This season may not have ended as planned for the Chiefs of 5A Division 2 North Myrtle Beach who were undefeated until the Lower State semifinals against eventual champion Berkeley. Powell still can celebrate her reaching the 1,000-point plateau. She accomplished the feat on Feb. 12 when the Chiefs earned a 62-42 victory over region foe Carolina Forest. Powell was one of two Chiefs who scored 18 points in that contest and she also added seven rebounds, six assists and five steals in that matchup with the Panthers. The 2025-26 season would see Powell compete in 22 games for North Myrtle Beach where she averaged 14.7 points, 6.6 rebounds and 4.9 steals per contest. 

Powell was one of two high-profile transfers to join 5A Division 2 North Myrtle Beach prior to the start of the season – said addition to the Chiefs has paid dividends. She ensured the Chiefs would preserve its unbeaten record by adding 14 points to North Myrtle Beach’s 63-22 victory over 2A Mullins. Powell is an efficient floor-runner who is also an effective cutter to the rim. Making plays in the transition game is another one of Powell’s strong areas. Even though Powell is listed as either a three or a four, she can handle the ball as if she was a point guard. 

One would be hard-pressed to find a prospect across the Palmetto State who has experienced more of an uptick in their recruiting the past few weeks more than Powell. Recently, she secured offers from Converse, Randolph Macon, Lynchburg and Bridgewater. Powell played her final AAU season with SC Sixers already won a state championship in the 4A realm with Riverside. She made the cross-state move to a North Myrtle Beach team that advanced to the 5A Division 2 Lower State championship in 2024-25. Powell played in 28 games last season for the Warriors and averaged a double-double of 11.8 points and 10 rebounds plus 2.3 steals a contest. 

A transfer from the Upstate that will ensure that North Myrtle Beach remains in the 5A Division 2 contenders’ chat picked up her latest collegiate offer this past week. Montreat in the Asheville area extended an offer in Powell’s direction. Following her final time on the AAU circuit with SC Sixers, Powell is looking ahead to the 2025-26 season with a Chiefs team that moved up from 4A to 5A last season and were 5A Division 2 Lower State championship game participants. Powell will also enter the college ranks as a state champion having won it all in 4A with Riverside two seasons ago. 

Speaking of Grand Strand standouts securing collegiate offers, Powell enters the chat. A few days ago, Powell landed a collegiate offer from Brevard College in western North Carolina. Powell is another who concluded her AAU career with SC Lady Sixers and has made the cross-state move from 5A Division 2 Riverside to another 5A Division 2 school in North Myrtle Beach. She played in 28 games last season for the Warriors averaging a double-double of 11.8 points and 10 rebounds plus 2.3 steals a contest. The Chiefs advanced to the 5A Division 2 Lower State championship game last season and the addition of Powell should once again solidify state contender status for North Myrtle Beach. 

Riverside’s loss is set to be North Myrtle Beach’s gain in 2025-26. Following a career with the Warriors where she claimed state hardware two seasons ago, Powell will spend her final go-round through the high school ranks sporting Chiefs blue and gold. One may not find plenty of flash to her game but will spot plenty of fundamental soundness. A 5-foot-10 four forward, she plays effective interior defense which includes the ability to come away with plenty of rebounds. Her shot blocking has also improved over the years – as have other aspects to her game. Powell is a double-double threat on a game-by-game basis – she averaged 11.8 points, 10 rebounds and 2.3 steals last season at Riverside. 

Local transfers are more common than those that occur cross-state. That will be the case for Powell as she is making the move from one 5A Division 2 program in Riverside to another in North Myrtle Beach. Powell departs from the Warriors having won a state championship two seasons ago and joins a Chiefs assembling that finished last season with a 22-3 record and a berth in the 5A Division 2 Lower State championship game. Powell is a product of SC Lady Sixers and averaged a double-double in 2024-25 with Riverside – 11.8 points and 10 rebounds per contest plus 2.3 steals.