PGH Carolinas Freshman Showcase: Team 1 Evaluations

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The travel schedule concluding in July means showcase events fill the basketball calendar from August until the tip-off of the season in November.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Showcase season means Freshman Showcase and Expo season at Prep Girls Hoops. Many areas has already hosted either Freshman Showcases or Expos. This past weekend, the Carolinas were one of the latest areas to have their turn at the mic – along with corresponding Freshman Showcases emanating from Wisconsin, Indiana and Oklahoma.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Rock Hill Sports Center was the site for the day's festivities and we were certainly on hand. Here is a look at a few of the top performers from Team One of the Freshman Showcase.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["429831"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":["override_image"],"_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":1312310,"_player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":"field_62f141137ead9","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-68bcd69e51fdc"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Dates where Madeline occupies her time on the basketball court are typically dates where her team gets in the win column. She is building a rising profile that is sure to only continue to grow with more experience. Dates is a consistent playmaker who is a challenge for defenses with her ability to put points on the board either by attacking the rim or with her long-range jumper. She knows when to score and when to distribute and also possesses superb rebounding capabilities. Dates is advancing into her freshman season with 5A Division 2 Goose Creek after averaging 15 points and 1.1 steals a contest last season. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["848229"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":["override_image"],"_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":1312312,"_player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":"field_62f141137ead9","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-68bcd69e5204a"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">We shift our focus from one of the Lowcountry's premier freshmen to one of the Upstate's signature 2029s. Clinton has been of the teams to beat among the 2A ranks and Patterson is primed to make sure that remains the case for the Red Devils. A key nucleus of her overall game is what she does from behind the 3-point line. A two-sport athlete who also excels in the softball realm, Patterson displayed many of the skills that enabled her to play in 26 games last season as an eighth grader. Patterson also can throw defenders off balance with her ability to find lanes to attack the rim. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1311431"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":["override_image"],"_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":1312313,"_player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":"field_62f141137ead9","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-68bcd69e520b2"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Gilford is familiar to Prep Girls Hoops as she competed on the Circuit with [program_tooltip program_id='903656' first='Lady' last='TUSC']. She is primed to be a key factor in 5A Division 1 Ridge View continuing its winning ways under former Lower Richland coach Aaron Lucas. Watch out for Gilford if she has the rock behind the 3-point line as she is likely to take – and make – her attempt from deep. Gilford also has rim-attacking capabilities and has no issues going at a taller defender. She has occasions where she will set herself up either at the top of the key or on the wing in hopes of receiving the ball and connecting from deep. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1263372"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":["override_image"],"_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":"field_62f141137ead9","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-68bcd69e52136"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Wando is one of the premier teams in the 5A Division 1 field and McKevitt will be a name that will keep the Warriors in the contenders' conversation. She is coming off an AAU campaign where she wore the uniform of Team L.E.A.D. When she has the ball in her hands and she attacks the rim, it is very difficult to keep her in check. McKevitt adds a stellar performance in Rock Hill to her offseason which also included an appearance at the GYBC All American Camp up Interstate 77 in Charlotte. McKevitt also understands drawing contact and earning opportunities at the free throw line. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block -->