MARIYAH ALFRED
I caught a couple of middle school teams that turned in rosters at the Houston Summer Slam, totally missed Houston United 2026 as they played Saturday only so I definitely have to make that right but Kenner Angels and Cy Fair SETX did provide what I needed so here you goMariyah Alfred(Cy Fair SETX) I labeled her #D1Lock on Saturday, she is actually a 2027 playing up and I see her game continuing to go up, up, and away because of her explosive first step as well as her ability to hang in the air and finish but along with her body control, she can drop it from outside
Kennedi Griffin (Cy Fair SETX) athletic guard that not only "sees the floor" and makes solid on the money passes but she also does a good job of both scoring off the dribble, finishing after the lick, as well as applying heat defensively
Keri'Ana Williams (Cy Fair SETX) her nickname is SHAQ, need I say more. She's strong and showed nice moves around the basket but her finishing consistently after contact along with her rebounding strongly on both ends of the court was nice
Makalan Foster (Cy Fair SETX) scored off the dribble consistently, a deceptive first step sets that up yet I enjoyed watching her not only create her shot but show the pull-up jumper from mid to long-range. She also saw the floor and handled the ball under pressure
Kirsten Johnson (Kenner Angels) scored around the basket, and did a good job of rebounding on both ends, yes her putbacks were nice but so was her defense around the basket. She also battled for loose balls, nice upside
Molly Baker (Kenner Angels) court vision is a huge plus for her age and watching her handle the ball almost effortlessly under pressure was just as big but what really grabbed me was her diving on the floor for loose balls as well as her taking the defender off the dribble to score
Tamia Cole (Kenner Angels) her deceptive first step set everything up as she attacked the basket from multiple angles but she also did a good job on the defensive end, including playing the passing lane where she showed she could handle the ball in the open court
I actually asked the name of one of the players, 2027 Jacelyn Schmidt, who made my NFR Tip Sheet on Prep Girls Hoops
Honorable Mention
Arianna Brown (Cy Fair SETX)
Emma Miller (Cy Fair SETX
Janiayah Anderson (Cy Fair SETX)
Teyana Cole (Kenner Angels)
Milan Smedley(Kenner Angels)
Antoine Cass (Kenner Angels)
Cherisse Simmons (Kenner Angels)
Molly Avard (Kenner Angels)
Julia Kirsch (Kenner Angels)
Lucie Pratinni (Kenner Angels)