2026 Day 3-Eye Catchers #HeartOFTexas pt 2

Simmie Colson May 18, 2023 @ 05:08 PM

I'm closing out day 3, I'll go back to Saturday action when I get a chance but hopefully, I will close out Heart Of Texas this month, hey there were over 600 teams and I probably saw 1/3 of them yet I can only function with proper information, I'm old and set in my ways so rosters, non-erroneous, nm, here ya go   Noelle Swanson-5'8 CG (British International) Cy Fair Premier 15U   Swanson creates her shot under pressure very well and that gives her options because she can drop it from outside, mid to long-range, as well as score off the dribble, her deceptive first step helps get her there and her finishes are strong   Sarenity Taylor-5'7 SG (Harding Charter OK) Lady Jets 15U Gold   Taylor is "long and athletic" and if I had a MOST IMPROVED squad from the last time I saw her, she would be on it, oh yeah, long and athletic is the base. She scored off the dribble, the first step is very nice, and so is her body control which helps her finish after contact   Nicolette Langhans-5'5 PG (Westmore) Lady Jets 15U Gold   Langhans has the HEZ down pretty good, that's "hesitation" in case you didn't know but know this. that is going to create some issues for defenders as she attacks and finishes from multiple spots. She also creates her shot under pressure and knocks it down from outside   Danica Pendley- Lady Jets 15U Gold   Pendley loves to work inside the paint and her constantly being active is something you can't teach. She goes after the ball off the rim, on both ends, and not only did she score around the basket, but she also scored on putbacks. Solid interior defense and she runs the floor   [player_tooltip player_id='486414' first='Jillian' last='Topping']-6'2 C (Timber Creek) Team Lex Premier 15U 3SSB Topping actually loves to defend and watching her come from out of nowhere to block shots had me smiling but she also does a good job of guarding her man, not only in the paint but on the ball outside of it, this includes the open court. She's long and athletic, still the base folks, nice upside ad she rebounds and runs the floor on both ends   Serenity Massey (Southwest Christian) Team Lex Premier 15U 3SSB   Massey with the "on the ball" heat baseline to baseline had me sweating, I'm serious. Her quick hands coupled with timing got her some steals and peep this, she handled the ball in the open court afterward and also saw the floor, she does that in the set as well. She can score both off the dribble and from outside, long-ball included   Lyric Gillespie-5'2 CG (Cimarron MS OK) Lady Jets 15U Gold [2027]   Gillespie brings the heat in the day or of the night, play on words folks yet she's one of those "never takes a play-off" type of player and although she's not in the 2026 class, you would have never known she was playing up. Her powerful first step and punishing finishes amaze me because contact is irrelevant, yet her body control plays in that. She also drops it from DEEP but her defense, baseline to baseline, is SMOTHERING and she plays the passing lane   Baylee Thomas- Lady Jets 15U Gold [2028]   Thomas is also playing up and I foresee big things because she's already showing the turnaround jumper with a hand in her face as well as dropping the midrange jumper. She attacks the basket nicely, has good timing to block shots and she plays the passing lane

I'm closing out day 3, I'll go back to Saturday action when I get a chance but hopefully, I will close out Heart Of Texas this month, hey there were over 600 teams and I probably saw 1/3 of them yet I can only function with proper information, I'm old and set in my ways so rosters, non-erroneous, nm, here ya go