The West Shootout: Girls Varsity Standouts

Matthew Martinez May 23, 2022 @ 06:36 PM

The West Shootout was a four day tournament (Thursday May 19th - Sunday May 22nd) in Albuquerque, New Mexico that featured a three game guarantee and single elimination style bracket. The Girls Varsity Division consisted of 9 teams, all from the greater Albuquerque area - ABQ, Belen, Espanola & Rio Rancho - The 9 teams were arranged into separate 3 team pools (Pool AA, Pool Y, & Pool Z) and played two pool play games which then determined the seeding for the bracket. Here are the names of players who played well and had an affect on their teams outcome: <hr /> Jayme Archuleta - Rams Class of 2025 <img class="size-medium wp-image-434056 aligncenter" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2022/05/81A2182A-E318-4BEE-83AD-2B8B01401F9F-scaled-crop-1920x1261-1653347697-300x197.jpeg" alt="" width="300" height="197" /> Jayme Archuleta is a sound guard that can both score in the lane and hit the 3ball with good touch. Archuleta did a solid job of working within her teams system and the flow of the game, taking what was given to her and didn’t force. Archuleta also suffocated opposing guards in one of her matchups forcing several turnovers leading to easy buckets and transition opportunities. <hr /> [player_tooltip player_id="391172" first="Kathleen" last="Obisike"] - Aguilas "Eagles" Class of 2023 [player_tooltip player_id="391172" first="Kathleen" last="Obisike"] is a strong forward who thrives in the paint area. Obisike continuously punished opposing bigs throughout each of her games during the West Shootout with DEEP DEEP post position - Two feet in the lane when she catches the entry pass from guards - & her ability to create 2nd chance points. Kathleen runs the floor well, crashes the boards on both ends and alters/blocks shots thanks to her good size. <img class="size-medium wp-image-434053 aligncenter" style="font-size: 1rem;" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2022/05/555B9451-3F27-4241-9078-0067CF5B595A-scaled-crop-1440x946-1653347532-300x197.jpeg" alt="" width="300" height="197" /> (Mari Manzanares, left - [player_tooltip player_id="391172" first="Kathleen" last="Obisike"], right) Mari Manzanares - Aguilas "Eagles" Class of 2023 Mari Manzanares is a two way wing player that can both make a shot and get a stop. Manzanares has a nice mid range pull up jumper from either side of the floor that she uses often; Mari has active hands and quick feet allowing her to stay in front of opponents and force turnovers when she is the on ball defender. <hr /> Olivia Montano (Formerly [player_tooltip player_id="357678" first="Olivia" last="Francia"]) - Mustangs class of 2024 Olivia Montano is an offensive threat who has multiple dribble moves and packages that allow her to break either a defender or defense down in the half court set. Olivia does a good job of operating the pick’n’roll, she can knockdown the 3ball if the opposing team doesn’t hedge or blitz, she can put the ball on the floor and attack or find an open teammate with good vision.