Prep Girls Hoops Top 250 Expo – Teams #5 and #6

Many stars emerged from last Sunday’s Prep Girls Hoops Top 250 Expo in Gilbert. Here’s a look at the best players from teams #5 and #6. Outstanding players from this team included [player_tooltip player_id="259202" first="<strong>Alyssa</strong>" last="<strong>Heath</strong>"], [player_tooltip player_id="339083" first="<strong>Jaden</strong>" last="<strong>Atcitty</strong>"], [player_tooltip player_id="339089" first="<strong>Danielle</strong>" last="<strong>Villanueva</strong>"], [player_tooltip player_id="261664" first=<strong>"Natalie</strong>" last="<strong>Scherzer</strong>"], and [player_tooltip player_id="339074" first="<strong><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Hannah</span></strong>" last="<strong>Strauss</strong>"]. Heath is a five-foot-seven senior guard from Mohave High School. She is a good ball-handler, consistent scorer, and a fierce defender. Atciitty is a five-foot-five sophomore guard from Westwood High School. Besides having a number of inside moves toward the basket, she is athletically-gifted and will only continue to improve. Villaneuva is a five-foot-six junior guard who plays for Millennium High School. Her shooting touch includes three-point range and she can drive the basketball coast-to-coast. Scherzer is a five-foot-seven junior from Chaparral High School who has great court awareness and outstanding ball-handling skills. Strauss, only a freshman, is five-foot-eight and from Perry High School. For a freshman, she has a good jump shot with a number of inside moves around the basket. <span style="font-size: 1rem;">Other members of team #5 included freshman [player_tooltip player_id="339058" first="Lucy" last="Sanford"], one of four freshmen playing in the Prep Girls Hoops Expo 250 (the other three were [player_tooltip player_id="339069" first="Michaela" last="Fairwell"], [player_tooltip player_id="339074" first="Hannah" last="Strauss"], and [player_tooltip player_id="339067" first="Janessa" last="Barcello"]). Sanford is a five-foot-three guard for Xavier College Prep. Molina is a five-foot-five sophomore who also plays for Cibola High School. Olivar is a five-foot-six sophomore who plays for Fort Thomas High School. Shaffer is a five-foot-ten senior who plays for Northridge High School. She is a strong rebounder and defender who also has a tireless work ethic. All of the players on each of the six teams at the Expo 250 have the opportunity to play at the next level whether it be Division I, D-II, D-III, NAIA,  or junior college.</span> Feature players on <strong>team</strong> #6 included <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="339090" first="Morgan" last="Escobedo"], [player_tooltip player_id="339065" first="Ella" last="Malee"], [player_tooltip player_id="205673" first="Breanna" last="Sommers"], Sara Nakamura Miller,</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="339059" first="Kaleigh" last="Toenjes"]. </strong>Escobedo is a five-foot-four junior guard who plays for Pinnacle High School. She has tremendous court awareness and is a terrific passer. Malee is a five-foot-nine sophomore guard/forward for Hamilton High School and has a strong work ethic as well as being a fierce competitor. Sommers also plays for Hamilton High School and is a five-foot-ten sophomore. She has many moves in the paint and is an outstanding rebounder and defender. Miller is a five-foot-ten sophomore who plays for Xavier College Prep. Only a sophomore, she is going to continue to improve offensively and defensively as well as grow. Toenjes is a five-foot-eight sophomore for Perry High School. She is a hard-driving guard with a good mid-range jump shot and can also hit the three-point shot. Team #6 additional players included <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="339084" first="Alexia" last="(Lex) Wilcox"], [player_tooltip player_id="339075" first="Emma" last="Christiano"], [player_tooltip player_id="261426" first="Kaitlyn" last="Beall"], and [player_tooltip player_id="339063" first="Kathlyn" last="Frost"]. </strong>Wilcox is a five-foot-eight junior from Arizona Compass High School. Christiano is a five-foot-four junior who plays for Las Cruces High School in New Mexico. Beall is a six-foot junior from Dream City Christian School. Frost is a six-foot junior from Sandra Day O’Connor High School. Each game, throughout the event, was competitive and all six teams played as if the game they were playing was for the state championship. Just about all the players competing in Expo 250 will be playing at the next level. &nbsp; <strong><img src="https://attachments.office.net/owa/rlardner%40afmmedia.com/service.svc/s/GetAttachmentThumbnail?id=AAMkAGI1YzVmM2JmLTVkNmQtNDNjOC05OGMwLTA3NzUxM2RjNjRhZgBGAAAAAACOR8D4FyT4QbRCOPJSlr6kBwDo2SbpVT6gRqBz6HfLLSBQAAAAAAEMAADo2SbpVT6gRqBz6HfLLSBQAARrJj9AAAABEgAQACHRq0falMpIvM55jjYDs7M%3D&amp;thumbnailType=2&amp;token=eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsImtpZCI6IjMwODE3OUNFNUY0QjUyRTc4QjJEQjg5NjZCQUY0RUNDMzcyN0FFRUUiLCJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJ4NXQiOiJNSUY1emw5TFV1ZUxMYmlXYTY5T3pEY25ydTQifQ.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.XW5_Sns0g0vSaO6E19-6PlbM-0NRUca42PsyIhmtdni7Uo_-3N8eAUsPiGErjvf1nd7sgRK3c0RntpbeQLJnsImG-CrVTKencKRpNDf1kk7erPlCBzLE-zOrCwkwuX4vA88lWq_AsPF8eVNPOuaItK_EX2hK9zmYRSyDwgic6uIDVXKIBq0y8NjPDuCwXjxj2h-3fQWvbn7dK1qr6XHKMMed1zVPLTQHCCCvWXl6ofh7SKEjzdTS24dy37wSR2GjXgM2G5L-JZn6C6E4Og-Jx40a3A0JSqwNQIPJZpq-7gvv07hGYkh65zuR2QaU5nckuADGLqcmm9rbLpVhbu1Cbw&amp;X-OWA-CANARY=v5PBF0RvbUKAyQIzW4bWyTDUyAPGjdkYj1AqSV3TIQBb8QNHPD6UUPTofnJVq6BkETz79OxbirM.&amp;owa=outlook.office.com&amp;scriptVer=20211004002.03&amp;animation=true" alt="Image preview" /></strong><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-338336" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2021/10/17-Alyssa-Heath-274x300.jpg" alt="" width="274" height="300" /> &nbsp; &nbsp;