A1 Battle for the Ring: Youngsters

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It does not matter where one goes in South Carolina during the spring and summer months. If it is a weekend in the Palmetto State, one can guarantee that some of the most competitive girls basketball at the AAU level is being contested.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This was once again the case this past weekend. A1 Hoops Report paid the Midlands a visit as its Battle for the Ring tournament was held primarily at Lexington HS – a school that was one of the focal points of the past high school season.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We at Prep Girls Hoops also made the trip out to the home of the 5A Wildcats for the weekend's festivities. Among those who were also there were several from the 2028 and 2029 classes who had their balling sneakers all the way on.</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":905117,"_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Ansley Harris","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2028","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"5'6u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"12123","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Elbert County","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"Georgia Hotshots","_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":"u003cp style=u0022font-weight: 400u0022u003eHarris' Georgia Hotshots team had a rocky start to the Battle for the Ring with defeats to [program_tooltip program_id='713828' first='Lexington' last='Hoopsters'] and [program_tooltip program_id='783909' first='Palmetto' last='76ers/A'ja Wilson Elite']. By virtue of an eight point effort, Harris was instrumental in her team coming from behind on the invite's final day to claim victory over Palmetto State-based Chapin Flight. A good bit of her scoring production came via the free throw line – showcasing that she has no problems drawing contact to give her team addition chances via the stripe. 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Davis' team – which is comprised of many young talents that play off the grid – turned things around with a 40-30 victory over that same Lady Stars team that gave them problems the previous day. Davis – who is a name on the rise at 1A Hunter-Kinard-Tyler – is listed at 5-foot-7 but can give a team worthwhile minutes either as a three or a four. Davis also does plenty of work on the glass. 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