Leamon displayed from start to finish exactly the talent that will translate well to her college career at Morgan State. She would add 17 points to South Carolina’s total. Versatility is at the heart of what Leamon gets accomplished. What makes her so difficult to guard against is her ability to score points either from behind the 3-point line or in the interior. At one moment, Leamon is on the perimeter. At the next, she is playing with her back to the basket in the paint. She led 5A Division 1 Mauldin with 20.6 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.5 steals per contest and got the Mavericks to the Upper State championship game. She also won state with Mauldin in 2022-23. 

Since being on the wrong end of a 65-53 defeat on Jan. 13 to 5A Division 2 Greenville, 5A Division 1 Mauldin has reeled off 10 consecutive victories entering tournament play. One of those victories occurred on Feb. 4 against Easley when Leamon reached the 1,500-point mark for her career. The Mavericks recently received a ranking of fourth in the most recent poll of 5A Division 1 teams. The commit to Division I Morgan State has played in all 23 games this season and averaged 20.6 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.7 steals per game. Leamon already won a state championship three years ago with Mauldin and her Mavericks are a legitimate threat to be the last 5A Division 1 team standing this year. 

Sunday’s contest between Mauldin and Lexington was not only for the Christmas Classic’s Blue Bracket championship – it served as a possible 5A Division 1 Upper State tournament preview. The 21 points placed on the scoreboard by Leamon not only won the Blue Bracket for the Mavericks – it handed the host Wildcats their first loss of the season. There is a reason as to why Leamon was on the radar of Morgan State – where she will play her collegiate ball following this season. Her versatility is part of it as she can play in iso situations indicative of many guards and with her back to the basket in the paint – indicative of many forwards and bigs. Rebounding is another strong area of her game and she has displayed throughout her career that she is at her best in big moments. Leamon has played at the varsity level since she was an eighth grader. 

It was at the beginning of last month when Leamon, star senior at 5A Division 1 Mauldin, declared that Morgan State – a Baltimore-based HBCU – would be where she would take her talents in the collegiate ranks. Signing day was on Nov. 19 when Leamon put pen to paper. Leamon’s Mavericks have jumped out to an impressive start to their 2025-26 campaign. Mauldin has earned victories over SCISA 4A First Baptist and another 5A Division 1 school in Ridge View at the She Got Next Thanksgiving Classic. Leamon dropped 23 points in the win over the Hurricanes and 24 in the win over the Blazers. Mauldin is 3-0 as of this writing after a 63-40 win over 5A Division 2 Riverside. Leamon won a state championship with the Mavs two years ago at the USC-Aiken Convocation Center in a matchup against Stratford. 

Regardless of what happens this season, Leamon will enter the collegiate ranks as a state champion – Mauldin was the last 5A team standing three years ago. Leamon coming back to the Mavericks for one more season in orange and brown means Mauldin once again being in the 5A Division 1 contenders’ conversation. She was one of two Mavs who secured invites to Saturday’s SCBCA camp. Leamon played in 15 games last season for Mauldin and averaged 17.7 points, 4.9 rebounds and 3.3 steals per contest. She also achieved a major individual milestone in 2024-25 as she scored her 1,000^thpoint.  

Teamwise, Leamon’s Mauldin assembling would sooner forget how its Green Bracket championship contest with Spring Valley went given it was the first loss for the Mavericks since a Dec. 10 defeat at 4A Westside. Leamon still had herself a great game for Mauldin with a 23-point performance. The 23 for Leamon included 16 that were scored in the first half of play. An accurate 3-point shot is a central point of her offensive game but can throw defenses off balance with her rim attacking abilities. Connecting on floaters, getting to the line and all-around veteran instincts also make Leamon is task to game plan against.