Alodia Sports- Light It Up Shootout Day 1 2025 Standouts
Check out my scouting reports and analysis on some of the top performers from day 1 at the Alodia Sports Light It Up Shootout in Houston, Texas this weekend! Look for these ladies to start building up some momentum as…
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Continue ReadingCheck out my scouting reports and analysis on some of the top performers from day 1 at the Alodia Sports Light It Up Shootout in Houston, Texas this weekend! Look for these ladies to start building up some momentum as we dive back into the live period in July. Be on the lookout for the rest of my coverage from this event over the coming week!
Amelia Preston 2025 Tomball High School (Elite 365 Red)
Amerlia is an aggressive forward who showed an ability to play on the perimeter, but also dominate on the interior. Where I was most impressed with her game was her ability to get past defender both in the open court and in the half court. Preston showed an ability to manipulate the defense out of the triple threat and through her face up game. She is a real force on the fast break, routinely coming down the court pushing the tempo and getting herself to the rim, or can act as the trailer and scream right down the middle of the court for an easy look on the inside. She showed an ability to move without the basketball and simply fill whatever space necessary for her team. She was calm out of the high post and on the block with her decision making.
On the defensive end of the floor, she has active hands that poke the ball free from her opponents time and time again, but also has the awareness to play the passing lanes. When she does this, and her opponents allow her to run the break, trouble usually ensues! She has a great motor, and dove after loose balls routinely, showing great determination going after the ball anytime she could. She has a slight hitch in her shot causing her to miss shots wide, even at the free throw line. I would like to see her tighten up her consistency with her jumper by working on her lead hand and keeping it more steady.
Kennedy Ferrell 2025 Dickinson High School (League City Sharks)
Kennedy is a high level forward who can do it all on both ends of the court. She is a tenacious rebounder on both ends of the court, allowing her to get easy second chance points by being in the right spot for her teammates misses. She is very aggressive on both ends of the court, who uses her aggressiveness to fight for position, but also dominate down low. Ferrell came up with big time blocks down low, both as a help defender and coming over from behind to swat her opponent. She loves keeping the ball high and out of her opponents reach and easily finishing underneath the cup. I was very impressed with the handle she displayed and the ease in which she operated out of the high post and in the full court. She routinely got into the paint with her handle, turning the corner well on her opponents in the open court. I would like to see her tighten up her shooting mechanics, her guide hand has a bit too much affect on her shot forcing it to miss wide at times.
Zoe Dauer 2025 Tomball High School (Elite 365 Red)
Zoe is an impressive wing prospect with her ability to dominate on the interior, but also create for her teammates on the perimeter and dance around her opponents with a live dribble. I was very impressed with the ease in which she turned the corner on her opponents, routinely getting into the teeth of the defense with her handle. She made great decisions with the basketball in her hands, making the extra pass when necessary, or attacking a weak closeout and getting into the paint and finishing. She has a great touch on the interior, allowing her to finish over taller defenders with a floater, or go up strong against smaller guards. She hunts contact with her left side of her body, allowing her absorb the hit and finish in the paint. She lived at the free throw line with this method, and showed off her confidence and ability to slash, however I would like to see her work on her consistency with her left hand. I would also like to see her tighten up her shooting mechanics from the outside, at time she seems to use two hands to push her shot up.
Mya Turner 2025 A&M Consolidated High School (College Station Elite)
Mya is a high level guard who dominated the game using her speed and aggressiveness to get around her opponents. She has natural point guard instincts with her ability to create for her teammates using her passes. She routinely turned the corner on her opponents with her quickness with a live dribble. She showed a real ability to go coast to coast, even after grabbing a rebound herself and finishing in transition. She displayed good touch from the outside when given time to set her feet and shoot, but I would like to see her work on getting to her shot off the dribble, especially in the midrange. I would like to see her work on her decision making when trapped, at times she dribbled into two defenders and allowed herself to get cut off with the sideline acting as a second defender as well. I would also like to see her work on keeping her dribble as low as possible as she can maintain control.
Kayla Yeatherman 2025 Clear Springs High School (Gulf Coast Legacy)
Kayla is an intense and aware wing prospect who showed an ability to dominate on the defensive end of the court. She is an elite help side defender, coming over at just the right time to wreak havoc and force her opponents to pick up her dribble or turn the ball over. I was very impressed with how mobile she was for her size, allowing her to take on the best opponent on the perimeter or in the paint. She has active hands that smartly stab at the ball, not too often to draw fouls, but often enough to keep her opponents on edge. On the offensive side of the court, she showed an ability to willingly move without the basketball to space the floor and attack weak spots in the defense. She is an aggressive player down low, allowing her to scrap and come up with easy second chance points. She showed an ability to handle the ball on the break as well, getting by two opponents and finishing at the rim. She is not someone you want to be in front of when she has her eyes set on the rim!