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Weaver, a 6-foot forward from Santa Clara, Calif., joins JBS club teammate Ariel Thomas and Danielle Love, a forward from Everett, Wash., as the third verbal commitment of coach Paul Westhead's first recruiting class. Thomas committed during a home visit Tuesday, while Love gave Oregon her commitment Wednesday.

Weaver, a senior at Wilcox High School, also considered Arizona State, Washington and Nebraska. She took her official visit to Oregon the same weekend as Thomas.

Lyles, a 5-foot-8 guard from Bishop O'Dowd High School in Pleasanton, Calif., also considered Arizona State and Oregon. She took official visits to California and Oregon. With an impressive knack for knocking down three's, Lyles was including among ESPN HoopGurlz' Top Shooters of the Summer.

"She's the most consistent kid I've ever coached," Chambers said. "She's the best clutch shooter I've seen. ... She won a lot of games for us this summer."

Lyles and her JBS Purple teammates surged onto the elite scene this summer with a strong team that has now had five players verbal to Division I schools, three of those to the Pacific-10 Conference with Lyles' decision.

Thomas, a 5-foot-7 point guard from McClatchy High School in Sacramento, Calif., gave her commitment to the Ducks during a home visit Tuesday. She also considered Nebraska and Texas Christian, but was won over by the potential of the fast-paced program Westhead is looking to install at Oregon, according to Chambers.

"She wanted the opportunity to be the point guard and push the ball up in Westhead's system," Chambers said. "She started comparing everyone else to their style of play."

Thomas took official visits to all three of her finalists but waited to make her decision official until her home visit with Oregon.

Kyra Dunn wants to be a Panther

Kyra Dunn, the 6-foot-3 post prospect from Sacramento, Calif., has given her verbal commitment to the Pitt Panthers. She is the second verbal commitment for Pittsburgh, joining guard Marquel Davis from Fredericksburg, Va.

In early August Dunn narrowed her schools list to a final four that included Boston College, Northwestern and Washington in addition to Pitt.

Dunn is the third of JBS to verbally commit to Division I schools. Teammates Brittany Shine and Sara James committed to the University of Florida and the Stanford respectively.

Sara James lands offer from Stanford

Sara James, a 5-foot-10 shooting guard from Oak Ridge High School in El Dorado Hills, Calif., was recently admitted to Stanford University. Shortly after being admitted head coach Tara Vanderveer extended an official scholarship offer, according to James' JBS club team coach Sean Chambers.


Sacramento's Brittany Shine adds three offers

Brittany Shine, a 5-10 shooting guard from Sacramento, Calif., recently received offers from Florida, Nebraska and Pitt, according to her JBS club team coach Sean Chambers.

Shine, the No. 86 ranked player in the ESPN HoopGurlz Hundred, has a top schools list that includes Nevada, Oregon, Oregon State, San Diego State, UNLV and Washington in addition to the Gators, Cornhuskers and Panthers.

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Ell-Sean Smith
NorCalPreps.com Basketball Analyst

"I am proud of our Class of 2008. Seven D1 players and one to Westmont."
    - Sean Chambers

• Tryn Garza verbal to Pacific University
• Kelsey McKinnis verbal to Pugot Sound
• Allison Gida verbal to Utah
• Jordan Rodgers verbal to Pacific University.
• Nikol Allison. Verbal to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.
• Madison Meade. Verbal to Southern Illinois Edwardville (SIU-E) first D1 player signed
• Amanda Johnson - Oregon
• Brittany Woodard - Nevada
• Madison Meade - So Illinois Edwardsville
• Ariel Gregerson - Cal Poly
• Sam Messersmith - Seattle University
• Katie Kittle(s) - Westmont
• Melia Duncan - So Illinios Edwardsville
• Kim Crandell - University of San Francisco
  
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