2025 Interior Standouts #SandraMeadowsClassic

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I saw plenty of players closing out their high school careers doing damage inside the paint, one more time, I was only at Sandra Meadows on <strong>OPENING DAY</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1124587"],"_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-677687f8dfd31"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Swindell couldn't be found when I used the search bar and evidently, I hadn't seen her during the club season, either because we weren't at the same place or the team turned in no roster, which I always kept it moving, yet her turnaround jumper inside the paint was nice, so was her drop step but she falls into that "long and athletic" category, which is the base and her rebounding and timing was also solid</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["798666"],"_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-677687f8dfddd"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">James can play multiple positions and her ability to score from mid to long-range and off the dribble gives her options yet she's strong inside the paint, on both ends, and finishes with contact. Her interior defense and rebounding are solid but she also stepped outside the paint to guard her man, baseline to baseline. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["825274"],"_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-677687f8dfe5e"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Russell understands positioning yet she also understands DESIRE and falls into that "you won't outwork me" category I talk about over and over so seeing her go AFTA everything off the rim, as well as loose balls, is always a treat for me. She's strong and athletic, long too, and does a good job defending in and outside the paint </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["678715"],"_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-677687f8dfedb"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Carroll's tunes have gotten better every season I've watched her and in case you didn't know, one of the main things I look for is "on the court" progression. Her hands and footwork created problems, and so did her turnaround jumper but she has extended her range to score from outside as well as scoring off the dribble. Solid rebounding on both ends plus tough interior defense </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["959787"],"_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-677687f8dff56"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Ford sold me over the club season a couple of years ago and watching her just takes me back to another era when players the size of guards showed they could dominate inside the paint. She's strong and goes after rebounds relentlessly but her mindset of "you won't outwork me" shows each time she steps on the court. Her powerful finishes after contact, her body control along with her defense, including playing the passing lane, were in full effect </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["825278"],"_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-677687f8dffc8"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Saddler showed she was a force to be reckoned with when I caught her over a year ago<strong><em><a href="https://prepgirlshoops.com/2023/12/2025-watch-list-power-forwards-showing-throwback/"> see evaluation here </a></em></strong>and everything I said about her has been elevated yet another thing I liked was her creating her shot under pressure and dropping the midrange, which gave her options and that, as well as stepping outside the paint to defend had me smiling </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1092109"],"_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-677687f8e0041"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Kikunga is one of the most improved players in Texas from freshman season to now and my numerous evaluations give you a clue <strong><em><a href="https://prepgirlshoops.com/player/taiya-kikunga/">see evaluation here</a></em></strong> so watching her use the "hands and footwork" to score was nice but seeing her go after the ball off the rim, on both ends, was even nicer. Her defense was solid, so was her court vision </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block -->