Livingston Ladies show out at #IBC
CYPRESS, Texas – The Livingston Ladies brought three talented teams from the Baton Rouge, LA area to play in the Insiders Basketball Classic. I had a chance to watch all three teams play and on the 11th grade team, Alley Wicker and Belle Rayner were the leading scorers for the event. Both players showed they could hit the midrange with ease, same can be said for Denetria Wren who also defended and attacked well. Asia Hayes also finished strong as she could defenders off the dribble while Lauren West saw the floor well and made some nice assists.
On the 10th grade team, Presley Wascom was simply on fire as she dropped 13 threes over the weekend, five in one game so drumroll please, she definitely has range but so do others like Emma Austin, Julia Powell and Katelyn Alford who also showed she can attack the basket strong and finish with contact, well so did Jessica Nesom and Christina Canale. Shamecka Daigre and Jayley Cloutare were also definite bright spots as they made big plays for the Ladies.
The 8th grade team just has talent and energy coming from everywhere and Rayah Haynes was simply exciting to watch. Her speed has extra gear, first step is deadly as she gets wherever she wants whenever she wants but she can shoot it too. Celine Rodriguez showed she can hit the 15 footer but Maia Robinson is in a good predicament because she already understands how to use her size wisely and that’s a plus at the young ages. Kiarra Westbrook is long and has excellent timing, came up with huge blocks and can face the basket and score.Defense also came from an abundance of players; Tori Reid can do it baseline to baseline all day if needed while Sarah Simeon simply stole the ball countless times for layups, Kassidy Hood and Jalia Golden just helped keep the heat coming no matter what combination was in.
Speaking of combinations, I know Breanna Terral is only in the 7th grade yet her skill set and BB-IQ is off the charts as she created problems on both ends while Jazmin Womack has several things going for her. One, her dad is 6’7 and let me say this, in the pen court, this young lady will be virtually unstoppable before it’s all said and done. She’s around 5’10 yet she handles the ball with ease, rebounds, defends and, oh yeah she can shoot the mid and long range