First Round State Playoffs Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2025 5-3 G [player_tooltip player_id='455136' first='Chalyse' last='Brown'] – South Paulding</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Brown did a great job stretching out the defense with her corner threes, hitting a pair. She provided toughness as well, grabbing rebounds and sticking her nose in for tie ups. In a game where South Paulding had the size and strength advantage inside against Habersham Central, Brown brought some ruggedness to the perimeter as well.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2024 5-10 G [player_tooltip player_id='311572' first='Kyia' last='Barrett'] – Habersham Central</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kyia's illustrious career ended on Tuesday. Her unselfishness and willingness to lead a young team doesn't go unrecognized. Instead of searching for her offense and forcing tough shots, Barrett deferred to her teammates as a drive and kick facilitator hitting her shooters in the corners against the zone. Then Anderson-signee tallied 3 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2024 5-8 G Sophie Bramlett – Habersham Central</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sophie mixed it up at the wing position. She hit two threes and scored on a left-handed layup, but it was her effort on the backboards that stood out. She finished with 10 points, 12 rebounds, 3 steals and 1 block.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2027 5-2 G Karah Dean – Habersham Central</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Dean had the neon green light, never hesitating to fire from beyond the arc. She sank three threes and finished with 9 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2027 5-10 F [player_tooltip player_id='909449' first='Daytona' last='Underwood'] – Habersham Central</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The future is bright for Daytona. She's a physical combo-forward that plays with a mean streak. She can do damage inside and out. She was effective on the glass and was utilized in the high post and block. Underwood hit a high post jumper. Daytona defended the low post well. She finished with 4 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 blocks.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2025 6-0 C [player_tooltip player_id='859648' first='Hope' last='Taylor'] – Union County</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hope has seen more playing time with [player_tooltip player_id='358674' first='Lara' last='Turner'] sidelined and has taken advantage of it. Taylor has a nice touch around the basket and uses her size and strength to earn position when rebounding. She keeps the ball high and draws fouls. Hope is a solid free throw shooter. She finished with 9 points and 7 rebounds in a 62-35 win over Landmark Christian.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2024 5-6 PG [player_tooltip player_id='667625' first='Nikolette' last='Soden'] – Landmark Christian</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Quickness and outside shooting are Nikki's strong suits. She is comfortable shooting the three off the dribble and is quick to penetrate and kick. She had 14 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal vs. Union County.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2024 5-8 SG Melody Painter – Landmark Christian</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Quick trigger on her jumper. Attacks from the mid-range. Got to the line often, going 3-11. Netted 11 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->