ESPNHS HoopGurlz Star Watch

Updated: February 22, 2012, 1:26 PM ET

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ESPN HoopGurlz Star of the Year Watch

As February winds down and March draws near, we see how some of the nation's biggest preps stars are doing with playoffs in the air.

		NAME	HEIGHT	POS	SCHOOL	RECENT
		Morgan Tuck, Senior	6-2	F	Bolingbrook	Tuck's terrific season continued last week with a 30-point, eight-rebound, four-steal performance that also secured a regional championship for Bolingbrook in the process.
		Breanna Stewart, Senior	6-3	F	Cicero-North Syracuse	Stewart is averaging 30 points and 11.5 rebounds per game in the sectional playoffs in just 18.5 minutes per game. She scored 29 points and grabbed 21 rebounds in the Feb. 10 loss to Christ the King.
		Linnae Harper, Junior	5-6	G	Whitney Young	Harper's team followed up a city championship with a regional title and the team's 30th win of the season. She chipped in 16 points, 7 rebounds, 4 steals and 3 assists in limited minutes in the rout of Proviso West.
		Allisha Gray, Junior	6-1	G	Washington County	Gray has scored 30 points or more in her last three games. She managed a double-double by adding 10 rebounds to her 30 points, five steals, two assists and two blocks in Washington County's latest playoff win over Westside. Her team sits at a perfect 25-0 on the season.
		Diamond DeShields, Junior	6-2	W	Norcross	After missing eight games with a wrist injury, DeShields has played the last three, scoring 31 points and grabbing 13 rebounds in the Regional semifinal win over Mill Creek and added 25 points in the championship victory over North Gwinnett.
		Alexis Jones, Senior	5-8	PG	MacArthur	It's playoff time in Texas and Alexis Jones exploded for 37 points in MacArthur's 67-60 quarterfinal win over Plano West. The outburst was more than 55 percent of her team's total. Next up is Coronado in the semifinal round.
		Nirra Fields, Senior	5-9	G	Mater Dei	This scoring machine has continued her assault on the nylon nets hanging from gyms across Southern California. Fields has scored 11 or more points for the entire season. On Saturday she scored a season-high 31 points and pushed her average to 22.9 points per game.
		Bianca Cuevas, Sophomore	5-5	PG	Nazareth	A tough loss to Bishop Ford netted Cuevas an uncharacteristic 10-point output. The unexpected loss leads to a bit of a slide this week.
		Kelsey Mitchell Sophomore	5-7	G	Princeton	Mitchell finished Princeton's 70-12 blowout win over Northwest on Tuesday with 20 points on 8 of 16 shooting as well as six steals and five assists.
		Niya Johnson, Senior	5-7	PG	P.K. Yonge	Johnson scored 21 points in the regional final and followed it up with 22 points in the state semifinal Tuesday night. She and her Yonge teammates play for a state title on Thursday.
		Jordan Adams, Senior	6-1	G	Mater Dei	The Monarchs are 3-1 in February and after finishing January with eight straight double-digit scoring outputs, she is averaging 10.3 points per game in February. It's not that Adams is playing poorly, but three of those games were blowouts, thus limiting her minutes.
		Brianna Turner, Sophomore	6-3	F	Manvel	Turner posted a triple-double with 15 points, 15 blocks and 12 rebounds in Manvel's regional semifinal win over Wheatley. She is averaging 20.8 points, 10.3 rebounds, 4.4 blocks, 2.5 steals and is finishing 59 percent of her shots this season.
		Sophia Bhasin, Senior	5-7	G	Cajon	Bhasin scored 30 points on 10 of 20 shooting in Cajon's 71-65 win in the sectional playoffs. Wednesday night's matchup with Edison will feature three of the west coast's premier scorers when Bhasin and her team meet Karlie and Katie Lou Samuelson of Edison.

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GIRLS' BASKETBALL RANKINGS

Rank	School (City, State)	Rec
1	Saint Marys Phoenix, AZ	30-0
2	McEachern Powder Springs, GA	33-0
3	Whitney Young Chicago, IL	34-0
4	Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL	26-2
5	Riverdale Murfreesboro, TN	34-3
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