Queens of the Castle

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prep Girls Hoops took in Day 2 of action from the Queens of the Castle hosted by Westwood HS. The event features plenty of talent from the State of South Carolina, North Carolina and Alabama. <strong><em>Prep Girls Hoops</em></strong> will take a look at the action with a few different articles from Queens of the Castle right here on your source for basketball coverage.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Legacy Early College 58 Winston-Salem Christian Regional (NC) 48 </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Winston-Salem Christian National (NC) 51 Camden HS 43 </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hoover HS (AL) 51 Westwood HS 35 </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>The Queens of the Castle lived up to it's billing today with the talent in the gym here at Westwood HS. </em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Top Performances:</em></strong> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='252864' first='Mila' last='Holloway']</strong> - Legacy Early College </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Holloway finished with 21 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists today in an opening round win. Mila was all over the floor today with her play for the Lady Lions. She was very active in the passing lanes when she wasn't jumping on the floor for loose balls. Mila does a good job of finishing through contact on the way to the cup. She did a good job of setting up her teammates this evening with her crisp passing skills. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":559682,"sizeSlug":"medium","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-medium"><img src="https://prepgirlshoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2022/12/982D8C10-D5E3-4156-A05B-3D45738256FF-scaled.jpeg?w=300" alt="" class="wp-image-559682" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='176614' first='Trinity' last='Vance'] </strong>- Legacy Early College </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Vance actually plays the 6th man role for the Lady Lions. Trinity brings instant results and plenty of minutes when she comes into the game. She finished with 17 points today while connecting on 4 three pointers. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":559689,"sizeSlug":"medium","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-medium"><img src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2022/12/43848FAF-165C-4562-9C7B-5851D0A60829.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-559689" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='171798' first='Joyce' last='Edwards']</strong> - Camden HS </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Edwards did everything she could down in the paint for the Lady Bulldogs today. Joyce finished the night with 20 points and 18 rebounds in a tough loss. Edwards was all over the floor when it came to rebounding, jumping on the floor, running the floor in transition and finishing around the cup. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":559694,"sizeSlug":"medium","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-medium"><img src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2022/12/CDBBFFF4-90DB-40D9-93CD-3F60499E6B0C-scaled-crop-1855x1218-1670068537-300x197.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-559694" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='185432' first='Raven' last='Johnson']</strong> - Westwood HS </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Johnson and the Redhawks lost in the nightcap, but she made a lasting impression this evening. Raven came out playing extremely aggressive on the defensive end of the floor and it showed in her stat line this evening. She finished with 12 points, 7 rebounds and 6 blocks while connecting (6-8) from the floor. The Redhawks need Johnson to play like this more often to make some noise this season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Out of Action: </em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Plenty of players didn't play tonight and were held out of action. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='176202' first='Kendahl' last='Spearman']</strong> - Legacy Early College </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Spearman was out with an injury for the Lady Lions. She has signed with Coastal Carolina University for next season. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='254155' first='Tateyoina' last='Harris']</strong> - Camden HS </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Harris was in a walking boot for the Lady Bulldogs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='558700' first='Lilli' last='Krasovec']</strong> - Winston-Salem Christian National </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>She is off to Boston College next season in the ACC. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Logging Plenty of Minutes: </em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":559691,"sizeSlug":"medium","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-medium"><img src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2022/12/E1A5EB69-68B3-46C0-83E9-EBB1B5E22277.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-559691" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Winston Salem Christian Regional played 6 players in a tough loss to Legacy Early College last night. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='559677' first='Alice' last='Meunier']</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='558703' first='Zoe' last='Bayer']</strong> both never left the floor for the Lady Lions last night. Meunier made big play after big play yesterday on her way to scoring 14 points while connecting on (5-6) from the floor. Alice originally from Belgium played last season at Putnam Science Academy (CT). She was able to pop off screens for open looks while remaining active all night long with her play around the ball. Meunier plays the game with a fearless mindset at times and makes winning plays. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":559693,"sizeSlug":"medium","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-medium"><img src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2022/12/256CAD1E-85C3-4A1E-B827-55D07A4E571F-scaled-crop-1686x1108-1670068481-300x197.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-559693" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bayer who hails from France originally played with Meunier last year at Putnam Science Academy (CT). Zoe is a shot-maker with a great set of mechanics on her stroke. She's ready to receive the ball in the pocket and always looks shot ready. This duo will be a great addition to some college program next season. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":559692,"sizeSlug":"medium","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-medium"><img src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2022/12/498AB5E6-3405-4663-98B1-8159973AB6AB.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-559692" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='385123' first='Destinee' last='Barnes']</strong> is headed off to Odessa College (TX) next season to play for the Lady Wranglers. Barnes does a bit of everything on this Lady Lions team. Barnes was effective playing around the ball and creating opportunities for herself and her teammates last night. Barnes dropped 12 points this evening. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Lady Lions hold off Lady Bulldogs:</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":559686,"sizeSlug":"medium","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-medium"><img src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2022/12/2A78A93F-966B-401F-98E9-012561C937C0.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-559686" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Winston-Salem Christian National held off a feisty a Camden HS team tonight. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='558702' first='Kaitlyn' last='Adams']</strong> a Queens (NC) signee led the way with 14 points this evening while going (5-8) from the floor. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='158260' first='Maraja' last='Pass']</strong> (2024) and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='361674' first='Aysia' last='Hinton']</strong> a UMES signee contributed 10 and 9 points respectively. Pass reclassified into the 2024 class this season after making the move in from Shelby, NC. Maraja has a great nose for the ball at all times and does a good job of touching the paint. She is quick end to end in the open court and does a great job of turning directions. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":559685,"sizeSlug":"medium","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-medium"><img src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2022/12/B22A9DDA-4F4B-42BB-A460-1D3EB3AB3599.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-559685" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hinton just plays rock solid and makes winning plays at times. Aysia was able to connect on a few three pointers down the stretch to secure the win. She is a great vocal leader on the floor at times for the Lady Lions. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->