Latta HS vs Andrews HS

Prep Girls Hoops made the drive over to Andrews HS the other night to take in this region game. The Latta HS Lady Vikings jumped out to a 26-6 lead after the 1st quarter behind the strong play of several youngsters. Latta HS would cruise to an easy victory and move to (10-4) on the season. Andrews, SC is the home of Chubby Checker - showing my age here. <em><strong>Meet [player_tooltip player_id="258135" first="Makayla" last="Legette"] </strong></em> <em><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="258135" first="Makayla" last="Legette"]</strong></em> has really come on the scene this past season for the Lady Vikings. Makayla entered the game averaging 21.9 ppg and walked away scoring 30 points this evening. Makayla does it so easy at times with her play and unselfish approach to the game. She never looked to force shots all game long. Legette plays the game with a great basketball IQ and understanding. She really leads her teammates well on the floor if that’s by passing or leadership in the backcourt. Legette will be and is one of top names to know in the 2025 Palmetto State Class moving forward. <em><strong>Underclassmen Overload </strong></em> <img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-381035" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2022/01/ACB5CA1A-2865-4ED4-AB01-0DEBDA55DD31.jpeg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /> <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="262018" first="Shawniza" last="Bethea"]</strong>, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="258136" first="Kardae" last="McFadden"]</strong>, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="380994" first="Layla" last="Hyatt"]</strong>, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="380995" first="Azarionna" last="McRae"]</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="380996" first="Kaliya" last="Herman"]</strong> will all be names to keep an eye down the road for the Lady Vikings. Bethea a sophomore finished the night with 9 points in the lopsided win. <img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-381039" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2022/01/CE1F927C-0AFA-4509-B459-CA19A3D29163.jpeg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /> McFadden was able to control the paint in the win and grabbed several rebounds along the way. Kardae finished around the basket well and really did a good job of keeping the ball up high. She finished the night with 10 points and 8 rebounds according to my stats. Hyatt is a bruising post player who really doesn’t have any problems mixing it up down low on the block. Layla will play with her back to the basket and work for position down low. McRae was effective all night long scoring the ball on putbacks inside the paint. Azarionna finished the evening with 8 points. Herman a left-handed shooting guard came out firing from the perimeter and never stopped all night long. Kaliya just an 8th grader plays off the ball and tends to stay out at the three-point line. She finished with 5 points. <em><strong>Long Year for the Yellow Jackets</strong></em> <img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-381037" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2022/01/1374D3B2-316B-4799-8B11-7F64436F763C.jpeg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /> The Andrews HS Lady Yellow Jackets fell to (1-10) on the season. <strong>Chandler Epps</strong> led the way with 8 points. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="380998" first="LaNyah" last="Edwards"]</strong> a post player finished with 4 points and 9 rebounds. Edwards really plays the game with a mean streak and doesn’t hesitate at all to draw contact. <img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-381036" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2022/01/9F439BE0-D161-4024-B084-C59C5D027704.jpeg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /> <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="380997" first="Shaniya" last="Coachman"]</strong> a freshman looks to be the future of the program. Coachman didn’t take any plays off and continued to battle all night long with frustration and determination for the Lady Yellow Jackets. <em><strong>Best Player in the Gym Tonight? </strong></em> <a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2022/01/08DCEDEE-9CB3-49E7-84EC-6F1246380376-crop-1064x699-1643255975.jpeg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-381045" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2022/01/08DCEDEE-9CB3-49E7-84EC-6F1246380376-crop-1064x699-1643255975-300x197.jpeg" alt="" width="300" height="197" /></a> Latta HS Assistant Coach Ruby Lee Wright was back in the gym tonight. Wright was a former Viking player and a South Carolina Miss Basketball Player of the Year. Wright finished her career with 2,507 points. RubyLee went on to play college ball at Georgetown University &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;