Top returning scorers in North Carolina
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Jasmine Felton Jasmine Felton 5'10" | CG Northeastern | 2024 State NC is long, she is athletic, and she is a super-skilled guard at Northwest High School. Felton can score in transition and she can create space for her pretty…
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Continue ReadingJasmine Felton Jasmine Felton 5'10" | CG Northeastern | 2024 State NC is long, she is athletic, and she is a super-skilled guard at Northwest High School. Felton can score in transition and she can create space for her pretty jump shot. Around the rim, Felton has a great feel and can score with her left, her right, or a pretty floater. She is an aggressive player who also gives her all on defense. Felton blocks shots and creates several steals per game for Northeastern High. She plays with the Boo Williams basketball club in the summer months.
Jayda Angel Jayda Angel 5'6" | CG Cape Fear | 2024 State NC is a dynamic point guard who changes her speed well on the open court. One year ago, Angel scored 29 points per game while shooting over 60% from the floor. When Angel drives to the rim, she can score or she is an exceptional passer. Angel dished out over 5 dimes per game in her junior season. On defense, Angel is a force. She pressures the basketball and creates 6 steals a night for the Cape Fear Colts. Angel is a senior from in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
Zamareya Jones Zamareya Jones 5'6" | PG North Pitt | 2024 State NC is explosive on the basketball court. She has a lightning-quick first step and attacks her defender on the way to the rim. Jones can shoot it from the outside with consistency and has a quick release on her jump shot. Jones is a Division 1 talent that has narrowed her recruiting list to the University of Alabama, Mississippi State, University of Georgia, North Carolina State, and Florida State University. Jones is currently a senior at North Pitt High School.
Last season, Amiyah Ware Amiyah Ware 5'7" | CG Winston Salem Christian National | 2024 State NC scored 27 points per game for Cedar Ridge High School in Hillsborough, North Carolina. Ware has a picture-perfect jump shot and connected on 50% of her shots from the floor, and 42% of her shots from the three. As skilled as Ware is on offense, she is a lot more than a scorer on the floor. She is able to rebound on offense and on defense, pass for several assists, and create numerous steals each game for the Fighting Red Wolves. In the summer months, Ware plays for the FBC Carolina Elite basketball club.
Tanzania Locklear Tanzania Locklear 5'7" | SF East Carteret | 2024 NC is a high-volume scorer that can easily put up 30 points in any game. Locklear is a knockdown shooter from the point guard position who is able to score in the open court, the free throw line, or from deep behind the three-point line. Locklear is also a fierce competitor who shows positive emotion throughout any game that she is a part of. She is an outstanding player that also has tremendous court vision and the ability to pass for several assists per game. Locklear is a senior at East Carteret High School.
Denaira Williams Denaira Williams 5'8" | CG Trinity Christian | 2024 NC scored over 24 points per game in the 2022-2023 season. She finished over 44% of her shots from the floor and shot 70% from the foul line. Williams also has three point range and made 24 three-pointers in her junior season. On defense, she is an aggressive player and an excellent rebounder from the guard position. A year ago, she collected nearly 7 rebounds per game for her Trinity Christian team. Williams plays with the Carolina Flames basketball club in the summer months. Williams has recently earned offers from St. Augustine University and UNC – Pembroke.
Laynie Smith Laynie Smith 6'2" | C East Chapel Hill | 2024 State NC scored over 13 points and grabbed 11 rebounds per game for Chapel Hill High School in 2022-2023. She is an amazing athlete that seems to floats down the basketball court. Smith is able to score in the paint with precision. She can score with a variety of moves and she can score through contact and earn trips to the foul line. On defense, Smith is a force. She blocked over 3 shots per game and created over 2 steals a game for her team.