Small School Bigs Added to 2025 Rankings

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prep Hoops added eleven forwards and centers to the 2025 rankings following the high school season. To give each his due we split the group into “big school” and “small school” bigs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here are five forwards/centers from 1A-3A added to the 2025 class rankings:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#74 [player_tooltip player_id='2393781' first='Brogan' last='Rowley'], 6-foot-5 forward, 2025, Ell-Saline:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Looking to make a highlight reel? You could just about make one just of this guy by himself. When he's not raining down threes, he's throwing down eye-popping dunks. The guy is just about the best high jumper in the state regardless of school size, and he shows it off on the court too. He helped the Cardinals to an 18-5 record.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#75 [player_tooltip player_id='2393757' first='Eli' last='Johnson'], 6-foot-5 center, 2025, Beloit (pictured):</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Johnson labored in the shadow of [player_tooltip player_id='1270292' first='Bryce' last='Beisner'] the past two seasons. After posting a very solid 7 points and 6 rebounds as a sophomore, he raised those numbers to 10 points and 7 boards as a junior as a complement to Beisner. He's big and powerful and willing to do the dirty work at both ends. He really impressed at the 3A tournament, hitting 23 of 28 shots to be the second-leading scorer at the tournament with 54 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#79 [player_tooltip player_id='2393784' first='Noah' last='Porter'], 6-foot-4 forward, 2025, Anderson County:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We really enjoyed watching Porter last summer, but waited to put him in the rankings until we had a chance to see him do it on the high school level. Man did he ever bust out this year. He's a long forward who can really handle the ball and push it creatively in the open floor. He stuffed the stat sheet with 17 points, 10 boards and 3 steals. Porter is deserving of more recognition than he's received so far.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#83 [player_tooltip player_id='2393818' first='Zach' last='Oswald'], 6-foot-3 forward, 2025, Lebo:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Oswald grew up as a junior, averaging 16 points and 9.5 boards as one of the Wolves' team leaders. He helped lead the team to the 1A Div. II title game, where he was unstoppable. For the three games, he averaged 17 points and 10 boards. A lot of good juniors return in the state's smallest class, and Oswald will be one of the best returning forwards.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#85 [player_tooltip player_id='2393823' first='Shea' last='Salyers'], 6-foot-2 forward, 2025, Quinter:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A good athlete and rugged rebounder, Salyers helped Quinter to fourth in the 1A Div. I class. He averaged 11 points and 6 boards and then averaged 10 points per game in the tournament.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->