2A-3A Final-4 Playoffs: Frosh/Soph Standouts
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On Friday, February 24th I watched both Final-4 games for 2A and watched the first 3A game at the Arizona Veteran’s Memorial Coliseum in Phx, AZ. The setting was something you want to experience at least once with San Carlos…
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Continue ReadingOn Friday, February 24th I watched both Final-4 games for 2A and watched the first 3A game at the Arizona Veteran’s Memorial Coliseum in Phx, AZ.
The setting was something you want to experience at least once with San Carlos Tribe attending with many many chants and sheer joy and excitement for their team.
Results
2A #2 San Carlos 42 #3 Pima 48
2A #1 Phoenix Country Day 60 #5 Sedona Red Rock 45
3A #6 Show Low 41 vs #10 Chinle 35
Here were some of the Frosh/Soph Standouts
Sophomores
Ellysia Cutter Ellysia Cutter 5'9" | SF San Carlos | 2025 State AZ San Carlos
A versatile all-around two-way guard. She can make plays for her teammates, defend plus score it. She has very quick hands and is athletic and fast in the open court with good size. She does a little bit of everything. She will dive on the floor for a loose ball and guard multiple positions. She can drive by her defender and lay it in with a quicker burst.
Ady Hoopes Ady Hoopes 5'11" | PF Pima | 2025 State AZ Pima
A good sized soph post player has great strength and girth to battle inside the paint. She is a good passer and holds her ground well in the post. She will be a breakout candidate with more minutes once their star senior center graduates.
Olivia Owens Olivia Owens 5'10" | PG Phoenix Country Day | 2025 State AZ Phoenix Country Day
A long athletic scoring guard defends multiple positions. She will score thru contact with some toughness and collects steals with her length and quick twitch athleticism. She can make off balanced shots in traffic and will consistently suck in the defense and will kick it to a shooter for the assist. She can hit the three albeit a little streaky.
Aila Kaibara Aila Kaibara 5'8" | PG Phoenix Country Day | 2025 State AZ Phoenix Country Day
A good size point guard with nice court vision. She can rebound with some toughness, runs the court well for easy buckets and changes speeds plus is crafty around the basket to score. She will hit the three but loves giving a ball fake and getting to the paint and making a play.
Raquel Wilson Raquel Wilson 5'7" | CG Show Low | 2025 State AZ Show Low
A good sized combo guard is a very good passer and can score on layups. She sees the court and gives hard ball fakes and will go up in the paint. She has quick hands on defense and handled the immense ball pressure from the Chinle team.
Freshman
Madison Gordon Madison Gordon 5'9" | SG Phoenix Country Day | 2026 State AZ Phoenix Country Day (Pictured)
A bigger freshman shooting guard has one of the best shooting strokes we have viewed so far in the class. She squares up like you should and releases the ball with textbook form. She is best as a catch and shoot three point gunner then on the move. She uses her size to rebound.
Kylee Juan Kylee Juan 5'10" | C San Carlos | 2026 State AZ San Carlos
A skilled post player has great strength. She handles the ball well and can drive it past the defender or rip thru plus can go coast to coast. She uses her body to shield off bigger players and is a very good passer. She has a drop step move and can even step out and hit the three.