Steel Hands Holiday Classic at Heathwood Hall: Akiem’s Top 5

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 2023-24 regular season commencing means a number of schools are hosting early- and mid-season tournaments. One of those tournaments happened to be held at the home venue of the defending SCISA 4A champions.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Steel Hands Holiday Classic was a two-day gathering that welcomed mostly South Carolina teams as well as one from North Carolina. And it was also one where Midlands teams, as expected, made up the lion's share of the participants with one of the exceptions being 4A Aiken out of the CSRA.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>With this latest tournament in the books, we recognize those who brought their best to Heathwood Hall. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["185040"],"_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":810550,"_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":"u003cp style=u0022font-weight: 400u0022u003eOf course the Highlanders star freshman was going to bring her best to a tournament that, for all intents and purposes, she was the unofficial grand marshal of. Jacobs did plenty of Jacobs things on Tuesday evening as Heathwood Hall matched up against 4A Aiken. The Green Hornets had a grand total of zero answers for Jacobs as she tallied 29 points to lead her team to victory. Out of those 29, she put 22 on the scoreboard in the first half. 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Cebula paved the way to the Cavaliers victory as she scored 14 points in a winning effort. Cebula is listed at 6-foot-1 and plays primarily either at the four or at the five in the frontcourt. Not only is she an efficient scorer, but her height combined with her length enable her to win many rebounding battles. 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Wilson still willed her team with a 16-point performance. She is listed at 5-foot-5 and primarily operates at the two in the backcourt. Wilson displayed throughout the contest her ability to score at all three levels – including the ability to draw contact to find her way to the free throw line. 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She concluded her evening with a 14-point showing that led the Skyhawks to a commanding victory over 4A Rocky River out of North Carolina. Hyman displays her ability to organize an offense in a halfcourt set with her ability to play point. As a scorer, she is very efficient – particularly in the midrange game and when she is near the rim. She also has no problems absorbing contact and getting to the free throw line. 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She still put forth a spirited effort as she scored 14 points. Jamison has already assumed team captaincy duties along with three seniors per the Aiken roster. At 5-foot-11, Jamison certainly has the look of someone who would obviously thrive playing in the low post. She can display her versatility on offense with her ability to drain 3-pointers and in terms of playing a variety of positions on the floor. She has also competed in track and field events throughout her athletic career.u003c/pu003e","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-655e22e8990de"} /-->