Summer Creek avenged an R-3 final loss to Cy Creek in one of the best opening day games I've seen and by best I mean energy, intensity, playoff atmosphere and teams making runs at each other in a "down to the wire" battle, all this to start the season off and ironically both teams may run across each other in a couple of weeks at the Texas Invitational and even during the playoffs but first things first. Maliyah Johnson has elevated her status among the top 2020 players in the state and at 6'3 , she creates a lot of issues combined with her athleticism and extended range but the the Lady Bulldogs have a solid backcourt in Adoara Nwoekeji and Mailyn Wilkerson as both are athletic and shoot the long ball and talk about athletic, Victoria Crawford brought plenty heat on defense while fellow senior guard Halle Jones was ice from the line down the stretch to help secure the victory. Big boost off the bench from Tyanna Sherman has me thinking this is another SC you can't count out, hopefully you caught that
Kyndall Hunter and Rori Harmon are one of the best young backcourts in the state, both are capable of going completely off and dropping points in bunches. Hunter's aggressiveness and explosiveness ignited many runs as she threw pinpoint passes through traffic countless times, well I didn't count them while Harmon continues to dazzle creating her shot and once either gets going, anything can happen. Fellow sophomore Taylor Jackson caught my eyes years ago and as she has gone above the magic number of 6'0, her inside presence coupled with 6'3 Morgan Hill gives the Lady Cougars a definite inside presence while Ally Harman's solid play helps make this squad one you don't want to count out. The game has changed, I know you hear this and that from people popping up from nowhere but trust me, it is not what it used to be so again, this was refreshing to see early
