16U All-Tournament Team- Duel For The Dynasty

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>With the abundance of talented players spread out in this division over the weekend, some went off on Saturday or Sunday yet these five players did something to grab my attention every game I caught them on during the event </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='662103' first='Lydia' last='Plummer']-5'11 F ([program_tooltip program_id='715950' first='Team' last='HQ'] 2025) Norman [2026]</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Plummer is not only "long and athletic" which will always be the base, but she's also "strong, long and athletic" and watching her battle on the inside over and over was a definite treat to me as she goes after everything off the rim. She also went after loose balls and her interior defense was not only strong but consistent. She even stepped outside the paint and applied pressure but on the flip, her scoring around the basket and finishing with players literally hanging on her goes back to her being strong. She attacked and finished from multiple angles and she dropped the mid to long-range jumper. Before I forget, she also played the passing lane</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Janeen Lashley-Hill -5'11 F ([program_tooltip program_id='715857' first='United' last='Lady Elite'] 2025) Harker Heights [2026]</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lashley-Hill has impressed me, wait, OVERLY impressed me on back-to-back weekends starting with the<strong><a href="https://prepgirlshoops.com/2023/05/16u-top-performers-pghdynastyclassic/"> Dynasty Classic </a></strong>where she was a <strong>Top Performer</strong>. What else did she me this weekend, well always remember when I say "long and athletic" is the base, I look for intangibles that separate players in the profile, and this time, her "hands and footwork"combination was added to what she brings to the table but she's about to set that same table as she is learning to "take over games" down the stretch. Her poise under pressure and delivering not only clutch shots but just making plays on both ends that lead to baskets or stop the other team from getting them</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='654526' first='Trailee' last='Watson']-5'8 PG ([program_tooltip program_id='715796' first='OK' last='[program_tooltip program_id='712549' first='Ice' last='']'] 2025) Nowata [2025]</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Watson is "heady" and stays under control but her ability to not only control the tempo but "run her team" and set her teammates up n[program_tooltip program_id='712549' first='Ice' last='']ly for scoring opportunities was n[program_tooltip program_id='712549' first='Ice' last=''] on both days. Her court vision in the set as well as in the open court was among the best all weekend and watching her thread the needle from the other side of the midcourt line, in traffic, and "on the money" was very n[program_tooltip program_id='712549' first='Ice' last='']. She also sets the defender up by using a deceptive first step, which enables her to attack off the dribble and that along with her body control got her baskets, even after the lick. She also showed she could create her shot while being defended and knock down the mid and long-range jumper </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Cassie Young-5'7 G ([program_tooltip program_id='715168' first='True' last='Texas Hoops'] 2025 S40) Flower Mound Marcus [2026]</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Young understands simple things that can turn out to be big yet hers turned out to be HUGE as she got positioning under the basket and outrebounded taller players, on both ends of the court. She scored on putbacks, yet she also handled the ball in the open court after grabbing the ball off the rim and not only did she see the floor in transition, she made decisions on who to give the ball to but her court vision in the half-court was also good as she plays within herself and doesn't force anything. Her scoring off the dribble, from outside the paint was n[program_tooltip program_id='712549' first='Ice' last=''] and she finished after contact but she played defense and also played the passing lane </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Evan O'Steen-5'10 F ([program_tooltip program_id='715168' first='True' last='Texas Hoops'] 2025 S40) Grapevine Faith [2026]</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>O'Steen has me closing the All-Tournament team with how I opened it, "long and athletic" but peep this, add UPS to her list of intangibles. It wasn't a mirage as she elevated not only for rebounds, on both ends, but to "block, alter and (or) deflect shots" on BOTH days. She handled the ball after causing the turnover, well she did the same thing after playing the passing lane but she made good passes off the dribble going full speed, she also has a n[program_tooltip program_id='712549' first='Ice' last=''] first step in the set to score attacking the rim, very n[program_tooltip program_id='712549' first='Ice' last=''] body control to finish off-balance but she wasn't finished showing me everything as she dropped it from mid to long-range with ease</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->