The number 4 ranked PG/SG in the 2027 class shot the lights out for her Blue Ridge squad. Even being face guarded full court for most of the second half she still got free for several deep bombs to keep her team in the game. USC Aiken is getting a promising prospect with an ability to stretch the floor comfortably to the volleyball line.

A PG with excellent passing ability and deep range. Opal was poised throughout the contest and showed her ability to score comfortably at all three levels. A staple of the 2027 class Opal will be taking her talent to USC Aiken after this season.

That commitment was courtesy of Blue Ridge’s star senior guard who averaged 15.2 points, 4.9 rebounds, 4.5 steals and four assists per game last season for the Tigers. Maralit will remain in state and will sport the threads of USC-Aiken. She is a product of the Lady Angels program and is preparing for her swan song campaign with a Blue Ridge team that finished its 2025-26 campaign with a solid 23-5 record. The Tigers spent the last couple of seasons in the 4A ranks but will return to 3A play beginning with the upcoming season. The Pacer-to-be was one of four from the class of 2027 on last season’s team and was also one of two Blue Ridge team co-captains.

Offers are finding their way to Maralit as she is looking ahead to the 2026-27 season with Blue Ridge. She already had one from North Greenville and secured another from Chowan over the past week. Maralit is set to begin the upcoming season with a Tigers team that is returning to the 3A ranks following a couple of seasons playing as a 4A combatant. Maralit led last season’s Blue Ridge team in points, assists and steals averaging 15.2 points, 4.9 rebounds, 4.5 steals and four assists per contest last season. Her play helped the Tigers to a 23-5 record and a second-place region finish with a 12-0 mark.

Red and black are the signature colors of Blue Ridge. She received an offer from an in-state university with a similar color scheme – North Greenville. Maralit and her Tigers have played the last couple of seasons in the 4A ranks but are set to return to the 3A realm beginning with the 2026-27 season. Her play helped once again establish Blue Ridge as a team to beat as they went 23-5 with a 10-2 showing in its region. The rising Tigers senior would compete in 27 of Blue Ridge’s 28 contests throughout the 2025-26 campaign while averaging 15.2 points, 4.9 rebounds, 4.5 steals and four assists. 

Maralit’s 4A Blue Ridge team – winners of last year’s Battle at the Border –  faced a tough draw on the opening day of this year’s tournament – a Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy team that was 8-1 entering Saturday’s play. The Tigers were on the wrong end of a close defeat but Maralit’s 16 points ensured Blue Ridge had a chance to win from start to finish. Maralit’s court vision enables her to make accurate passes to put her teammates in the right spots to make the right plays. She makes many of the right plays as well and a number of those can be from behind the 3-point arc. Maralit had three of the six 3-pointers the Tigers connected on throughout the contest. Defense can lead to offense and good bit of that offense features her attacking the rim and finishing at the cup.