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I had a chance to watch and write about all of the next group of players before they established themselves as high school stars. I first saw #12 Kayla Cooper Kayla Cooper 5'9" | SG Plano East | 2022 State…
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Continue ReadingI had a chance to watch and write about all of the next group of players before they established themselves as high school stars. I first saw #12 Kayla Cooper Kayla Cooper 5'9" | SG Plano East | 2022 State TX (Plano East) last summer and was impressed with not only her poise under pressure at running a team but zipping crisp passes on the money along with her scoring solidified what I had been hearing. I guess I caught #18 R’Mani Taylor R’Mani Taylor 5'7" | PG Shadow Creek | 2022 State TX (Shadow Creek) before any of the other players and my writing she was a #D1Lock in the 5th grade after watching her dribble the ball only adds to my knowledge of “knowing what I’m looking at”. She has unlimited range and those “no looks” are among the best but the biggest surprise would have to be #34 Jordyn Marshall Jordyn Marshall 5'6" | CG Manvel | 2022 State TX (Manvel) as she went from good to really good in her ballhandling under pressure and making the right pass but she too can score mid to long-range as well as off the dribble, here are some of the others
Breanna Davis Breanna Davis 5'9" | PG Red Oak | 2022 State TX (Red Oak)
Current Rank #5
Davis showed over the summer she could run a high caliber squad and controlling the tempo with ease. She can push, slow it down, whatever, she understands how to set the squad up but she’s an offensive machine as well
Michayla Gatewood Michayla Gatewood 5'8" | PG DeSoto | 2022 State TX (Desoto)
Current Rank #8
Gatewood has always “got it” and that showed from a very early age. She’s vocal and guides teammates yet sets them up nicely for easy baskets. Handles the ball and makes plays under pressure can score
Jazzy Owens Jazzy Owens 5'8" | PG Liberty | 2022 State TX (Frisco Liberty)
Current Rank #9
Owens is one of the most explosive players in Texas, she was MVP on her state champion team (UIL 5A) and can just blow by defenders but her handle is nice as well as her passing and that pull-up is hard to defend
Cammie McKinney Cammie McKinney 5'6" | PG Frisco Memorial | 2022 State TX (Hebron)
Current Rank #23
McKinney just went completely off when I caught her in the 7th grade and even though she doesn’t have to score every time, she has found ways to even be more dangerous by getting teammates involved, but she can still go
Madison Cockrell Madison Cockrell 5'8" | PG Bishop Lynch | 2022 State TX (Bedford)
Current Rank #37
Cockrell is just one of those players that never takes a play off, she observes and delivers and understands when to take control herself or control, the offense and get looks for others. Mid to long-range, sees the floor, handles the ball under pressure