Monday Round 1 Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>My wraparound coverage caught blistering passes from <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='134041' first='Riley' last='McCloskey']</strong> to help lead <strong>Memorial</strong> to the next round yet a gutsy performance from <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='158877' first='Skye' last='Pepp']</strong> coming off an injury wasn't enough for <strong>Allen</strong> to move on <strong>New subscribers use&nbsp;<strong><mark>simmiecolson30</mark></strong>&nbsp;to see even<strong>&nbsp;MORE</strong></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Pepp had been in a boot and actually missed her team's previous 2 games so as was scanning the games, I caught bits and pieces of her exploding off the dribble yet I could tell something was wrong. She'll be ready for club season which is right around the corner and I'm expecting a breakout year on the circuit, trust me</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='204172' first='Abigail' last='Tomaski']-6'0 SG (Memorial) 2023</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tomaski was on fire and watching the 1-2 combination of [player_tooltip player_id='134041' first='Riley' last='McCloskey'] to her has been a treat for me over their career. Standing at the magic number, which is 6'0, Tomaski has no problem getting her shot off and not only was the outside shot clicking, she was slicing down the lane to score as well as moving constantly and scoring around the basket from the variety of passes McCloskey threw, including "no-looks" </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='134057' first='Jules' last='LaMendola']-6'0 SG/SF (Coppell)</strong> <strong>2023</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>LaMendola is one of those players that can hurt a team in multiple ways. First of all, her size, yeah, she's at the magic number also, and the magic she performs on the court stood out from my initial sighting when she was in middle school. She can drop the long ball as well as the midrange yet her scoring around the basket with either hand was in full effect as she has over half of her team's points at halftime. Her court vision was also impressive but she did a good job hitting the boards and defending as well</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='134035' first='Chelsy' last='Singleton']-5'7 CG (Cy Ranch) 2023</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Singleton gave me a glimpse of her acrobatic finishes as I "wrapped around" to different games hoping for one that actually had the camera working. Her ability to take over games offensively stood out in middle school and watching her score in droves last night, well every time I clicked over she was scoring off the dribble as well as from the outside </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='533757' first='India' last='Jackson']-5'1- PF (Fort Bend Austin) 2023</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jackson had me tweet that "if I was in a battle, I would want her in it" because she is RELENTLESS on the boards. I love #THROWBACK stuff, aka things, you can't teach and her sheer desire caught my eye during the club season and both during her senior year. She follows her shot, she plays the passing lane but she also scored in the paint with either hand, not to leave out her interior defense as she closed out her high school career</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='158862' first='Justice' last='Carlton']-6'1 PF (Seven Lakes) 2024</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Carlton scored off the dribble and finished strongly after contact, that's a big plus yet an even bigger plus is her midrange jumper which has taken her impressive game to a different level. I think back to yesteryear when I didn't know her name, no roster, yet I knew her game would evolve and it has as she has become more than a "back to the basket" scorer</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='597324' first='Madison' last='Carlton']-6'2 PF/C (Seven Lakes) 2026</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Carlton is continuing to come into her own and first of all, she's long and athletic, which will always be the base. She blocked numerous shots, rebounded on both ends of the floor, and ran the floor, on both ends. She also defended both in and outside the paint and scored around the basket </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->