River City Run-Haleigh’s Top 5 Defenders
As the weekend went on at the River City Run, it was tough to pick an impressive defender because there were so much talented defensive leaders everywhere in the building! Amari Jackson Amari Jackson 5'8" | PF Richmond | 2025…
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Continue ReadingAs the weekend went on at the River City Run, it was tough to pick an impressive defender because there were so much talented defensive leaders everywhere in the building!
Amari Jackson Amari Jackson 5'8" | PF Richmond | 2025 IN , 2025, All Area Basketball Gold- Jackson’s (featured image) on and off ball defense is off the charts, moving her feet quickly Jackson can get through screens well and beat her defender to a spot. She sees the ball and her defender very and has a long and athlete attribute which help her get deflections to score on the other end.
Brooke Campbell, 2025 5-6, Richmond Heat 2025- Every time a shot goes up, she crashes the boards very solid to get a lot of rebounds and second chance buckets. Her physicality helps her box out her defender and pull-down rebounds, and a long with that she can anticipate passes very well.
Pation Mitchell, 2026 5-7, PCB 2026- Her strong ability to crash the boards and seal her defender is very well known when i seen her play, she can out rebound you and always work hard on both ends of the court. She works hard around the rim and has a nice shot off the glass.
Skylar Collinsworth, 2026 5-3, Richmond Heat 2026- Her court vision on defense was impressive, Collinsworth is a floor leader and has good body movement to get steals. She runs in transition well and sees her open teammates while scoring on a fastbreak.
Lola Fouts, 2025, IN Elite Drive 2025- A very hard worker on both ends of the court but her defense is so skilled to where she will shut you down any opportunity she gets. She is a very spunky player who never gives up and doesn’t stop being a leader to her team, i was very impressed with her all-around game.