COLUMBUS, Ohio – Reynoldsburg High School was the place to be for a glimpse into the future of Ohio basketball. On hand were over 150 middle school age athletes from across the state of Ohio with a couple of party crashers from Pennsylvania and North Carolina. As always the OGBR Ohio Girls Basketball Report staff did an excellent job showcasing these rising stars. Some intense individual position skill development was provided along with several competitive games. We really enjoyed taking in the action and had the opportunity to see a wide range of talented young ladies. The following players made our quick hitters:
2019
Dakota Reeves G 5-5 Glen Este HS – Shooter with sweet 3pt stroke…Solid defender…Feeds the post…Hustles
Mchale Grant W 5-8 Eastmoor Academy – Athletic frame…Rebounds…Pushes the rock…Attack Attack Attack
Erin Kilmurry W 5-9 Grove City HS – Long feisty…Spot up shooter knocks down the 3 ball…Scrappy
Cameron Wesley F 5-10 Lakota West HS – Long arms…Runs Floor…Nice jumper extends out to 3pt line…Rebounds
Courtney Prenger P 5-10 Minster HS – Long works…Midrange jumper…Smooth…Rebounds…Runs floor
Logan Harris GF 6-0 Oak Harbor HS – Nice low post game…Battles the boards both ends…Runs floor finishes off the break…Defends paint
Mikala Morns F 6-1 HS TBD – Tough scrappy…Offensively nice low post game… Defends well…Runs the floor
Emma Shaffer P 6-1 Ursuline Academy – Beast on the boards…College body…Unstoppable in the paint…Plays with chip on shoulder…Think Marques Webb from Vanderbilt
Callie Scheier PG 5-0 West Forsyth HS (NC) – Little General…Great court vision drops dimes…On ball defender…Shoots well out to 18 feet
Israel Strickland PG 5-1 HS TBD – Cat quick…superior command of her dribble…Knocks to the open jumper deadly from 3pt range…Creates havoc on defense
Amil Ali-Shakir G 5-6 Purcell Marian HS – Athletic…Good handles…Athletic build…Good job finishing at the rim…Loves to attack
Marissa Hopson PG 5-7 Farrell HS (PA) – Lefty 3pt shooter…Good passer with excellent court vision…Pushes the ball…Tenacious on ball defense…Special
Hailey Jordan G 5-7 Bishop Hartley HS – Attacks the paint…Pushes the rock on the break…Rebounds well for a guard…Finishes well…Solid on ball defender
Kailah Johnson PG Toledo Bowsher HS – Long arms good handles…Dishes the rock…Attacks and finishes in the paint…Knocks down the open 3…Solid on ball defense
2020
Nicole Stephens PG 5-1 Pickerington Central HS – True point guard…Great court vision…Good on ball defender…Creates well
Anyssa Jones G 5-9 Westerville South HS – Gets buckets…Smooth shooting touch…Good handles…Quick first step…Love to attack both ends
Madelyn Westbeld W 5-10 Kettering Fairmont HS – Athletic build…Solid defense…Good genes…Good footwork…Runs floor…High IQ…Huge Upside
Gabby Hutcherson F 5-11 – Long athletic…Rebounds…Good low post defender…Runs floor…Watch
Nevaeh Dean F 6-2 Lakota West HS– Major DI talent…Long athletic…Good defender… Runs Floor…Nice stroke behind the 3pt arc…Must watc
Kyria Walker G 5-5 Reynoldsburg HS – Excellent ball control…Drops dimes…Gets buckets…Attacks high energy player…Finishes in traffic…Good defender…Special
Molly Michalak F 5-10 Grove City HS – Long arms…Creates off the dribble…Not afraid of contact…Hustles scrappy defender
Morgan Darnell G 5-4 Gahanna Lincoln HS – Athletic build…Drains the open 3…Solid defender
Makira Webster PG 5-4 Sidney HS – All Around player…Great handles…Lockdown defense…Nickname “Lil Mama” she rocks them to sleep and puts them to bed…Sweet 3pt stroke…Great court vision and passer…A must see
Kennadi Harris PG 5-6 Reynoldsburg HS – Little Ivory Latta…Good command of her dribble…Shoots 3 ball exceptionally well…Nice mid range jumper…Solid defense…Soft touch in paint…Swag!
Nyla Hampton G 5-6 Wayne HS – Works!…3pt stroke…Attacks the paint finishes with nice floater…Mid range jumper…Good handles
Madison Bartley F 6-0 Kettering Fairmont HS – Great size…Runs floor…Finishes in the paint…Defends really well…Nice upside
2021
Malea Bess PG 5-4 – Quick scrappy…Sick handles…Gets to the rack…Finishes in traffic with a nice floater…
