Highlighting Some Standouts From This Season

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Now that the season is winding down, we can talk about some kids who've put together a standout season. Many kids are playing well this season and deserve recognition for it. However, today I want to highlight four specific kids.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='448255' first='Julia' last='Kellner']</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Racine Lutheran forward does all the little things a coach would want their 6-foot-2 post to do. For one, she rebounds well both inside and outside of her area. She's a mobile forward who can cover ground quickly. The sophomore has also shown an ability to score around the rim consistently. Her ability to clear the defensive boards and be an option for her teammates on the blocks have helped the Crusaders win games this season, and they'll need her to continue that through the postseason.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='579083' first='Keegan' last='Lodes']</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 5-foot-11 wing has the tools to excel at the high school level and beyond. Lodes is an athletic kid who can knock down shots and defend high-level wings on the other end. Those two skills alone make her a kid that'll help her team whenever she steps on the floor, and coming off the bench for Kettle Moraine makes her dangerous. Lodes can change the course of a game against good teams as she did against Waukesha West last month. Most people will think of other Lasers when they think about what players can cause some damage, and Lodes should be one of them.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='421305' first='Jordyn' last='Peed']</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>There wasn't a better under-the-radar kid last summer than [player_tooltip player_id='421305' first='Jordyn' last='Peed']. She was usually on side courts, and people didn't know about her. This season the Eau Claire Memorial guard has made a name for herself as a two-way off-ball wing that gets it done on both ends of the floor. She can do a little bit of everything and has the physical tools to defend multiple positions. She's been excellent these past ten months and is only improving.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='266993' first='Ava' last='Brandenburg']</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Evansville guard/wing is one of the most dynamic kids in Wisconsin that doesn't get talked about enough. Brandenburg is comfortable playing different roles for her team and excelling everywhere. A great example of how effective she can be came last summer against a North Tartan EYBL team who finished 2nd at TOC. Brandenburg went up against Power Five-level talent and went toe-to-toe with them. She scored at all three levels, beat her matchup off the dribble, and helped her Let it Rain team jump to an early lead. Even though they lost that game, if any coaches at that game didn't know about her going into the game, they did afterward.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->