The Babies pt 1 #AllEyezOnShe2022

 I have always enjoyed covering the younger players, especially those who haven't even played their first middle school game, utilize the search bar both here as well as on my website  because anything I say, I back up with facts in an era where many people see a tweet, video or picture and run with it and although someone broke into my vehicle and stole all my stuff, including my evals, certain things just stay in my head like some of  the standout players  from the younger division, part 2 will feature a couple of teams from Hoop 10 and always remember, if I do NOT have a roster, what am I going to say 

Well let me start with Crystal Fluker who won’t be a fluke, she has the “IT” factor already and her explosive first step at this stage will only propel her game to another level as she progresses. I took notes in several players, unfortunately my car was broken into yet they are young, I will definitely catch them down the road 

Speaking of down the road, San Antonio Lady Hoops brought a plenty, as usual HOWEVER Graci Galvan left a lasting “first impression” as she already ‘gets it” and by that her court vision is beyond her years, she handles the ball very well and finds ways to score yet she also makes those around her better,  Wait, didn’t I say something similar about older sister Gabryela a few years ago?

Aryanna Mata is also a bright young star on the rise as well as several others however Viviana Hinojosa is only in the 3rd grade playing up on a 5th grade squad that plays up so when I say “all bets are off” on what s coming, watch, read, and more importantly, listen 

@PlayerRIMedies Lone Star Championship Tip Sheet

 Graduation Class of 2023

Allen, Linsie #2

High School Klein Collins

AAU Club Houston United 832

Slasher…slasher that can and will finish! Quick first steps combined with the fact she is fearless and determined to take ANY defender to the hole. Keeps the ball high and attacks the paint strong. Runs the show as backup PG. From the wing, has multiple moves in her toolbox to get to the cup.

 

Chambers, Amari #23

High School Cypress Creek

AAU Club Houston United Chuck

Hybrid player-coaches are commonly seeking nowadays; establishes a strong defensive presence that changes the opponent's ability to attack the paint. On the other end of the court, good footwork inside the paint- moves in her toolbox to score with her back to the basket. Good court awareness to pivot and make strong overhead passes to help reverse the ball to teammates for 3s.

 

Forun, Leslie

High School George Ranch

AAU Club Houston Fury blue

Has that old school game, where it looks like the game comes to her. She changes pace with such ease. This causes defenders to inch in, and here Forun accelerates right by to the paint Multiple and one’s and I saw her distribute cross-court passes as well.

 

Ferguson, Allyson #24

High School Manvel

AAU Club TX Southern Flames

Lanky player. Can guard inside out, when more strength is added to her frame she will be able to really bang with the more physical, bigger posts. Playing within her body’s strengths, she uses her speed to take bigger-sized opponents to the rim. This often results in an and-one play or her going to the free-throw line.

 

Johnson, Aiyana

High School Shadowcreek

AAU Club TX Southern Flames

Size, that’s hard to come by these days; still learning how to use her size on the block… gets good positioning on rebounds. Very solid frame allows for the team to have a respected inside presence, which in turn allows for her team to play an inside-outside game.

 

Johnson, Logan

High School Mayde Creed

AAU Club Houston United 832

Strong for size, simply finds a way to get on the glass when she’s in the game; opponents struggling to force her out the pain= establishes position and goes to work

 

Ruffin, Danielle #10

High School Cypress Creek

AAU Club Houston United Chuck

Court Vision- can handle the ball well under pressure. In fact, she makes her defender pay for applying pressure by taking you off the bounce to the cup or finding an opponent. You will respect her space. She understands how to get in between the seams, draw defenders then dish out to the opponent

Sanford, Aniyah

High School Langham Creek

AAU Club Houston United

Shifty PG. She understands how to change speed and change direction; knows where and when to deliver to her teammates; 3-point range; applies pressure on defense. Feisty competitor. Do NOT underestimate her size. She has a high basketball IQ. This mixed with a fearless attitude means the sky's the limit for this young competitor. 

Stevens, Lauren #15

High School George Ranch

AAU Club Houston Fury blue

The shooting form is excellent. She is 6’ AND jumps when she shoots the ball, so this jump shot really stands out. Still developing an inside-outside game. But I see great potential as she has a foundational understanding, such as how to seal and work the low block to draw position.

Trail, Alana

High School Shadowcreek

AAU Club TX Southern Flames

Floor general. Knows how to set her teammates up, the ability to attack the basket. Plays hard nose over ball defense. Giving 100% effort the entire time she’s on the floor. High energy, and high-intensity competitor!

