High School Scouting Report: Palm Beach Lakes HS
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High School Scouting Report: Palm Beach Lakes HS By Michael Wholey 12/12/20 9:00 AM EST The High School season has kicked off. We will check in with teams all around the state with an outlook on their season and a…
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By Michael Wholey 12/12/20 9:00 AM EST
The High School season has kicked off. We will check in with teams all around the state with an outlook on their season and a breakdown of some of their top players. This week we take a look at Palm Beach Lakes HS in Palm Beach, FL.
Team Outlook
Last year’s team finished 21-9. Head Coach Cassandra Rahming lost four starters from the 2019-2020 Lakes squad that won the Regional Championship and had an appearance in the Class 7A state semifinals. Rahming is entering her 23rd season (Jordan year) at Lakes and currently has 475 career wins going into the season. They return six players from the last year’s squad, headlined Florida International University signee Zaida Gonzalez Zaida Gonzalez 5'9" | CG Palm Beach Lakes | 2021 State FL who was 2nd Team All-County last season and averaged 14.3 PPG, 6.3 RPG, and 3 SPG per game. The squad is relatively young with only two Seniors.
New to the team are a pair of transfers for Benjamin School Deborrah Seitu-Redmon Deborrah Seitu-Redmon 5'8" | CG Palm Beach Lakes | 2021 State FL (2021) and Casey Lewis (2022). Both should be major contributors this season on both ends of the floor. Cienna Thigpen (2023), Trinity Goldwire (2022) & Sanaa Thomas (2022) are also expected to be solid contributors to the 2020-21 Palm Beach Lakes team. At stake is they will be competing for their fourth consecutive district championship and 15th overall in program history.
Due to COVID-19 and South Florida putting some more extensive restrictions on High School sports, Lakes like many other teams in the tri-county area (Palm Beach, Broward, and Miami-Dade) got started two weeks behind the rest of the state but the kids have been working hard to get prepared for the season. Year in and year out, Lakes is one of the county’s top teams and always a threat to win the region, make it to Lakeland, and have a run at a championship and this year will be no different.
Top Players
2021 Zaida Gonzalez Zaida Gonzalez 5'9" | CG Palm Beach Lakes | 2021 State FL
Gonzalez is the teams star player. She is a super athletic, dynamic scorer who recently signed to play next season at Florida International University. With the graduation of 4 Seniors, look for Gonzalez’s role and stat line to make major leaps in her final season. She was 2nd Team All-County last season averaging 14.3 PPG, 6.3 RPG, and 3 SPG per game and is a pre-season favorite for County Player of the Year.
2021 Deborrah Seitu-Redmon Deborrah Seitu-Redmon 5'8" | CG Palm Beach Lakes | 2021 State FL
Seitu-Redmon was the 2nd leading scorer for the Benjamin School last year with 10.1 PPG, 6.2 RPG, and 4.1 SPG. She is a strong, versatile player who can play multiple positions on both ends of the floor. Her strong build and aggressive style of play allows her to get to the rim and more importantly get to the free throw line. Last season she shot 100 Free throws in under 30 games averaging 3.5 FTA’s per game. She is one of the state’s top unsigned Seniors in the class of 2021 and is expected to have a major breakout year at Lakes.
2022 Casey Lewis
Averaged 9.3 PPG and 6.3 RPG as a Sophomore for The Benjamin School last season helping them to a 22-7 record and a District Championship. The 5’11 Wing is a consistent scorer who had nine double digit games including breakout games vs Lincoln Park Academy, Centennial, Atlantic Christian, Oxbridge Academy and Mater Lakes Academy where she had five straight double-digit scoring games in a 2 week period. Lewis is expected to be a consistent scorer for Lakes mixing up knocking it down from 3 and getting to the rim and free throw line.
2020-21 PALM BEACH LAKES HIGH SCHOOL VARSITY ROSTER
#1 TRINITY GOLDWIRE 2022/JR GUARD 5’6
#3 ZURI MILLER-WHITESDIE 2024/FR FORWARD 5’10
#5 Deborrah Seitu-Redmon Deborrah Seitu-Redmon 5'8" | CG Palm Beach Lakes | 2021 State FL 2021/SR GUARD 5’8
#10 MYKAYLA COPELAND 2023/SO GUARD 5’2
#11 CIENNA THIGPEN 2023/SO GUARD 5’3
#12 ALEXIA ALEXANDRE 2022/JR GUARD 5’3
#15 LAMERIA DORESTE 2022/JR FORWARD 5’8
#21 SANAA THOMAS 2022/JR GUARD 5’6
#22 CASEY LEWIS 2022/JR FORWARD 5’9
#23 Zaida Gonzalez Zaida Gonzalez 5'9" | CG Palm Beach Lakes | 2021 State FL 2021/SR GUARD 5’8
#32 JANISE PAUL 2022/JR CENTER 6’0
CASSANDRA RAHMING, HEAD COACH
DEVIN GRACE, VARSITY ASST. COACH
JAMES POWELL, JV HEAD COACH
MARVELOUS WASHINGTON, ASST. COACH
We will look to cover the entire state. If you would like us to do a preview or scouting report on your team, just email me at WholeyPrepHoops@gmail.com.