Pennsylvania high school girls basketball: Meet the state’s best point guards for the 2023-24 season

Who are the top point guards in Pennsylvania high school girls basketball this season?

With fall sports in the rearview mirror, the high school basketball season is finally here.

SBLive Sports is highlighting some of the best players in Pennsylvania heading into the winter season.

Over the next few weeks, we’ll be taking a position-by-position look at some of the best of the best in high school girls basketball. To get things started, we’ll begin with the players who specialize in handling the ball.

Here are 20 of the best point guards in Pennsylvania entering the 2023-24 high school girls basketball season.

There are hundreds of standout girls basketball players in Pennsylvania, and these lists are not intended to be comprehensive! You can discuss the other point guards worthy of fans’ attention in 2023-24 by connecting with us on Twitter @SBLivePA or emailing ryan@scorebooklive.com. 

(Note: All stats/information was gathered prior to the season starting)

Anna Azzara, sr., Spring-Ford

A Wright State signee, Azzara averaged 14.7 points, 4.3 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 2.8 steals per game as a senior en route to 6A third-team all-state honors. Entering her fourth year as a starter for Spring-Ford, Azzara is a difference-maker at both ends of the court. 

Bella Bacani, jr., Perkiomen Valley

Perkiomen Valley has a loaded junior class, and Bacani is the best ball-handler of the bunch. She averaged 10.4 points per game as a sophomore and knocked down 40 3-pointers. 

Mary Bolesky, sr., Lancaster Catholic

Bolesky put up 15.4 points per game during her junior season for Lancaster Catholic, receiving 3A second-team all-state recognition. She will play college basketball for American University. 

Kailah Correa, jr., Lebanon

Correa crossed the 1,000 career points mark during her sophomore season at Lebanon. She averaged 18.3 points, 4.1 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 2.5 steals and was voted 6A second-team all-state. 

Mallory Daly, sr., Seton LaSalle

Daly is a two-way menace for Seton LaSalle who averaged 21.3 points, 10.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 5.3 steals last winter. The do-everything Buffalo signee received 3A third-team all-state recognition as a junior. 

Molly Driscoll, sr., Allentown Central Catholic

Driscoll runs the point for Allentown Central Catholic and is a deadly outside shooter. Driscol, who averaged 14.7 points per game as a junior and made 4A second-team all-state, will play college basketball for American University. 

Carryn Easley, jr., Neumann-Goretti

Easley put up 13.5 points, 3.8 rebounds, 3.7 assists, and two steals last winter, receiving 4A third-team all-state honors. The tenacious, 5-foot-5 junior plays bigger than her size.  

Alexis Eberz, so., Archbishop Carroll

Eberz started at point guard as a freshman for last year’s Archbishop Carroll team that won the 6A state championship. She netted 12 points in the title game, a 43-37 win over Cedar Cliff. 

Mylee Harmon, jr., Redbank Valley

Harmon averaged 21 points, 5.6 steals and 4.5 assists last winter and made 2A third-team all-state. She also plays volleyball for Redbank Valley and owns a track state championship in the 400 meters.  

Cici Hernandez, sr., Bethlehem Catholic

A 5A second-team all-state selection as a junior, Hernandez averaged 14.1 points per game last winter. She is a strong distributor and one of the best 3-point shooters in the state. 

Zahra King, sr., Westtown

A four-star Cal signee, King is the top-rated senior prospect in Pennsylvania. The athletic left-handed guard averaged 13.3 points, 3.1 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.5 steals last year and was voted 3A first-team all-state. 

Lia Krarup, jr., Wilmington Area

Another two-way standout, Krarup received 3A third-team all-state recognition last winter. She is coming off a season in which she averaged 20.2 points, five rebounds, four assists and five steals.

Kellie McConnell, sr., North Allegheny

McConnell missed her sophomore season while recovering from a torn ACL and came back to help lead North Allegheny to the Class 6A WPIAL title last year. She will play college basketball in the Atlantic 10 for Duquesne. 

Meghan Murray, sr., Hampton

Murray averaged 19.7 points, 5.6 assists and 2.3 steals as a junior for Hampton. The Kent State signee entered her senior season with 1,032 career points. 

Haley Noblit, sr., Greencastle-Antrim

Noblit put up 13 points per game as a junior and made 5A third-team all-state. She will play soccer in college for Liberty and ended her Greencastle-Antrim career with 110 goals. 

Daniella Ranieli, jr., Pittston

Ranieli averaged 16.3 points, 4.9 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.5 steals as a sophomore en route to 5A third-team all-state honors. She is an improving outside shooter who made 35 percent of her 3-point attempts last season. 

Ava Renninger, sr., Archbishop Wood

A Fairleigh Dickinson signee, Renninger was a 5A second-team all-state selection as a junior. She is a gritty point guard who excels at both ends of the court.

Janay Rissmiller, sr., York Suburban

Rissmiller is an athletic senior who can distribute and score from anywhere on the court. The Mary Washington signee received 5A third-team all-state recognition last season after averaging 14 points, 6.7 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 4.1 steals. 

Shayla Smith, jr., Audenried

Smith averaged a double-double as a freshman and was even better last winter, putting up 24.8 points, 15.6 rebounds, three assists and 4.6 steals. She scored her 1,000th career point midway through last season and was voted Philadelphia Public League Most Valuable Player and 4A first-team all-state. 

Lainey Yater, sr., South Fayette

Yater is a true point guard who averaged 7.2 points and 4.4 assists as a junior. The floor general is a Saginaw Valley State signee. 

(Kailah Correa photo by Travis Boyd/USA Today)

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