Friday Night Insights (Weekend of Jan 12 & 13, Part 3)
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Braxton Fritz TN #41 SG #13 HEIGHT 5'7" POS SG CLASS 2024 View Profile Braxton Fritz Instagram Twitter State: Tennessee School: Kingston Club: ETA Thunder The senior guard scored 21 points in a big district win over Meigs. She’s been…
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Continue ReadingThe senior guard scored 21 points in a big district win over Meigs. She’s been doing the same thing for a long time time–she’s a lights a three-point shooter that has also learned how to really attack the rim and has some clever finishes in her bag. She also defends her tail off. Nice to see the senior going out with a great year.
There she goes! Hurst finished the district win vs upstart McMinn County with 26 points, 11 rebounds, 6 blocks, 2 steals, 11-16 from the floor, and and 2-3 from 3. That’s ELITE. And that’s why she’s a top 50 player in the country. This was perhaps the most dominant performance I’ve seen from Hurst.
I loved the game put together by Emma Smith Emma Smith 5’8″ | SG Cleveland | 2025 State TN ! 13 points (3 made three-points), 8 rebounds, 3 assists. When she’s shooting the ball like she did vs McMinn, it truly changes the spacing on the floor for the wide open system Coach Hensley wants to run.
Callie Brewer Callie Brewer 5'9" | SF Cleveland | 2024 State TN
Callie Brewer Callie Brewer 5'9" | SF Cleveland | 2024 State TN
The senior forward finished the night with a season high 17 points, and was 6-6 from two (and knocked down a three). She also added 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Gosh, this Cleveland team is TOUGH if they can get similar production from Hurst, Emma Smith Emma Smith 5’8″ | SG Cleveland | 2025 State TN , and Brewer. Brewer is unsigned, and has a college ready body.
Ilianis Rodriguez Ilianis Rodriguez 5'5" | PG Cleveland | 2026 TN
Ilianis Rodriguez Ilianis Rodriguez 5'5" | PG Cleveland | 2026 TN
Rodriguez ran the show perfectly vs McMinn. She’s a high energy kid that is sometimes is guilty of making the high risk/high reward plays instead of simply make the sure/solid play. Versus Mcminn, she was solid. 8 points and 5 assists, and lead like a PG. Well done young lady. The sophomore PG has a ton of upside.
The senior LMU commit passed the 1,000 mark for her career this weekend. She’s been a rock solid scorer throughout her carer, but is also a great example of a player that didn’t rely on her scoring to get a big time scholarship. Laney has always played the right way, played unselfishly, is a gritty defender, great teammate….and naturally the 1,000 points is a by product of going through the process successfully. Well done young lady!
There’s just no doubt about it, Underwood has all the tools to be a really high level high school player. Mending a broken finger, the freshman guard had an 11 point, 9 rebound, 4 assist, 4 steal performance. She’s been a threat from three all season and only seems to be getting more comfortable and confident as the season progresses.
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Sarah Durham
Sarah Durham
Boyd has had a really nice season, in large part to Durham’s play from the perimeter. She’s an elite three point shooter, and when she gets hot….its really hard to cool her off. She’s hit as many as five threes in a quarter before. Last week in a win vs Notre Dame, she got got and scored 10 fourth quarter points. She’s a high level gamer.