5 To Watch in Charlotte Metro for 19-20
Prep Girls Hoops Kansas Scouting Report
Keith Booker
North Carolina in general and Charlotte specifically is a hotbed for Girl's prep basketball. This was on full display last February when Charlotte hosted the Gatorade Jr. NBA's All-Star Invitational for the area's Boy's and Girl's Middle School teams. Ridge Road took home the crown in the Girl's division when they capped off a perfect 20-0 season with a 53-39 victory over Providence Day School in the Championship game That tournament was the appetizer for what promises to be an incredible main course of a 2019-2020 regular season which is scheduled to tip in less than a month. Here is a quick preview of some of the top female talent in the Charlotte Metropolitan area from the classes of 2020 to 2022, in what we call "5 To Watch".
1. <strong>Nevaeh Brown</strong> - G - 5'8" (2020) - Mallard Creek - After leading Davidson Day School to the North Carolina 2A State Championship last year, Brown, a Wake Forest commit, takes a step up in competition as she transfers to 4A Mallard Creek in hopes of leading an otherwise young Mavericks club back to prominence. A big time athlete, it will be interesting to see if her game will translate against the bigger, stronger, faster opponents she will encounter playing with the perennial 4A power.
2. <strong>Nevaeh Caldwell</strong> - G - 5'7" (2022) - Hopewell - The ultra - explosive Caldwell averaged 10 points 4 assists and 5 rebounds last year. With another year of experience and the natural maturing process, she is a likely candidate for a breakout season when Hopewell opens their season on November 19 against Harding University High.
3. <strong>Kennedy Calhoun</strong> - G - 5'5" (2021) - Hickory Ridge - The whippet quick point guard made the leap last season by upping her scoring average from 4.6 PPG her freshman year to 12.5 PPG as a sophomore. With high flying teammate Nia Daniel now a freshman at UNC Chapel Hill, look for Calhoun to possibly be a 20 point per game scorer in 2019-2020.
4. <strong>Mallorie Haines</strong> - G/F - 5'10" (2021) - Davidson Day - The sharpshooting Haines will now be in the lead role as Davidson Day School attempts to defend its 2A State Championship. The 2019 All-State player is a knockdown shooter who has improved her quickness and athleticism while being trained by formal Tar Heel star and NBA player Jeff McInnis.
5. <strong>Jessica Timmons</strong> - G/F - 5'8" (2021) - North Mecklenburg - The athletic wing will lead a loaded Vikings squad that figures to challenge Vance and Mallard Creek for I - Meck 4A - supremacy. Already a 1000 point career scorer, this player is the odds on favorite for area Player of the Year.
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