My last two blog posts were pretty serious and even though I have no qualms about the controversy they created or the dialog that got sparked off in the DMV, I truly wish I didn’t have to go there**said in Madea voice**. All that negativity needs to be balanced out.

Now back to business, let’s talk about the GIRLS:

Defense.. everybody preaches it, everybody knows you can’t win a championship without it, but very few high school girls truly embrace it.  Right now their are 3 sophomore guards that are showing a commitment to defense. They play it with passion and intensity and for all you stat junkies what they do doesn’t show up in the box score.

Teshya Heslop/Riverdale Baptist

Sasha Orr/Seneca Valley

Lee and Orr start and since they both play with a Kobe/LeBron duo( Jr. Taylor Brown – Sr. Cierra Strickland/B-Mac and (Sr. Kelsey Wolfe- Sr. Audrey Cunningham/S.V.) they don’t need to carry the water on offense. Both have found their niche defensively, often taking on the toughest perimeter player on the opposing team.

Chanice is fierce, gritty and tough, she works hard to stay in front of her opponent making them have to work to handle the ball or find the right passing angle.  And the sheer physicality that Orr brings on the defensive end has opponents bringing extra ice packs to games.

Heslop comes off the bench  for a formidable Riverdale Baptist team, when she is in the game she  provides a nice burst of energy on the defensive end. She has quick feet, quick hands and can pressure the ball  full court. Her work against Stonewall Jackson’s Kyani White(VA Tech) was a defensive masterpiece, she created turnovers forced and unforced and made White work every time she touched the ball.

Keep up the good work girls, there is a reason why your teams are doing well this season!

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