Allisa Harrigfeld’s basketball rap sheet will soon require a second page.
The North Fremont High School senior forward is a three-year starter and 1,000-point scorer. She’s guided her team to the state tournament and won the 2A Idaho Statesman Player of the Year award.
This year as a senior, Harrigfeld is off to a scorching start, scoring 24.5 points per game.
The only box left unchecked in Harrigfeld’s decorated career is a deep run in the winner’s bracket at the state tournament.
That score will go unsettled until February, but with the balanced North Fremont Huskies off to a 9-0 record to start the season, don’t bet against and Harrigfeld and her teammates.
Harrigfeld’s career started on a sharp, upward arc that never leveled.
She was called up to the varsity squad by coach Ben Lenz halfway through her freshman season. Once she worked her way on to the floor, Lenz had a hard time taking her off, as she averaged eight points a game from the shooting guard spot.
From that point, Harrigfeld’s game blossomed.
Always tall but slight, Harrigfeld grew stronger and developed an inside-outside game during her sophomore and junior years. The result is a matchup nightmare, as the 5-foot-11 Harrigfeld dominates smaller players in the post and can shoot over or drive around
The only box left unchecked in Harrigfeld’s decorated career is a deep run in the winner’s bracket at the state tournament.
That score will go unsettled until February, but with the balanced North Fremont Huskies off to a 9-0 record to start the season, don’t bet against and Harrigfeld and her teammates.
Harrigfeld’s career started on a sharp, upward arc that never leveled.
She was called up to the varsity squad by coach Ben Lenz halfway through her freshman season. Once she worked her way on to the floor, Lenz had a hard time taking her off, as she averaged eight points a game from the shooting guard spot.
From that point, Harrigfeld’s game blossomed.
Always tall but slight, Harrigfeld grew stronger and developed an inside-outside game during her sophomore and junior years. The result is a matchup nightmare, as the 5-foot-11 Harrigfeld dominates smaller players in the post and can shoot over or drive around bigger defenders from the perimeter.
As her game matured, Harrigfeld learned to set aside her soft-spoken demeanor on the court, much to the glee of Lenz.
“She plays within the team concept, but she’s smart enough to realize when she does have a mismatch, and knows how to set herself up,” Lenz said. “She’s demanding the ball a little more.”
In the past, teams combated Harrigfeld with a box-and-one. But with sophomore Emily Trosen (15 ppg) providing a paint presence demanding attention and a corps of good shooters on the perimeter, teams have to respect North Fremont’s other weapons.
After trying to defend Harrigfeld for four years, Teton coach Don Betts isn’t sure it can be done.
“You have to put extra people on the floor,” Betts said. “We tried to double her. This year we weren’t successful. She’s improved her game and does a great job, even with two people on her, she’d just run our defenders into each other and still take them to the hole.”
North Fremont’s perfect record may take some dings in a brutally competitive Nuclear Conference that features five state tournament-caliber teams. West Jefferson is the defending state champ, and that counts for something. But Harrigfeld gives North Fremont an ace up its sleeve, especially at the end of games.
“She’s very poised,” Ririe coach Damien Smith said. “She does not get rattled in tight situations. She wants the ball in those situations, and she’s going to make a play.”
