Juniors Shine in Yadkin Valley Matchup
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I was able to catch the matchup between Albemarle and Union Academy on Wednesday night. The up tempo game did not disappoint with the amount of stars that were out showing off their talents. It seemed like the majority of…
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Continue ReadingI was able to catch the matchup between Albemarle and Union Academy on Wednesday night. The up tempo game did not disappoint with the amount of stars that were out showing off their talents. It seemed like the majority of the stars were in the class of 2025, but let’s take a look at all of them.
Amari Baldwin is so shifty with the ball making her way by defenders on fast breaks to score herself. Her quickness is also apparent on the other end of the court hustling back and grabbing the ball away from her opponents to prevent fast breaks. She has nice range with her shot knocking it down from deep. She even had a nice shot block in the paint. She is such a ball hawk getting after it no matter where it is on the court.
Bianca Robinson is tough in the paint attacking the basket and grabbing rebounds on both ends. She was always aware of where she was on the court knowing exactly how to catch the pass and go to work scoring in the paint. She had some nice buckets through contact earning two points plus a trip to the free throw line. She protected the basket well knowing how to block shots and keep her hands in the way of her opponent.
Jamirica Everhardt
Jamirica Everhardt
Jamirica Everhardt was doing it all for her team getting inside fighting for rebounds and finding the openings. She had a nice dish off of an offensive rebound making the bounce pass inside. She showed off her range shooting the ball, too.
Riley Davis
Riley Davis
Riley Davis showed off her range shooting the ball, and she had some nice shot fakes she used to get the open midrange. She was on fire from deep knocking them down with ease. She moved well without the ball getting to the open space and knocking it down.
Paisley Boatright showed how her length and quickness are an asset when closing out around the perimeter being able to get out there to block shots. Her blocking shots was on repeat protecting the basket. She hustles up the court filling open lanes being ready to score on fast breaks. She slides behind her defenders finding the opening staying ready for the pass and bucket. She had some strong rebounds on the offensive side being ready to go to work again on offense.
Ranon Suttle knows how to make plays pushing the ball up the court and finding the open teammate hitting her in stride on the way to fast break points. She certainly knows how to score on her own hitting her 1,000 point milestone during the first quarter. She made some fast break points on her own scoring off the glass or pulling up for the midrange jumper. It seemed like she was coming up with steal after steal on the other end.
Jaiden Thompson is a three level scorer knocking down the ball from deep, and she can attack the basket making the smart pass or bucket herself. She seemingly makes a play out of nothing getting a loose ball, attacking the basket, and rolling it off her fingertips into the hoop. She has the handles of a guard and she can get inside using power dribbles like a post.