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Pulling The Sleigh – The Seniors

Pulling The Sleigh – The Seniors
Scott Hankamp
Scott Hankamp
December 26, 2022 @ 07:23 AM
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Rachel Resio
Rachel Resio 5'6" | PG | 2023
MI
Aaliyah Ratliff
Aaliyah Ratliff SG | 2023
MI
Elyssa Kincaid
Elyssa Kincaid 5'11" | PF | 2023
MI
Mary Copple
Mary Copple 5'7" | PG | 2023
MI
Liv Linden
Liv Linden 5'7" | SG | 2023
MI
Alyssa Wypych
Alyssa Wypych 5'10" | PG | 2023
MI
McKenna Macon
McKenna Macon 5'8" | PG | 2023
MI
Maddie Petroelje
Maddie Petroelje 6'1" | SF | 2023
MI
Faith Carson
Faith Carson 6'4" | C | 2023
MI
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Many children were visited by Santa yesterday. But how'd he get to all those homes? Everyone knows the tale of Santa's reindeer pulling the sleigh. Dasher, Dancer, Comet, Cupid, Prancer, Vixen, Blitzen, Donner, and Rudolph are well known in Holiday lore. What if the sleigh was being pulled by Michigan high school basketball's senior class? Who would be 9 players pulling the sleigh? Here are my example of 9 athletes leading the way.

Ohio State
Faith Carson

Faith Carson

MI
C
HEIGHT 6'4"
POS C
CLASS 2023
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Faith
Carson C
Class
2023
Height
6'4"
HS
Buchanan
|
MI
Pulling The Sleigh – The Seniors
Santa needs some power to pull the sleigh. If power is what you’re looking for, Carson is a...
Written by Scott Hankamp
Ohio State
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Faith Carson

State: Michigan
School: Buchanan
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Loyola-Chicago
Maddie Petroelje

Maddie Petroelje

MI
SF
HEIGHT 6'1"
POS SF
CLASS 2023
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Maddie
Petroelje SF
Class
2023
Height
6'1"
HS
Hudsonville
|
MI
Pulling The Sleigh – The Seniors
To pull a sleight it takes a different kind of toughness. Petroelje has that toughness without a doubt....
Written by Scott Hankamp
Loyola-Chicago
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Maddie Petroelje

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State: Michigan
School: Hudsonville
Club: Michigan Basketball Academy
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Michigan Tech
Alyssa Wypych

Alyssa Wypych

MI
PG
HEIGHT 5'10"
POS PG
CLASS 2023
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Alyssa
Wypych PG
Class
2023
Height
5'10"
HS
Rockford
|
MI
Pulling The Sleigh – The Seniors
To pull a sleigh for the state of Michigan, we need leadership. A floor general you might say?...
Written by Scott Hankamp
Michigan Tech
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Alyssa Wypych

Twitter
State: Michigan
School: Rockford
Club: West Michigan Drive
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Western Michigan
McKenna Macon

McKenna Macon

MI
PG
HEIGHT 5'8"
POS PG
CLASS 2023
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McKenna
Macon PG
Class
2023
Height
5'8"
HS
Lawton
|
MI
Pulling The Sleigh – The Seniors
We need a seasoned veteran to pull the sleigh right? Macon is that player. She basically played up...
Written by Scott Hankamp
Western Michigan
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McKenna Macon

State: Michigan
School: Lawton
Club: Macon 6 Basketball Academy
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Highlights

Canisius
Mary Copple

Mary Copple

MI
PG
HEIGHT 5'7"
POS PG
CLASS 2023
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Mary
Copple PG
Class
2023
Height
5'7"
HS
Brighton
|
MI
Pulling The Sleigh – The Seniors
We need accuracy on a sleight flying across the state right? Is there a more accurate shooter in...
Written by Scott Hankamp
Canisius
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Mary Copple

Twitter
State: Michigan
School: Brighton
Club: MICHIGAN STORM 2023-UAA
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Lawrence Tech
Liv Linden

Liv Linden

MI
SG
HEIGHT 5'7"
POS SG
CLASS 2023
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Liv
Linden SG
Class
2023
Height
5'7"
HS
Hartland
|
MI
Pulling The Sleigh – The Seniors
Why Linden? Because quite frankly, if something happened to the sleigh, I think Linden could just pull it...
Written by Scott Hankamp
Lawrence Tech
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Liv Linden

Twitter
State: Michigan
School: Hartland
Club: Michigan Mystics
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Cedarville
Elyssa Kincaid

Elyssa Kincaid

MI
PF
HEIGHT 5'11"
POS PF
CLASS 2023
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Elyssa
Kincaid PF
Class
2023
Height
5'11"
HS
Riverview
|
MI
Pulling The Sleigh – The Seniors
We need players that can do it all when we ask them to pull the sleigh for the...
Written by Scott Hankamp
Cedarville
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Elyssa Kincaid

Instagram Twitter
State: Michigan
School: Riverview
Club: Factory 2023 Orange
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Rachel Resio

Rachel Resio

MI
PG
HEIGHT 5'6"
POS PG
CLASS 2023
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Rachel
Resio PG
Class
2023
Height
5'6"
HS
Swan Valley
|
MI
Pulling The Sleigh – The Seniors
We need gamers to pull this sleigh. Resio has proven herself to be just that. She’s a winner...
Written by Scott Hankamp
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Rachel Resio

Twitter
State: Michigan
School: Swan Valley
Club: R.E.A.L.
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Aaliyah Ratliff

Aaliyah Ratliff

MI
SG
POS SG
CLASS 2023
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Aaliyah
Ratliff SG
Class
2023
HS
Wyoming
|
MI
Pulling The Sleigh – The Seniors
I think we want some firepower and upside pulling the sleigh and Ratliff seems like a good fit....
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Aaliyah Ratliff

State: Michigan
School: Wyoming
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