2023 “No Surprise To Me” group
I knew Sammie Wagner Sammie Wagner 6'1" | SF Reagan | 2023 State #2 Nation TX would be a BEAST, as well as Dalanna Carter Dalanna Carter 5'6" | PG Barbers Hill | 2023 State #30 Nation TX and many…
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Continue ReadingI knew Sammie Wagner Sammie Wagner 6'1" | SF Reagan | 2023 State #2 Nation TX would be a BEAST, as well as Dalanna Carter Dalanna Carter 5'6" | PG Barbers Hill | 2023 State #30 Nation TX and many others I’ve already mentioned including Loghan Johnson Loghan Johnson 5'8" | CG Tompkins | 2023 State TX and this is because of the situations they were going into where they had to play. I come from an era when parents hated on other people’s children thinking the player should “wait their turn”, yeah I know it still goes on but not like it used to and those who have a competitive nature, as well as common sense, want to win but here are some others that stepped up to the plate and cleared the bases
Maddie Cox Maddie Cox 6'2" | SF Flower Mound | 2023 State #18 Nation TX (Flower Mound)she’s making her own way but watching an All American sister growing up as well as other talented sisters gave her an edge early as she understood the simple things quickly. She’s athletic, can shoot the three and has nice moves on the inside
Jacei Denley Jacei Denley 5'6" | SG Beaumont Westbrook | 2023 State TX (Beaumont Westbrook) more of a combo than a one yet she adjusted to the speed of the game quickly and became one of the areas best freshmen long ball shooters. She also can take defenders off the dribble and nothing she does in the future will surprise me because she was #LOCKED early
Aysia Proctor Aysia Proctor 5'7" | CG Clemens | 2023 State TX (Samuel Clements) I have always loved her poise, she never gets flustered so it wasn’t a surprise that she stepped right into the heat yet stayed cool. Creates off the dribble, elevates on the jumper and defends baseline to baseline but her playing the passing lane turns her into a “highlight waiting to happen”
Layla Conley Layla Conley 5'7" | SG Harlan | 2023 State TX (Harlan) when you make a lasting first impression with me, that’s huge, especially with my attention span but her long ball shooting with deep range and accuracy was just something to see, 5 or 6 in a row with someone attempting to guard her yet she keeps adding more to her game
Alexis Cortez Alexis Cortez 5'10" | SF Allen | 2023 State TX (Allen) I saw her last year at an EXPOSURE event and was simply amazed at her skill set combined with the base, long and athletic, so catching her at the Spring Creek Mansfield Invitational back in December, her stopping and popping or slicing to the basket with ease was no surprise
Jalayah Ingram Jalayah Ingram 5'8" | CG Houston Christian | 2023 State TX (Dawson) KUDOS to her high school coach for telling me about this talented freshman and when I saw her, I had to use my search bar and voila, LOCKED in 6th grade. I had lost track of who she was playing with yet that first step, that midrange and that desire to want it in the clutch sold me back then and it’s better
Angel Tumbarello Angel Tumbarello 5'4" | SG SA Johnson | 2023 State TX (San Antonio Johnson) when a player touches the ball and you hear a cheering section yelling her name, you move to that court, well I do and her ability to shoot the long ball, I’m talking “catch and shoot” was impressive a couple of years ago. She’s attacking and added a solid midrange