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The Challenge: Under the Radar Guards/Fowards

The Challenge: Under the Radar Guards/Fowards
DAndre Trevon
DAndre Trevon April 20, 2024 @ 09:00 AM
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Lybi Cross
Lybi Cross 6'2" | C | 2026
LA
Auri Ray
Auri Ray 5'7" | PG | 2026
LA
Bailey Timmons
Bailey Timmons 5'8" | CG | 2026
LA
Kamylle Jones
Kamylle Jones 5'7" | PG | 2027
LA
Paige Hawkins
Paige Hawkins 5'6" | CG | 2025
LA
Tiarra McPipe
Tiarra McPipe 5'10" | CG | 2025
LA
Akeelah Wade
Akeelah Wade 5'10" | SF | 2025
LA
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Over the weekend at LGR's The Challenge, these guards and forwards played at a high level. They went unnoticed in high school but are dominating in grassroots.

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Bailey Timmons Bailey Timmons Bailey Timmons 5'8" | CG John Curtis | 2026 State LA

HEIGHT 5'9"
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Bailey Timmons Bailey Timmons Bailey Timmons 5'8" | CG John Curtis | 2026 State LA

School: John Curtis
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Auri Ray Auri Ray 5'7" | PG Madison Prep | 2026 State LA

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School: Madison Prep
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HEIGHT 6'2"
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CLASS 2026

Lybi Cross Lybi Cross 6'2" | C Buckeye | 2026 State LA

School: St. Mary
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Zachary
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Kamylle Jones Kamylle Jones Kamylle Jones 5'7" | PG Iowa | 2027 State LA

HEIGHT 5'8"
POS CG
CLASS 2027

Kamylle Jones Kamylle Jones Kamylle Jones 5'7" | PG Iowa | 2027 State LA

School: Iowa
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Akeelah Wade

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SF
HEIGHT 5'10"
POS SF
CLASS 2025
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