A few Standouts from the Marble City Invitational

The gym was packed full of athletes at Carter High School for the Marble City Invitational. I watched games live all day on Saturday, and I was able to catch a few games online for Friday & Sunday. If you were in the gym April 11th-13th, you watched talent! College coaches packed the baseline, and a few kids walked away with offers to play at the next level. Below are a few of the standouts:    Thompson could put out a highlight reel of toughest made baskets throughout this tournament. She is great at attacking downhill, and finishing. She made the difficult shots, look easy. She has an incredible skill set! She's a stat stuffer that does it all on the court. The lefty sniper is fun to watch! She finished one game with 6 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, and 1 block. She finished another one with 21 points, 4 rebounds, 3 steals, 5 assists, and 1 block. Colie's play did not go unnoticed by college coaches. She picked up offers from Tusculum University and Lander University! She is the complete package!     Katie is the definition of a true stock riser! She had a great sophomore year at Heritage and she is starting the AAU season off hot! The 8AM game time didn't bother Graves, she is ready whenever her number is called! She was lights out from anywhere on the court! How many kids shoot 78% from the field and 100% from behind the arc? Katie went 7-9 from the floor, 2-2 from 3! She is one of the smartest athletes on the floor. Graves does not force anything. The very next game, she shot 2-6 from the floor. I have no doubt that college coaches are going to be all over this one!     Rogers always produces when she is on the court! She does a great job on both sides of the ball. Maddie has a relentless motor with no quit in her! She had countless steals, and rebounds. She put in over 20 points during game one. She knows how to win and she puts this Trotters' team in position to win close games. I love how fast she turns defense to offense. She's the swiss army knife that every team needs.     Kristen is a powerful guard that does a great job getting to the rim. When she gets a head full of steam to the basket, she is hard to stop! She has an extremely quick first step, and she explodes to the rim faster than most! She drove and made the game winning shot with 12 seconds on the clock against a tough ETA 17U squad! Johnson's time in the weight room is definitely paying off. Some kids have that "dawg" in them, and Kristen is one of those players!     Geren did a great job on both ends of the floor. She poured in 19 points, and added 3 rebounds, 3 steals, and 1 assist in game 1. She also poured in 15 points, added 11 rebounds, 2 steals, and 1 assist in game 2. I love the effort that she plays with. She was efficient, shooting 50% from the field. She also shot 47% from 3! She's strong and she plays with confidence! This one is going to turn a few heads with her all-around play.     Downey definitely caught my attention! She's extremely savvy. She did a great job with the ball in her hands, and she did a great job putting her teammates in a position to score. She has great court vision, and she will find the open player. Kylie is a solid two-way athlete. She has a beautiful outside shot, and she is ready to let it fly from anywhere on the floor. If you don't have Downey on your radar, you should. She's a next level athlete!     Sydney is one of the most outstanding athletes on any court she plays on! She stands out immediately. She can score extremely fast. I watched her score 8 points in what felt like 10 seconds. She has great size for the guard position. She has a great release and can knock down shots at any time. She's different in all aspects of the game. She is on all scouting reports, and she can't be stopped; not in the high school games or AAU! She's a star and she is going to continue to blow up!

The gym was packed full of athletes at Carter High School for the Marble City Invitational. I watched games live all day on Saturday, and I was able to catch a few games online for Friday & Sunday. If you were in the gym April 11th-13th, you watched talent! College coaches packed the baseline, and a few kids walked away with offers to play at the next level. Below are a few of the standouts: