Sandy's Spiel Showcase: Freshman Who Impressed

Frazier dominated the majority of the game, specifically on the boards finishing the game with 19 rebounds. Frazier has great hands and a soft touch around the basket and her ability to knock down long jump shots makes her very difficult to defend. She used her size well getting offensive rebounds and finishing through contact. Frazier looked very comfortable pushing the ball up on the fastbreak as well and made several impressive passes throughout the game. She is an excellent prospect with a very bright future.     Brunetti had a difficult assignment battling three Power Four recruits that were four and six inches taller than her throughout the game. She played with toughness and physicality in the paint and also did a good job on the perimeter setting screens and stepping out on defense. Brunetti had two very nice finishes in the paint in traffic. She was also very really good in help side defense and contested multiple shots. She has the potential to be a very good player in the next few years.     Ellie did a little bit of everything in Marist's win over North Oconee. She is matchup problem for defenses at 5'10 while being an excellent shooter from three-point range. Warren plays well off of star guard [player_tooltip player_id='541419' first='Kate' last='Harpring'] on offense as a catch and shoot stretch four. Warren gets and makes a lot of open shots due to the attention Harpring gets. Ellie handled the ball well under North Oconee's full court pressure defense. Warren has the size and skill to be a very good rebounder in the future as well.     Parker came off the bench and did a really nice job again for Holy Innocents. Smith has a very high basketball IQ which is needed playing on a team like Holy Innocents that travels around the country playing in big events. Smith is always calm, cool, and collected when she steps on the court. She is an excellent shooter from deep. She did a nice job in this game of using shot fakes to get defenders closing out off of their feet and then drove by them to the basket. Parker converted a nice floater on the baseline using that move. Smith is steady with ball and rarely turns it over. She plays with great effort on defense.     Hicks is a big, strong, well-rounded guard for Carrollton. Even as a freshman, she has already played a lot of high-level, very competitive basketball. Hicks plays with a high basketball IQ and a level of maturity rare for someone her age. She handled and passed the ball well for Carrollton against a veteran Midtown team and their pressure on defense. She has the ability to be a very good rebounder and defender at the guard position. Hicks has great shot mechanics and is a big threat from three-point range.