It’s Never to Early for Winter: Season Look-Aheads

<!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["890179"],"_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":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-66c9c7bf338ba"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">What made her Cookeville team so tough last season was two things:  1) they played great team defense, and 2) they had 5-6 players that could score double figures any given night.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Hudson is a great example of this….she won't won't drop 25 but she's a high end role player than can easily give you 12 points with 2 made 3's.&nbsp; She also averages 5 rebounds.&nbsp; Really nice role player.&nbsp; And only getting better.&nbsp; As Garcia graduates, and there are more shots to go around, I expect her to pickup some extra scoring load.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- 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='631118' first='Sophie' last='Ray']","_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":"null","_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":"Cascade","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-66c9c7bf3396f"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">[player_tooltip player_id='631118' first='Sophie' last='Ray'] will be be Cascade's best player this season. She had some big time performances flashing her potential.&nbsp; For example, she finished with 24 points and 10 rebounds in a 78-58 loss to Brentwood. She also had 18 points and four rebounds in Cascade's 57-51 win over Fayetteville soon after.&nbsp; Ray is developing into a high-end old-school post.&nbsp; I expect her to have a huge senior season commanding constant double teams</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["816926"],"_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":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-66c9c7bf339b5"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Caywood had a DOMINANT sophomore year leading Midway back to postseason prominence.&nbsp; Every time I looked at their boxscores, you couldn't help but notice her impact across the stat sheet.&nbsp; She's basically a high level kid in every area.&nbsp; Leading Midway to a 23-6 record, the sophomore will enter her junior year with 828 points. True scorer that has proven it against high level competition in AAU. She's legit.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["631114"],"_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":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-66c9c7bf339f1"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Darnell was William Blount's best player last season as they attempted to climb back into relevance.&nbsp; Darnell averaged 16 points on 45% from the field,&nbsp; 4 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steals.&nbsp; She's a really tough two way player that takes pride in two on both ends. Has really developed on the offensive end and is now a legit next-level prospect.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["821738"],"_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":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-66c9c7bf33a2b"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Made a name for herself late in last season as Farragut went on a big run to substate.&nbsp; I wrote about her last June as a high upside kid that had really nice feet, and big motor, and a nice back to the basket game.&nbsp; Her defense improved tremendously throughout the course of this past year (playing for Coach Mayfield will do that for you), and she was an above average rebounder all season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">While her scoring never really had a chance to show (it wasn't her role), I was SUPER impressed with her ability to pass the basketball.&nbsp; One of the secret weapons that is rarely used anymore is a post that can pass.&nbsp; Getting the ball inside the defense, behind the eyes of the opponent, sets up all types of offensive advantages.&nbsp; Curry proved to be a nice passer vs collapsing zones to shooters, hi/low from the short corner, and displayed the ability to hit cutter "on time and on target."</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block -->