Lehman High head girls basketball coach James Halatin knew the level of talent Kayla Presley possessed well before she stepped foot on campus last fall. 

Halatin, who has known Presley since she was in middle school, said her skills were so advanced, she regularly competed in boys basketball camps he hosted.  

“She was so much further advanced than the girls her age. She went to clinics and camps. Kayla has always had a ball in her hand, and it showed when she became a freshman.”

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