Florida Roundup: News Around Florida Volume 14
Michael Wholey
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Florida Roundup: News Around Florida Volume 14
By Michael Wholey 6/14/21 9:00 AM EST
Let’s take a look around Florida on what has been going on in April, May, and June.
Post Season Awards
After leading Plant High School to a 26-3 record and a FHSAA State Championship, Vanderbilt signee
Kendal Cheesman
Kendal
Cheesman
6'2" | PF
HB Plant | 2021
State
FL
has been racking up the post season awards. She was recently recognized as the Florida State Player of the Year by Gatorade as well as the 7A Player of the Year by the Florida Dairy Farmers. The 6’2 Wing/Forward averaged 17.9 PPG to go along with 9.7 RPG and an impressive 55% from the field and 43% from 3.
Florida State signee and Braden River star
O’Mariah Gordon
O’Mariah
Gordon
5'6" | PG
Braden River | 2021
State
#27
Nation
FL
capped off her sensational high school career by taking home Miss Basketball by the Florida Dairy Farmers. The 5’6 guard has been one of the state’s top scorers over her four year high school career. She finished this season averaging 21.9 points per game to go along with 4.6 assists and 2.7 steals.
After a fantastic 2020-21 season, Wekiva High School coaches and players have continued to be recognized for their stellar season. After going 24-4 and falling to St Thomas Aquinas in the FHSSA State Championship game, Head Coach Tommie Butts was named Coach of the Year and Freshman sensation
Jada Eads
Jada
Eads
5'6" | PG
Lake Highland Prep | 2024
State
FL
and Senior
Shadaria Smith
Shadaria
Smith
5'6" | CG
Wekiva | 2021
State
FL
were selected as All Metro players by OCPS Metro West.
Class of 2022 Recruiting Updates
Maddie Millar
Maddie
Millar
5'9" | CG
Bishop Kenny | 2022
State
FL
is one of the state’s top 2022 prospects. The Bishop Kenny star has verbally committed to the University of North Florida. Millar helped lead Bishop Kenny to a 20-10 record with one of the state’s toughest schedules. The 5’10 Guard averaged 11 points per game and shot 37% from 3. Millar is a big guard who can play both the point guard and shooting guard position. Her size is a major attribute as she can see and pass over opposing defenses and can rise above defenders to knock it down from deep and finish at the rim.
Class of 2024 Recruiting Updates
6’1 Wing
Lexi Blue
Lexi
Blue
6'1" | SF
Lake Highland Prep | 2024
State
FL
(Lake Highland Prep / FGB) has been one of the state’s hottest prospects in the past year. The long, versatile, athletic wing has followed up her freshman campaign at Lake Highland Prep with an excellent spring/summer for FGB. She has been recognized as one of the country’s top prospects and picked up scholarship offers from some of the country’s top women’s basketball programs including Georgia, Miami, Ohio State, Florida State, Georgia Tech, USF, Vanderbilt, Ole Miss, and Arkansas.
Other Basketball News
2023
Taliah Scott
Taliah
Scott
5'8" | SG
St. Johns Country Day | 2023
State
#31
Nation
FL
is widely considered one of the nation’s top prospects. She was recently invited to the U16 USA Basketball trials. The 5’8 combo guard had an impressive Sophomore season for Oakleaf High School leading them to a 24-3 record, losing to eventual state champion Plant High School in the FHSAA playoffs. She averaged 23.4 points per game along with 5.0 rebounds, 4.2 assists, and 2.5 steals per game.
2023 Nationally Ranked 5’10 Guard Cori Allen from Nashville, TN will suit it up for Montverde Academy this upcoming season. Head Coach Special Jennings continues to load up as Allen joins two of Florida’s top prospects who have already announced their decisions to attend Montverde in the past few months
Janiah Barker
Janiah
Barker
6'2" | SF
Montverde Academy | 2022
State
#3
Nation
FL
and
Jordana Codio
Jordana
Codio
6'1" | SF
Montverde Academy | 2022
State
FL
. Allen, Barker, and Codio along with returning players 2022s
Fernanda Ovalle
Fernanda
Ovalle
5'11" | SF
Montverde Academy | 2022
State
FL
and
Fatima Diakhate
Fatima
Diakhate
6'6" | C
Montverde Academy | 2022
State
FL
, as well as
Rusne Augustinaite
Rusne
Augustinaite
5'10" | CG
Montverde Academy | 2023
State
FL
and
Mjracle Sheppard
Mjracle
Sheppard
5'8" | CG
Montverde Academy | 2023
State
FL
will make up one of the nations most talented rosters.
