YOUNG HARRIS – When you look at the 2011 recruiting class, there are several things that just jump out at you: First and foremost, these players are truly scholar-athletes. They come from highly successful high school programs.  Collectively, they all started on teams that finished in the “Sweet Sixteen”, two were named Region MVP’s, and a pair played on State Championship Teams. They played for outstanding high school coaches, who taught the fundamentals of basketball, resulting in skilled position players with tremendous work ethic. They are winners! “We are excited about the potential impact this class can bring to our young basketball program,” Young Harris College head women’s coach Brenda Paul said. “Combined with the early signees, this class has great balance with two guards, two small forwards, two power forwards, and one center.” 

The spring signees are:

Kaycee Cash (6-foot-0, Power Forward from Etowah High School). She is two-time First-Team All-County; AAAAA First-Team All-Region; Etowah Academic Player- of-the-Year; As a senior, she averaged 12 points per game, 10.9 rebounds per game, 72.9 percent free-throw shooting, 3.5 blocks per game, and 54 assists.  Cash was Etowah High School’s Co-MVP and Team Captain on a team that finished in the “Sweet Sixteen” with a team record of 23-5.     

Keta Robinette (5-foot-7, Point Guard/Shooting Guard from Marion County High School in Jasper, Tenn.). She is two-time All-State; two-time District and Region Player-of-the-Year; Marion County High School’s all-time career scoring leader (boys or girls) scoring 2,210 points; As a senior, she averaged 21 points per game, seven rebounds, five assists per game, and four steals per game.  She was Marion County High School’s MVP and Team Captain on a team that finished in the “Sweet-Sixteen” with a team record of 22-10.   

Arielle Thomas (5- 7, Point Guard from North Clayton High School). She was selected 4-AAAA All-Region Honorable Mention; Nominated Scholar-Athlete; Awarded Sports Champion of Greater Atlanta; As a senior, she averaged 11 points per game, nine rebounds per game, six assists per game, and seven steals per game. She was Team Captain and won Best Defensive Player Award on a team that finished in the “Sweet Sixteen” with a team record of 18-8.

Sheresse Williams (5-11, Power Forward from Buford High School). She was a 6-AA All-Region Honorable Mention; Gainesville Times All-Area Honorable Mention; Gwinnett County All-Star Game Participant; In her senior season, she averaged 7.6 ppg, 6 rpg, 48 percent FGA, 67 percent FTA.  She was Team Captain of the Georgia AA State Champions with a team record of 29-3 and a four year record of 115-15.

Joining the most recent signees at Young Harris College next season will be the fall signees:

Peyton Robertson (6-2, Center/Forward from Chestatee High School). She was a AAA-First-Team All State; Region-Player-of-the-Year. Robertson averaged 16.6 ppg, six rpg, 1.5 blocks/game, 54 percent FGA as a senior on a team that finished in the “Sweet-Sixteen” with a team record of 23-7.

Rachel Kelly (5-10, Small Forward from Chestatee High School). As a senior, she averaged seven ppg, five rpg, on a team that finished in the “Sweet-Sixteen” with a team record of 23-7.

Ashley Knox (5-9, Small Forward from McMinn Central High School in Englewood, Tenn.). She missed her senior year due to a knee injury.  McMinn Central won the AA State Championship in Tennessee.

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