Diamonds Classic: Elite Scorers

Mindy McCarthy December 6, 2021 @ 07:18 PM

The Diamonds Classic was held at Legion Collegiate Academy on Saturday displaying some great talent from North and South Carolina. We have already looked at the players of the game that I identified, but these scorers certainly deserve a shout out, too. [player_tooltip player_id="124091" first="McCall" last="King"] | Christ Church Episcopal | G | 2022 18 points // 7 rebounds // 2 assists // 1 steal King showed off her range shooting from deep. She sees the floor well finding her open teammates underneath the basket. She has a lot of strength getting inside to grab some rebounds, especially late in the game when her opponent was trying hard to get second chances. Laila Anderson | The Burlington School | G | 2022 17 points // 8 rebounds // 1 assist // 3 steals Anderson (pictured above) showed off her shot from deep, and she didn’t hesitate to get inside to grab some rebounds. She slid into passing lanes to grab steals. She controlled the tempo of the game pushing the ball up the court or settled it back to start an offensive play. [player_tooltip player_id="285932" first="Jada" last="Brigman"] | Olympic | SF | 2022 16 points // 3 rebounds // 2 assists // 2 blocks Brigman made her presence known as soon as she stepped on the court blocking shots and going up high for some rebounds. Her stroke from behind the arc was on display, too, and she was certainly the main energy driver giving her team some life in a tough battle. [player_tooltip player_id="253889" first="Anastasia" last="Sinclair"] | South Meck | G | 2023 15 points // 4 rebounds // 3 assists // 2 steals Sinclair does well anticipating passes constantly deflecting them out of bounds and grabbing steals. She pushes the ball up the court with speed, and she does a great job finding open teammates underneath the basket to get some points. She can take it all the way to the hoop, and she moves even without the ball to find the openings and score. Maggie Houpt | South Meck | G | 2023 15 points // 5 rebounds // 1 assist // 1 block Houpt was on fire knocking down four three pointers from deep. She did well crashing the boards for rebounds, and she battled through contact to score some points by the basket. She even had a nice block showing off her versatility. <a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2021/12/Daja-Taylor-scaled-crop-1921x1261-1638839769.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-361404 alignleft" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2021/12/Daja-Taylor-scaled-crop-1921x1261-1638839769-300x197.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="197" /></a>[player_tooltip player_id="171756" first="Daja" last="Taylor"] | Newberry Academy | G | 2022 15 points // 4 rebounds // 1 assist // 1 steal Taylor showed off her range knocking down three three-pointers in the first half to try to give her team some life. She crashed the boards to grab rebounds, and she knew how to cause some problems on defense deflecting passes and grabbing steals. [player_tooltip player_id="185416" first="Serenity" last="Woods"] | Legion Collegiate Academy | G | 2025 14 points // 2 rebounds // 1 steal // 1 block Woods is already a leader for her team controlling the tempo of the game and directing her teammates where to go on offense. She drove hard into the paint and was able to convert points well from the free throw line. Look to see her continue to be a big contributor the rest of her high school career. <a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2021/12/Devin-Long-1-scaled-crop-1921x1261-1638839825.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-361406 alignleft" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2021/12/Devin-Long-1-scaled-crop-1921x1261-1638839825-300x197.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="197" /></a>Devin Long | Olympic | G | 2024 12 points // 2 rebounds // 3 steals Long was scoring on multiple levels driving hard to the basket through contact or stepping back for her jump shot. She anticipated what her opponents would do and grabbed the steals before they got a play going. She’s certainly been an asset to this team in her young high school career.