Dominique Dillingham, Jo Ann Lira, Paige Tippet and "The Chosen One" Brooke McCarty, formed the HTX nucleus that brought plenty of fire against older players might have been the best 7th grade team of them all since their point guard was in the 6th grade and, this never gets old, the game starts at the one. Coached by Tony Rodriguez, who has probably coached more D1 players than any one in the area before they entered high school, ran a system that fit those players to a tee. I saw McCarty for the first time when she was probably in the 5th grade and I was taken away by her poise and passion and almost named her the "Silent Assassin" because she never cracked a smile. Everything has continued to fall into place for that foursome I named along with a host of other players that kept their opponents in the hot seat.
