Coach Speak: FBC Reign 2025 Player Previews with Coach Priest

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In this addition of "Coach Speak", I spoke directly to Coach Priest to get his analysis of his FBC Reign '25 team as his players enter their junior seasons. His team was one of the better '25 teams in the South, and has a roster loaded with high-level talent. Here is what he said:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["409074"],"_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_0_evaluation":"Avary was a major piece on the Bradley Central 4A state champion team as a sophomore and was their leading three-point shooter.  She was All District and All Region.  Avary carried that over into AAU season as a sharp shooting guard who can also handle the ball, defend, and finish through traffic with surprising strength.  Her junior year at Bradley will begin with them being favored as a state champion again, and she will be expected to lead at guard and surrounded by amazing other D1 talent. Avary has several offers and more will come after a stellar GUAA season.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-652d311e5786d"} /--> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["409090"],"_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_0_evaluation":"Emmy was a team leader on her Pickett County team that made it to the glass house last year. They will be favored to return again this year, and Emmy is a major reason why.  Emmy was all district and all region in Pickett's 1A region last year.  She has a college ready body and is super strong, and she can lock down an opposing guard with her strength and quickness. Emmy makes great decisions with the ball and can score from all 3 levels. 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Absolutely amazing long range skills, and she had the green light the entire GUAA season and kept her team in a few games almost single-handedly.  With Shelby's size, she has a versatile defender and plus rebounder as well.  Shelby was all district last year and will be in the center of Richland's plans and success in her upcoming Junior season.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-652d311e5791d"} /--> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["409021"],"_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_0_evaluation":"Sophie is a two times state champion coming into her junior year, and with the graduation of multiple power five players from Webb, Sophie will be expected to shoulder a heavy ball handling load for the always too shelf Webb program. Sophie's best attributes are incredible pure athleticism, which makes her dangerous in the open court and super as an on ball defender.  She can hit from distance as well including having a buzzer beating game-winning 3 against WV Thunder in GUAA session 2.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-652d311e5796f"} /--> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["631117"],"_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_0_evaluation":"Harmony is coming off a missed sophomore season due to an ACL tear, but she completed her volleyball season healthy (great 2 sport athlete with over 1000 assists in her volleyball career already) and is 100% ready to go for her Morristown East high school team. There is not a more athletic guard in East Tennessee, and there is not a better or tougher on ball defender than Harmony. Also adept handling the ball and finding open teammates, harmony is super strong taking the ball to the rim. She will be expected to be the centerpiece of her Morristown East team and key to their success as a junior.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-652d311e579be"} /--> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"[player_tooltip player_id='810510' first='Annie' last='Priest']","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2025","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"5'7u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Farragut HS","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"FBC Reign","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Annie was a part time starter/6th man on the Farragut 4A State Runner up team as a freshman. 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She also draws a tremendous number of fouls and is an excellent free-throw shooter, often racking up points at the FT line. Ava will be a starter and centerpiece player for the always excellent White County team.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-652d311e57bd8"} /-->