T wo of them are cold- that didn’t look appealing, and they won’t hesitate to let it fly regardless of the circumstance. But they aren’t one-trick ponies. They can drive and score through contact, and they’re not afraid to mix it up in the paint. The third of them is equally versatile, just in different ways. She wants to score around the basket first, but she isn’t shy if she finds herself open on the perimeter. Putting the ball on the floor, that’s in her arsenal, too. This is the Gilbert girls basket- blooded from outside the 3-point arc. They’ve never seen a long distance shot ball Big Three — seniors and four-year varsity contributors Mia Kautman, Mollie Schnor- meier, and Ella Henningsen. They led the Tigers to the Class 4A state tournament a season ago and they feel it’s their duty to do it again this winter. Head coach Mike Frisk is more than happy with that atti- tude.
THE RECORDS Gilbert Girls Basketball
All-Time 5-on-5 Leaders Points
Name (Grad Year)
Pts
Ava Hawthorne (2022) Tina Zitterich (1997) Madelyn Houser (2007) Emma Bulman (2021) Ashley Martin (2004) Alyssa Ketelsen (1998)
1,409 1,379 1,281 1,044
934 841
Rebounds
Name
Reb 758 596 540 525 485
Tina Zitterich Sarah Hinners
Thea Rotto
Alyssa Ketelsen Ava Hawthorne
Steals
Name
Steals
Ava Hawthorne Ashley Martin Emma Bulman
278 208 174 170 148
“The enthusiasm is huge right now because of how we were able to finish last season,” Frisk said. “But now it’s a matter of can we take it to another level this year and be more consis- tent? We want to be elite this year.” There are many factors that go into being elite, but for the Tigers it starts with the veteran senior trio. Kautman, Schnor-
meier, and Henningsen enter their final season together with a combined 2,015 points, 917 rebounds, 274 steals, 230 as- sists, 270 3-point field goals, and 423 makes at the free throw line. Pause for just a moment and marinate on those numbers. They are not excuse-me numbers. They are impressive, and they are proof of consistent
Cari Olson
Nessa Johnson
Assists
Name
Assists
Ava Hawthorne
333 246 239 230 188
Cari Olson
Alyssa Ketelsen Emma Bulman Sydney Lynch
careers that will be remem- bered in the upper-echelon of historical players in the pro- gram.
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