E.P.I.C. Tournament -Day 2 High School Standouts
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Day 2 gave me a glimpse at more talented players yet my second Indigenous Hoops League event, Battle On The Plainz Day 1 and Day 2 coverage left me back in March left me speechless at times because of the…
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Continue ReadingDay 2 gave me a glimpse at more talented players yet my second Indigenous Hoops League event, Battle On The Plainz Day 1 and Day 2 coverage left me back in March left me speechless at times because of the variety of talented players who were on their way or on the verge of next level dreams. The same thing in Centralia, many unknown players showed and proved that #TalentIsEverywhere
Danae Norman-5’9 (2 Rivers) 2025
Norman used her frame well around the basket, nice hands and footwork enabled her to score inside the paint, many times after contact but she also did a good job rebounding on both ends of the court. She also scored off the dribble and even showed a spin move to finish off the dribble. Her defense was solid both in and outside the paint
Lexie Neel-5’7 (Tribal Elite) 2027
Neel showed solid court vision both in the open court as well as in the halfcourt but she’s also heady and made good decisions on the court. She used a deceptive first step to attack the basket, with either hand and finished after contact. She also dished off the dribble, her no-look passes were on the money but she threaded the needle in traffic numerous times
Naomi Senato Naomi Senato 5'9" | PG Emerald Ridge | 2024 State WA -5’8 (Coastal DC) 2024
Senato showed she could not only rebound on both ends but after grabbing the ball off the board on the defensive end, she handled it afterward to go coast to coast and score. She also saw the floor in transition, as well as in the set, she created her shot under pressure and knocked it down while being defended and she scored off the dribble
Isabella Ramirez Isabella Ramirez 5'10" | CG Bainbridge Island | 2025 State WA -5’10 (Coastal DC) 2025
Ramirez is “long and athletic” and I call that the base because it’s a profile I love to evaluate yet more importantly so do many college coaches and they offer next-level opportunities. She scored off the dribble, her body control helped her finish after contact, and she even dropped the FLOATA in traffic a few times. She created her shot under pressure and showed she could drop the jumper
Neveah Armoux-5’7 (First Nation) 2026
Armoux understands positioning and watching her rebound over taller players was nice yet her DESIRE was something you just can’t teach as she went after everything off the rim, on both ends. Watching her battle was nice, she even scored on putbacks but her defense inside the paint was solid, so was watching her step outside and guard her man
Amanna Zepada-5’3 (First Nation) 2025
Zepada did a good job creating her shot under pressure and knocking it down with a hand in her face. She also showed the “stop and pop” in transition, her court vision in the open court was also nice, but her showing the “catch and shoot” from deep had me smiling. She set the defender up nicely to attack the basket to score or hit teammates off the dribble
McKenzie Moses-5’4 (Coastal Sisters) 2026
Moss did a good job of controlling the tempo as well as playing within herself, meaning not doing anything out of the ordinary, just understanding how to get the job done. She saw the floor and made tough passes look easy but she also showed she could score off the dribble. She created her shot and got it off while being pressured, she also showed the “catch and shoot” from mid to long range
Kayleigh Tanner-5’7 (Coastal Sisters) 2025
Tanner showed she could get hers in the flow which is always a good thing but in transition, she showed she could hit the pull-up jumper going full speed, mid to long range. That jumper also looked good in the set and speaking of the set, she did just that to defenders and showed the jumper in the halfcourt plus she also dropped the long ball with the “catch and shoot”