WBCA HS All America Game

[carolann]

On ESPN April 6 at 1 pm central time.

Players include:
Erin Grant - Texas Texas signee
Nina Norman - Texas signee
Chelsi Welch - Oklahoma signee
http://www.wbca.org/HSAAG2002.ASP

[Bobcat4956]

I don't know about you Carolann, but I am SO excited about seeing Nina Norman play. I have a friend who has seen her, and while Erin Grant is rated a bit above her, he and some others think she is a more complete player. At any rate, I will definitely be looking at this one.

[DblT81]

Dallas Morning News 2/19/2002

Point guard Grant directs another Mansfield title run (http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/highschools/basketball/stories/0219hseringrant.afc7a.html)

"Four-year starter contributes in way that transcends numbers

Mansfield Coach Samantha Morrow first heard about Erin from a parent who told her she needed to check out this fifth-grader at Cross Timbers Intermediate School. "Oh, right," the coach thought.

Still, Morrow headed to the school one day to catch a pickup game. The only girl in the gym didn't really stand out.

"Until I saw her with the ball in her hands," Morrow said.

Morrow started thinking about a season four years in the future.

Erin attended her first girls state tournament in Austin as an eighth-grader. Rynae Grant reminded Erin, "That's when you said, 'We'll be on that floor next year.' "

She was right. Erin started at point guard as a freshman. Mansfield went 38-0 and won the Class 5A state championship.

Erin's record as a starter is 140-6. She didn't lose a district game in high school. "

17-year-old Erin Grant is attempting to lead Mansfield to a fourth straight Texas large class state championship.
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Sounds like a she has a great family too. I'm looking forward to seeing her in red and black next season. http://hoopscoop.net/ubb/biggrin.gif

[carolann]

Bobcat, I'm very excited about Nina Norman. I'm at a disadvantage because I haven't seen her play. I just have 2nd hand reports about how good she is. Tracy Schultze at the Dallas Morning News thinks Texas can be a top 10 team next year with Norman.

I've seen Erin Grant several times. She is great and should fit well at Tech.

[Press]

I've seen both play and they're both great players with very different styles, fitting to each program. It will be fun to watch these two over the next few years.