The Gazette newspaper acknowledges Jennie
Simms contributions to the Riverdale Baptist Lady Crusaders, stating about their IAABO tournament win on December 28, "Riverdale senior Ataira Franklin led all scorers with 21 points and three of her teammates, Ulyssia Richmond, Jennie Simms and Tyonna Williams each added 10."
Writes Mark Lewis, "Riverdale Baptist may be playing without a "true" low post player but they're getting more than effective work from Simms. The one word best describing Simms' play is effective. The 6-foot forward works hard to get the ball down low and has an uncanny knack of finishing some awkward looking shots. She leans into shots, floats them over bigger players and at times looks like she's just throwing it up there, but she can finish. Her aggressive style works well for her at both ends of the floor and she strong and physical on the boards. Becoming a consistent threat from 15 feet would force the bigger defenders to come out and lead to even more looks down the road.
An article by Pete Wickham from the The Commercial Appeal gave highlights of the 2009 Turkey Jamm tournament in Memphis, TN.
He writes, "Riverdale Baptist (1-1) was led by Jennie Simms’ 10 points."
Ballaholics in the Press
Jennie Simms
Lady Capitol Hoops describes the Riverdale Baptist 2009-2010 team as saying, "This Riverdale Baptist team has a strong underclass of talent starting with Jennie Simms. Simms is aggressive, she’s strong and she is a clean up women on the boards."
