,
Monterey (Lubbock, Texas), Dec. 26
Rylie Cother, Jackson County Central, Jan. 31
Janiyah Boyd,
Monroe (N.C.), Jan. 31
Serenity Metcalfe, Shorewood, Feb. 3
52 points
Mia McGregor,
Mio-Au Sable (Mio, Mich.), Dec. 11
Payton Comstock,
Dolgeville (N.Y.), Dec. 16
Iyanna Wade, Clairton, Dec. 16
Tailee Bird,
Lodge Grass (Mont.), Jan. 21
Taylor McCarty,
Cheylin (Bird City, Kan.), Jan. 24
Cherie Spencer,
Northshore (Slidell, La.), Jan. 31
Kennedi Gaines,
Bartlett (Anchorage, Alaska), March 7
Tamia Watkins,
Andrew Jackson (Kershaw, S.C.), Feb. 4
Jakayla Hunter, Manley, Feb. 5
Taccarri Hicks, Racine Case, Feb. 10
Lyric Green,
Dodge County (Eastman, Ga.), Feb. 21
51 points
Brooklyn Kenney,
Blue Ridge Early College (Cashiers, N.C.), Nov. 21
Mia McGregor, Mio-Au Sable, Jan. 6
Maddyn Greenway,
Providence Academy (Plymouth, Minn.), Jan. 7
Alyce Edwards,
Kennett (Mo.), Jan. 13
Izzy Eisbach,
Nodaway Valley (Greenfield, Iowa), Jan. 14
Danauje Brooks,
South View (Hope Mills, N.C.), Jan. 14
Ashanti Taylor,
Porter Ridge (Indian Trail, N.C.), Jan. 17
Ameerah Grant, Brown Deer, Jan. 18
Taylor Swarnes,
Liberal (Mo.), Jan. 20
Oaklee Lofton,
Legacy Academy (Lockesburg, Ark.), Jan. 20
Iyanna Wade, Clairton, Jan. 30
Baleigh Gibbs,
Tyner Academy (Chattanooga, Tenn.), Jan. 30
Kaylee Yarbrough, New Hope, Feb. 1
Zaili Benish,
Leyton (Dalton, Neb.), Feb. 1
Oaklee Lofton, Legacy Academy, Feb. 8
Eryn Brown, Istrouma, Feb. 12
Danielle Smoots-Green, Flint Elite, Feb. 21
50 points
Amelia Williams,
Jordan Christian Prep (Auburndale, Fla.), Nov. 14
Janiyah Boyd, Monroe, Nov. 14
Tionna Pettus, Bessemer City, Nov. 19
Ar'jayla Elder,
Lincoln (Dallas, Texas), Nov. 30
Ebbony Wilson, St. Mary's Academy, Nov. 30
Aaliviah Green,
Eastridge (Rochester, N.Y.), Dec. 20
Angie Hernandez,
IDEA Edinburg College Prep (Edinburg, Texas), Dec. 21
Arianna Mercado,
East New York Family Academy (Brooklyn, N.Y.), Dec. 28
Taylor Fellows,
Newport (N.H.), Jan. 7
Aaliyah Chavez, Monterey, Jan. 7
Zoe Galbreath,
Lind-Ritzville/Sprague (Ritzville, Wash.), Jan. 7
Jakayla Hunter, Manley, Jan. 8
Hannah Stubbs,
SouthLake Christian Academy (Huntersville, N.C.), Jan. 9
Dalia DeJesus,
Deer Creek-Mackinaw (Mackinaw, Ill.), Jan. 9
Jaylyn Derricott,
Coolidge (Washington, D.C.), Jan. 13
Ameerah Grant, Brown Deer, Jan. 14
Cecilia Burruel,
Nogales (Ariz.), Jan. 14
Kaylee Yarbrough, New Hope, Jan. 18
Dee Alexander,
Purcell Marian (Cincinnati, Ohio), Jan. 22
A
myah Robinson,
Culpeper County (Culpeper, Va.), Jan. 22
Kendall Proffitt,
St. Johns Country Day (Orange Park, Fla.), Jan. 27
Olivia Protheroe,
Notre Dame (East Stroudsburg, Pa.), Jan. 28
Molly Ladwig,
Skutt Catholic (Omaha, Neb.), Jan. 31
Kate Sears,
Watauga (Boone, N.C.), Jan. 31
Dillan Haghighat,
North Shore Hebrew Academy (Great Neck, N.Y.), Feb. 2
Jerzy Robinson,
Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.), Feb. 3
Averie Zinn, Genesee, Feb. 4
Laila Downs,
McEwen (Tenn.), Feb. 4
Audrey Blair,
Marshall (Ark.), Feb. 7
Zaili Benish, Leyton, Feb. 7
Kylie Fruehstorfer,
Union Area (New Castle, Pa.), Feb. 7
Tatum Morrison,
Deer River (Minn.), Feb. 10
Ameerah Grant, Brown Deer, Feb. 11
Kyla Hayes,
Cardinal O'Hara (Tonawanda, N.Y.), Feb. 13
Aaliyah Chavez, Monterey, Feb. 18
Olivia Chrzan,
Monson (Mass.), Feb. 27
Mya Dunlap,
James Monroe (Lindside, W.Va.), Feb. 28
