The second set of flights had the first, second and fourth best throws of the day...Henderson had the best toss in the first flight and led by seven feet before the winning toss of Shelbi Vaughn of Texas A&M of 61.29m (201-5). Kelsey Card (Wisconsin) got second with a throw of 59.38m (194-10).
The throw by Henderson was good enough to qualify her for the U.S. Championships that take place in a couple of weeks in Eugene, OR. She has improved almost 50 feet in the discus toss since the season began. Congratulations to Emmonnie for capturing the bronze in the NCAA Championships!
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
WALZ SKILLS CAMP BRINGS THEM IN
I arrived in time to catch some of the first round scrimmages...prior to my arrival the girls had already been through introductions, warm ups, full court drills, ball handling and passing stations. I limited my viewing to Cardinal Arena and spent time watching scrimmages and the drills and work with the "bigs" in attendance.
During the scrimmages I saw, I was impressed with:
- Amber Thompson (2016 - Dyer County, TN guard/wing) with a nice three point shot.
- Minyon Moore (2016 - Salesian, CA) Mariya's little sister has big time game...shoots well and hustles all over the court.
Ellie Davenport (St. Francis, KY), Jazmine Jones (Tallahassee, FL) and Deja Cage (Fenwick Academy, IL) were Class of 2016 attendees who also caught my eye.
Owensboro H.S. (KY) really believes in the event...they brought a total of 14 listed players. There were a dozen or so participants from the Louisville area.
Four to watch in the future? I'll toss these names out. - Michaela Bethel (2017 - Broken Arrow, OK). A very soft shot inside and good moves in the paint for a girl who could probably lose 20-30 pounds.
- Sydney Kidd (2017 - Wartburg Central, TN). All over the court and would be interesting to have "Syd the Kid Brackemyer" and Sydney Kidd both on the UofL roster, right?
-Antoniette Mussorici (2018- St Pius X, Kansas City, MO) Aggressive guard who gets out on the break and passes well in transition.
- Blair Green (2018 - Harlan Co. KY) Goes to the boards well, runs the court well and smooth shot.
Cardinals helping with the camp (that I saw) were Mariya
Syd is a born coach, working with the younger girls on positioning, ball placement and foot movement.
My two hours at Cardinal Arena were fun. Best moment?
Samantha Williams stops both scrimmages taking place and informs the participants:
""I'm seeing way too much dribbling and not enough passing. I assure you the balls have plenty of air in them. Ten dribbles in the half court set are too many! Involve your teammates! "
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
Our Saturday show should be posted today at the Crescent Hill Radio SoundCloud. We burned Sam in the quiz and got into a great discussion on the top UofL WBB players of all time. Sam and I chose a "all-time Walz team" and the results may surprise you. Link below:
CARDINAL COUPLE RADIO HOUR
paulie
xxxxx
That would be pretty cool if Mariya's little sis is good enough to play in the ACC and comes to U of L. Hard to beat those sister acts.
ReplyDeleteAnother big congrats to E. She's a winner and I think she'll break out in roundball next year. She was so close last season to hitting many of those shots she was taking. I predict she's going to be the strong inside foundation along with Walton to what is going to be an amazing club.