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These were the point-getters, the top 50 girls basketball scorers in the nation for 2019-20.
These were the girls who scored the most per 32 minutes.
Of the top 50, 24 were seniors, 14 were juniors, seven were sophomores, three were freshman and two played varsity basketball as eighth-graders.
With six, Florida boasted the most players on this scoring list, followed by North Carolina with five and Georgia, California, Ohio and South Carolina, with four each.
Missouri, Pennsylvania and New York had three on the list, Washington and Maryland came in with two and Illinois, Arizona, Texas, Alabama, Indiana, Mississippi, Washington D.C. and South Dakota added one each.
The leading scorer in the country was Madison County junior guard Kayla McPherson, who averaged 36.3 points per her 22 games played. She scored at least 40 points eight times, including a high of 63 in an 81-79 season-ending loss to Stephens County. McPherson also averaged 7.0 assists, 7.1 rebounds and 6.0 steals per game.
Second was Julianna Walker, a junior from Annie Wright (Tacoma, Wash.) who averaged 34.9 points per game. She made a beyond-midcourt buzzer-beater to beat King's 61-58 in a WIAA 1A consolation game. (See Top 10 video above).
Twelve in the country averaged at least 30 points per game, including freshman Chloe Briggs, who finished fourth at 33.8 per her 36 games, while also adding 12.6 rebounds, 6.4 assists, 4.9 steals and 1.7 blocks per contest.
Below are the final Top 50 scorers in high school girls basketball for the 2019-20 season as submitted to MaxPreps.
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Leaderboard - Player Points Per Game |
1 | | 36.3 |
2 | | 34.9 |
3 | | 34.0 |
4 | | 33.8 |
5 | | 32.1 |
6 | | 32.1 |
7 | | 32.0 |
8 | | 31.1 |
9 | | 30.9 |
10 | | 30.8 |
11 | | 30.7 |
12 | | 30.2 |
13 | | 29.9 |
14 | | 29.6 |
15 | | 29.5 |
16 | | 29.4 |
17 | | 29.2 |
18 | | 28.7 |
19 | | 28.7 |
20 | | 28.6 |
21 | | 28.6 |
22 | | 28.4 |
23 | | 28.2 |
24 | | 28.1 |
25 | | 28.0 |
26 | | 28.0 |
27 | | 27.8 |
28 | | 27.8 |
29 | | 27.5 |
30 | | 27.5 |
31 | | 27.3 |
32 | | 27.2 |
33 | | 26.9 |
34 | | 26.8 |
35 | | 26.8 |
36 | | 26.8 |
37 | | 26.8 |
38 | | 26.8 |
39 | | 26.7 |
40 | | 26.7 |
41 | | 26.7 |
42 | | 26.7 |
43 | | 26.5 |
44 | | 26.4 |
45 | | 26.4 |
46 | | 26.3 |
47 | | 26.3 |
48 | | 26.2 |
49 | | 26.2 |
50 | | 26.2 |