George Lynch: Shining Seniors

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Phenom hosted the George Lynch Invitational this weekend at Myers Park with three big girls games that were full of stars on the court.  It's time to dive into the standouts from the competitions.  Let's start with the seniors from the event.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1219555"],"_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-692276cace5d5"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">[player_tooltip player_id='1219555' first='Casey' last='Smith'] was a nice presence in the paint sliding all over the lane looking for the opening and going to work off the pass.  She had several moves to use in the paint, and she knew how to reset after passing the ball back out and getting into position again.  Her ability to block shots was crucial on defense protecting the paint.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["654835"],"_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-692276cace643"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">[player_tooltip player_id='654835' first='Misa' last='Garris'] was fun to watch on defense with the way she was staying in front of her opponents and picking their pockets to push the tempo going the other direction.  She knew how to jump in front of passing lanes to grab the steal as well.  She sees the floor so well getting the ball to her teammates as they flash to the basket.  She scored off her own flash to the basket giving herself the opportunity for an old fashioned three point play.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["621978"],"_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-692276cace694"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">[player_tooltip player_id='621978' first='Taylor' last='Smith'] is tough handling the ball, and she takes that toughness to the other end being aggressive playing defense.  She was constantly getting her hands in the way making it difficult for her opponents to get a play going.  She did well attacking the basket banking it off the glass using her handles to get to the opening.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["992654"],"_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-692276cace6e1"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">[player_tooltip player_id='992654' first='Stephanie' last='Mobley'] hit a handful of nice shots from deep.  She followed her own shots with a nice steal on defense and scoring two on solo fast breaks off the turnovers.  She hustles back on defense blocking shots in transition making sure her opponents don't have any easy buckets.  Her ball handling controls the tempo for her team setting up plays or pushing the pace.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block -->