Magic Helps Open #ThePrimeEvent With New Faces

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>To say I'm exhausted would be an understatement and with events 3 weeks in a row, I'll have a chance to catch up as I take Easter weekend off but I'll be updating PGH Texas rankings starting next week so to not be repetitive, some of those evals will be listed in the updates</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Samari Stevenson","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2026","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"5'10u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"12122","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Colleyville Heritage","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"[program_tooltip program_id='715574' first='DFW' last='Lady Magic']","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Stevenson is long and athletic, that is the base and I have to be repetitive about that. 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She's a long and athletic guard, that is also the base, that can play the small forward as well. She rebounds on both ends yet seeing her handle the ball afterward and see the floor in the open court was nice, so was her scoring off the dribble in the set. She also did a good job defending, both in and outside the paint and she played the passing lane","_player_evaluations_4_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_5_player":["876743"],"_player_evaluations_5_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_5_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_5_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_5_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_5_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_5_evaluation":"Pino smoothly sets the defender up to either attack the basket off the dribble or drop the jumper with the pull-up. Her deceptive first step plays a part in both yet she also showed she could nail the u0022stop and popu0022 in transition. Another big plus offensively was her ability to u0022catch and shootu0022 while being defended and she saw the floor","_player_evaluations_5_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":6,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6602b85e95c71"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>NEW FACES ADDED TO PGH TOP 100 NEXT MONTH</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='879511' first='Rilyn' last='Grona'] (Fredricksburg) [program_tooltip program_id='712641' first='Lone' last='Star Magic'] 2025 E40 [2026]</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='879510' first='Bralyn' last='Peck']-6'2 (Decatur) [program_tooltip program_id='712641' first='Lone' last='Star Magic'] 2025 E40 [2026]</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='879525' first='Makayla' last='Clarke']-5'10 SF ([program_tooltip program_id='712934' first='Team' last='Lex'] Nation 15U 3SSB) 2028</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='764247' first='Faith' last='Etienne']-5'10 SG (Killeen Ellison)[program_tooltip program_id='712934' first='Team' last='Lex'] Nation 15U 3SSB [2027]</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='858966' first='Eliece' last='Perry']-6'1 C (Pearland) Cy Fair Elite 17U National [2025]</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='855744' first='Mariyah' last='Dickson']-5'7 CG (Cy Creek) [program_tooltip program_id='716188' first='[program_tooltip program_id='714504' first='[program_tooltip program_id='712898' first='[program_tooltip program_id='712777' first='Proskills' last='']' last='']' last='']' last=''] Houston 17U NE2K [2026]</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->