The Palm Beach Post

PLAYERS TO WATCH

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Kiera Brown, Palm Beach Gardens, Jr., Guard/Forward: Brown was a first-team AllArea pick her first two seasons with the Gators and shows no signs of slowing down. She averaged 11.2 points and 7.5 rebounds last year.

Haley Gantt, King’s Academy, Sr., Forward: A first-team All-Area selection as a junior, Gantt averaged a double-double last year, with 14.2 points and 10.2 rebounds per game. She also averaged 4.3 blocks per game.

Sydney Jones, Wellington, Sr., Guard: Jones was a first-team All-Area pick last year after averaging a double-double — 17 points and 10 rebounds — as a junior.

Hannah Pratt, Boca Raton, Sr., Forward: After dabbling in football in the fall, the Columbia commit returns to her sport of choice. She had 8.3 points and six rebounds per game as a junior.

Da’Mya Preston, Benjamin, Sr., Forward: A three-time first-team All-Area selection, Preston enters her senior season after averaging 16 points and seven rebounds last year.

Megan Rampersad, Grandview Prep, Sr., Guard: Rampersad, a first-team All-Area pick last year, averaged 18.5 points and three assists per game while helping lead the Pride to the Class 2A state title.

Audrey Ramsey, Boca Raton, Jr., Guard: Ramsey won the Class 9A state title with a buzzer beater in the spring, and she returns with a more prominent role now that seniors Rachel Levy and Grace Marko have graduated.

Ra’shara Simmons, Palm Beach Lakes, Jr., Guard: Simmons burst on to the scene as a sophomore, scoring 17 points and racking up 7.2 rebounds and 5.4 steals per game.

Aaliyah Stanley, Oxbridge Academy, Jr., Guard: Stanley paced the state semifinali­sts with 16.4 points per game while adding 3.7 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 3 steals per game.

Alexa Zaph, Oxbridge Academy, Jr., Guard: The Florida Atlantic commit had 14.4 points, 2.6 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.7 steals per game as a sophomore.

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