Border War 2021-rewind-Oklahoma/Arkansas All Stars

This is my last mixture of states, I tried to break it down since you have out of state players playing on various teams, well out of state players that can actually play so I’ll drop Kansas and Oklahoma standalone All-Star squads later this week for the wrap <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="150924" first="Darianna" last="Littlepage-Buggs"]-6’1 SF (Mavs Elite)</strong> Buggs was one of the most dominant players at the event and watching her just take over games was really impressive, she did it from both ends. All I wrote was #BEAST as her ferocity on the boards just sold me, well so did her finishes, especially after contact and she defends in the paint and in the open court <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="160454" first="Jordan" last="Harrison"] (Mavs Elite) </strong> Harrison attacked the rim with ease, she has a very nice first step yet she also has a very nice step back and her mid to long-range was clicking as she kept defenders guessing. Watching her create her shot under pressure was nice, so was observing her court vision as she hit teammates on the money in tight situations <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="211866" first="Smalls" last="Goudeau"]-5’9 CG (Shock Black)</strong> Goudeau’s nickname is Smalls, name is <strong>Alexsyah </strong>yet she plays big so Biggie Smalls had several hits, she was a hit the first time I saw her playing in San Antonio and to this day, every time I see her, she gives everything, and yeah, she’s a "you won’t outwork me player" she also plays within herself and is a double-double waiting to happen. She scores off the dribble, hits the jumper, defends, and rebounds on both ends <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="211883" first="Maggie" last="Sockey"]-5’9 G (Shock Black)</strong> Sockey has UPS by her name and it has nothing to do with delivering parcels yet she delivers in many other ways as she elevates over defenders to score in the paint, or to get her shot off on the outside but that also works for rebounding and her on-ball defense was real <strong>Carson Dillard-5’7 SG (Shock Gold)</strong> Dillard is one of many shooters on this squad and I caught them more than any other team but she creates her shot under pressure and mixes it up nicely for the mid and very long-range jumper. She also showed a slight HEZ in the open court <strong>Halyn Carmack-5’4 PG (Shock Gold)</strong> Carmack is heady, did a good job seeing the floor and also scoring in the flow but her range just set it off for me as she dropped it with a hand in her face and showed she could "catch and shoot" with accuracy. That, as well as attacking and finishing was a nice mix <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="197958" first="Morgan" last="Borgstadt"]-6’0 PG (Shock 2023)</strong> Borgstadt left a definite lasting impression as I dissected her game even more. Yeah, I knew she was heady and played within herself, saw the floor, and could score but her range is very good, so is her scoring off the dribble with either hand, she also passes on the money, with either hand but her timing to block shots, wow <strong>Carlee Casteel-5’7 SG (Shock 2023)</strong> Casteel has a very good first step which enables her to do whatever she wants because either she can attack and give highlight finishes if you defend her too close or if you give her an inch, she can drop it from what seems like a mile. The midrange is also good yet what I really loved was watching her create contact for "and one" opportunities <strong>Gracie Burckhartzmeyer-5’8 G (Shock 2024)</strong> Burckhartzmeyer gets IT and by that I mean the simple things that become big sometimes have become a lost art, so watching her understand how to get positioning to rebound against taller players is what first grabbed me, then her ability to set the defender up to attack and finish, after contact <strong>Honorable Mention </strong> <strong>Cheyanne Kemp (Mavs Elite)</strong> <strong>Norah Clark 6’0 F (Shock Black)</strong> <strong>Josie Storey-5’10 F (Shock Black)</strong> <strong>Rhianna Gibbons-5’8 SG (Shock Gold)</strong> <strong>Ashlynn Fincher-5’7 SG (Shock Gold)</strong> <strong>Gracie Campbell-5’9 SF (Shock Gold)</strong> <strong>Olivia Allen-5’6 PG (Shock Gold)</strong> <strong>Via Johnson-5’9 SF (Shock 2024)</strong> <strong>Mia Dayberry-5’10 F (Shock 2024)</strong> <strong>Leah Telgemejer-5’6 SG (Shock 2024)</strong> <strong>Briley Burns-5’10 SF (Shock 2023)</strong> <strong>Riley Brady-6’0 SF (Shock 2023)</strong> <strong>Jordan Gregory-5’9 SG (Shock 2023)</strong>