2022 New Additions : Variety Of Guards
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Texas is and always will be guard-heavy and filled with next-level players and keep in mind, there are several talented players that I may have missed or didn’t see enough of to place them on here or have them higher…
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Continue ReadingTexas is and always will be guard-heavy and filled with next-level players and keep in mind, there are several talented players that I may have missed or didn’t see enough of to place them on here or have them higher but the most important thing is whenever you have someone knowledgeable evaluating you, yes I’m talking about me, #SeizeTheOpportunity because I don’t care about the PLATFORM, The LOGO, Who coaches, trains or even who your director is yet more important than all of that, I base things on what I see, I value no one else’s opinion above mine and I’m just keeping it real in an era when it ain’t kept real so here you go
Kayla Herrera Kayla Herrera 5'4" | CG Alexander | 2022 State TX
#65 Chloe Countee Chloe Countee 5'6" | CG Hitchcock | 2022 State TX @10Countee
Countee is one of those players that you can almost envision COUNT-IT because of her jumper and how she creates it. Mid to long range, she just elevates over defenders and understands how to drop it with the stop and pop in transition but she also can score off the dribble ad finish after contact
#80 Tia Mitchell Tia Mitchell 5'7" | CG Cy Lakes | 2022 State TX @TiaMitchell34
Mitchell gave me an eyeful in a short time during a fall league game. Not sure if she played club ball, if she did I totally missed her which is eerie because she’s in Houston, my hometown yet so many players are missing for a variety of reasons, and watching her apply heat ‘on the ball” was the first thing that grabbed me yet she also applied heat attacking the rim and finishing after contact, the jumper was just extra for me
#115 Kayla Herrera Kayla Herrera 5'4" | CG Alexander | 2022 State TX @kayherrera45
Herrera is probably one of the most gifted players off the dribble in the state, she defies gravity and uses some impressive body control to finish and this includes after contact yet she also handles the ball under pressure, sees the floor, and makes the right passes or drops the mid to long-range but let’s throw in she defends well and you get a glimpse
Jennah Savage Jennah Savage 5'7" | SG St. Thomas Episcopal | 2022 State TX
#116 Jennah Savage Jennah Savage 5'7" | SG St. Thomas Episcopal | 2022 State TX @jen_renee04
DSavage changed schools but her game remained the same as she simply went completely off the scoring in a variety of ways and led a team that had only won a game the previous season to a district championship and a run in the playoffs. She creates her shot under pressure yet her quick release, including catch and shoot, from mid to long-range had her hard to handle
#118 Makenna Walker @MakennaWalker34
I have personally seen her drop 6 or more three pointers in her game, in fact, the first time I saw her with a shoe team yet no roster, I got up and asked her name after watching her JUST DO IT and drop 8 three pointers. She changed teams yet her game evolved even more to become a complete player on both ends, yeah mid to long-range is still there, so is mental toughness yet she made those around her better
#122 Amiyah Bowie Amiyah Bowie 5'6" | CG Red Oak | 2022 State TX
Bowie sliced through the defense, playing on words from her last name, yet she also finished with either hand after contact what I also liked was her ability to create her shot under pressure as well as run the combo but her defense was solid, so was her playing passing lane but to watch her rebound against taller players was also nice, yes she can shoot it from outside
#123 Jayden Smallwood Jayden Smallwood 5'7" | PG McKinney North | 2022 State TX
Smallwood left me speechless numerous times with her acrobatic finishes and yes after contact but she creates her shot very well to either take the defender off the dribble with an impressive first step or just drop the mid to long-range jumper. Her defense was smothering at times, that’s also a huge plus
Tianna Murray Tianna Murray 5'4" | PG Paetow | 2022 State TX
#124 Breanne Casey Breanne Casey 5'8" | SG Casey Homeschool | 2022 State TX @BreeCaseyy
Casey might not be related to Dr. Ben yet I loved watching her operate in the court. She sets defenders up so smoothly and with a deceptive first step, she scored off the dribble using either hand and finishing with either hand, but alas, she can stretch the defense with bombs from NBA range
#125 Tiffany Liddie Tiffany Liddie 5'9" | SG Rockwall-Heath | 2022 State TX @tiffanyliddie22
Liddie is not related to HG Gordon, well I don’t know yet her securing of scorers to lock them down was a pleasure to see, so was her playing the passing lane but she also has nice timing to block shots, well alter and (or) deflect as well yet she always stays under control and her ball-handling under pressure was solid, so was the mid to long-range
#130 Tianna Murray Tianna Murray 5'4" | PG Paetow | 2022 State TX @_tiannamurray
Murray plays the same way, up or down double-digits and she’s the consummate team player that would rather assist than score yet she also can flip a switch and take over games off the dribble and with a nice pull-up jumper from mid to long-range. Her “on the ball” defense helped create turnovers and peep this, she is “vocal on the court”