MillTown Varsity Classic: Backcourt Beasts (Part 1)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Many a school is hosting an early season tournament around this time of year – the latter portions of November. Among those schools is one of South Carolina's newest in Catawba Ridge as it hosted the girls portion of the MillTown Varsity Classic.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>There was also a boys tournament that was hosted at nearby Fort Mill HS. The home of the Copperheads has only been around for a few years, but has already made major waves in the realm of girls basketball in the Palmetto State.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prep Girls Hoops made its way to Catawba Ridge HS for Monday's slate of matchups. Guard play was on full display.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["356926"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":["override_image"],"_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":553313,"_player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":"field_62f141137ead9","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"u003cp style=u0022font-weight: 400;u0022u003eEarly on in the Falcons' contest with 2A Andrew Jackson, the Volunteers jumped out to a big lead in the first quarter before Nation Ford's star guard led the charge to get her team back in the game. Kerridge put her team on her back with in a variety of ways – including by getting fouled and taking her opportunities at the free throw line. Defensively, she managed to deflect and intercept pass and play every minute with a heads-up attitude. Kerridge knows when the correct times are to score and when to pass and can put points on the board from anywhere on the court – including from 3-point range. 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Farmer, while she can be a prolific 3-point shooter is also more than willing to slice and dice her way to the rim through plenty of opposing defenders. Farmer will also convert on the opportunities that she gets at the free throw line and will have plenty of opportunities to set her team up in halfcourt sets via the iso. When she does finish at the rim, she can get a bit creative at times as well. 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She is unafraid to play the game on contact and take her chances at the free throw line. With under eight minutes to play in the first half (games were contested with 16-minute halves as opposed to eight-minute quarters), she scored the Trojans' first points. 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It was a lopsided contest in favor of Fort Mill in large part because of the 16 points Moore placed on the scoreboard. Moore is very confident in her ability to sink her attempts from behind the 3-point arc. The court vision she possesses enables her to make the correct passes with almost pinpoint accuracy. Defensively, she causes for opponents as well. 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