Jo-Ann Lira has overcome a lot of things at her young age involving basketball since I saw her at a very young age a Texas A&M Camp. She was told that she was too slow or maybe soccer was better suited for her however as far as my SSS rule goes, whatever folks think she lacks in speed, she has always made up with skills and smarts. As she enters her junior year, her dad Jay tells me she is around 90% and that spells good news for highly touted Clear Springs who may just be our Region 3 representative in Austin.
After a fantastic freshman season, Lira was hobbled by nagging injuries last season which trickled down to club ball. Even though she is often shadowed by Top 100 teammates in high school, Brooke McCarty and club ball, Christen Inman, Lira is a legitimate player who is also a silent assassin. Although I didn't see her play much during the club season, after watching her pull double duty at both Baker camps, Alodia and Invite, her GPR stock continues to rise. The patented spin move has those opponents who thought she couldn't play at an early age probably wishing she had played soccer but nevertheless, she has silenced her critics along the way and SCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORED!!!!
