704 Showdown Day 2: Top 2022 Performers

Mindy McCarthy June 28, 2021 @ 05:21 PM

The first annual 704 Showdown had a great mix of high school teams competing against one another preparing for next season. Here were some of the top performers in the class of 2022 from day 2 of the camp. <a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2021/06/Mariah-Barrie-scaled-crop-1921x1261-1624918697.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-302580 alignleft" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2021/06/Mariah-Barrie-scaled-crop-1921x1261-1624918697-300x197.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="197" /></a>[player_tooltip player_id="219872" first="Mariah" last="Barrie"] (Central Cabarrus, G) knows how to fight for loose balls, and she is aware of where she is on the court to be able to put up the shot. She knows how to take the ball from coast to coast scoring on fast breaks. She has a wide range of moves including putting defenders on a spin cycle on her way to the basket. She scored three points the old fashioned way battling through contact, and this was after she had grabbed a rebound to take to the other end of the court. [player_tooltip player_id="253895" first="Hudson" last="Rixham"] (Charlotte Country Day, SF, pictured above) uses her length to constantly block passes and shots. She was constantly knocking the ball away from her opponents grabbing steals to take the other direction for some points. She wasn’t just a threat in the paint as she was showing off her shot from behind the three point line, too. She is persistent when crashing the boards and going after rebounds. Maya Chocano (Chestnut Park, SF) stands at 6 feet tall and has the ball handling skills of a point<a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2021/06/Maya-Chocano-scaled-crop-1921x1261-1624918750.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-302582 alignright" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2021/06/Maya-Chocano-scaled-crop-1921x1261-1624918750-300x197.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="197" /></a> guard making her lethal all over the court. She made her way to the basket or stepped back to show off her jump shot. She is a tough defender, too, grabbing the ball right out of her opponents hands or knocking it away for the steal. She even had a one man press where she herself stopped multiple opponents from getting a pass by her. [player_tooltip player_id="217537" first="Abi" last="Svenson"] (Chestnut Park, G) sees the floor well pushing the ball up the court finding her open teammates running full speed. She is patient when handling the ball, and she knows when to make her moves or passes to her teammates. She is a very underrated shooter showing off consistency behind the three point line, and she knows exactly when to show off her shot. She moves well without the ball, too, finding ways to shift her opponents on defense.