She Got Next: Lowcountry Standouts
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The annual She Got Next event, hosted by A1 Hoops Report, is certainly one of the signature early-season tournaments that takes place across South Carolina. This year, it looked a bit different given which venue the get-together was held at. …
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Continue ReadingThe annual She Got Next event, hosted by A1 Hoops Report, is certainly one of the signature early-season tournaments that takes place across South Carolina. This year, it looked a bit different given which venue the get-together was held at.
Instead of being held at Brookland-Cayce this year, White Knoll HS in the central part of Lexington County played to the 2022 version of She Got Next. The venue may have been different but the basketball was still competitive and it still attracted a number of big time teams.
It also attracted us at Prep Girls Hoops, who made the trek out to White Knoll HS for the festivities. Here are a few standouts among Lowcountry schools.
It was somewhat ironic that Ferguson and her 2A Wolves played a team in Westwood whose signature color is red given that it will be the tint she herself wears when she heads west to Cal State-Northridge. Ferguson can get crafty at times with her ball handling skills, attempts to make tough shots and is not afraid to fall to the floor to complete a play. She can play the game on contact to get herself to the free throw line and can make prolific passes to her teammates. Defenses are kept guessing with Ferguson not only because of her dribbling, but because they are not sure as to if she will shoot, drive or dish.
Seaberry was among a number of standouts on hand at White Knoll HS who made sure the Lowcountry was well represented in the Midlands. She tallied 16 points as the Hurricanes experienced victory by a final of 48-24 over Lamar. Seaberry also recently received her first Division I offer from Charleston Southern University. She is a 5-foot-6 combo guard who was important in First Baptist’s run to the 3A SCISA championship game last season. Seaberry can shoot plenty of 3-point jumpers and is also a consistent threat to steal the ball. Seaberry splashed home four triples in the win over Lamar. She can play at either the one or the two. If one word would be used to describe her game, it would be poise. Another would certainly be confidence.
Hutchinson continues to be the spark plug that spearheads the Eagles. She once again looked in midseason form on Friday afternoon at White Knoll HS. Hutchinson is a complete problem for opponents on defense and her speed and tenacity enable her to make plenty of plays at the rim. She can bury her attempts from both 3-point range and at the free throw line, knows when to pass and when to distribute and can slice and dice her way through a defense to a strong finish at the cup. Hutchinson finished with 22 points in an Eagles win over High Point Academy.
As is constantly the case with Military Magnet contests, No. 3 is a charm. The 5-foot-4 senior point played a key role in getting the Eagles back in the game in the first quarter after South Pointe jumped out to a lead. Defensively, she stays ready to box out in case an opponent misses a free throw. Offensively, she is willing to absorb contact and get to the free throw line. She can be accurate from behind the 3-point arc, knows how to turn defense and offense and has developed over the years as a ball handler. Davis finished with 21 points in what was a valiant Military Magnet effort against the 4A Stallions.
Physicality was the middle name of the defending 1A champion Eagles’ contest with South Pointe. Jakes scored the first points for the Eagles via a 3-pointer and eventually went into the half having tallied 11 points. She connected on at least one floater and expressed confidence by calling for the ball when she felt she could make a play. The 3-pointer was working for the veteran as she was true on a pair of triple attempts in the first half. Jakes concluded the matchup with the Stallions having scored 12 points in what was unquestionably one of the more competitive and entertaining games on Friday’s slate.
Games like the one the now SCISA 3A Eagles had against the Grizzlies of High Point Academy will put the rest of the field on notice. The message is that Hilton Head Christian is ready to duplicate its success in 3A as it did in 2A. Grayson stands at 5-foot-10 and managed to get to the rim on plenty of occasions. She also managed to get to the free throw line on more than one occasion. Grayson puts a good deal of emphasis on sharpening her 3-point shot. She is a two-sport athlete who also competes as a volleyball player. Grayson finished with 15 points in the victory over High Point Academy.
May River fans…look away. The former standout for the Sharks is on her way to recreating that stellar play with the Eagles. Scott gives the SCISA 3A team a versatile presence who primarily operates near the basket. She can also find plenty of time as a wing as well. Scott will haul in plenty of rebounds as well, making her a double-double possibility on a game-by-game basis. Much of the play she engages in can be physical, but as she proved at May River, she is built for that particular style. Scott scored 12 points in the win over High Point Academy.
When this season is over, Peduzzi has plenty of volleyball to look forward to given she is a commit of UNC Pembroke. Among her hoops skills she had on display on Friday at White Knoll HS included delivering clutch hustle plays along with an ability to draw contact and get to the free throw line. While much of what she does occurs near the basket, she will also display a willingness to attack the rim from the open floor in addition to finding spacing on both ends of the floor. Peduzzi aided her team’s cause with a 16 point effort in a win over High Point Academy.
Upperclassman are abound through this rendition of Military Magnet girls basketball – including this veteran guard who put up 11 points in a valiant Eagles effort. She is listed at 5-foot-3 and adds to what is a defensively minded Military Magnet bunch with steals. If she gets fouled, she will go to the free throw line and hit her shots. Brown also does plenty of the things that may not always show up on a stat sheet but help big time towards wininng – including diving for loose balls. Team basketball is emphasized with coach Nathaniel Taylor’s Eagles and Brown fits in well with that culture.