Mansfield Lake Ridge-The Opening

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I had a chance to catch several of the top squads throughout Texas, as well as Louisiana and Oklahoma this past Saturday and some of the teams were going hard without key players, Lake Ridge was one of them as<strong> [player_tooltip player_id='307754' first='Kinsea' last='Logan']-6'1 G (2025)</strong> did not play, yet from what I saw from the rest of the squad, she'll add yet another dimension to this talented team that could be a sleeper </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Gavyn Robinson-5'4 PG (2025)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Robinson was steady, on both ends and stayed under control handling the ball under pressure. Her court vision was solid as well as her decision-making as she got the ball to the right teammate, at the right time. She also scored off the dribble, slight HEZ coupled with a nice first step enabled her to get by the defender but she also brought on the ball heat on the defensive end</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='809942' first='Jazman' last='Bailey']- 5'7 PG (2027)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bailey was going to be on the 2027 Watch List I'll be dropping in a couple of weeks and although no numbers will be by the names for right now, she's easily among the top of it, no ifs, and or buts. She was a #D1Lock when I first saw her in the 5th or 6th grade yet she's added even more and her explosiveness with the ball, both in the set as well as in transition is going to make her hard to contain through her high school career. She's on the cover, so a keen eye gets a glimpse yet her upside is still very high</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Ariel Morris-4'11 PG (2025)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Morris falls into that #sizedontamtter category I love to hashtag. Standing at a shade under 5'0 tall, she controlled the tempo while being pressured, showed good court vision both in the set and in the open court, and attacked the basket. She also did a good job defensively, both in the set as well as baseline to baseline, and showed she could create havoc leading to turnovers</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='419330' first='Christina' last='Harris']-5'8 CG (2024)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Harris falls into THE GLUE category as she fills in so many blanks for her team that may not show up on a scoresheet or stat sheet yet taking charges and diving for loose balls are always going to be momentum changers and she showed that in the club season as well as at the event. I have always loved her "playing within herself" and understanding how to get hers "in the flow" </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Caitlin Asenime-6'0 P (2027)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Asenime has a high ceiling for several reasons starting with she's "long and athletic" which will always be the base and she stands at "the magic number" Those two things alone will have her on several next-level coaches' short-lists, this is coming from a REAL EVALUATOR. I enjoyed her getting in the mix around the basket to rebound, on both ends and her "staying after it" off the rim was a huge plus as she is showing Top 100 potential right now </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='307755' first='Joy' last='Egbuna']-6'3 P (2025)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Egbuna shall be moving up in the 2025 Rankings I'll be dropping for several reasons and one of them is because of her defense. She already showed she could do a good job inside the paint yet watching her step outside and defend will be a game-changer for her squad. She went after everything off the rim, did a good job of not only scoring around the basket but facing it for buckets and she also attacked from multiple angles to finish </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->