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Kate Harping continues to show why she's considered one of the top prospects in the 2026 class. *Photo by Tony Lugardo.
Now that the college season is over, the club circuit for middle and high school prospects is officially center stage. The spring evaluation period is just under two weeks away. Here’s a look at several faces from across the country garnering recruiting attention:
Class of 2025 Guard Peyton Bradley of Meade County (KY) has established herself as one of the state’s premier prospects. She scored her 2,000th career point this season and grabbed her 500th rebound as well. Bradley has scholarship offers from Bellarmine, East Tennessee State, Eastern Eastern Kentucky, Murray State, Northern Kentucky, Purdue Fort Wayne, Southern Indiana and Wright State.
Class of 2025 Guard Adelaide Jernigan of Bishop McGuinnes (NC) has a scholarship offer from Kentucky’s new coach, Kenny Brooks. Jernigan had an offer from him while he was serving in the same capacity at Virginia Tech.
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Class of 2026 Guard Jayla Stokes of Bishop O’Dowd (CA) has a scholarship offer from San Francisco. Coming off of a high school season, Stokes is emerging as one of the must track rising juniors inside of the Golden State.
Class of 2026 Guard Kate Harpring of Marist School (GA) continues to show and prove as one of the nation’s premier prospects regardless of class. She will be a member of the Overtime Select League starting in August. Harpring just added a scholarship offer from Shawn Poppie’s brand new staff at Clemson.
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Class of 2026 Guard Maddie Leach of Jamestown (VA) is one of the more recognizable recruits on the Eastern Seaboard. She has scholarship offers from a whole host of schools including Charleston, Gardner-Webb, George Mason, Navy, Purdue Ft. Wayne, Richmond, Saint Louis, UNC-Greensboro, UNC-Wilmington and William & Mary.
Class of 2027 Guard Finley Chastain of Montverde Academy (FL) has had an eventful last 14 days. Her school team won the Chipotle Nationals event held in Indianapolis. On the recruiting front, Chastain re-opened her recruitment after the coaching change at Tennessee.
Brandon Clay serves as the Director of Scouting for ProspectsNation.com and owns The BrandonClayScouting.com Evaluation Report, which is read by more than 200 colleges and universities nationwide. He also serves as the Executive Skills Director for the Brandon Clay Scouting Academy Series.
