Round 2-Friday Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I knew after <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='388141' first='Ayla' last='McDowell'] </strong>dropped a couple of early 3s for<strong> Cy Springs</strong> early, I knew how the game was going to go as she just missed a double-double in their win. New subscribers use&nbsp;<strong><mark>simmiecolson30</mark></strong>&nbsp;to see even<strong>&nbsp;MORE</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mc Dowell is one of if not the top prospects in the area and her 24/8 paved the way for them to move to the <strong>Elite 8 </strong>in <strong>Region 1</strong> as they defeated<strong> Oak Ridge </strong>who was led offensively by [player_tooltip player_id='206974' first='Taylor' last='Jones'] who seemed to be dropping shots each time I did my wraparound back to their game</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>In Region 2</strong>, <strong>North Crowley</strong> won a nailbiter over <strong>Pebble Hills</strong> who were led by their <strong>BAM-BAM</strong> duo of <strong>Jordan Sapien-G [2025</strong>] and <strong>Kiana Valdez-5'7 G/F [2023]</strong> Sapien was on fire, dropping 34 points on a variety of ways while Valdez helped control the tempo</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>North Crowley's Big 3</strong> of <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='96131' first='Brandy' last='Jones'], [player_tooltip player_id='134044' first='Amiya' last='Hopkins'], and [player_tooltip player_id='158863' first='Kendal' last='Robinson']</strong> provided much of the offense while <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='134060' first='Baylee' last='Mitchell'] and her late lockdown</strong> <strong>defense </strong>helped seal the victory while the progression from freshman <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='486456' first='Jamari' last='Milton'] </strong>has played a major part in the team's success.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><mark class="has-inline-color has-primary-color">Jumping back to Region 1, I caught much of Langham Creek's win over Spring, here are the standouts </mark></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Spring</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Za'kenya Thompson-5'6 PG [2024]</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Thompson is athletic and showed she could score off the dribble and finish strongly. She also did a good job of handling the ball and seeing the floor. She understands positioning, which enabled her to rebound plus she played the passing lane but she also handled the ball in the open court after the steal, while being pressured</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Langham Creek</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='96161' first='Aniyah' last='Sanford']-5'3 PG [2023]</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sanford did what she does and that's run her team. It's always good to see players that understand how to control the tempo but her on-the-money passes got her teammates' easy looks, she also scored when needed, both off the dribble and from outside </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Eryn Lloyd-5'4 CG [2023]</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lloyd has always been known for her defense yet her progression over the years offensively has made her a threat as she drops the pull-up jumper and scores off the dribble consistently but again, her on-the-ball pressure was there as well</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='158882' first='Heather' last='Baymon']-5'6 CG [2024]</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Baymon is one of those players that can score both "in the flow" and "in droves" and her mid to long-range creates so many problems for defenders. Why, well because of her first step, and that, combined with her body control gives her options, as well as keeps the defender guessing. She also drops the "stop and pop" in transition with ease</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Brooke Prevost-5'10 SF [2026]</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prevost has been a pleasant surprise in her freshman season and she too continues to show progression each time I catch her squad. I love her upside, she's "long and athletic" which is the base but her timing on defense as well as playing the passing lane at this stage is big, well so is her scoring from the wing off the dribble </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->