2027s to Watch

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><br>It's sophomore season for these young athletes who already made waves in their freshman seasons and are looking to have some big sophomore years.  Let's take a look at some of the athletes in the class of 2027 that I'll be watching.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["890656"],"_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":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6749f23fd6ff7"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700"><br>[player_tooltip player_id='890656' first='Amani' last='Barner'] is a big contributor for her Myers Park team.  She knows how to get downhill scoring off the glass, and she makes some nice moves causing her defenders to lose balance creating her own open shot.  She can knock it down on all levels using her ball handling to get the open look.  On defense, she gets her hands in the way deflecting passes to take the other direction making plays to score in transition.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["755828"],"_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":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6749f23fd7069"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700"><br>[player_tooltip player_id='755828' first='Taylor' last='Moore'] is a force in the paint.  She uses her length to block shots with ease protecting the basket.  She moves well without the ball sealing off her opponents and making it easy for her teammates to drop the ball right into her hands for her to score.  Her strength is seen when she is grabbing rebounds on both ends of the court.  She doesn't back down from contact being able to battle for her points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["658947"],"_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":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6749f23fd70af"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700"><br>[player_tooltip player_id='658947' first='Brooklyn' last='Twitty'] does a nice job getting rebounds on both ends, and she knows exactly how to put back up offensive boards to get some points.  She can score off the pass, and she does a nice job handling the ball driving her opponents down to the block to score two points.  On defense, she has a quick closeout being able to block shots around the perimeter, and she protects the paint as opponents try to drive by her.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["662100"],"_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":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6749f23fd70f0"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700"><br>[player_tooltip player_id='662100' first='Christian' last='Mundy'] is feisty on defense stripping the ball away from her opponents with ease, and she's quick handling the ball scoring on fast breaks.  She has a nice stroke from deep making it count from all around the perimeter.  Her ability to get to the rim is already fun to watch as she can roll it off her fingertips on both sides of the hoop.  Her ability to change directions quickly and throw in some hesitation moves to create her own space.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block -->