PGH Freshman Showcase Review: Teams 7 & 8

<!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"small"} --> <p class="has-small-font-size"><em>The featured image is of [player_tooltip player_id='486530' first='Alyx' last='Kendall'] (2026) of Bishop Chatard High School.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sunday, August 28th, Prep Girls Hoops Indiana hosted its first-ever Freshman Showcase. The event, which took place at Fishers High School, included exactly 100 registered participants, all from the 2026 class. I have already highlighted a handful of standouts in a couple of previous articles, but I also wanted to take the time to circle back and discuss many of the other girls who participated in the showcase. Also, once again, I want to thank all of the players, parents, and support staff who made this event a success!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TEAM 7:</strong><br>#220 - [player_tooltip player_id='486493' first='Audra' last='Parker'] - Westfield H.S. - Audra has a solid to strong frame, a little length, and she's a solid frontline athlete. She'll need to let the game come to her a little more, but she has some skill, and she plays with a nice motor.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#221 - [player_tooltip player_id='486486' first='Kayla' last='Stidham'] - Hamilton Southeastern H.S. - Kayla is one of the better prospects in the 2026 class, and it's because she combines nice size, strength, and solid athleticism, with good perimeter skill and a consistent jumper.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#395 - [player_tooltip player_id='486529' first='Madison' last='Wethington'] - Danville Community H.S. - Madison grew on me as the day wore on, because she is constantly productive. She has some strength, she's tough, she works hard, and she figures out ways to contribute.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#396 - [player_tooltip player_id='486476' first='Shaylyn' last='Hawk'] - Washington H.S. - Washington has a nice Freshmen group, and Shaylyn has the athletic potential to contribute early. She plays hard, she can run &amp; jump, and she showed some shooting touch outside.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#400 - [player_tooltip player_id='486548' first='Layne' last='Nordstrom'] - Lake Zurich H.S. (IL) - Layne showed nice potential at the event. She has a strong frame, plus she was a solid athlete. I felt like she was more of a combo guard than a point, and she shot it fairly well.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#438 - [player_tooltip player_id='486539' first='Adysson' last='Kircher'] - Northeastern H.S. - Ady has an "it" factor to her game, and I think she'll get better in time. She has length, wiry strength, and she's quick/fast. She seemed creative with the ball and found teammates.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#441 - [player_tooltip player_id='486520' first='Harley' last='Toppe'] - Brownstown Central H.S. - Harley will definitely need to work on her strength for the Varsity level, but she has tremendous length, speed and quickness, and she flashed a nice, balanced skillset all day.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#442 - [player_tooltip player_id='486558' first='Abbigail' last='Harris'] - Clinton Central H.S. - Abbigail is another guard who could stand to get stronger, but she is long, quick/fast, and somewhat bouncy. She showed a nice feistiness and creativity to her game as well.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#459 - [player_tooltip player_id='486126' first='Lilly' last='Sylvester'] - Yorktown H.S. - Lilly has a solid to strong, athletic frame. She has a little length and plays extremely hard, plus she's versatile. She was comfortable around the perimeter, but she was also good in the mid-post.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TEAM 8:</strong><br>#34 - [player_tooltip player_id='486494' first='Jayden' last='Scott'] - Castle H.S. - Jayden is one of the more athletic kids in the 2026 class. She has great length, and athletic frame, and she can run &amp; jump, plus she shows some bounce. She can play in the mid-post or outside.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#119 - [player_tooltip player_id='486502' first='Olivia' last='Murray'] - Westfield H.S. - Olivia is a strong, almost overpowering forward against her peers. She's a solid on-the-floor athlete, and she plays extremely hard. She flashed some skill, inside and out, all day.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#382 - [player_tooltip player_id='486559' first='Maryrose' last='Felling'] - Triton Central H.S. - Maryrose might very well be the best shooter in this class. She has a strong frame, she's good with the ball, but it's her ability to bury shots, and with range, that help her stand out.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#384 - [player_tooltip player_id='486512' first='Cadynce' last='Clark'] - Valparaiso H.S. - Cadynce is the other half of a nice, young, Valparaiso backcourt. She has an athletic frame, some length, and she moves well in most directions. She has a balanced skillset and a nice motor.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#392 - [player_tooltip player_id='486487' first='Kennedy' last='Holman'] - Hamilton Southeastern H.S. - <em><a href="https://prepgirlshoops.com/2022/08/gamechangers-pgh-freshman-showcase-top-perimeter-performers/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">see event eval here</a></em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#446 - [player_tooltip player_id='486549' first='Ava' last='Myers'] - Carroll H.S. (Fort Wayne) - Ava is incredibly intriguing, because I think she might still have 2-3 inches left to grow. She is extremely long, fluidly athletic, fast, she plays with a motor, and she has a solid skillset.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#455 - [player_tooltip player_id='486477' first='Hannah' last='Stepp'] - West Vigo H.S. - <em><a href="https://prepgirlshoops.com/2022/08/gamechangers-pgh-freshman-showcase-top-frontline-performers/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">see event eval here</a></em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#456 - [player_tooltip player_id='486540' first='Whitney' last='Ankenbruck'] - Homestead H.S. - Whitney is a strong and physical wing prospect. She plays with a nice motor, she has a good basketball IQ, and she plays with a versatile skillset outside and in the mid-post. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#494 - [player_tooltip player_id='486530' first='Alyx' last='Kendall'] - Bishop Chatard H.S. - This was my first time seeing Alyx, and she is another with a lot of upside. She is long, wiry-strong, and tall. She needs to grow into her frame, but she flashed skill at all three levels.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#496 - [player_tooltip player_id='486521' first='Laniah' last='Wills'] - Lapel H.S. - <em><a href="https://prepgirlshoops.com/2022/08/gamechangers-pgh-freshman-showcase-top-frontline-performers/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">see event eval here</a></em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->