Top 2024's Battled at LBI March Madness

It was a battle between some of the top 2024 players in the state when Strong Center 2024 was matched up against Lady Attack Elite 2024 National Clark, and everyone was hype for it. Here are some of the standout performances from both teams. <a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2021/03/Sarah-Strong-scaled-crop-1920x1261-1616710795.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-266260 alignleft" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2021/03/Sarah-Strong-scaled-crop-1920x1261-1616710795-300x197.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="197" /></a>[player_tooltip player_id="261084" first="Sarah" last="Strong"] (Strong Center, F, 2024) can do it all on the basketball court. She can post up on the block, go after rebounds, and she can handle the ball away from the basket. She has her way anywhere in the paint, and she has a great IQ knowing exactly where to move her body to be effective. She even had a nice tap back on offense showing how quick she can make her good decisions. Her scoring isn’t only limited to the block as she can shoot from behind the arc. She can score three points the old fashioned way fighting through contact. She sees the floor well looking for her guards who are relocating after they give her the pass. She finished with 32 points. [player_tooltip player_id="261083" first="Serenity" last="McNair"] (Strong Center, G, 2024) is a feisty guard who knows how to grab steals<a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2021/03/Serenity-Mcnair-scaled-crop-1920x1261-1616710841.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-266262 alignright" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2021/03/Serenity-Mcnair-scaled-crop-1920x1261-1616710841-300x197.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="197" /></a> and push them up the court. She is aggressive when driving to the basket. She can shoot well behind the three point line, too, even showing that off in transition. [player_tooltip player_id="261082" first="Emerson" last="Thompson"] (Strong Center, G, 2024) was another good ball handler who drove baseline to score her points. She used fakes to get around her opponents finding an open lane for her to score. She can hit three point shots well, too. She grabbed steals for her team knowing how to handle it moving up the court with speed. <a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2021/03/Delanie-Hill-1-scaled-crop-1920x1261-1616710918.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-266264 alignleft" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2021/03/Delanie-Hill-1-scaled-crop-1920x1261-1616710918-300x197.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="197" /></a>[player_tooltip player_id="252857" first="Delanie" last="Hill"] (Lady Attack Elite, G, 2024) plays aggressive defense smacking the ball away from her opponents. She is an excellent shooter moving to open areas when she doesn’t have the ball, and she handles the ball well controlling the plays that her team is running. She can grab steals and push it up the court without giving the opponents a chance to prevent her from scoring. [player_tooltip player_id="252851" first="Jerin" last="Truesdale"] (Lady Attack Elite, F, 2024) comes right in and contributes finding the open<a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2021/03/Jerin-Truesdale-scaled-crop-1920x1261-1616710963.jpg"><img class=" wp-image-266267 alignright" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2021/03/Jerin-Truesdale-scaled-crop-1920x1261-1616710963-300x197.jpg" alt="" width="233" height="153" /></a> areas of the defense and grabbing steals preventing her opponents from scoring. She is aggressive driving to the basket fighting through contact. She sees the floor well finding her open post players to give them an entry pass. She has a nice hesitation move that she uses to blow by defenders. <a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2021/03/Hannah-Waddell-scaled-crop-1920x1261-1616711027.jpg"><img class=" wp-image-266269 alignleft" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2021/03/Hannah-Waddell-scaled-crop-1920x1261-1616711027-300x197.jpg" alt="" width="251" height="165" /></a>Hannah Waddell (Lady Attack Elite, G, 2024) hit a big three pointer right in the beginning of the game, and she showed that she is capable of shooting all over the court. She relocates well without the ball. When she has the ball, she handles it well getting a play going effectively. [player_tooltip player_id="253883" first="Blanca" last="Thomas"] (Lady Attack Elite, F/C, 2024) tracks<a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2021/03/Blanca-Thomas-scaled-crop-1920x1261-1616711087.jpg"><img class=" wp-image-266271 alignright" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2021/03/Blanca-Thomas-scaled-crop-1920x1261-1616711087-300x197.jpg" alt="" width="231" height="152" /></a> the ball well blocking shots. She moves into the perfect spots to get the entry pass and score. She runs the floor effectively making sure she can contribute on fast break opportunities or prevent her opponents from scoring in transition. <a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2021/03/Olivia-Burke-scaled-crop-1920x1261-1616711135.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-266273 alignleft" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2021/03/Olivia-Burke-scaled-crop-1920x1261-1616711135-300x197.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="197" /></a>[player_tooltip player_id="253885" first="Olivia" last="Burke"] (Lady Attack Elite, G, 2024) knows how to drive the ball against a tough opponent. She can handle the ball blowing by her opponents with ease. She has some nice post moves that she can even use to score her points including an up and under she showed off in the paint.