By Chris Dell

February 5th, 2008

Herald Tribune

Picture this. Goliath is trying to post up on David, and the giant can not seem to fight off his feisty defender. David then steals the ball and goes coast-to-coast for a layup with Goliath nipping at his heels.

Yamaris Guevarez finds herself in a similar situation every week.

Turn your head from the basketball court for a split second and you might miss her. The 10-year-old, 4-foot-9 guard has blazing speed and is literally a young girl among giants in the 11-17-year-old girls division of the Suncoast Youth Basketball League.

Last year, Yamaris averaged 20 points per game along with five rebounds and five steals in the 9-10-year-old division. She scored a season-high 26 points in two different games en route to a league title.

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