Battle for the Cure: Standout 2023s
The Battle for the Cure included many young athletes competing against one another for a single cause: to raise money for breast cancer research. Here are some of the standout performers in the class of 2023. Jai’Nasia Bailey (Excel Celtics)…
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Continue ReadingThe Battle for the Cure included many young athletes competing against one another for a single cause: to raise money for breast cancer research. Here are some of the standout performers in the class of 2023.
Jai’Nasia Bailey (Excel Celtics) showed off her range shooting from deep on multiple occasions. She handles the ball well finding her open teammates, and she fills the lanes herself knowing how to move to get the open look. She anticipates moves on defense jumping into passing lanes and knocking the ball away from opponents trying to dribble by her.
Briahna Scott (pictured above, Excel Celtics) does well driving in the paint and battling through contact. She is certainly strong with the ball protecting every possession. She has a nice jump shot that she can show off after stepping back and getting her defender off her. She pushes the ball up the court with great speed and sees the floor well finding her teammates cutting to the basket.
Morgan Harrison (Lady Phoenix Carter) seemed to always have her hands in the way on defense jumping into passing lanes and swatting away at the ball. She is fast with the ball pushing it up the court with ease making sure to convert these steals for her own points. She has some range, too, showing her ability to step back and put up the three pointer.
Maddie Lusk (Lady Attack Elite Lusk) showed her shot from deep making sure she slid into the openings. She is an aggressive defender knowing when to take her chances deflecting the ball away. When she grabs steals, she immediately looks up the court finding her open teammates. She does a great job penetrating the paint to find her open post players.