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I made a road trip to catch some of the talented players not too far from the area, I’ll be checking out multiple CLUB TEAMS throughout the season as I invade their workouts and my first stop took me to…
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Continue ReadingI made a road trip to catch some of the talented players not too far from the area, I’ll be checking out multiple CLUB TEAMS throughout the season as I invade their workouts and my first stop took me to catch the Lady Thunder, I’ll start off with Lady Thunder-King and drop something on Lady Thunder-Ayers this evening as both of the coaches, Maggie King and Gia Ayers go way back with me, met them when my daughter was playing for Texas A&M so we’re talking close to 15 years but I came away pleased with what I saw and here’s a quick breakdown on all except junior Sarah Harthon-5’4 CG (A&M Consolidated) who had a conflict
2022
Aliyah Craft Aliyah Craft 5'4" | PG Huntsville | 2022 State TXCraft has the right last name because she’s good at her craft, the game starts at the one and she can flip it and take over from the 2 spot but her crafty moves in the open court as well as to the basket not to leave out some crafty decision making got her added to the Top 100
2023
Kayla Dickey-5’4 PG (Madisonville)
SWB means “speed with ball” and when you throw in “under control” there you have it as she can push the ball as good as anyone in her class and hit teammates on the money yet she’s also controlling the tempo, the game starts at the 1, but she’s also explosive off the dribble and can finish after contact or drop the stop and pop mid to long-range and let me not leave out her tenacity on defense
Reese Vivaldi-5’7 CG (College Station)
Caught bits and pieces of her last year and her name had preceded her yet I got a very good look at her, and let me say this, not only does she do a good job creating her shot but her “catch and shoot” ability was very nice and she also did a good job taking defenders off the dribble
Makayla Ford-5’7 SG (Madisonville)
Mixes it up nicely on both the offensive and defensive end, she can drop the mid to long-range as well as finish with power, that includes after contact which she showed me she could create, and on the defensive end, her ability to man-up creates some problems
Jaydan Davenport-5’11 PF (College Station)
She helped her College Station school team make an impressive run in the Texas UIL 4A playoffs, grabbing rebounds galore including a double-double effort in which she grabbed 17 and I’m not exaggerating when I say grab as she plucks the ball out of the air in true THROWBACK fashion and that alone will have her updated to the next Top 100 update yet she also showed she can score powerfully
Janavia Gage-6’3 C (Huntsville)
75 inches raised a lot of eyebrows at #ThePrimeEvent and more will be coming from college coaches as I use that overused phrase “you can’t teach size” which really only applies if you can play and her UPSIDE is scary, yeah I’m adding her too because the front page picture gives you a glimpse
2024
Kemyreul Wheaton Kemyreul Wheaton 5'9" | SF Madisonville | 2024 State TX (Madisonville)
I added her to the Top 100 in her class after seeing her progression and she is one of those special players that have the ability to control a game on both ends. Her body control is next-level ready, she’s strong and the most impressive thing is that she makes things happen in the flow without touching the ball
Olivia Brooks-5’11 PF (Madisonville)
The jumps she keeps making are as explosive as watching her elevate on the court for rebounds and she’s gone from a young player that impressed me with defense and desire to one that brings fire on both ends. She finishes strongly, after contact and rebounds on both ends plus she defends