Surprises We Saw – Redondo Union Battle of the Beach

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here are some surprises we saw as we watched at the Redondo Union Battle of the Beach, these kids were impressive and we will be adding some of them to the rankings this edition in December 2023. We hope you love the evaluation of these kids, please enjoy. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2025, SG, Bishop Montgomery HS, [player_tooltip player_id='839820' first='Jordin' last='Blackmon']</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jordin has a nice game with a decent skill set, she is considered a shooting guard due to her nice three point stroke, she is also a good defender and is very vocal on both sides of the floor. She is very aggressive with the ball in her hand, she is very skilled downhill and when she gets doubled on the floor, she knows how to pass out to the wings for easy open shots. She is also a very gifted passer, some nice dimes we saw her make when we watched her play.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2024, 6'2, C, Sage Hill HS, Annabelle Spotts </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Annabelle plays very big inside the paint, she is a solid post that is a very good at rebounding the ball, she especially very good at offensive boarding in games. She has elite size and eats the boards up in the paint, she blocks shots on defense and she is capable of finishing in the paint thru contact over both shoulders. She can seal and score with soft hands in the paint.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2024, 5'10, C, Ontario Christian HS, [player_tooltip player_id='566440' first='Karsen' last='Marshall']</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Karsen is a nice post for her team, she is very good at rebounding the ball and can be a leader on the floor, mostly on defense, where she is very vocal. She can shoot the three pointer at a high clip and she uses a bunch of moves to get open, she utilized the pump fake to draw her defender and then she blows by and gets to the rim. We love her three point shot though, she is what we call a volume shooter.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2027, SF, Oak Park HS, [player_tooltip player_id='773703' first='Maya' last='Deshautelle']</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Maya is aggressive on the floor at all times, she can do mutiple things on the floor and help her team win games. She can rebound the ball for her size and she is a good teammate from watching her on the floor, not afraid to set screens or take a charge, this kid is pretty good in our opinion. She attacks the rim hard and is able to score thru contact, we love that part of her game. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->