MLK Classic: Senior Standouts
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The MLK Classic Showcase was held at Northeast Guilford High School over the weekend where public and private school teams from North Carolina and Virginia could compete against one another. I was able to catch the games on Sunday, and…
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Continue ReadingThe MLK Classic Showcase was held at Northeast Guilford High School over the weekend where public and private school teams from North Carolina and Virginia could compete against one another. I was able to catch the games on Sunday, and here are the senior standouts from the event.
Alice Meunier was moving well without the ball ready to take advantage of an open lane as soon as she caught the pass. She crashed the boards sneaking inside for rebounds. She is explosive grabbing steals and immediately pushing them up the court. She stripped the ball away from her opponents to regain possession.
Aniya Jackson
Aniya Jackson
Aniya Jackson was driving hard to the basket making her opponents foul her on the way up, so she could convert from the free throw line. She flashed in the paint for the pass and to show off her floater for two points. She knocked down her shot from beyond the perimeter, too, especially at the perfect time responding to her opponents thinking they were going on a run.
Zoe Bayer came right in ready to play tough defense being a nuisance to any ball handler trying to get by her. She grabbed steals and immediately pushed it up the court. Her shot fakes were lethal getting her opponents off their feet as she drove around for a pull up jumper.
Maraja Pass strips the ball from her opponents and is so quick pushing it up the court for some fast breaks. She finds her teammates flashing to the basket to get them the bucket. She even snuck inside to grab rebounds. She had a nice drive to the basket scoring against contact. She evaluates the court when going up against a press finding the best pass to make instead of trying to dribble through it on her own even though her handles could certainly allow her to do so.
Terissa Brice
Terissa Brice
Terissa Brice was showing her power in the paint using dribbles to get around her opponent for some points. She was coming in hot going after rebounds on both ends of the court. She slid down to the block timing her cuts perfectly to get the pass and score. She did a nice job boxing out her opponent earning an over the back call and some free throws late in the game.
Jada Creech was an asset on the court getting rebounds, and she was ready to score off an offensive rebound in transition. Her strength is definitely on display when she drives hard to the basket from the free throw line using ball fakes to get in between defenders and put up her shot. She read her opponents well knowing when to jump in and knock the ball away from her opponents.
Aysia Hinton knocked down her shot from deep, and she was a tough defender on the other end constantly sneaking in for a rebound or a steal. She was constantly moving on the court to find the openings where she could get the pass or find a teammate for their own points. Her ability to space the floor appropriately on both ends of the court will translate well to the collegiate level.
Zoe Henderson slid right into the perfect position to trap on a full court press. She jumped into passing lanes grabbing the steal and exploding to the rim for her own fast break points. She was instrumental in clogging the paint blocking shots on defense. She was great inside grabbing rebounds, and she immediately found the outlet filling the lanes moving up the court.