2022 #GirlsTXJamboree-Afternoon Session

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This session was exciting even though injuries played a part in several games. Plenty of buzz going around about<strong> Me'Arah O'Neal </strong>who happens to be the daughter of NBA legend<strong> Shaquille O'Neal</strong> who was out with a minor injury. Bellaire had one of their talented sophomores out yet <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1092120' first='Tyniah' last='Smith'], [player_tooltip player_id='1092103' first='Jasmine' last='Timmons']</strong>, and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='516309' first='MaKyah' last='Foreman']</strong>. Smith has not been injured yet Timmons was moving around nicely since returning. Foreman played spot minutes and showed her spot-up jumper is still effective so I'm waiting to catch them at a hunnid</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Hitchcock</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Kimora Carroll-PG [2026]</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Carroll is heady and understands something valuable about running the 1, she knows how to control the tempo. Her court vision is good, she handles the ball under pressure and she makes good decisions. She also has a nice first step and uses her athleticism to attack the basket and finish plus she can drop the jumper</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>S'Liyah Johnson-SG [2026]</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Johnson falls into that "speaking of dropping the jumper" category as her name preceded her yet I have seen her somewhere because I remember the deep threes and catch-and-shoot, which is why rosters are important. She also scored off the dribble, used her body well on the attack, and finished after the lick</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Kinkaid</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='331960' first='Lyllian' last='Walton']-SG [2025]</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Walton's progression is what got me as her poise under pressure stood out. She wants the ball in pressure situations and she hit some big shots to help start or change the momentum. She created her shot nicely and showed she could not only drop the jumper while being defended but score off the dribble</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Sarah Xu-SF [2023]</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Xu smoothly found ways to put the ball into the basket. She used her frame to create contact while attacking, and her ability to take the defender from multiple angles was nice. She also showed she could drop the outside shot, I'm talking mid to long-range and she did a good job playing defense as well as rebounding </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Episcopal</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Ivonna Lloyd-SG [2025]</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lloyd is another player that has taken a huge jump upward, yeah she showed signs playing on the PGH Circuit with the Texas Cagers yet those signs have blinking lights surrounding them. Her first step JUST DID IT for me as she attacked with either hand and scored, with either hand but she also dropped the jumper and did a good job on defense</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Emerie Holt-PG [2024]</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Holt is the BOLT that gets her club going. You can't teach energy and hers trickles down to her teammates but she "gets it" and understands how to set teammates up for easy shots yet she also understands how to take games over offensively. Her handling of the ball, both in the open court and the set allows her to get her shot off whenever she wants and she drops it, mid to long-range but she also scored off the dribble</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Bellaire</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Mykyla Allen-SG [2023]</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Allen had one of the best offensive performances at the event, I believe she dropped 4 from BTA and finished with around 30 but her athleticism on both ends was more than solid. Yes, she took defenders at will and scored after the lick but on the flip, her "on the ball" pressure helped create turnovers as she forced players into traps as well as used her hands to come away with steals</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='331930' first='Erin' last='Love']-C [2023]</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Love was simply a terror on the boards, yet she has always been. She's a double-double waiting to happen, unofficially she was definitely around that as she went after everything off the rim yet her hands and footwork around the basket helped open things up while her interior defense closed a lot of things up defensively </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->