PGH Carolinas Freshman Showcase – Akiem’s Primetime Performers

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It may have been a shortened and condensed day at this year's Prep Girls Hoops Carolinas Freshman Showcase. But there was enough competitiveness during the six games that took place to fill a few more games.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cox Mill HS served as the site for this year's festivities and it ran simultaneously with the Prep Hoops Freshman Showcase. The participants that were on scene at the home venue of the 4A Chargers were divvied up into three teams and each team got to play a grand total of four games.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Without further adieu, here are a few from Saturday's action that caught my attention – predominantly from Team 2.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["754289"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":["override_image"],"_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":754351,"_player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":"field_62f141137ead9","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Harrison was one of the last players from Team 2 that caught our attention this past Saturday. 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She stands at 5-foot-4 and understands the art of drawing contact to get to the free throw line. Jones is a multi-sport athlete whose resume also includes time competing in track and field – those attributes can translate well to the basketball court. 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Love put together arguably the most impressive performance of anyone on Team 2 – and one of the more impressive ones of the day overall. Defensively, she is difficult to score on – especially in the interior as she combines her 5-foot-7 stature with a wingspan that is prone to blocking shots. Offensively, she can score at all three levels including from behind the 3-point arc. 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The 5-foot-8 standout spent time running with Carolina Clutch on the AAU circuit. Along with scoring ability, Mann also has plenty of speed which can come in useful when operating in the transition game. Her ball handling capabilities come in useful when setting up an offense in the halfcourt and she can also be counted on in the rebounding game. The Lions are poised to spend plenty of time in the win column with Mann joining the ranks.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-64f47e43aaad1"} /-->