“The Clash” Delivers…Again

<!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"small"} --> <p class="has-small-font-size"><em>The featured image is of [player_tooltip player_id='624879' first='Julia' last='Lashley'] (2026) of Bloomington High School South and [program_tooltip program_id='715818' first='DistinXion' last=''] Champions Black 16U.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Last weekend was a big step in the course of a grassroots season, as it was the first time NCAA Division-I women's basketball coaches were allowed to be out evaluating prospects. I spent my time in Hamilton, Ohio, watching The Clash...a huge event that has provided many kids the opportunity to be "seen" over the past several years. After you remove the core shoe company teams, many of the rest of the better teams/programs in the Midwest, Northeast, and South were in attendance. This serves as the first of eight articles I am writing to review some Indiana prospects who stood out to me at the event. This is not everyone who played well, nor is it someone from every single team...there were too many teams/prospects in attendance to cover everyone adequately. However, below are several prospects who played well when I was able to see them.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><font color="FFFFFF">.</font></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["295784"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Emma has not been a grassroots participant since she was in middle school, so it was good to see her in action. She has really nice length at her size, an athletically strong frame, and she plays with some quickness. She is a competitor and battles each possession, plus she's willing to do a lot of the u0022little thingsu0022 a lot of other girls don't want to do. On the ball, she can create or run offense, and she's able to get into the heart of a defense and collapse it. She can score in the mid-range game or at the rim, and her jump-shot has become more consistent. 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She was originally a Greenfield-Central kid, but she transferred to Morristown this past season and finished strong for the Yellow Jackets. I think she will be an under-the-radar u0022stealu0022 for some small college, because she always produces.","_player_evaluations_3_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_4_player":["624879"],"_player_evaluations_4_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_4_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_4_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_4_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_4_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_4_evaluation":"I have enjoyed Julia's versatility and productivity over the past couple of years, and this past weekend she was everywhere. She has a long, wiry frame, developing strength, and solid all-around athleticism. She can put it on the floor and create offense for herself or teammates, she can knock down an open jumper, or she can attack the basket to score or get inside to battle for put-backs. I feel like each time she was in the game, she was always noticeable, because she was always around the basketball. She is the exact type of prospect who tends to keep the elite small colleges, well, elite.","_player_evaluations_4_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_5_player":["761179"],"_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":"Carley is a really nice point guard prospect who just continues to grow on me. I first saw her last Fall at a showcase event and she was solid. 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