The Taz has always had a special place in my heart, even before Chrishauna Parker (UTEP) and Rachel Mitchell (Texas A&M) transferred over last season. I had been watching Curtyce "Fort" Knox (Texas A&M) play for a while, saw her at many Aggie games when my daughter was there and I knew she could go and would be a Top 100 player before it was all said and done. My first glimpse of Rachel Arthur came when she and Knox were sophomores and along with Lauren Price, they put on an unreal playoff performance that showed me these three were all next level players. Arthur was shooting the lights out, Price was simply dominating on the inside and Knox was running the team and past others, so I knew that they were a squad to be reckoned with before it was all said and done.
Last season, the addition of two big name players sort of pushed Arthur and Price back a little as they didn't have to do as much as they did in that sophomore season. This season saw another blow, Knox was injured at the A&M Camp and although she has been released to play, she is nowhere near 100%, so Atascocita has been forced to grow up a lot on their own. Arthur has moved to the point, something many thought she couldn't do but has proved them wrong and the stroke is still there. Price has battled nagging injuries throughout the early season but her mentality is to outwork you and making contact is no problem. They are two of the top area kids that are still unsigned, for now!
I'll get a chance to see them in the Sandra Meadows Classic, more to come soon!
