6A-Heading To State-Regions 3 & 4
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The stage has been set and at the beginning of the season, I thought it would come down to Pearland and Summer Creek to see who represents Region 3. RyLee Grays RyLee Grays 6'3" | PF The Village School |…
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Continue ReadingThe stage has been set and at the beginning of the season, I thought it would come down to Pearland and Summer Creek to see who represents Region 3. RyLee Grays RyLee Grays 6'3" | PF The Village School | 2023 State #17 Nation TX (North Carolina) and Jorynn Ross Jorynn Ross 6'2" | PF John Cooper | 2023 State TX (Pepperdine) are two of the top senior posts in Texas and they have been keys to their respective team’s success
Here are the standouts from their game
REGION 3
PEARLAND
RyLee Grays RyLee Grays 6'3" | PF The Village School | 2023 State #17 Nation TX -6’2 C [2023]
Grays was solid on both ends crashing the boards, and good interior defense and helped get her squad going early scoring around the paint
Janae Tucker Janae Tucker 5'6" | CG Pearland | 2023 State TX -5’8 CG [2023]
Tucker mixed everything up nicely as she hit key buckets, saw the floor, and played good defense yet her poise under pressure was also huge
Paige Bonner-5’8 PG [2023]
Speaking of “poise under pressure” Bonner came up big, especially down the stretch and her clutch shooting from the free-throw line helped seal the victory
SUMMER CREEK
Jorynn Ross Jorynn Ross 6'2" | PF John Cooper | 2023 State TX -6’3 C [2023]
Ross went after the ball off the rim on both ends of the court, she scored around the basket and also did a good job defensively in the paint
Mariyah Brown Mariyah Brown 5'9" | SF Summer Creek | 2024 State TX -5’10 F [2024]
Brown also went after the ball relentlessly, both off the rim and loose balls as well yet she scored on putbacks and defended in and outside then paint
Kennedy Simpson Kennedy Simpson 5'6" | CG Summer Creek | 2026 State TX -5’8 SG [2026]
Simpson made the transition over the high school basketball with ease and her understanding of how to score in the flow and play within herself kept her in the starting lineup. Her upside is BIG, and so was the basket she hit as her squad made their last run
REGION 4
Clark is returning to state and their back-to-back regional victories have been impressive, here are the standouts from their game
CLARK
Kaitlin Whitlock-5’9 G [2023]
Whitlock has the right name because she was LOCK DOWN defensively and played the passing lane. She also scored off the basket using a deceptive first step
Ramsey Robledo Ramsey Robledo 5'8" | SG Clark | 2023 State TX -5’9 SG [2023]
Robledo was her usual playoff-pressure self dropping 4 from deep at the last count but she has shown time and time again she can change the momentum by dropping big shots at the right time
Arianna Roberson Arianna Roberson 6'4" | C SA Clark | 2024 State TX -6’4 C [2024]
Roberson filled up the stat sheet as she not only scored around the basket, she even dropped the long ball but she’s long and athletic, that will always be the base, and her timing to block, alter and or deflect shots, gave the offensive player something to think about when challenging her. She rebounded on both ends and played solid defense in the paint
BRENNAN
Tyra Sotello Tyra Sotello 5'6" | PG Brennan | 2024 State TX -5’6 CG [2024]
Sotello was smooth as she not handled the ball under pressure but saw the floor under pressure as well. I was just as impressed with her defense and let me not leave out she dropped some shots
Taylor Ross Taylor Ross 6'0" | PF Brennan | 2024 State TX -5’11 PF [2024]
Ross was on a mission and her going after the ball off the rim, on both ends, helped them stay in the game early. She finished inside the paint, scored on putbacks, after contact, and dropped the long ball
Bella Flemings Bella Flemings 6'0" | SG Brennan | 2026 State TX -5’10 PG [2026]
Flemings has also made the transition to high school basketball with ease and she’s one of the top freshmen in the country. She understands how to control the tempo, and she sees the floor and threads the needle as well as any point guard in Texas and she can score, both off the dribble and from outside