Freshmen Finding Form in North Georgia

With less than two weeks left in the regular season for GHSA teams in basketball, final adjustments and player rotations are being locked in by coaches for their respective region tournaments followed by the state tournament. Players in the ninth grade are no longer freshman when it comes to playing experience and many will be counted on to provide major contributions for their teams as the season culminates with its most meaningful games. Look for these players to continue their standout freshman seasons.    Daniels, originally from New Jersey, has made quite a splash for Commerce in freshman season averaging 12.2 points (while shooting 48% from the field) and 7.8 rebounds per game. Daniels has very good size already and she is figuring out how to use it to her advantage. Her biggest strength is finishing around the rim, but she continues to expand her range shooting the ball. Daniels uses her quickness and wingspan well rebounding the ball.     Jackson is a kid I have seen a bunch over the last few seasons. She is an elite athlete who is as quick as a cat and has the same leaping ability. She is a nightmare for opposing guards to deal with on defense where she suffocates ball handlers and intercepts passes regularly leading to easy points for her team. She is usually the fastest player on the court, even with the ball, and Jackson usually gets a couple uncontested lay ups by herself after beating everyone else down the floor. She can break a game wide open for her team and will be crucial to Commerce's postseason success.     The first that jumps out watching Naomi play is how textbook her stance and form are shooting the ball. She has a wide, strong base and does a very nice job repeating her motion consistently on her shot. She does a nice job squaring up to the basket as well, especially after she receives the ball on curl action. She put that shooting ability on full display recently knocking down six threes in one game for North Murray. Hulett is not just a shooter and shown the ability to finish effectively with both hands on the break.     Totherow is already a skilled offensive player as a freshman and she does a nice job scoring from all three levels. She is crafty with the ball and finishing around the basket. Miya shoots the ball well from the midrange and the lefty has nice form and a quick release shooting the ball from three as well. Totherow uses her length well finishing in the paint over defenders and on defense blocking and altering shots. She is a player that I expect to continue to develop into a very solid college prospect over the next three years.     [player_tooltip player_id='1242017' first='Davis' last=''] and fellow freshman [player_tooltip player_id='1363883' first='Miya' last='Totherow'] have Union County set with excellent guard play the next three years. [player_tooltip player_id='1242017' first='Davis' last=''] is a skilled player who plays the game with a high IQ already and is an efficient scorer on offense. She shoots the ball very well, specifically from wing to corner area, and does a nice job getting herself open and in position to be ready to catch and shoot. She is crafty with the basketball and also affects the game by driving to the paint and finding open teammates or scoring herself with a short jumper or finishing at the rim. Bristol is very talented already, but still has a lot of upside and potential.

With less than two weeks left in the regular season for GHSA teams in basketball, final adjustments and player rotations are being locked in by coaches for their respective region tournaments followed by the state tournament. Players in the ninth grade are no longer freshman when it comes to playing experience and many will be counted on to provide major contributions for their teams as the season culminates with its most meaningful games. Look for these players to continue their standout freshman seasons.