The Hannah Wilkerson Watch — 2010 edition

Coming into the season, many wondered if Miller High School’s girls’ basketball team was going to be able to win many games. Sure, Hannah Wilkerson was going to be able to average more than 30 points per game, but was the team going to be any good?

After winning the Walnut Grove Tournament — the premier small-school girls’ basketball tournament in the area — the answer is a resounding yes.

On the way to the title, the 5-foot-9 Wilkerson scored a season-high 45 points in the 74-44 championship game victory over Ash Grove on Dec. 30.

Weather permitting, Wilkerson and Co. are expected to tangle with Purdy Thursday and get a rematch with Ash Grove Monday. And, oh yeah, Wilkerson continues her pace to obliterate Missouri’s career scoring record. If you missed the initial installment, click here to get her back story.

But for now, all you need to know is she is well on her way to becoming the top scorer in Missouri history.

- There are a few scoring notes to digest. Miller coach Brandon Weiss updated her 2008-09 numbers, noticing he had forgotten Miller’s final game, so you’ll notice a 35 point bump in her scoring, giving her the third-highest single-season scoring mark in state history. Also, be sure to check out her ridiculous scoring average and just how long it will take her to break the state’s scoring mark.

So far this season (through Monday, Jan. 11):

• Fair Grove, 38 points
• Harrison (Ark.), 40 points
• Marshfield, 44 points
• Webb City, 34 points
• Golden City, 34 points
• Greenfield, 37 points
• Strafford, 28 points
• Clever, 35 points
• Walnut Grove, 30 points
• Fordland, 29 points
• Ash Grove, 45 points
• Total: 394 points (35.8 per game through 11 games)

The state’s top career scorers:

1. Melissa Grider, Morrisville-Marshfield, 1989-91, 3,211
2. Kari Koch, Elsberry, 1999-2002, 3,077
3. Lauren Dubbert, Madison, 2002-05, 3,038
4. Joyce Arnsmeyer, So. Boone County, 1963-66, 3,036
5. Lisa Ellis, Elsberry, 1981-84, 2,980
6. Renee Garrison, Climax Springs, 1998-2001, 2,944
7. Shyla Tucker, Fredericktown, 1987-90, 2,926
8. Hannah Wilkerson, Miller, 2007-2010, 2,903
9. Michelle Holman, Dadeville, 1994-97, 2,820
10. Bethany Creed, Ash Grove, 1999-2002, 2,760
11. Casey Garrison, Bolivar, 2004-08, 2,744
12. Michele Harkrader, Rich Hill, 1985-88, 2,735
13. Jessica Keller, Belle, 2002-05, 2,735
14. Sonya Daugherty, Hancock, 2002-05, 2,703

Points behind Grider: 308

Games to catch Grider at current 35.8 ppg average: 8.6

Games left in Miller’s regular season: 15

Ninth game on schedule: At Lockwood on Feb. 9

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While she hunts down Grider’s mark, she has already dented the record books in the following categories:

Most points in a season

1. Melissa Grider, Morrisville-Marshfield, 1998-2001, 1,231
2. Joyce Arnsmeyer, So. Boone County, 1965-66, 994
3. Hannah Wilkerson, Miller, 2008-09, 975
4. Kari Koch, Elsberry, 2001-02, 956
5. Shyla Tucker, Fredericktown, 1988-89, 952

Most points scored by a freshman in a season

1. Hannah Wilkerson, Miller, 2006-07, 746
2. Lauren Dubbert, Madison, 2001-02, 686
3. Sonya Daugherty, Hancock, 2001-02, 642
4. Tasheena Mmoris, Blue Eye, 2001-02, 634
5. Kami Scrivner, Mt. Vernon, 1997-98, 616

Wilkerson’s scoring by year

• Freshman, 749 points (a state record)
• Sophomore, 785
• Junior, 975
• Senior, 394

We are trying to piece together what other records she has either broken, or is closing in on, so be sure to check back for weekly updates.

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