King Showcase: West Seattle vs. Prairie (5 Takeaways)

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Nars Martinez

January 23, 2019 @ 12:25 PM

One of the most anticipated matchups of the King Showcase was between 3A contenders West Seattle and Prairie. Both teams came into the game as legitimate top 5 teams in the state. Both teams feature of plethora of college prospects, including multiple Division 1 signees. This was an important game for seeding in regionals, as the RPI will come into effect at that point. It was a close game throughout with Prairie holding a slight lead to the end.   5 Takeaways: West Seattle has some of the best guard play in Washington Everything starts with 2019 5’8 G Grace Sarver. She is an attacking power guard that makes plays on both ends with her physicality and tenacity. She will be off to WSU following graduation. 2021 5’6 G Julianna Horne is a solid sophomore that handles some point guard duties for the Wildcats. There are multiple other guards that are major impacts players for West Seattle (mentioned below).   Jasmine Gayles is one of the top unsigned guards in the state At 5’7, Jasmine Gayles scrapped for rebounds with the bigs and gets off the ground well. She is a heady guard with a solid understanding of the game. She has good body control in the air and can hang for the finish. I suspect she will be signed by the spring.   Battle of the zones I had seen West Seattle run some zone versus Garfield, but they ran the same exact 3-2 with set covers and rotations. They have zero players in the 6 foot range, so they do their best to close the gaps within their zone. 2020 5’10 W Meghan Fiso is one of the primary rebounders out of the zone and primarily matches up with the bigs down low. Prairie utilizes a lot of 2-1-2/2-3 zone and sometimes staggers the two top guards. It keeps 6’3 Fresno State signee Brooke Walling in the middle for rim protection.   Both teams have a shot at winning 3A West Seattle and Prairie both have enough talent to contend in March. Prairie’s size should help them in games versus Garfield or Mt. Spokane that also have legit post players. West Seattle will have to rely on skill, foot speed and outside shooting from their stellar guard play. In the Tacoma Dome, it will basically come down to who is hot at the right moments.   Some of the other top players include... 2020 5’10 W Meghan Fiso (West Seattle) has a strong frame and a good in between game. She is a legitimate Division 1 prospect. 2019 5’8 G Cassidy Gardner (Prairie) was definitely one of the best performers throughout the game. She is quick, sees the floor and can knock down the outside shot. 2019 5’7 G Kelsey Lenzie (West Seattle) is going to help the University of Portland with her shooting ability. She was able to open up Prairie’s zone with her three point shooting. 2020 5’11 W Kendyl Carson (Prairie) has a knack for finding the open man. I was impressed with some of her passes on the break and she also displayed a solid ability to finish in the paint.