UIL 6A-Friday’s Second Round Clutch Players

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Round 3, aka the Elite 8 is starting tonight so I wanted to close out the 2nd round GAMECHANGERS </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='564656' first='Aminah' last='Dixon']-5'6 CG (Fort Bend Austin) 2025</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Dixon has been out most of the season with an injury so to see her step onto the court and immediately bring fire was refreshing, to say the least. Yes, she has the jumper as well as attacking off the dribble but her mere presence and leadership stood out, and so did her diving for loose balls yet seeing her<strong> FOLLOW HER SHOT</strong> deserves the<strong> #THROWBACK </strong>hashtag </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Alina Hernandez-5'10 SG (San Antonio Churchill) 2025</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hernandez dropped back to back three pointers down the stretch against Vista Ridge to not only change the momentum but give them some breathing room in their second-round victory. She also scored off the dribble yet her on-the-ball defense was also a huge plus watching her all but seal the victory with a backward reverse lay-up has me looking forward to catching them in the next round, hopefully, it's on lIVESTREAM</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='879806' first='Mya' last='Rhea']-5'6 SF (Alief Taylor) 2026</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Rhea is another piece to next year's puzzle as I've mentioned <mark class="has-inline-color has-primary-color"><strong><em><a href="https://prepgirlshoops.com/2024/02/uil-6a-fridays-second-round-standouts-pt-1/">[player_tooltip player_id='307749' first='Nataliyah' last='Gray']</a></em></strong> </mark>along with<mark class="has-inline-color has-primary-color"><em><strong><a href="https://prepgirlshoops.com/2024/02/uil-6a-fridays-second-round-standouts-pt-2/"> [player_tooltip player_id='782623' first='Madison' last='Bush-Lewis']</a></strong></em></mark> as keys to next season's run yet watching her handle the pressure and knock down shots, I'm talking about from deep with a hand in her face gives her team a legitimate Big 3 to compete and since she's only a sophomore that can defend and see the floor, I'll be watching her "on the court" progression </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Shreya Jategaonkar-5'8 SG (Seven Lakes) 2024</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jategaonkar is a player I love to watch square up because she does it instinctively and with her range, as well as flick of the wrist, she can deliver from deep. She creates her own shot and can drop it off the screen but she also shows a little "stop and pop" in transition. Her deceptive first step comes in handy and keeps the defender guessing as she attacks off the dribble</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='975633' first='Jayla' last='Lewis']-5'7 CG (Jersey Village) 2024</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lewis has put up numbers this season, one of my friends asked me to catch her game and it fit into the schedule so all I was hearing from the announcers was about her dropping 40 points a couple of times but what I saw was her controlling the tempo and getting her teammates involved, which was nice yet her seeing the floor both in the set as well as the length of the floor also stood out. She created her shot and left the defender standing a few times as she attacked the basket </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->