Milwaukee City Gold Conference: Preview

[caption id="attachment_198798" align="alignright" width="300"]<img class="wp-image-198798 size-medium" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2020/08/Scruggs-300x197.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="197" /> Riverside PG [player_tooltip player_id="132394" first="Sidney" last="Scruggs"][/caption]Milwaukee City Gold Conference: Preview Last season Milwaukee King finished first in conference play with a 12-0 record. The team was led by Player of the Year, First Team and Syracuse commit [player_tooltip player_id="132412" first="Khamya" last="McNeal"]. Briasha Townsend and Imani Colon were also graduates who earned First Team during their senior seasons. Milwaukee King will return Kaley Dupree and [player_tooltip player_id="156086" first="Lauryn" last="Hunt"]. Milwaukee Riverside finished second in conference play with a 9-3. The team consisted of two First Team selections in [player_tooltip player_id="155768" first="Aaleyah" last="Jones"] and [player_tooltip player_id="132394" first="Sidney" last="Scruggs"]. Jones finished fourth in the conference for scoring while averaging 15.8 points per game. Scruggs finished second on her team in scoring while averaging 10.1 points per game. In a win over School of Languages Scruggs dropped 22 points. Both girls will be back for another season with Riverside. Look out! This dynamic duo has proven to be impressive and nearly impossible to stop. The Second Team selects Jaiden Claypool and [player_tooltip player_id="155775" first="Shiauna" last="Nixon- Boyd"] join them as well. Nixon- Boyd is coming off a crazy successful summer and may be the biggest stock riser going into the season. Milwaukee School of Languages finished third in conference play with a 9-3 record. The team featured standout point guard and First Team pick [player_tooltip player_id="155779" first="Ja’Cia" last="Cunningham"]. She will play alongside other First Team select Kalyah Watson as the two fight to earn the number one spot in the city. Milwaukee School of Languages returns with a stacked squad who all played significant minutes last season. Look for [player_tooltip player_id="204146" first="Jayla" last="Butler"] and Aalyah Watson to make noise on this team as well. Take a look at a few players posed to make an impact this season: [player_tooltip player_id="155768" first="Aaleyah" last="Jones"] | Riverside | Senior <img class=" wp-image-210132 alignright" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2020/10/NO-NAME-LISTED-139-scaled-e1602097022199-300x253.jpg" alt="" width="198" height="167" /> A playmaker on the floor, Jones is a competitive athlete who will lead her teammates to one of the top spots in the conference. Playing alongside a lot of talent, Jones sticks out for her shot selection and movement on the floor. With or without the ball, Jones is a threat. While averaging 15.8 points per game, Jones was also able to dish out nearly 2.5 assists per game. She’s continuing to improve her defense and is fantastic in the open court. Jones has a quick release that is tough to stop on the perimeter. [player_tooltip player_id="155779" first="Ja’Cia" last="Cunningham"] | School of Languages | Junior <img class=" wp-image-189418 alignright" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2020/07/Cunningham-300x197.jpg" alt="" width="245" height="161" /> Cunningham is such a talented point guard with so much opposite. A clear candidate for Player Of The Year, Cunningham is one of the best you will see compete this season. Her ability to get to the glass is unmatched. Last season she averaged 12.8 points per game. She is a three level scorer who is incredibly patient and consistent. She will not force anything on either end and is smart enough to make the right read. In a matchup against Milwaukee Madison, Cunningham scored a season-high 23 points. Look for her to have a huge leadership role this season and watch how she gets her teammates involved to ultimately make them both successful. Cunningham holds an offer from Chicago State and Long Island University. [player_tooltip player_id="202309" first="Marchelle" last="Bowden"] | Hamilton | Senior Bowden finished second in the conference in scoring and put up some crazy numbers during her junior season. She averaged 18.6 points per game. A lights out shooter, Bowden creates a game for herself. In a matchup against Milwaukee Academy of Science, Bowden scored a season-high 35 points for her team. She can attack off the dribble or knock it down from deep. Bowden does an incredible job shaking the defense and finishing strong at the rim. She’s a beast on the glass and sees so much success on the offensive boards. She averaged 14.2 rebounds per game. Breyia Horton | Washington | Senior | 5’7 G Horton is an incredible athlete with great upside for her senior season. Last season she averaged 8.2 points per game but was pretty quite offensively. She didn’t take half as many shots as she could have and will most likely be much more aggressive this season. She gets herself open well and it’s exciting to watch. She’s comfortable taking almost anyone to the rack. She will also bring her opponent to the block and use her body to finish at the glass which is very impressive for someone her size. Mikala Williams | Reagan | Senior Williams consistently put up big numbers for her squad last season. A floor general and clear leader on the court and the bench, Williams a key player for her team last season. She has great court vision and finds her teammates open. She runs the floor and finds a lot of easy baskets while going downhill. Kaley Dupree | King | Senior | 5’9 G <img class=" wp-image-210088 alignright" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2020/10/KALEY-DUPREE-111-scaled-e1602106365297-300x291.jpg" alt="" width="224" height="217" /> Dupree will certainly have to step up and play a much larger role this season. As a role player last season she really did everything right. She’s an intelligent player and it truly showed by the decisions she made on the floor. She moved without the ball and didn’t force anything on either end. Dupree made the hustle plays and saw minutes because she was resilient on both ends and rarely made mistakes.