NC Top 250 Sophomore Ball Handlers
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The NC Top 250 event was held on Saturday, and it was certainly not short on ball handlers. Many schools in the state are certainly happy to have these guards on their roster for the next 3 seasons. Makenzie Kelly…
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Continue ReadingThe NC Top 250 event was held on Saturday, and it was certainly not short on ball handlers. Many schools in the state are certainly happy to have these guards on their roster for the next 3 seasons.
Makenzie Kelly Makenzie Kelly 5’6″ | PG Athens Drive | 2025 State NC was an effective floor general driving the ball hard to the hoop and finding her open teammates. She has a finesse with the ball getting around her opponents using crossovers, and she is quick handling the ball, too. She can certainly score herself getting lost by her defenders.
Mary Church Mary Church 5’7″ | SG East Rowan | 2025 State NC showed off her range from deep, and she had some nice handles to create space between her and her defender. She has a nice step back jump shot. She was a tough defender, too, grabbing steals and taking them the other direction with ease.
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Adason Buoniconti Adason Buoniconti 5’7″ | PG Lake Norman | 2025 State NC has some nice handles that she uses drubbing the ball in between her legs to get away from her opponent. Size didn’t matter with her as she got inside to grab rebounds, too, and she found ways to push the ball up the court making sure her team scored in transition. She has a nice three point shot even making it on a fast break.
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Amya Leathers Amya Leathers 5’8″ | CG Hickory Ridge | 2025 State NC was constantly getting her hands in on defense knocking the ball away. She took these steals all thew ay herself using some nice ball swings and up and under does to get to the basket. She crashed the boards, too, grabbing rebounds that she took coast to coast for some fast break points. She did a nice job finding her open teammates.
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Addison Sirianni Addison Sirianni 5’7″ | CG Lake Norman | 2025 State NC is constantly scanning the floor for the best pass, and she has a specialty in increasing the tempo with her long passes up the court on fast breaks. She sees her open teammates underneath the basket, too. She’s a scorer herself knocking down three point shots and getting all the way to the hoop, too.
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Jocelyne Grier Jocelyne Grier 5’8″ | CG Winston-Salem Christian National | 2025 State NC is a nice ball handler pushing the tempo. Her specialty move seemed to be a spin move while driving to the hoop. She can shoot well from beyond the arc, too. She finds ways to get to the hoop moving in and out of her opponents.