Speaking of teams to beat throughout the Palmetto State, that status certainly applied to Dorman. Moore saw playing time for a Cavaliers team in all 26 of its games – the team finished with a 21-5 record. She averaged 13 points, 3.7 assists, 3.2 rebounds and 2.9 steals per contest. Moore helped a Cavaliers team that went a perfect 14-0 in region along with making a run to the 5A Division 1 Upper State semifinals in 2025-26. The Dorman assembling she was part of this past season included five juniors and one can expect for Moore to be even more of a featured player in 2026-27 considering Dorman is graduating four seniors. 

Quicker than quick point guard that can facilitate and score the ball. She does a great job of creating and being a play maker for her team. Her midrange game is almost flawless with the ability to stop and pop up over defenders. She also has a nice tear drop floater that she mixes in and is able to finish through contact slashing to the rim. Makayla is all over the floor on the defensive end also coming up with winning plays.

Makayla has a motor that does not stop. She is not going to let anyone out work her on the court on either side of the ball. Defensively she is going to get down in her stance and work the opposing point guard the entire game. Her quick feet and hands are one of her biggest strengths. She has a very nice midrange pullup jumper as well. Capable of putting a lot of points on the scoreboard for her Dorman squad as she showcased at the Carolina Christmas Classic in Greensboro, NC.

Makayla was all over the floor for a Dorman team that had a convincing win! She had 18 points and had numerous steals to power her team to a 75-11 victory over Olympic high school.

Following a 2024-25 season where 5A Division 1 Dorman finished with a 20-8 record, the Cavaliers know Moore is in store. Moore played her club ball with Upward Stars which plays on the Adidas circuit. She seamlessly is able to fuse together taking care of the ball with plenty of speed, quickness and ferocity when attacking the rim. Moore understands how to organize an offense in a halfcourt set and places as much emphasis on passing and defense as she does placing crooked digits on the scoreboard. She averaged 11.9 points, 5.2 assists, four steals and 3.2 rebounds in 23 games for the Cavs last season and secured her first offer from Wingate back in the summer. 

Here is a recruiting update that should have been in our most recent notebook. A bit less than two weeks ago, Moore announced that she had received an offer from Wingate. Following a 2025 club season where she ran with Upward Stars 3SSB , Moore has what should be an exciting 2025-26 season with 5A Division 1 Dorman to look forward to. Last season, Moore wore Cavaliers colors in 23 of the team’s 28 games. She averaged 11.9 points, 5.2 assists, four steals and 3.2 rebounds. Moore led the team in steals and assists in 2024-25 and was third among Cavaliers in scoring. Expect Dorman to once again be among the 5A Division 1 contenders in 2025-26. 

It can be easy for many an onlooker to look at a five-foot guard such as Moore and think “undersized.” Forget the size – analyze the talent and Moore has plenty of it for 5A Division 1 Dorman. An efficient scorer and passer, she averaged 11.9 points and 5.2 rebounds in 2024-25 for the Cavaliers. Moore knows how to take care of the ball and is difficult to keep in check when she fuses together speed with ball handling – which she does seamlessly. Delivering strong finishes at the rim and getting to the free throw line are two other elements to her well-developed skillset. 

Makayla surely isn’t big in size while on the hardwood for the Lady Cavaliers. She has a quick 1st step to get by defenders while getting the ball into the paint area. Makayla is a pest on the defensive end of the floor with her quick hands and constantly plays around the ball.

She averaged 11.9 ppg, 5.2 assists and 4 steals this past season for the Lady Cavaliers (20-8). Makayla really looks to push the ball up the floor in transition at times.

Makayla made the move from #60 to #31 in this latest version of Stock-Risers.

Surely don’t let her size scare you with her play. Makayla plays the game with a fearless mindset. She really keeps the ball low to the deck and rarely turns it over.

Makayla will look to get the ball downhill to the basket and create for herself and others on the floor. She takes pride in playing defense and getting after it on both ends of the court.

Moore made the move up from 83 to 60 this time around here in the 2027 Palmetto State Rankings. She averaged 6.8 ppg last season for the Lady Cavaliers (18-10).