Region 3-2A Offseason Radar Watch

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The evaluation of players in the Class of 2A going into the 2026-2027 season continues in Region 3-2A. Here are five players in the region to take note of before the school season officially starts.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1859632"],"_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-6a6a9cc230714"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Olivia Higgins' main skill is her perimeter shooting.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Higgins, on offense, is constantly searching for her perimeter jumper. When she gets space, she often makes opposing teams pay. She has good footwork on her jumper and is able to set her feet in speedy time to get into a shot. Higgins especially has good touch on her jumper in the corners and on the far side of wings.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1445620"],"_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-6a6a9cc23076f"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Mackenzie Vester at the PG position displayed an advanced game in her sophomore season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Vester, as a right-handed player, loves to drive going left and is efficient in doing so. With her ability to attack lanes effectively on both sides of the court, she can capitalize on scoring in many different areas.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>When Vester gets to the paint on a drive, she has a nice floater that she goes to. She can also score off baby hook shots in the paint as well as utilizing other moves seen mostly in post players, such as an up-and-under move into an off-hand layup.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Vester also, on the drive while finding gaps for her own shot, is good at navigating the floor and passing the ball to her teammates when they get open.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1312044"],"_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-6a6a9cc2307ba"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Kaylee Dixon is ranked #20 in her class for a reason.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>One of Dixon's main strengths as a player is her shot blocking. She is a high-level lateral mover for her size at 6'2". That helps her rotate to guards and have good success guarding other posts. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Regarding guarding other posts, Dixon allows little separation when bigs attack out of post-ups. She also minimizes buckets from these chances with her ability to block shots with both her left and right hands.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Dixon is also a physical paint scorer. With this playstyle, she often gets second-chance points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1244698"],"_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-6a6a9cc230819"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Kaylan Angel often plays as an interior player, but she can do some things perimeter players do.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Angel, as a center, can knock down 3-pointers. In a game this past season, she showcased her sharpshooting against Boyd Christian by making two corner threes.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Angel also is a great anchor on defense. She is a great help-side defender from the backline of Bledsoe County's defense. With her good help-side defense, she can generate blocks in contests consistently. Against Midway this past season, she had four blocks.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1817542"],"_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-6a6a9cc230892"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Sophomore forward Joy Livesay showed she had sky-high potential as a player in her first high school season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Livesay is a great interior scorer as an SG. She had multiple high-scoring games last season. This includes an outing against South Pittsburgh High School where she had 27 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Livesay, as a primary perimeter player, is also an outstanding rebounder. At times, she maneuvers and fights to get second-chance scoring opportunities, and it pays off. In a game last season against Boyd Christian, she had seven offensive rebounds.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block -->