National high school girls basketball assist leaders: Quintasia Leatherwood leads the country

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The name on its own draws attention: Quintasia Leatherwood.

The first name, the last name or all together, the 5-foot-2 senior guard from Central (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) is memorable by moniker alone.

But considering she averages a national-best 12.8 assists a game, to go along with 16.0 points, 4.9 rebounds and 5.6 steals, makes her a very special player as well.

She recently pulled off a very rare quadruple double with 10 points, 10 rebounds, 12 assists and 10 steals in a recent 48-25 win over Ursuline Academy. She's had high games of 29 points, 25 assists, 14 rebounds and 13 steals for the 28-4 Falcons.

Leatherwood is one of three players to average at least 10 assists per game. The others are Maniyah Willingham, of Arroyo Valley (San Bernardino, Calif.) at 10.6 per game and Daniella Aronsky, a junior from Plantation, Fla, who averages 10.0 per game.

The nation's No. 5 leader in assists in the country's top senior recruit in Paige Bueckers, of Hopkins (Minnetonka, Minn.). The Connecticut-signee averages 9.2 assists per game to go along with 21.4 points, 5.1 rebounds and 5.5 steals per contest.

The list of top 25 leaders in assist is dominated by seniors with 16, followed by juniors (six), sophomores (two) and one freshman, Ashley Battle, a 5-foot point guard from Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) who is tied for 13th with 8.0 per game.