Coach’s Box: Top Guards in 2022 Pt. 1

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The first half of the season has proved to be by far one of the most competitive. I had the opportunity to coach against teams from Georgia and Florida. The guard play has been by far the best I have seen on the high school level in a very long time. These players prove to be the leaders and top performers for their team. Here are some of the players that stood out to me from the coach's box.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["331745"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Eris Lester was by far one the best guards that I faced so far. A player that has all the intangibles to play at the next level. Her ability to score at all 3 levels makes her unguardable at times. I call her a walking bucket. Her 6'0 frame allows her to elevate over her opponents and score at will. She also creates havoc on the defensive end with her ability to get out in the passing lane and deflect passes. 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She never stops moving to get the ball. A player that uses her length to her advantage.  Strong guard that has the skills to post up smaller defenders and shoot over the top of them. 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