I10-I20 Blast Tournament: Girls Preview
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Since the 2007-2008 school year, the I10-I20 Blast event has been a measuring stick for teams across the state of Mississippi, and this year will be no different. Some of the top state contenders will be participating Friday, Jan. 7,…
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Continue ReadingSince the 2007-2008 school year, the I10-I20 Blast event has been a measuring stick for teams across the state of Mississippi, and this year will be no different. Some of the top state contenders will be participating Friday, Jan. 7, and Saturday, Jan. 8, in this event at the Gulfport Sportsplex in Gulfport, Miss. FAB 50-ranked Gulfport highlights the girls team participants. Gulfport is 14-0-1 and ranked No. 24 in the recent FAB 50 winter rankings.
Talent will be all over the fields of Gulfport this weekend. Among the notable players that will get plenty of attention is senior and reigning Gatorade Mississippi Player of the Year and Ole Miss signee Kate Smith Kate Smith F Gulfport | 2022 MS . She will be accompanied by teammates Abby Badurak (2023, Southern Miss commit) and Mary France Symmes (2023, ECNL Birmingham, NC State commit). The next wave of soccer standouts also will be on display as well with Sumrall and ECNL Birmingham player Addison Siders (2025), along with Ocean Springs midfielder Parker St. Amant (2024) and St. Patrick Catholic forward Linda Mustered (2024).
GIRLS PLAYERS TO WATCH
(Position, Name, School, Grad Year)
M Haylie Alvarez, St. Patrick Catholic, 2023
F Abby Badurak, Gulfport, 2023
M Mary Grace Batson, Stone, 2024
CM/CB Addie Eddins, Gulfport, 2022
D Chloe Ezell, Ocean Springs, 2023
CB/LB Laylah Johnson Laylah Johnson D Gulfport | 2023 State MS , Gulfport, 2023
CB/RW Rylee Kirkland, Sumrall, 2025
F Linda Mustered, St. Patrick Catholic, 2024
HM Samantha Robertson, St. Patrick Catholic, 2023
D Torrance Rouchon, Stone, 2022
M Parker St. Amant, Ocean Springs, 2024
CM Avery Saulter, Pass Christian, 2023
M/F Alli Shemper, Biloxi, 2024
CAM/CB Addison Siders, Sumrall, 2025
F Kate Smith Kate Smith F Gulfport | 2022 MS , Gulfport, 2022
AM Ashton Stringfellow, Sumrall, 2026
M Mary Frances Symmes Mary Frances Symmes M Gulfport | 2023 State #61 Nation MS , Gulfport, 2023
M Anna Katherine Thriffley, St. Patrick Catholic, 2025
M Kate Trosclair, Ocean Springs, 2024