Haley is another player I had seen a few times before and knew going on into Peach Games that she can really shoot the ball from deep. She did that once again, but also did the same things in addition to shooting that had me thinking very highly of her previously- play with an extremely high motor, leave it all on the court, and compete hard with a big smile on her face. It’s refreshing to see a kid seemingly not care at all about playing high level eau basketball. In the games I watched Haley was total menace defensively in the Redline press sprinting from player to player trapping in the backcourt causing steals and deflections for her team. She is sneaky quick and you can see it when she pushed the ball out with the dribble initiating the fast break as well as sprinting the lanes in transition looking for and getting easy opportunistic layups from sheer hustle. She is a very skilled player and I expect her role to increase dramatically for coach Gene Durden and the Lady Wolves of Buford in her sophomore season.

Rycek was huge for Redline in the Final Four win over Southeast United Elite. In a very close game throughout, Haley steeped up and made multiple timely threes to help her team win the game and advance to the championship where they would beat Explosive Elite. Haley played hard on both ends of the floor and made several contributions in other areas. She is a good ball handler and passer and played very good defense. It was her shot-making that was the difference in that game and if it were not for those huge threes she made, her team would have in all likelihood lost the game. She is a very good athlete, quick with very good lateral movement and competed hard while she was on the court. I look forward to seeing her play again.

Hustler is willing to do the dirty work on defense. Doesn’t need to score much to impact games. Uses her energy to win 50/50 balls. Can knockdown the outside shot and is good cutter away from the ball.

Possess a quick first step allows her to get past opponents at ease. She pushes the ball out in transition and sees floor well. She is a pesky defender that does not give up on the ball.