Its the girls turn

Did you know its much more difficult to come up with the best 20 girls in the area. I had to look high and low to find them and finally I would say that everyone of these girls deserves to be on the list. Did I leave a few out maybe ? Why yes I probably did, but I promise it was not on purpose. I just didn't find them this time. But let me know of anyone who is deserving and I will be glad to research them.
So here we go with the top 20 girls players in the area.


20)Carey Woodcock- Stratford deserves three girls on the team because they are 20-2 and this young lady has the capability of stepping out and hitting a three or banging inside against the other teams best post player. Plus she has been playing basketball for  Stratford for about 13 years so I am not sure what Ed Smith will do without her.


19)Jada Brown- She is Rutland's second leading scorer with 11 points a game and also gets 6 rebounds a game. Rutland is a playoff team once again so they deserve two girls in the top 20.


18)Jakaria Moore- Southwest can be overlooked because they don't have anyone that scores in double figures, but Moore is the closest thing they have to a consistent scorer. She has been really good lately, hitting 11-of-21 three's over the last three games. And yes the Patriots will make the playoffs.


17)I'Uana Slaughter- This girl can have amazing games and then some not so amazing games. Lately things have been pretty good and the sister of Ivy Slaughter, a FSU standout is playing her best basketball of the year. Tattnall has had success late in the season and will be the number two team in the sub-region so if Slaughter can continue her good play, the Trojans will make some noise.


16)Deja Holland- Peach County is 17-7 and Deja has had a strong year with 14.3 points per game and 38 3-pointers.


15)Chandler Shepherd- Veterans just wins games even though they lose players and Shepherd is having a solid season for coach Nikki Miranda. The Warhawks are poised for another playoff run and Shepherd is a big part of it, averaging 11 points per game and 8 rebounds.


14)Jenya Wilder- One of Central's big three, the senior is having another solid year and Central is having a special year and should be expected to make a deep playoff run.


13)Allie Gordon- She scores inside like she is 6'0 tall when she is really 5'8 and she is the perfect fit for a Tattnall team that needs some consistency to it. She never leaves the floor in a game and Tattnall will ride her as long as they are still playing.


12)Danasia Shaw- One of those Peach County girls who have made it a solid season. She aveages 14.6 points per game.


11)Mary Elaine Mitchell- Stratford has two poisons to deal with every game. If you try to stop one of them you have to take the other poison and many games Mitchell is that poison. She shoots the three like its comfortable and gets to the rim like she has done it all her life. She is only a sophomore and probably deserves to be ranked higher.


10)BreAsia Davis- Rutland's leader averages over 13 points a game.


9)Stacie Jones- She is a sophomore and averages a double double for Veterans. Do I need to say more ?


8)Tamia Sapp- Northside has a very good basketball team this year and Sapp is a big part of that . She leads the team in scoring at 14 points per game and also grabs 8 rebounds per game.


7)Brittany Reeves- We don't hear much about this young lady because Howard is struggling to win games. But this senior is also averaging a double double and has already signed with West Florida.


6)Niaira Dawson- She leads Westside in scoring with 16 points per game and Westside is still alive for a playoff berth mainly because of her.


5)Nadia Reese- This Stratford sophomore is coming into her own as the second piece of poison in the Eagles backcourt. She schooled Tattnall last Friday with 23 points and then scored 30 against Wilkinson County on Tuesday. Teams may have one stopper but not many have two, and one wont stop Reese and Mitchell.


4)Tyleia Williams- Part two of Central triple threat seniors, Williams scores rebounds handles the ball and does a little bit of everything for the Chargers. Shelia Toombs has done a great job with her three main seniors.


3)Asjah Harrell- This girl can play and over her last three games she is scoring at a 25 point per game clip, hitting 11-of-15 threes over that span. That has lifted her average for the year to 17 points per game.


2)Jada Clowers- Central has a legitimate post player who is a savior on defense because she has a knack for blocking shots. She also has a knack for rebounding and while I didn't think she could really score, that part of her game has improved greatly this year. She seems to love the game this year and I was impressed that she stayed for a boys game a few Saturdays ago to watch them play Northeast. A player becomes a student of the game by watching and Jada watched and cheered. I don't know, there is something about that that I just like because I see so many girls players leaving after their game.


1) Shynia Jackson- The WRHS stud has played second fiddle at times with all the seniors she played with last year but it has been all on her this year. She seems to be rounding into form at the right time and this ETSU signee will help her team make a deep playoff run.


Now ask me what would happen if Stratford played Warner Robins? Well Warner Robins would win. Central would also beat Stratford, but I am not sure anyone else around here does. Maybe Veterans does but really that is how far Stratford has come this year.
Luckily or unluckily they don't have to worry about each other heading into the playoffs.
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