Top Performers #LadyGanderTipOff Goose Creek Division

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I'll be spending the next few days dropping articles from the Lady Gander Tip-Off, which I previously called Invitational and the Peggy Whitley Classic. I'm breaking it down into various divisions so let me start with the top division. Let me also add that I left at halftime of the Summer Creek vs Desoto game, this will probably be the only time I get to see Desoto live and I wanted to get a glimpse of what's coming</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='204178' first='Jadyn' last='Atchison']-6'1 SG (Cedar Hill) 2023</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Atchison signed with Colorada yet she delivered a message that Cedar Hill is in this thing. Watching her create her shot and elevate over defenders is a work of art, I just enjoy watching her drop jumpers yet she also did a job scoring off the dribble as well as on putbacks. Her defense, rebounding and playing the passing lane all stood out</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Kelis Grant-5'8 SG (Cedar Hill) 2023</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Grant signed with Sam Houston, she's not on the Top 100 yet that will be taken care of after getting a great look at what she brings to the table. She can score both off the dribble as well as from the outside yet her "never takes a play-off" mindset just grabbed me. The crossover in the open court was very nice, and so was her seeing the floor</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='267343' first='Janavia' last='Gage']-6'3 C (Huntsville) 2023</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Gage impressed me when I first caught her when she was a freshman with the Lady Thunder and the noise has gotten louder each year. She's one of the best inside players in Texas, her college-ready body as well as her going after the ball off the rim was nice, well overly nice and she's improved offensively, scoring with either hand in the paint</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='794441' first='Mariyah' last='Brown']-6'1 PF (Summer Creek) 2023</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Brown had me bewildered as I rarely look at rosters during games. I knew the face was familiar, and so was the game so I just had to take a peak. She will be an X factor for Summer Creek as one of their talented transfers. Her inside scoring over taller players, as well as rebounding against taller players spoke volumes, and so did her scoring off the dribble</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='134042' first='Jorynn' last='Ross']-6'3 P (Summer Creek) 2023</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ross is heading to Pepperdine yet she feels and played like there's some unfinished business. I said they were the team to beat in the Region because of their countless athletic guards that can press yet I didn't realize the transfers were there, which gives them a shot at winning it all. Ross scored around the basket yet her dropping the 3 tells me how far she has taken her game</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='270654' first='Zachara' last='Perkins']-6'2 G/F (Summer Creek) 2024</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Perkins is another X factor, had no idea she had transferred and hadn't seen her all summer, I rarely see the EYBL squads, yet to say she's added more to her game than the mid to long-range and taking defenders off the dribble would be an understatement. I enjoyed her interior scoring, as well as rebounding on both ends plus she showed good timing</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='206957' first='Ma'Riya' last='Vincent']-5'10 SG/SF (Desoto) 2024</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Vincent showed out during July and picked up countless BCS/Power 5 offers and she showed why. Her ability to play multiple positions, on both ends, has always been a plus yet she's gotten even stronger, which showed on her attacking from, well everywhere and finishing after contact but that pull-up jumper was clicking as well</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='510464' first='Amari' last='Byles']-6'2 PF/C (Desoto) 2026</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Byles is so powerful and her college-ready physique as a freshman is taking punishment like it isn't there. I saw her score with multiple players hanging on her but she battles for everything off the rim, that's always huge for me to see. She did a good job defending both inside and outside the paint </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->