The National Championship, Florida standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>At the National Championship held at the Convention Center. There were many players that gave it all, here are a few that stood out.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="470421" first="Nakayla" last="Green"]</strong> 5'3” 2023 PG ECU Navy/Cocoa</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Green is tough short guard with a ton of skill.  She gets to the basket, using her frame to create space to get her the right position.  She also has a nice shot, that she connects on from both the mid-range and the outside the arch.  As the point guard for ECU, she sees the floor, distributes the ball and gets the team set up in the offense. <img class="wp-image-471110" style="width: 150px;" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2022/08/Nakayla-Green.jpg" alt=""></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Janiel Williams</strong> 5'7” C 2025 Booker/SMS</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Another strong athlete to come out of Booker and Slo Mo Sports.&nbsp; For the position she plays, she passes very well, getting her teammates the ball to make positive plays.&nbsp; Able to get a good position to get rebounds.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="426955" first="Analyse" last="Rios"]</strong> 5'2” PG 2023 Timber Creek/Nona Basketball Academy</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Rios, an elusive guard that shows much determination and grit.&nbsp; A tough smaller guard that plays all out.&nbsp; She has a nice outside shot, can hit the long ball.&nbsp; Along with having no fear to attack the goal, most of the time getting the and 1 call. &nbsp;Coming up on her Senior year, the young guard should complete the Wolves this upcoming season.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jsiyah Taylor</strong> 5'2” PG 2025 Booker/SMS</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A gritty point guard for the SMS team.&nbsp; She showed a high level of poise and maturity, playing versus the tough competition at the National Championship, playing on the 2023 team.&nbsp; She sees the floor very well, making the right pass.&nbsp; She can knock down a shot from time to time.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><img class="wp-image-470868" style="width: 150px;" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2022/08/Archer-scaled.jpg" alt=""><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="426386" first="Lauren" last="Archer"]</strong> 5'7” PF TNBA 2024/Umatilla</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A tough post player that can hit the open shot. She plays on a strong 2024 TNBA team, that gets after it. Archer can get offensive rebounds and get the put back. She runs the floor well and has a high motor.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Elianna Villegas</strong> 5'7” SF 2024 Booker/SMS</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A strong player that plays super hard on the defensive end of the floor.&nbsp; She hustles and makes the tough plays.&nbsp; Villegas gets a ton of deflections, and defensive stops.&nbsp; Look forward to watching her for her Junior year with the Tornadoes.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><img class="wp-image-331173" style="width: 150px;" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2021/09/5-Alexis-Botelho-scaled.jpg" alt=""><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="248333" first="Alexis" last="Botelho"]</strong> 5'3” SG 2024 Hagerty/Nona Basketball Academy</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Botelho, is a smaller guard on the short Nona team. She can hit the outside jump shot, along with the three balls.&nbsp; Very smart with the ball in her hand, makes the right play.&nbsp; She gets to the basket, finishing with a mix of moves.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><img class="wp-image-434144" style="width: 150px;" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2022/05/20220521_102809-1-scaled.jpg" alt=""><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="243948" first="Maggie" last="Lauber"]</strong> 5'6” PG 2023 Durant/Nona Basketball Academy</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lauber is a feisty payer that player with a ton of grit and tenacity.&nbsp; She has great court vision, making the timely pass to her teammates.&nbsp; Very strong with the ball, makes the right play, either driving to the basket, making the pass or pulling up for a shot.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Luke Zbynski is the Orlando area Prep Girls Hoops Florida writer. For any story ideas or genral information. Please contact him at zbynskipreph</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->