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Post by n8ive on Jul 19, 2006 11:20:48 GMT -5
"AG3" was named the #1 Oklahoma high school female b-ball player for the 2006 season by Coaches Aid. Go Angel and the rest of the Lady Indians!!!
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Post by n8ive on Jul 24, 2006 10:17:03 GMT -5
Here is the #1 bio CA did on her...
Angel Goodrich (So)
Sequoyah Tahlequah, 5-3 guard | Ranking: 1
Few high school players in Oklahoma have caused more of a buzz in their first two seasons than Angel Goodrich. And the best is probably still to come from the little dynamo from the all-Indian boarding school in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.
How many times do you see Division I basketball coaches in regular attendance to see Oklahoma prep players at the age of 15 or 16?
It's rare. But so is Ms. Goodrich.
The silky-smooth backcourt standout has weapons-grade quickness and is blessed with a scary sense of court awareness, as evident by some of her pinpoint laser passes.
But maybe her most impressive attribute is poise.
Amazingly, she never gets flustered on the floor. As a quiet leader, Goodrich seemingly takes it all in stride as the accolades keep pouring in. She never stumbles, she never wavers, and she almost never loses.
"She's a tremendous leader on the floor," Sequoyah head coach Bill Nobles said. "She's pretty quiet most of the time but when she gets on the court she's like a coach on the floor.
"Angel has the potential to be as good as she wants to be. The sky is definitely the limit. She's just one of those players that only comes along once in a coach's career."
After putting up impressive numbers in her first season while garnering state tournament MVP honors in leading the Lady Indians to the gold ball, Goodrich nearly duplicated that feat this past season despite much more defensive focus from opposing teams and an even tougher schedule that included 14 opponents ranked in the Top 10.
As a sophomore, the lightning-quick guard recorded 21.2 points, 7.4 assists and 6.3 steals per contest in Sequoyah's 27-2 campaign while shooting over 60-percent from the field and 43-percent from three-point range.
It's not enough that she can beat any opponent or any defense. She can seemingly beat gravity as well with an incredible leaping ability for such a small girl. Maybe her most eye-popping stat was her 5.7 rebounds and 1.4 blocked shots a game for a player that is listed at just 5-foot, 3-inches tall.
During another state tournament sweep this season, Goodrich quietly put up 22, 20 and 21 points in the three state games, but did so much more than score for the Lady Indians. She continually had them in the right sets and sparked flurry after flurry with her tenacious defensive style.
Her spectacular three-point play (thanks largely to her tremendous quickness) and ensuing steal in the closing seconds helped rally Sequoyah from an almost sure defeat in the semifinals against Marietta.
Just like Coach Nobles said, the sky's the limit. Not only for Goodrich but for the immediate future of the Sequoyah team that was loaded with sophomores this year.
"It never gets old," Goodrich said after the Lady Indians' second straight state title victory in March and her second consecutive MVP honor. "I think we can do it again."
At the rate she's going, Goodrich could pull off the unimaginable and be a four-time state tournament Most Valuable Player.
Don't think it can't happen either. She's that good with the basketball and virtually getting better every day.
Future
With two seasons of prep ball remaining, and with plenty of firepower surrounding her at Sequoyah, Goodrich could go down as one of the state's most decorated basketball players ever. She will likely have her pick of several of the top Division-I schools by the time she is ready to plan her future.
PER GAME STAT LINE
21.2 points, 7.4 assists, 6.3 steals, 5.7 rebounds, 1.4 blocks
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Post by parkman1487 on Feb 6, 2007 17:32:33 GMT -5
Yea she is a very awesome player to go watch....I saw her play against Sapulpa in the finals of Oklahoma's Best Tournament.....she gave our girls all they could handle!
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