2022 CIF Girls Open Division Evaluations – Part 1

2022 CIFSS Ford Girls Basketball Open Division Championships are closing in on the Finals and we were there to give you a close look at the teams that are headed to the Final game.  Here are some featured girls that we liked and we evaluated over the past season, most you may know and some you will not.   This will be Part 1 of 4 as we evaluate girls from each seeded team.  Hope you enjoy the evaluations and articles, if you are interested in subscribing, please use code: SMALL30 to get 30% off the yearly or monthly price.  

Open Division Lineup by Seed:

1. Etiwanda (27-0) Overall, (10-0) Baseline League Champion
2. Sierra Canyon (26-1) Overall, (6-0) Gold Coast League Champion
3. Corona Centennial (25-6) Overall, (10-0) Big VII League Champion
4. Mater Dei (23-5) Overall, (7-1) Trinity League Champion
5. Rosary Academy (16-9) Overall, (7-1) Trinity League 2nd Place
6. Orangewood Academy (21-9) Overall, (7-1) San Joaquin League Champion
7. Bishop Montgomery (17-6) Overall, (8-0) Del Rey League Champion
8. Windward (19-10) Overall, (5-1) Gold Coast 2nd Place

#1 Seed; Etiwanda Features the Following Players:

Kennedy Smith Kennedy Smith 6'0" | PF Etiwanda | 2024 State CA –  Debuting as our #1 overall prospect in the 2024 class
Smith is a very versatile forward. She can guard multiple positions. She has the quickness and footwork to stay with wings and she can drop down and cover bigs in the paint. She fronts the post well and plays tough interior defense. Offensively she can shoot from both the midrange and from three-point range. In the halfcourt, she can put the ball on the floor and pull-up for a little jumper. She can score inside too. Good rebounder who gets good position.

Destiny Agubata Destiny Agubata 5'10" | SF Etiwanda | 2024 State CA is strong forward who can play some small ball center at times depending on the matchup. She’s tough inside; she crashes the glass well against bigger players. She’s one of the ultimate hustle players; she dives on the floor for loose balls and uses her body to snake in for rebounds. Offensively, she can shoot it from midrange and score inside. Passes well out of the post. She moves her feet well defensively and can guard the wing or drop into the post.

Majesty Cade Majesty Cade 5'9" | CG Etiwanda | 2023 State CA is a firecracker on the floor, she is fiesty, she is crafty with the handles and skill set, she is a definite player in our book. Makes the right passes when she is suppose to, advances the ball up the floor on the break and is a willing defender. Shoots the ball well from all three levels and it is demonstrated as she plays with a type of aggression like no one else. She is a genuine slasher and can get buckets in a hurry.

Daisia Mitchell Daisia Mitchell 5'11" | SF Etiwanda HS | 2022 State CA has grown into what all college coaches want from a slashing guard of her size, she is agile, athletic, fast and is a hard worker through and through on the court.  She creates mismatches anywhere she is on the court, small guards cannot guard her on the perimeter and post cannot hold her in the paint.  She is well deserved of all her recognition and is very well deserving of the scholarship she has received to play Division I basketball at the next level.  She is special…..

#2 Seed; Sierra Canyon Features the Following Players:

Christy Reynoso Christy Reynoso 5'5" | PG Sierra Canyon | 2024 State CA made a solid impact last season as a freshman and she looks to take another step forward. She’s very quick off the dribble. She can get the rim and finish over bigger defenders. A great ball-handler who looked comfortable initiating offense. She can really turn on the jets and just blow past her defender. She’s a pretty solid three-point shooter off catch and shoot situations; does a good job moving and getting free.

One of the areas that Mackenly Randolph Mackenly Randolph 5'10" | PF Sierra Canyon | 2024 State CA has really improved on is her ball-handling. She’s much more comfortable handling the ball whether its on the break in the halfcourt. She can put that ball on the floor and get to the rim where she’s a strong finisher. She’s very mobile and moves well in the paint. Very active on the glass. She has improved range too on her jumper. She can hit consistently from midrange and out to the three-point line as a stretch big.

Judea Watkins Judea Watkins 6'1" | CG Windward | 2023 State #1 Nation CA  is a nightmare matchup for anyone who is guarding her, she is quite the athlete and is relentless in her quest to score and win for her team.  She is a born leader and others will follow her into a win for the program cause they believe in her game and want to be apart of something special at Sierra Canyon.  She can score at all three levels on the floor and she is agile, quick and has a very high IQ for the game.  What we like is her size and how she uses it, she can score over you on the perimeter, she can score on you in the midrange with a pull up shot and can jump over you going to the rim in the paint.  Well deserved of all the recognition for her game and is very special in our opinion.