Zero Teen Fatalities Player of the Month: Democracy Prep's Jordyn McFarland

Sponsored by Zero Teen Fatalities Thursday, July 16, 2026 | 2 a.m. By Ray Brewer Jordyn McFarland received a basketball assistance connection from North Texas last summer before playing one minute of high school basketball. “That boosted my confidence,” the 6‑foot‑2 guardant said. The involvement has continued for the rising sophomore at Democracy Prep. She has also received offers from UNLV, Sacramento State, Utah State and, earlier this month, Oklahoma State. “When you locomotion into the gym, you definitely announcement each of the coaches,” she said. “But during the game, you don’t spot them due to the fact that you’re caught up successful the travel of the game.” Only the champion of the champion commencement as precocious schoolhouse freshmen. McFarland was a first‑team Class 5A enactment past wintertime for Centennial, averaging 10 points and six rebounds per crippled successful shooting 61% from the field. At a showcase lawsuit successful Dallas, she scored 22 points connected 71% shooting, scoring from each 3 levels — successful the post, driving to the handbasket and with her leap shot. “I grew at Centennial. They taught maine however to instrumentality disapproval better,” McFarland said. “If I americium not getting the ball, however tin I assistance marque a sanction for myself successful antithetic ways.” One of those ways was defence — thing she takes pridefulness in. Often facing immoderate of the nation’s apical players, McFarland much than held her own. She tin defender aggregate positions. McFarland has had plentifulness of bully coaching implicit the years, including from her dad. Andre McFarland played at Durango High and Colorado State. “He’s my astir honorable critic,” she said. “I americium grateful for it.” Time volition archer who the amended McFarland turns retired to be, but Jordyn admits to “secretly wanting to beryllium better” than him. Centennial’s Jordyn McFarland (22) looks to the handbasket during the Big City Showdown against Bishop Gorman at Coronado High School Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, in Henderson. In the coming school year, McFarland will be Democracy Prep. Photo by: Steve Marcus