Rockwood Summit Tournament: Class of 2024-2025 Standouts

Earl Austin January 6, 2022 @ 05:00 PM

Prep Girls Hoops Missouri takes a look at the top Class of 2024 and 2025 standouts from last week’s Rockwood Summit Holiday Tournament. [player_tooltip player_id="199287" first="Nautica" last="Washington"] (Battle): The talented 5'9" guard earned a spot on the All-Tournament Team after helping lead the Spartans to a berth in the championship game. She has good court vision and the ability to change speed and directions to keep defenders off balance on her way into the lane. She also display a nice floater. She is also a very good on-ball defender. [player_tooltip player_id="207150" first="Rory" last="Conboy"] (Lindbergh) (pictured): The 6'0" 2024 forward was one of the top young players in the tournament as she averaged 15.5 points a game during the week. She is a matchup problem with her height and ability to score inside and on the perimeter. She has excellent footwork and a variety of moves to score in the paint. She can also take her game outside and beat defenders off the dribble. [player_tooltip player_id="252298" first="Kaelyn" last="Johnson"] (Battle): The 5'10" 2024 wing guard is a solid perimeter shooter who really got things going for her team early in the championship game against Farmington. In the first three minutes of the game, she knocked down back to back 3-pointers and scored on a transition layups to get the Spartans out to an early lead. She plays the Stretch 4 role on a team with some very good young guards. Alicia Hunn (Francis Howell North): The 5'8" 2024 guard earned a spot on the All-Tournament Team after averaging 12 points a game during the week. She is a very impressive 3-point shooter with a very quick release on her shot. Whether it's off the catch or the dribble, she gets her shot off quick with a nice flick of the wrist. She also plays with a high motor when enables her to rebound well from the guard position. Tayla Washington (Battle): A talented young 2025 point guard who has the ability to score while also setting up her teammates as a playmaker. She's also a talented bucket-getter with good moves to penetrate in the lane and a nice pull up jumper in the mid-range. She scored a team-high 16 points in the championship game against Farmington. Alexa Riddell (Parkway West): The 2025 forward had a productive tournament in which she averaged 12 points a game. She was very mobile around the basket and she also did a good job running the court to get buckets in the transition game.