Taylor Barner Taylor Barner 5'7" | PG Panther Creek | 2024 State NC has committed to play college basketball at Memphis. She is a senior point guard at Panther Creek High School. Barner has incredible speed and a tremendous handle of the ball. In the open court, it is nearly impossible to stop Barner. She can weave through any defense and score at the rim. Barner has a super-quick first step and the skill set to score in a variety of ways. She has a floater, a euro, a step-back, and a power lay-up in her skill set. Barner plays the game at a pace, but she finishes with poise and precision. 

Taylor Barner is continuing to perfect her craft driving to the basket and adjusting as contact comes her way.  She was making nice cuts without the ball, and she makes fantastic adjustments going up for her points.  She directs her teammates where to go, and she’s tough on defense stripping the ball from her opponents.

Taylor had yet another dynamic performance at the Super Scrimmage. The 4 star recruit certainly played like one as she is a nightmare to defend. She has incredible basketball speed and she gets to wherever she wants to go on the floor. She is able to control the pace of the game and can play the half court game or full court. She seemingly never gets tired and will always get a good look at the basket. The Memphis commit is sure to do well at the next level as she is already playing the game at a High Major pace.

Taylor Barner is already going into her senior season as a state champion, and she’s a major reason her team was able to come home with some hardware.  Her ball handling has always been exceptional throughout her high school career as she knows exactly what move to make to get to the basket.  She is quick losing her defenders easily as she pulls up for her shot.  Her IQ translates well to the defensive side as she can strip the ball from her opponents easily grabbing the steal and making sure her team scores off these turnovers.

Taylor Barner Taylor Barner 5'7" | PG Panther Creek | 2024 State NC has already committed to play college basketball at Memphis. She is an elite senior who shoots the basketball well for Panther Creek High School. Last season, Barner shot over 49% from the field, 33% from the three, and drained 83% of her free throws. She is an exceptional athlete who has a smooth stroke from three. Barner can shoot from deep and she has range that reaches multiple feet behind the three-point line. Barner is a competitor who helped her team win their first-ever 4A State Championship in 2023. In her junior campaign, Barner averaged over 19 points per game. She also passed for 3 assists and forced over 2 steals per contest. 

Taylor Barner Taylor Barner 5'7" | PG Panther Creek | 2024 State NC is going into her last AAU season, and she is certain to make the most of it riding the high after winning the state championship this year.  She is so quick handling the ball, and she knows how to find a lane and exploit it with a split second’s notice.  She is certain to knock down her shot from deep which she can do off the dribble or from a pass.  On defense, she’s tough, too, stripping the ball from guards and exploding up the court for some fast break points.

Taylor Barner Taylor Barner 5'7" | PG Panther Creek | 2024 State NC is strongly making her case of being the #1 PG in North Carolina following an incredible 20 point performance in the title game. She slipped inside past her defender for a nice up and under scoop shot in the first quarter and that play help define how the rest of the game would go. Her ability to get by defenders is second to none. She reads the defense extremely well and is able to get to the basket at will. As a team, Lake Norman had as good of a defensive game plan as you can have against her and yet she still was able to weave her way through traffic and score. She was also was able to find teammates for easy shots after the defense collapsed.

The 2024 guard has one of the quickest first steps you’ll see in the state. Taylor can flat out fly and her speeds keeps the defense on its heels and she does a good job setting up her teammates. She does a good job of catching opponents out of position and using it to her advantage to slip in for the score. Keep an eye on the matchup between Taylor and Lake Norman’s Addison Sirriani who some consider as one of the best defenders in the state.

Taylor Barner continued to show why she is one of the best ball handlers in the state.  She is quick to take advantage of her defenders being even a half step off as she blows by them putting up floaters in the paint.  She attacks the basket drawing fouls from her opponents.  She facilitates offensive sets making sure her teammates know where to go, and she certainly knows how to take matters into her own hands to get some points finishing at the rim or pulling up for her shot anywhere.

Taylor Barner was making nice moves with the ball and showing off her shot.  She doesn’t always have to handle the ball as she flashes to the block going up for the pass and is ready to score some points.  She has a nice floater she shows off after driving to the paint losing her defender in the process.