4A State Championship Semifinals

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Back to back down to the wire games saw <strong>LaVega beat Glen Rose 50-48 </strong>and <strong>Sunnyvale holds off Boerne 49-47</strong>. The finals will be played today and to be honest, I will definitely stay up for the championship, here are the <strong>Top Performers</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>LA VEGA</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='309654' first='Kiyleyah' last='Parr']-5'5 G [2024]</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Parr jumpstarted the Lady Pirates' offense and helped get them off and running, literally speaking. Her explosiveness off the dribble as well as her pull-up jumper was huge, throughout the game</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Kenzi Mitchell-5'6 G [2023]</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mitchell came up with some clutch buckets at the right time and she hit one to stop the momentum for the Lady Tigers. She stayed under control and played within herself and her senior leadership stood out as well</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Mar'Cyah Willis-5'7 G [2024]</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Willis didn't play many minutes, but her clutch free throws down the stretch helped seal the victory. She also did a job defensively </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><mark class="has-inline-color has-primary-color">GLEN ROSE</mark></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='403581' first='Grace' last='Booth']-5'9 G [2024]</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Booth scored from outside and off the dribble yet her rebounding and defense helped keep them in the game. She goes hard, on both ends, that's her mindset</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Aimee Flippen-6'4 C [2024]</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Flippen was virtually unstoppable under the basket and her 23/12 double-double created problems, on both ends of the court. Her hands and footwork get the #THROWBACK plus she blocked a couple of shots </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='523173' first='Alexis' last='Rynders']-5'10 G/F [2025]</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Rynderrs was one of many players I caught on Friday that delivered clutch performances and her dropping a big 3 with under 2 minutes gave them a one-point lead. She also scored off the dribble and did a good job defending </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>SUNNYVALE</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Alii McAda-5'10 F [2025]</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>McAda just missed a double-double, 14/8 yet the talented sophomore showed me a lot including creating her shot to knock both mid and long-range down and her clutch free throws sealed their victory</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Micah Russell-5'6 G [2023]</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Russell is one of those players that had me scratching my head on how I missed her yet as I tell people, <strong><a href="https://prepgirlshoops.com/2020/08/texas-2023-pg-watch-theprimeevent/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">use the search bar</a></strong>, so I took my own advice. I caught her almost 3 years ago yet her dropping the long ball, <strong><mark class="has-inline-color has-primary-color">5/10</mark></strong>,<strong> JUST DID IT </strong>for me. She showed she could also "catch and shoot" as well as drop the stop and pop in transition but her 28 points came in a variety of ways as she attacked the basket as well. Let me also add she did a good job on the defensive end and played the passing lane </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='802552' first='Destiny' last='Arinze']-5'10 [2026]</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Arinze went after everything off the rim, on both ends, and her 9 rebounds were only part of what she brought to the table. She played good interior defense, she stepped outside the paint to defend and she played the passing lane</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><mark class="has-inline-color has-primary-color">BOERNE</mark></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jenna Reude-5'6 G [2025]</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Reude was solid. well more than solid as she handled the ball under pressure and did a good job controlling the tempo. She scored attacking the basket as well as from the outside, dropping 3 from long-range</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='158698' first='Jamie' last='Reude']-5'5 G [2023]</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Reude caught my eye entering her freshman season at an Individual Showcase and <strong><mark class="has-inline-color has-primary-color">I JUST KNEW</mark></strong> what I was looking at because I am a <strong><mark class="has-inline-color has-primary-color">REAL EVALUATOR. </mark></strong>Fast forward to now, she saw the floor and dropped the long ball, in fact, if McAda hadn't hit those free throws for Sunnyvale, they might still be playing because Reude dropped a halfcourt 3 at the buzzer</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='206973' first='Averi' last='Aaron']-6'1 C [2024]</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Aaron's double-double of 14/10 helped keep them in the game as she scored around the basket, on putbacks, and even off the dribble yet her interior defense as well as blocking a couple of shots were huge </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->