 

 

Who Is Marissa Rimmy @PlayerRIMedies

 

I couldn’t attend the Lone Star Showcase due to a conflict with Prep Girl’s Hoops #TheExclusive in Chicago so after meeting her at Just Play’s Level Up Event and getting to know her as well as her desire to take her game to another level, I thought it would be great for both her and me to catch the action but who is the brains behind @PlayerRIMedies

 

Marissa Rimmy is slowly starting her player evaluations and recruiting service focusing on the Houston area. Rimmy grew up playing basketball in the north Atlanta suburbs. After playing alongside an Olympian on a historic Georgia girl's basketball team that was ranked number 1 in the country and garnered a perfect 31-0 record in 2007, Rimmy went on to play college basketball for 3 years at Georgia Southern (formerly Armstrong Atlantic State) in Savannah, Georgia. Post-graduation, Rimmy returned to the Atlanta area to begin a coaching career in the highest qualification class in the state. Upon relocating to Houston, Rimmy coached at Incarnate Word Academy for 3 years, heading the program for 2 and finishing each season in the state rankings top 10. She is passionate about using her NCAA playing experience to educate and connect young girls in the recruiting process.

Lady Diamonds 15U #simmiecolsonclassic

 The Lady Diamonds brought a couple of talented squads from THE VALLEY and those GIRLS could play as I go back to the eighties playing on words and one of the most popular was "bag your face" which is what many of these idiots should do but back the subject, I dropped a story on the 6th grade squad, I dropped a story on PGH Texas about THE BABIES playing up, yeah that's 2027, Ebonie Chatman, upfront, just dropped a  2025 WATCH featuring Madison Borjas and Gi Gi Betancourt and in between, Kimora Fagan made my Explosive Guard list so that just about wraps it up, right? Not at all and there are others from the 2025 group

Silah Flores- creates her shot under pressure and showed she could drop the jumper, solid defender

Danielle Mendoza- scored off the dribble, deceptive first step had defenders off balance

Bella Mancha- handles the ball well, split defenders several times, and dropped the pull-up with ease

Alyson Perez- applied plenty of heat on defense, good upside 

Keep An Eye On 

KASSANDRA GARCIA, in CAPS for a reason 

IJU 17 #simmiecolsonclassic

 IJU "It's Just Us" took me back, well way back to another independent from back in the day WAWG " We All We Got" and when I see those who are unknown as well as definitely UNDER THE RADAR, always remember I go for the UNDERDOG for two reasons, when we started our club, naysayers were laughing, when I started evaluating, same damn thing yet here I am and here they go

Seejeonna Anderson (Eisenhower) OMG, dropped her on the explosive guard list on PGH Texas yet is she a next-level player, no question whatsoever, and her ability to score multiple ways is only part of it. She also defends, doesn't force anything yet can take over at the drop of a dime, she drops dimes too

Keyara Ford (Eisenhower) scored off the dribble, with either hand while finishing after contact

Deja Martin (Eisenhower) has plenty of upside yet her playing the passing lane and scoring multiple ways stood out

Amirah Dixon- creates her shot, knocks it down from DEEEEEEP as well as midrange

Reagan Hart- long and athletic, also dropped the long ball

Raquel "Rocky" Hawk- has the right last name, she applied so much heat defensively, I needed water. She finishes around the basket, showed the pull-up jumper, and played the passing lane

KEEP AN EYE ON

Lacie Williams

Destiny Williams

Soraya Hortez

Uptempo Sports #simmiecolsonclassic

 Head coach Moses Ellis is another person that falls into that over a decade long friendship and I love talking with people that comprehend how this game has changed even though a couple of people that were around before me said "it's the same" or "the other regions have caught up" which makes me glad my daughter didn't play for them because when you say outrageous stuff like that, it's sad, but I truly admire Coach Ellis passion, I noticed that when I first coached against him, well I also remember his daughter dropping five or six 30 footers in front of me on the sideline yet his knowledge as well as the desire to help young ladies fulfill their potential hasn't gone unnoticed by me so I'll catch another look at his team this weekend at LEVEL UP and I guarantee by the end of the season, I will continue to see progression, but here we go, all are from 2024 class with the exception of  '26 Autumn Lecompte

Cynthia Lecompte (Barbers Hill) the last name kept pulling me, wrote about her a few years ago the first time I saw her, and recently wrote about her sister from this event but her timing, UPS, and athleticism continue to stand out, so did her turnaround jumper

Celina Valeriano (Morton Ranch) nice mix of offensive skills starting with the HEZ to attack off the dribble and finish with nice body control but she also has range plus she plays the passing lane 

Aries Donnadieu (Cy Fair) showed the pull-up jumper while being defended, also uses her body well on the inside, nice athleticism, doesn't mind physicality 

Lauren Johnson (Paetow) deceptive first step enables her to attack off the dribble, finishes strong 

Holly Sylve (Morton Ranch) creates her shot, also attacks strongly off the dribble

Madison Henderson (Morton Ranch) heady PG, athletic, sees the floor and showed the crossover in transition. Scored off the dribble as well as the long ball

KEEP AN EYE ON

Tierra Hall (Paetow)

Ada Nwosy (Bridgeland)

Houston United Eddie #simmiecolsonclassic

Houston United head coach and director Chuck McCowan has coached some of the top players from the social media era that have gone on to not only play at the next level but the highest of the next level and before I forget to make it about me, almost 10 years ago was my first article about his squads, notice I said a young Di Di Richards had Top 100 written all over her, she won a National Championship at Baylor and plays in the WNBA #thereisnome 

