Week Four: Friday Night Lights

In this article we hilight a few players I got a chance to see on the high school stream. Some of these prospects are at the top of their class, and others are up and coming players.     [player_tooltip player_id='751628' first='Chamiah' last='Francis'] was as dominant as ever this past Friday night and was doing damage all over the court.   In a short time span, Francis showcased the  nice midrange jumper and pulled down every rebound in her vicinity. She was too much in the paint. Once she sealed the defender, it was a done deal. She seemed to score at will with very little resistance in the paint.      [player_tooltip player_id='346855' first='Naomi' last='Parker'] was very impressive. The guard is smooth and plays under much control.  She has the ability to maneuver through the paint and score and makes it look easy. Parker has good size and rebounds well from the guard position. She pulled down 10 boards and finished the game with a double-double. Parker is an impressive playmaking guard who made plays for her herself, but also made some impressive passes after drawing the defense in.  She was three assists from a triple double, finishing with 7 assists. Offensively, Parker was efficient from the perimeter, connecting on the midrange shot and also from behind the three point line.  Parker shot 75 percent from behind the arc and finished with 18 points. She was a standout on Friday and one is one of the top guards in her class.     [player_tooltip player_id='743522' first='Samantha' last='Coble'] was very good on Friday night. Her composure and versatility really stood out. Coble has a knack for scoring the ball. She knocked down 19 points and was three for four from behind the arc.  Coble did a little of everything.  On defense she used her length and had some key blocked shots and several deflections and steals. Coble plays with a high ball IQ and was calm under pressure.       [player_tooltip player_id='743523' first='Sarah' last='Coble']was smooth with the left handed jumper, and knocked down three three-pointers on the night. Sarah showed great composure on the floor and her threat to score from the perimeter was prevalent all game long. She keeps the floor open for her ball handlers to get to the rim.     [player_tooltip player_id='892014' first='Kelsey' last='Sharpe'] was unreal in the game and played under a lot of control.  She was most athletic player on the floor on Friday night and that's saying a lot with some of the other athletes on the floor. Sharpe has the ability to get in the paint at will.  Her finishes with the floater and with the the left and right hand shots off the glass were impressive. She made difficult plays look routine and that was the most impress part of Sharpe's game. In addition to scoring the ball, Sharpe also was dynamic passing the ball. She finished with 9 assists.     [player_tooltip player_id='880384' first='Jada' last='Clardy'] (cover photo) was impressive on this pass Friday night for the few moments that I watched her game. She is one of the top Freshmen in the State and looks elite when you see her play. She does a great job of handling the ball and puts a lot of pressure on the defense with her ability to shoot at all levels on the floor. Defensively, she applies great pressure and uses her quickness and length to get deflections and steals.

In this article we hilight a few players I got a chance to see on the high school stream. Some of these prospects are at the top of their class, and others are up and coming players.