2022 Rankings Update Top 50: Newcomers

I added 10 for now, I have another 10 that will be ready for the next update yet I’ll probably have 150 players total before the end of the season because that’s what I do which is why I love dropping the "do you know who I am" line on people simply because of the hashtag, #ThereIsNoMe and that applies to a lot of things in this arena, I don’t just make things up, I write what I see which is why it’s important to place yourself in front of me to be seen but these young ladies who I added had not been seen by me or seen sparingly so here we go <strong>#33 [player_tooltip player_id="314165" first="Ainsley" last="Velasquez"]</strong> Velasquez was one of the standouts at the <a href="https://girlzprepreport.com/2021-girlz-got-game-hs-tip-sheet/">Girlz Got Game Individual Showcase</a> so I knew she would be added eventually yet after watching her the next day at All Eyez On She, it was only a matter of where I would place her because she has the size and the stroke, college coaches over big guards that can shoot and, she can definitely shoot, mid to long-range as well as score off the dribble  but she also defends and understands the game <strong>#35 [player_tooltip player_id="314166" first="Jillian" last="Torres"]</strong> Torres was solid every time I saw her but when she took over games at <a href="https://girlzprepreport.com/21-queens-of-the-hardwood-2022-tip-sheet/">Queens Of The Hardwood</a>, that just did it to me because she scored just about every way imaginable, down the stretch making clutch jumpers or and ones and when you show that "will to win" that’s big, trust me, so yeah, she creates her shot nicely under pressure and drops the mid to long-range but she also plays within herself, understands how to get teammates involved and scores in the flow <strong>#36 [player_tooltip player_id="314167" first="Heaven" last="Hayden"]</strong> Hayden is explosive off the dribble, she gave me a glimpse of that at <a href="https://girlzprepreport.com/sec-division-tip-sheet-pt-1-border-war-2021/">Border Wars 2021</a> but the more I saw her, the more she showed she was just as explosive with her jumper and seeing her create it, and elevate over defenders for the pull-up was sweet and she did it mid to long-range but again, taking defenders off the dribble, with either hand and fin<span style="font-size: 1rem;">ishing the same way, with either hand was huge, so was her ball-handling and court-vision and the pressure she applies baseline to baseline on defense is smothering</span> <strong>#40 [player_tooltip player_id="314168" first="Aryelle" last="Stevens"]</strong> Stevens was seen by me a few times early in her career and I think I wrote something like upside and the fact that she was raw yet catching up with her, she definitely has UPS going towards either SIDE of the basket to finish and as far as being raw, let’s just say she’s definitely been on the grill. She’s one of those "you won’t outwork me" players, she rebounds strongly and finishes the same way, with either hand yet battling on the glass and getting putbacks just sealed it, then she goes and drops the short jumper showing she’s still adding so expect an upgrade <strong>#50 [player_tooltip player_id="314164" first="Tristin" last="Keller"]</strong> Keller was everything her coach told e she was, so let me give a huge S/O but she’s a 5 sports player in high school, yeah she’s on the gridiron which explains her mannerisms because, like me, she’s not afraid of anything yet unlike me, she can score any way imaginable and watching her set the defender was like watching an artist work on his masterpiece, I can’t make this stuff up, I was impressed with her at <a href="https://prepgirlshoops.com/2021/04/top-performers-day-1-duel-for-the-dynasty/">Duel For The Dynasty</a> because of not only what she did but how she did it. She’s unselfish, yet poised and makes those around her better &nbsp; <h4><a href="https://prepgirlshoops.com/texas/rankings/2022-rankings/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em><strong>Click here to view the 2022 Rankings!</strong></em></a></h4>