Boosted by a recent 64-point effort, Worthing (Houston) senior guard
Jenzel Nash continues to lead the nation in scoring with a superb 38.2 average. She also averages 8.4 rebounds, 5.8 steals and 4.4 assists while shooting better than 50 percent from the field.
Worthing's Jenzel Nash.
Photo courtesy of Victoria Syes
The 5-foot-7 dynamo's career-high output came during an 84-38 blowout of Washington (Houston). She also had 12 rebounds, nine assists and nine steals.
Playing the point against a pressure defense, she scored on fast-break layups following each of the nine steals. She told MaxPreps that her best asset is defense. She generally guards the opponent's best scorer and the most points she has given up are 14 to a player with a 28-point average.
"It's great," she said of being the nation's No. 1 scorer. "I didn't know that until a week or two ago."
Earlier in the year she had 59- and 48-point efforts. The night she scored 48, she also had a prolific 18 steals and 13 assists. She also has led the 16-6 Colts in scoring as a freshman (16.7), sophomore (24.2) and junior (27.3).
Worthing coach Leslie Harris said she "was just raw and full of energy" when she made the varsity as a freshman. "She was always a hustler and her contributions have just escalated. She's the energy for the team – like the engine. She gets everybody involved. Our game is defensive intensity and she starts on the front line of the press."
Nash, who idolizes Maya Moore and Candace Parker, has a 3.3 GPA and has drawn interest from such Division I colleges as UTEP and Houston.
* Ameka Booker, a 6-1 senior, scored a school-record 43 points as Oak Ridge (Tenn.) defeated Campbell County (Jacksboro, Tenn.), 63-45. Booker, who hit 17 of 24 shots from the field, also grabbed 16 rebounds.
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Belle Obert of Del Oro (Loomis, Calif.) blocked 14 shots during a 51-38 victory over previously undefeated Lincoln (Stockton, Calif.).
* Junior forward
Sydney Moss, daughter of NFL star Randy Moss, scored a career-high 41 points and pulled down 15 rebounds as Boone County (Florence, Ky.) routed Conner (Hebron, Ky.), 76-40.
* Mater Dei (Evansville, Ind.) super freshman
Maura Muensterman scored 40 points during a 65-49 victory over South Spencer (Rockport, Ind.).
* Rowlett (Texas) lost to Sachse (Texas), 67-65, in triple-overtime despite 41 points by
Devin Oliver.
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Caitlin Farroh scored 40 points to lead Central (Grand Forks, N.D.) to a 76-56 victory over North (Fargo, N.D.).
* Richland (Colfax, N.D.) defeated Oak Grove (N.D.), 74-65, as
Olivia Johnson scored 40 points.
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Clackamas (Ore.) defeated Oregon City (Ore.), 68-65, to end a home-floor winning streak of more than 170 games since 1993. The once-beaten Cavaliers held off the Pioneers by drilling 15 free throws in the fourth quarter.
* Milestone coaching victories: Randy Strand of
Adrian (Minn.) posted his 400th win, while Gail Hale of
Canyon Springs (Moreno Valley, Calif.) notched No. 300.
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