We’re into the final weeks of the high school basketball season.
Even if it’s technically past the halfway point, the PNJ is releasing midseason coverage this week. We started with boys and girls basketball power rankings, and released our boys basketball midseason player of the year poll as well.
Today is for the girls basketball midseason player of the year. The PNJ asked readers to vote for their choice for the preseason player of the year and are asked to do so again at midseason.
Navarre sophomore Jaleah Jones was selected as preseason player of the year, and is also a midseason nominee while leading a resurgent Raiders squad.
Below are the rest of the nominees. Please note that voting has no impact on our all-area awards, which will be released following the end of the postseason.
Voting closes at 11 a.m. on Jan. 16. All stats are from publicly available information and as of January 9.
Amani Bartholomew, West Florida: The Jaguars may be 2-12, but that hasn’t stopped Bartholomew from stuffing the stat sheet in her junior season. She leads West Florida in points (13.2), rebounds (10.2), assists (2.5) and steals (3.5) per game.
Maleeya Brammer, Navarre: The senior Gulf Breeze transfer has flourished in her move down U.S. Highway 98 East, averaging 12.6 points and 6.2 rebounds per game while shooting 46 % from the field.
Nylah Brooks, Booker T. Washington: The junior guard has emerged as a solid perimeter scoring option for the Wildcats. She’s averaging 9.7 points, 5.0 rebounds and a team-high 3.0 assists and 2.3 steals per game.
Bryse Burkett, LEAD Academy: Just an eighth grader, the 5-foot-7 inch guard is already making waves, averaging an area-best 29.9 points per game along with 2.9 assists and 3.9 steals per game. She has an offer from NCAA Division I South Alabama.
Jada Clardy, Booker T. Washington: The defending PNJ Newcomer of the Year has shouldered an even bigger load as a sophomore, averaging a team-high 15.1 points and 7.3 rebounds per game as well as 2.7 assists and 1.8 steals per game.
Katelyn Davis, Altheia Christian: The 5-foot-5 inch freshman plays bigger than her size, averaging 10.8 points, 6.4 rebounds and 4.0 steals per game.
Makenna Enfinger, Central: The sophomore is th heartbeat of a Jaguars squad with no juniors or seniors. She averages 13.9 points, 6.7 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 2.0 steals per game, all team-highs.
Danielle Gulley, Pensacola Catholic: The sophomore guard is putting together another strong season, averaging a team-high 10.9 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.9 steals per game.
Jaleah Jones, Navarre: Jones has formed a strong 1-2 punch with Brammer averaging a team-high 14.8 points and 7.6 rebounds per game along with 1.9 steals per game.
Aubreigh Nelson, Jay: The junior is the Royals go-to player, averaging a team-high 13.1 points, 6.1 rebounds and 2.1 steals per game.
Leighton Osborn, Pace: The 5-foot-10 inch forward has made a tremendous impact after transferring from Roseburg, Oregon, averaging a team-high 18.4 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.8 steals per game.
Za’khiya Shaw-Rease, Pine Forest: Shaw-Rease has led the Eagles during her senior season, averaging a team-high 9.8 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game.
This article originally appeared on Pensacola News Journal: Vote for the PNJ Girls Basketball Midseason Player of the Year
Reporting by Justin Fitzgerald, Pensacola News Journal / Pensacola News Journal
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