Mansfield Spring Creek Invitational 2024 Standouts- Day 2

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The <strong>Mansfield Timberview </strong>squad had 3 players from the 2024 class on the All-Tournament team after winning the <strong>Mansfield Spring Creek Invitational </strong>and although I only caught a glimpse of them on Livestream, I now know who<strong> MVP [player_tooltip player_id='590865' first='Emiliee' last='Jones']-5'10 F/C </strong>was. I got an assist from a parent of who <strong>Chrishawn Coleman-5'9 G/F</strong> and<strong> [player_tooltip player_id='521954' first='Kamryn' last='Wilson']-5'8 CG </strong>were and I truly appreciate that as my plans were to go back and catch the game yet it disappeared. Here are the juniors I caught live </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='388153' first='Jada' last='Graves']-5'3 PG (Amarillo)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Graves left me speechless on my initial sighting yet I haven't stopped talking about the talented point guard because she has elevated her game each time I've caught her since that first time. First is a good word because her first step is a huge plus as it enables her to get wherever she wants but her attacking the basket to score or dish, very good court vision, doesn't scratch the surface because she defends, takes charges, and her 3 in the clutch JUST DID IT for me</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='590862' first='Taytum' last='Bell']-5'11 G/F (Amarillo)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bell as in "ring my" will be added to the Top 100 but her being long and athletic, which is the base, plays a small part in it but her intangibles solidify what I see. She scores off the dribble, long strides coupled with a deceptive first step as well as finishes strongly after contact was nice, and so was her elevating over defenders not only off the dribble but from DEEP. Her "on the ball" defense was equally impressive </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='206966' first='Victoria' last='Barrera']-5'8 G/F (Amarillo) </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Barrera smoothly gets hers in the flow yet her playing under control. on both ends. and coming up with huge plays to change the momentum was nice. She sets the defender up off the dribble to attack the basket, she also drops the pull-up jumper with a hand in her face but her defense as well as rebounding was also nice </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='158866' first='Kennedy' last='Evans']-5'10 SG (Denton Braswell)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Evans' mom hit me up when she was in elementary school while I was covering a tournament in Dallas and she told me there was an abundance of "babies" that were going to play ball in college I needed to see. She was right, and her BABY, left me stunned as she was dropping NBA range jumpers even back. Her mid to long-range shooting was on full display, as well as her scoring off the dribble</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='590863' first='Yves' last='Cox']-6'3 F/C (Denton Braswell)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cox is also "long and athletic" plus she stands 75 inches with an impressive wingspan. Her hands and footwork enabled her to score around the basket with ease but she also scored facing the basket, as well as on putbacks, yes she rebounded on both ends. Equally impressive was her timing as she blocked, altered, and (or) deflected shots </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='590860' first='Madison' last='Griggs']-5'8 G (Mansfield Legacy)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Griggs showed the mid to long-range during club season so I wasn't surprised to see it during the event. She understands how to create her shot under pressure, this included attacking the basket and finishing after the lick. Her taking the defender going baseline was also a plus and her "catch and shoot" looked good from outside. She also rebounded on both ends</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Erica Carr-6'3 C (South Grand Prairie)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Carr did a good job on the inside showing nice moves which enabled her to finish. She also rebounded on both ends, scored on putbacks, and played solid defense in the paint. Her passing and seeing the floor from the post position was also nice</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='158872' first='Nicolette' last='Polocheck']-6'0 G/F (Spring Branch Memorial)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Polocheck's adding a variety of ways to get to the basket is making her even "harder to check" pun intended. The midrange is a huge plus because she can attack using either hand and her powerful finishes, many times off balance and after contact tells you how strong she is. If that doesn't, her rebounding on both ends and scoring on putbacks, many times with players literally hanging on her should </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->