Women's Basketball: High School

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Brittany Hunter tops the 2003 list

With this report, Full Court Press begins a series of rankings of high school players across the nation. Our analyst is Jerry Gatewood, whose daughter, Sa'de Wiley Gatewood, is one of the top players in the Class of 2004. Gatewood has his own Southern California based-AAU program, but these rankings are untainted by regional or sponsorship bias. (Gatewood was affiliated with adidas, but dropped that association this past summer.)
That said, there is plenty of room for disagreement in any such list, and we hope you'll take in the spirit in which it's offered: One very well-informed man's opinion. Some will say that number 20 should be number 13, and vice versa, and some will wonder how their favorite superstar didn't make the list. But this ranking is the result of hundreds, if not thousands, of hours of observation, and only includes the best of the best. The many very, very good players who aren't named shouldn't worry -- they can prove us all wrong when they go off to college.

By Jerry Gatewood
Correspondent

1. Brittany Hunter, 6-3 C, Brookhaven High School, OH
2. Lauren Ervin, 6-3 F, Inglewood CA
3. Tiffany Jackson, 6-3 F, Duncanville TX
4. Noelle Quinn, 6-0 F, Bishop Montgomery CA
5. Ivory Latta, 5-5 PG, York SC
6. Jessica Davenport 6-5 C, Independence OH
7. Dorian Williams 5-7 SG, Ribault FL
8. Liz Sherwood 6-4 C, Highlands Ranch CO
9. Brittany Jordan, 5-7 PG, Peoria IL
10. Liz Podominick, 6-3 C, Lakeville MN
11. Brandie Hoskins 5-10 SG, Chaminade Julienne OH
12. Kia Wright 5-7 PG, Copiague NY
13. Cori Chambers 5-9 2G, Elmsford NY
14. Dominique Redding 5-10 SF, Clearwater FL
15. Camille Little 6-1 F, Carver NC
16. Kiana Robinson 5-8 G, Brandon FL
17. Alison Bales, 6-6 C, Beavercreek OH
18. Alisha Godette 5-8 2G, Doherty CO
19. Reicina Russell, 6-6 C, Lawrence North IN
20. Deanna Davis, 5-5 PG, Princeton OH
21. Kalika France, 5-10 2G, Bishop McNamara MD
22. Erin Lawless, 6-2 PF, Fenwick IL
23. Elise Morrison, 6-3 C, Detroit Country Day MI
24. Leah Rush, 6-1 PF, Amarillo TX
25. Eshaya Murphy, 5-11 2G, Montclair Prep CA
26. Crystal Erwin, 6-2 PF, St. Paul CA
27. Shay Doron, 5-9 2G, Christ the King NY
28. Katherine Gearlds, 6-1 SF, Beech Grove IN
29. Sidney Spencer, 6-3 C, Hoover AL
30. Jennifer Harris, 5-10 2G, Central Dauphi PA

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