Beach Ball Classic: Mountaineer State Results

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prep Girls Hoops was in attendance for a few days down in Myrtle Beach, SC at the 26th Annual Girls Beach Ball Classic. A couple schools from the Mountaineer State were in attendance at the event. Who was there and how did they fair?<strong><em> Read more inside right now and SUBSCRIBE today by using the passcode "Swanny30" at checkout to save 30% off your first billing cycle. </em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em><strong>University HS Finishes 2nd in John Rhodes Division</strong></em>: </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prep Girls Hoops saw University HS earlier in the tourney play Northridge HS (OH). The Lady Hawks received strong play from the trio of<strong> [player_tooltip player_id='728707' first='Brianna' last='Fox']</strong>, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='342212' first='Hannah' last='Stemple']</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='496350' first='Lexi' last='Simpson']</strong>. The Lady Hawks won 51-47. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Fox a junior guard led the way with 15 points. Brianna a combo guard really plays the game with a good skill set. She was able to use ball-screens and finish with her left-hand going to the bucket. She saw the floor very well and located open teammates all game long vs Northridge HS. Brianna plays the game with a good basketball IQ and understanding. She finished with some short pull-up jumpers here today. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":1116783,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepgirlshoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/12/eZy-Watermark_20-12-2024_10-04-35-4890PM.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-1116783" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Stemple a West Virginia Wesleyan signee finished with 13 points in the win over Northridge HS. Hannah came out on fire and then looked to be face-guarded mostly in the 2nd half by Northridge HS. Stemple plays well away from the ball and always looks to remain active. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Simpson a senior post player finished with 10 points. Lexi was able to step-out and knockdown the 3-ball from the corners. Lexi has nice hands to catch anything thrown in her direction. She does a nice job of keeping the ball up high. Lexi was able to play in the mover-screener role at times today for the Lady Hawks. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Andrew Jackson HS (Kershaw, SC) defeated the Lady Hawks in the John Rhodes Division Championship Game on Monday. The Lady Volunteers won over the Lady Hawks 56-41.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>George Washington HS finishes 0-3 at the Beach Ball Classic</em></strong>:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":1119261,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepgirlshoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/12/eZy-Watermark_23-12-2024_04-46-21-1120PM.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-1119261" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prep Girls Hoops was able to catch the Lady Patriots on Monday in the 7th place game vs Franklin County HS (KY). The Lady Patriots fell to the Franklin County HS 72-51. The Lady Patriots were led by sophomore point guard <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='721985' first='Rayana' last='Breckenridge']</strong> with 17 points. Rayana is a quite shifty point guard with the ball in her hands. She really looks to push the ball up the floor while penetrating and kicking into the paint.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":1119260,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepgirlshoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/12/eZy-Watermark_23-12-2024_04-46-47-3520PM.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-1119260" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='379517' first='Nasiya' last='Smith']</strong> is an UNSIGNED SENIOR and surely can play at the college level. Smith really likes to play her game out on the wing. She was able to connect on several three-pointers here today in defeat for the Lady Patriots. Smith moves really well on both sides of the floor and shows to handle the rock up the floor at times in transition. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Lady Patriots will look to turn it around when they head back home. The Lady Patriots lost East Carolina University signee <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='379527' first='Zaniah' last='Zellous']</strong> back in the summer when she decided to transfer to DME Academy in Daytona Beach, FL. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->