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2024 Standouts #PeggyWhitleyClassic pt 1

2024 Standouts #PeggyWhitleyClassic pt 1
Simmie Colson
Simmie Colson December 23, 2023 @ 06:00 AM
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La’Niah Thornton
La’Niah Thornton 5'9" | PF | 2024
TX
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There's nothing like "on the court progression", I say that all of the time for a reason, many don't READ and (or) COMPREHEND yet it's simple because just because you were a good player in middle school doesn't mean that will happen in high school so I'm splitting this up into a couple of parts because some of these players I haven't seen, or seen enough of, more times than not because of non or erroneous rosters so here we go

La&#8217;Niah Thornton

La’Niah Thornton

TX
PF
HEIGHT 5'9"
POS PF
CLASS 2024
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La’Niah
Thornton PF
Class
2024
Height
5'9"
HS
Pearland
|
TX
2024 Standouts #PeggyWhitleyClassic pt 1
Thornton sold me in middle school and I knew she would become a “THORN” for defenders trying to...
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Gresa Arapi

Gresa Arapi

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CLASS 2024

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Naveah White

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CLASS 2024

Naveah White

School: Dulles
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Nevaeh Kearney

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Nevaeh Kearney

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Shreya Jategaonkar

School: Seven Lakes
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