Another of the "true developers" over the years, McCowan has a nice pipeline working as I caught the younger squads here and here so as I stay on the lookout and see their progression on the court over the next few years, let me drop this 2025 squad

Renata Martinez (Cy Springs) stands at "the magic number" which is 6'0, she understands how to create her shot under pressure and drop it, also attacks off the dribble, nice upside 

Susan Maring (Cy Springs) 6'1 is 73 inches and with my area code being 713, she is definitely one to be monitoring because she has nice hands and footwork, plenty of upside 

Tiana Harden-5'11 (Cy Creek) long and athletic is the base and with her being active on the defensive end, that's a great foundation

Jaslyn Ford (Cy Springs) is 6'2 and strong, that's an understatement as she rebounded on both ends and scored on putbacks, with players literally hanging on her 

Isabelle Jordan (Cy Springs) uses her athleticism nicely, did a good job defending as well as rebounding, on both ends. scored around the rim

Macie Aranda (Tomball Memorial) good rebounder and defender

London Columbus (Jersey Village) plays within herself, nice court vision

Kendall Kyle (St Agnes) looking at her height, I'm even more impressed with writing UPS and at 5'7 she elevated over taller players to grab rebounds

Keeping an eye on  

Emery Haralson (Cy Springs)

Andrea Pleasante (Cy Park)

Houston Dream #simmiecolsonclassic

Trey Phillips, Brandon Patterson, and Jason Bibbs are a trio of Houston Dream coaches I have known for, well almost ever. Bibbs and Patterson were out here before and Trey, who is also director of the Dream, a few later when his daughter played for the insiders and he was one of the coaches so our ties are like a knot you can't, well untie and I speak often about those lying to you about their make-believe resumes who just pop-up and pop-off, these men have been helping since day 1 of me knowing them are among those true developers so I was excited to grab a glimpse of one their "on the rise" squads

2024

Jaziel King (Randle) scores off the dribble and can drop the long ball yet her court vision set her teammates up nicely for baskets

Ifemena Nwora (Randle) strong rebounder, on both ends, doesn't mind battling and defended well

Mana Yusuf (Fort Bend Austin) understands positioning around the basket, goes after the ball off the rim, is athletic, and can defend "on the ball"

Jayla Ford (Madison) SDM means "size don't matter" when you can play and she plays within herself, understands how to control the tempo, sees the floor 

Tiffany Nguyen (George Ranch) caught my eye a while back, heady, stays under control, and can score multiple ways 

2025

 Alaysia Cook (Bay City) is long and athletic with a pull-up jumper, yes, so watching her not only drop it from outside but rebound and go coast to coast and finish was nice. HUGE upside

Samirah Guinn (Fort Bend Travis) is long and athletic, nice first step to attack the basket with either hand, also defended well

Laressa Allison (Fort Bend Marshall) is athletic, goes hard on both ends, solid defender and plays the passing lane, goods upside 

Rendi Taylor (Manvel) creates her shot under pressure, understands when to take it and can drop it, also brings heat defensively

 

Infiniti Hoops Orange #simmiecolsonclassic

 I caught a look at Infiniti Hoop's Orange team on day 1 and an even better on Sunday so here ya go 

Joi Gonzales- scored off the dribble and finished after contact, also rebounded 

Madelyn Cuff- scored off the dribble, after contact, rebounded on both ends, set solid picks, and defended well

Cyanna Cavazos-long and athletic did a good job defending and playing the passing lane

Lily Bacon- off the dribble she not only scored but also saw the floor, court vision was solid in the set as well

Ella De La Garza- created her shot and not only got it off  with a nice pull-up, but she also knocked it down as well

Malaia Savas- also showed the jumper, while being defended, plays within herself 

Grayson Bartek, Kelsey Hansen, Presley Vera, and Madison Rogers round out this on the move up squad

Infiniti Hoops Black #simmiecolsonclassic

 

It's always good catching new players, especially from other areas, and although I've seen some of the players before, glad to see their progression as well because I'm definitely about getting better so I dropped Zoey Reyes on the middle school players playing up in the top division yet here are some others 

 Bella Reyes (2023) good midrange jumper, also showed she the stop and pop in transition

2024

Lanie Jiminez- scores off the dribble as well as from the outside, nice range and she plays the passing lane

Reece Coburn-solid defender with nice hands to get steals that also attacks the basket strongly and finishes.

Christina Balderama-handles the ball in the open court, went C2C several times, and finished but she also scores off the dribble as well as midrange

Kai Stratton- long and athletic, sees the floor, makes crisp passes in traffic, and create her own shot under pressure

Sydney Nickleberry- long and athletic, created her shot and showed she could drop the jumper

Liana Rodriguez and Brynne Beck are athletic and played within themselves.  I've caught Alisha Peavy in the past and all have nice upside