<strong><span style="font-family: ’times new roman’, times, serif; font-size: 14pt;">Coach: Ron Bess</span></strong>
<strong><span style="font-family: ’times new roman’, times, serif; font-size: 14pt;">Roster:</span></strong>
<span style="font-family: ’times new roman’, times, serif;">#2 Rylee Bess-5’5, PG, 2025, Pickerington Ridgeview Middle School (will attend Pickerington Central)</span>
<span style="font-family: ’times new roman’, times, serif;">#3 Lyric Ransom- 5’7, G, 2021, Africentric Early College</span>
<span style="font-family: ’times new roman’, times, serif;">#4 Shelby Humphrey- 6’0, PF, 2023, Roger Bacon</span>
<span style="font-family: ’times new roman’, times, serif;">#5 BreAsia Gamble- 6’1, C/PF, 2021, Ben Davis (Indianapolis, IN)</span>
<span style="font-family: ’times new roman’, times, serif;">#12 Exsencia Cloma- 6’0, SF/PF/C, 2023, West Side (Gary, IN)</span>
<span style="font-family: ’times new roman’, times, serif;">#21 [player_tooltip player_id="91088" first="Malea" last="Bess"]- 5’7, G, 2021, Pickerington Central</span>
<span style="font-family: ’times new roman’, times, serif;">#23 Alsaysha Grant- 5’5, SG/PG, 2021, Pickerington North</span>
<span style="font-family: ’times new roman’, times, serif;">#24 Jada Moultair- 6’0, SG/SF/PF, 2021, Pickerington North</span>
<strong><span style="font-family: ’times new roman’, times, serif; font-size: 14pt;">Key Strengths to Watch</span></strong>
<strong><span style="font-family: ’times new roman’, times, serif;">Rylee Bess- </span></strong><span style="font-family: ’times new roman’, times, serif;">8th grade player who has always competed against older, talented players! Excellent handles with change of pace and hesitation, very quick feet, can shoot well behind the arc. Fearless competitor, with outstanding court vision and basketball IQ. </span>
<strong><span style="font-family: ’times new roman’, times, serif;">Lyric Ransom- </span></strong><span style="font-family: ’times new roman’, times, serif;">Solid mid-range and 3 point shooter, who rebounds very well! Nice footwork in the paint, quick motor. Can read defense well and pick pockets all day! </span>
<strong><span style="font-family: ’times new roman’, times, serif;">Shelby Humphrey- </span></strong><span style="font-family: ’times new roman’, times, serif;">Physically strong, inside/ outside left-handed shooter. She has great handles, good footwork, can nail the 3's. Difficult to be guarded. Her IQ of the game is excellent, plays solid help side defense! Good leader!</span>
<strong><span style="font-family: ’times new roman’, times, serif;">BreAsia Gamble- </span></strong><span style="font-family: ’times new roman’, times, serif;">Very physically strong, big inside player out of Indianapolis, IN. Her footwork is great, notable job in the paint, both in ability to score and rebound. </span>
<strong><span style="font-family: ’times new roman’, times, serif;">Exsencia Cloma- </span></strong><span style="font-family: ’times new roman’, times, serif;">Long, very athletic and fast player from Gary, IN who can play the 3-4 position. Excellent jumping ability which makes her a talented blocking threat and rebounder. Can shoot the ball well, pick pockets, and run transition. </span>
<strong><span style="font-family: ’times new roman’, times, serif;">[player_tooltip player_id="91088" first="Malea" last="Bess"]- </span></strong><span style="font-family: ’times new roman’, times, serif;">talented guard who has quick feet, and is a defensive pest. Can shoot well, including behind the arc, handles the ball well, strong court vision. </span>
<strong><span style="font-family: ’times new roman’, times, serif;">Alsaysha Grant- </span></strong><span style="font-family: ’times new roman’, times, serif;">Tough guard, with speed! Gets after it defensively, does well anticipating passes/ picks pockets. Dribble penetrates strong to the basket, makes it look easy going through multiple defenders. Can hurt you with the 3. Good decision maker with the ball. </span>
<strong><span style="font-family: ’times new roman’, times, serif;">Jada Moultair- </span></strong><span style="font-family: ’times new roman’, times, serif;">Very good rebounder, and high IQ of the game. Can take the ball aggressively to the hoop, and has pretty mid-range/ 3 point shot. Difficult to guard with her size and strength. Runs the floor well. </span>
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