High school basketball: At nearly 40 points per game, Clay Scofield of Alabama is the nation's leading scorer
By Staff Report
Jan 9, 2023, 4:00pm
California freshman among six players nationally averaging over 35 points per game.
According to statistics submitted to MaxPreps,
Clay Scofield of
Lighthouse Baptist Academy (Theodore, Ala.) is high school basketball's leading scorer nationally. Averaging 39.5 points per game, the 6-foot-5 junior wing has pumped in 40 points or more in seven of his last eight outings – including 53 on Dec. 19.
Another Alabama junior checks in at No. 2 on the list in
Labaron Philon of
Baker (Mobile), who is regarded as one of the top Class of 2024 guard prospects in the country by
247Sports. Averaging 37.8 per night, he put up a season-high 51 in a 74-71 win over Benjamin Russell back in November and started the New Year with 34 in a 67-44 victory over Davidson on Friday.
Makel Smith of
Morehead (Eden, N.C.) is third nationally at 37.5 points per game highlighted by a 52-point performance in his season-opener back in November. Smith averaged 24.2 per game as a junior and already has over 1,200 career points.
See the complete list of high school basketball's top 50 scorers below.
| Leaderboard - Player Points Per Game |
| 1 | | 39.5 |
| 2 | | 37.8 |
| 3 | | 37.5 |
| 4 | | 35.9 |
| 5 | | 35.6 |
| 6 | | 35.1 |
| 7 | | 34.7 |
| 8 | | 34.3 |
| 9 | | 34.2 |
| 10 | | 33.7 |
| 11 | | 33.1 |
| 12 | | 33.0 |
| 13 | | 32.9 |
| 14 | | 32.5 |
| 15 | | 32.5 |
| 16 | | 31.5 |
| 17 | | 31.2 |
| 18 | | 31.0 |
| 19 | | 30.1 |
| 20 | | 30.0 |
| 21 | | 29.8 |
| 22 | | 29.6 |
| 23 | | 29.5 |
| 24 | | 29.4 |
| 25 | | 29.4 |
| 26 | | 29.2 |
| 27 | | 29.1 |
| 28 | | 29.1 |
| 29 | | 29.1 |
| 30 | | 29.1 |
| 31 | | 29.0 |
| 32 | | 28.9 |
| 33 | | 28.9 |
| 34 | | 28.7 |
| 35 | | 28.5 |
| 36 | | 28.3 |
| 37 | | 28.2 |
| 38 | | 28.2 |
| 39 | | 28.0 |
| 40 | | 28.0 |
| 41 | | 27.9 |
| 42 | | 27.8 |
| 43 | | 27.6 |
| 44 | | 27.6 |
| 45 | | 27.6 |
| 46 | | 27.6 |
| 47 | | 27.5 |
| 48 | | 27.4 |
| 49 | | 27.4 |
| 50 | | 27.2 |
