Southeast Kickoff: 2027 Stars Leave their Mark

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prep Girls Hoops hosted their Southeast Kickoff event last weekend in Hickory, North Carolina with players from Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina coming together to kick off their travel seasons.  There were many standouts from the event.  Let's focus on some of the 2027s playing in their division.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1808679"],"_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":1820590,"_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-69d077872598b"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">K'deidria Collins was smooth with the ball handling her own creating some space and pulling up for the jumper.  She didn't back down from contact attacking the basket doing whatever she needed to do to get some points.  She knew when to make her dish to her teammates or take the ball all the way to the rim herself.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["755829"],"_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-69d0778725a47"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">[player_tooltip player_id='755829' first='Zaniya' last='Reddick'] was all over the court attacking the basket flashing in the paint for the pass and bucket.  She handled pressure bringing the ball up the court and finding her open teammates.  She was effective on defense jumping in front of passes and being a nuisance on defense.  She had a tough steal on the in bounds pass being ready to take the ball up for some points.  She was really a nuisance on defense playing tough on ball blocking the path of her opponents slowing them down up the court, and she knows how to anticipate what they're going to try to get going on offense.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1240297"],"_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":1820588,"_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-69d0778725ae8"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">[player_tooltip player_id='1240297' first='Alana' last='Burroughs'] showed off her range shooting the ball.  She took the ball coast to coast off a defense rebound attacking the basket on the other end earning a trip to the free throw line.  She did well picking the pocket of her opponents as they tried to cross the half court line.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["772520"],"_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-69d0778725b77"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">[player_tooltip player_id='772520' first='Jakayla' last='Palmer'] was all over the court hustling back to deflect some passes and even block shots using her length to protect the basket.  She was patient letting plays develop and waiting for her teammates to get open before hitting them in stride.  She was tough on defense and scoring off of these turnovers taking the ball the other direction.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1808017"],"_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-69d0778725c05"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">[player_tooltip player_id='1808017' first='Sanaya' last='Blount'] showed off her range shooting the ball from deep hitting her shot on multiple occasions off the pass.  She followed shots grabbing the rebound for her team to take the other direction.  She was making smart decisions finding her open teammates for the dish.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block -->