The senior was a dominant force throughout the game. Her combination of a good first step made her too quick for opposing forwards. While she’s simply too strong for guards. She had one of the performances of the day with 26 points and 10 rebounds in the win for Sapulpa.

There’s still a Heard at Sapulpa and this one is a Division-I player. Tyla is committed to Abilene Christian and she is a big-time scorer for this team. It’s been a joy to watch her through the years as she has ascended from “Stailee’s younger sister” to “just” being Tyla. I have a feeling that “just” being Tyla is going to be plenty. Heard is extremely bouncy, very athletic, and works very, very hard in all aspects of her game. She has a great shot from deep and midrange and is a tremendous rebounder, due in large part to her hops and willingness to battle inside. Tyla will be a huge part of what Sapulpa does this season and it will be great to see her be a focal point for this team.

Hard worker on the defensive end. She will guard the best player and shut her down. She has the ability to score the basketball at a high level, but she showed that she is also a high-level defender. Active hands on the ball and plays the passing lane great and will get deflections and steals. She had a ton of energy and produced from every area. At times you won’t notice on the stat sheet but she is an impact player. Finisher at the rim, slasher without the ball, ready shooter, and just the complete player. She had her best shooting game on day three against Kiefer shooting a ton of long two-pointers, a 3-pointer and a bunch of strong finishes at the rim and scoring 21 points in the 1st half, and eventually finished the game with 27 points and 12 rebounds.