We will look to continue to cover news all across the state. Our audience supplies us with some of our best information. Keep us updated on Florida news be emailing me at WholeyPrepHoops@gmail.com or DM’ing me through Twitter or Instagram @WholeyPrepHoops.
After leading Plant High School to a 26-3 record and a FHSAA State Championship, Vanderbilt signee
Kendal Cheesman
Kendal
Cheesman
6'2" | PF
HB Plant | 2021
State
FL
has been racking up the post season awards. She was recently recognized as the Florida State Player of the Year by Gatorade as well as the 7A Player of the Year by the Florida Dairy Farmers. The 6’2 Wing/Forward averaged 17.9 PPG to go along with 9.7 RPG and an impressive 55% from the field and 43% from 3.
Florida State signee and Braden River star
O’Mariah Gordon
O’Mariah
Gordon
5'6" | PG
Braden River | 2021
State
#27
Nation
FL
capped off her sensational high school career by taking home Miss Basketball by the Florida Dairy Farmers. The 5’6 guard has been one of the state’s top scorers over her four year high school career. She finished this season averaging 21.9 points per game to go along with 4.6 assists and 2.7 steals.
After a fantastic 2020-21 season, Wekiva High School coaches and players have continued to be recognized for their stellar season. After going 24-4 and falling to St Thomas Aquinas in the FHSSA State Championship game, Head Coach Tommie Butts was named Coach of the Year and Freshman sensation
Jada Eads
Jada
Eads
5'6" | PG
Lake Highland Prep | 2024
State
FL
and Senior
Shadaria Smith
Shadaria
Smith
5'6" | CG
Wekiva | 2021
State
FL
were selected as All Metro players by OCPS Metro West.
Class of 2022 Recruiting Updates
Maddie Millar
Maddie
Millar
5'9" | CG
Bishop Kenny | 2022
State
FL
is one of the state’s top 2022 prospects. The Bishop Kenny star has verbally committed to the University of North Florida. Millar helped lead Bishop Kenny to a 20-10 record with one of the state’s toughest schedules. The 5’10 Guard averaged 11 points per game and shot 37% from 3. Millar is a big guard who can play both the point guard and shooting guard position. Her size is a major attribute as she can see and pass over opposing defenses and can rise above defenders to knock it down from deep and finish at the rim.
Class of 2024 Recruiting Updates
6’1 Wing
Lexi Blue
Lexi
Blue
6'1" | SF
Lake Highland Prep | 2024
State
FL
(Lake Highland Prep / FGB) has been one of the state’s hottest prospects in the past year. The long, versatile, athletic wing has followed up her freshman campaign at Lake Highland Prep with an excellent spring/summer for FGB. She has been recognized as one of the country’s top prospects and picked up scholarship offers from some of the country’s top women’s basketball programs including Georgia, Miami, Ohio State, Florida State, Georgia Tech, USF, Vanderbilt, Ole Miss, and Arkansas.
Other Basketball News
2023
Taliah Scott
Taliah
Scott
5'8" | SG
St. Johns Country Day | 2023
State
#31
Nation
FL
is widely considered one of the nation’s top prospects. She was recently invited to the U16 USA Basketball trials. The 5’8 combo guard had an impressive Sophomore season for Oakleaf High School leading them to a 24-3 record, losing to eventual state champion Plant High School in the FHSAA playoffs. She averaged 23.4 points per game along with 5.0 rebounds, 4.2 assists, and 2.5 steals per game.
2023 Nationally Ranked 5’10 Guard Cori Allen from Nashville, TN will suit it up for Montverde Academy this upcoming season. Head Coach Special Jennings continues to load up as Allen joins two of Florida’s top prospects who have already announced their decisions to attend Montverde in the past few months
Janiah Barker
Janiah
Barker
6'2" | SF
Montverde Academy | 2022
State
#3
Nation
FL
and
Jordana Codio
Jordana
Codio
6'1" | SF
Montverde Academy | 2022
State
FL
. Allen, Barker, and Codio along with returning players 2022s
Fernanda Ovalle
Fernanda
Ovalle
5'11" | SF
Montverde Academy | 2022
State
FL
and
Fatima Diakhate
Fatima
Diakhate
6'6" | C
Montverde Academy | 2022
State
FL
, as well as
Rusne Augustinaite
Rusne
Augustinaite
5'10" | CG
Montverde Academy | 2023
State
FL
and
Mjracle Sheppard
Mjracle
Sheppard
5'8" | CG
Montverde Academy | 2023
State
FL
will make up one of the nations most talented rosters.
We will look to continue to cover news all across the state. Our audience supplies us with some of our best information. Keep us updated on Florida news be emailing me at WholeyPrepHoops@gmail.com or DM’ing me through Twitter or Instagram @WholeyPrepHoops.
