Day 1 Hidden Gems at Southern Jam

The gym was packed with talent on Day 1 of the Southern Jam tournament in Wesley Chapel. There were a few young ladies that did the little things to help their teams succeed. They will be on college coaches radars this summer. [player_tooltip player_id="145087" first="Checorey" last="Bouie"] 2023 5’8 Tampa Thunder (Johnson) [Cardinal Newman] Has the ability to get to every 50/50 ball. Workhorse on both ends of the floor. Didn’t let her size keep her from rebounding against some of the bigger players. Has a eye to pin point the ball for rebounds. Communicates well on the floor. Attacks the basket well and uses her body to score through contact. Checorey did a lot of things that you may not see in the stat sheet. <img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-274850 alignleft" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2021/04/Lena-Granuzzo--150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" />[player_tooltip player_id="248349" first="Lena" last="Granuzzo"] 2024 5’9 CBA Select Black [The Bolles School] Has the size to play inside/out. High IQ guard that reads what the defense gives her. Sharp shooter. Uses her length to her ability. Showed her range on numerous 3 balls on Day 1 as she finished with a 10 point performance. &nbsp; <img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-274851" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2021/04/Jordan-Boddie-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" />[player_tooltip player_id="91655" first="Jordan" last="Boddie"] 2023 5’8 Jr Boom Gold [Lake Mary High School] Showed that she can score in traffic and through contact. Put on a clinic with numerous pull up jump shots. Pushes the ball well in traffic and knows how to set her teammates up to score. Played well on both ends of the floor. High motor. &nbsp; &nbsp; <img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-274857" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2021/04/Eris-Lester-1-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" />Eris Lester 2024 5’9, FBC Nightmares [Orange Park High School] Long athletic guard that uses her size to get to the basket. Has a nice pull up jumper in the paint and can attack the basket at will. Also uses her length to get plenty of steals and deflections. High IQ guard that plays well above her age. Will be on a lot of college coaches radars this spring/summer. &nbsp; <img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-274858" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2021/04/Julia-Farhat-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" />Julia Farhat 2024 5’7 CBA Select Black [Bishop Kenny High School] High IQ point guard that sees the floor well. Julia showed she could control the game in her team’s victory. Attacks the basket strong through contact and can step out and shoot the 3. Knows how to find her teammates in transition. Showed her ability to score and dish it with 13pts 5 assists.