Back in 2004, a talented group of players graduated and went on to play D1 basketball from Madison High School. That may not be a big deal nowadays however what was a big deal is they all played varsity as freshmen and all contributed right off the top when they stepped on the court in 2001. Nine years later, the same thing happened at Klein Forest, the four freshmen playing varsity that is. Madison was already the team to beat in HISD and was one of the most successful girl's basketball programs in the city. Klein Forest on the other hand hadn't even made the playoffs in girl's basketball before the "BIG THREE" arrived and if you go back and read the scouting reports I gave before the kids stepped foot on the court in high school, you will understand why I am called "The Beast With The Tip Sheets" by Houston's #1 player Courtney Williams.
I called Regina Scott a beast around the basket the first time I saw her and even though she gives me drama about taking her picture, she gives opponents even more drama on the court as her game has gone to another level. Although only 5'9, she is simply an amazing athlete that can literally jump out of the gym and her athleticism at this stage makes you wonder just how great she'll end up being. Pictured to her right in the very top photo is Jeliyah Preston who can shoot the lights out from all over the court. When she's on, not many are better in area and I'm talking about pulling up in your face baby.
6'0 Ekiyah Gray has the bloodline flowing as dad, Eric, was a great athlete from our area at Aldine High School and grandfather, Thomas Henderson, was an NBA star for many seasons, have I mentioned he was an Olympian before? Gray herself is silky smooth and sometimes does incredible things so effortlessly that only a keen eye for basketball, like mine, realizes what they are witnessing.
When you think about point guards from the class of 2014, Brooke McCarty and Cienna Rivera are the kids from the area you hear about the most however don't let the spin keep you away from Ebony Parker. Even though she plays the two in high school, she is a next level point guard and being 5'10 with a college ready body right now that can fill it up as well, all I can say is remember where you heard it from. Klein Forest was noticeably sluggish after an evening of lifting weights but turned it on when they had to and gave me a glimpse of what I already knew.