17U All-Tournament #PGHDynastyClassic

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here is the <strong>All-Tournament team</strong>, I'll drop some of the other<strong> Top Performers </strong>I caught from the 17U Division later which includes <strong>NEW FACES </strong>as well as progression from others I have seen </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='417979' first='DaNae' last='Crosby']-5'8 G (Team Stay Ready 2024) Braswell [2024]</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Crosby goes hard on both ends and she's one of those "never takes a play-off" type of player. She scored countless times off the dribble, her first step is explosive and her body control makes off-balance acrobatic shots look easy. Still, her unselfishness must be mentioned because she handles the ball under pressure and has good court vision. Her pull-up jumper in the set is nice, and so is her long-range but in transition, her stop-and-pop is special </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='206974' first='Taylor' last='Jones'] (Pro Skills Houston 2024-1) Oak Ridge [2024]</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jones has always been able to drop it from DEEP and the older she got, the DEEPER it would drop yet she can run the combo and since her handling the ball and seeing the floor under pressure, she has numerous options. Her passes are crisp and "on the money" to teammates both in the set and in the open court but her scoring off the dribble and finishing after contact, with either hand, JUST DID IT for me. Her midrange was effective she dropped the long ball also but the "on the ball" pressure she applied on defense was smoking </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Za'Kenya Thompson-5'8 G (Houston Lady Nets 2024) Spring [2024]</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Thompson continues to show she's one of the best clutch players on the circuit and her ability to find ways to put the ball in the basket. Yeah, she can drop it from long-range and create her shot to score from midrange but her attacking and finishing after contact, hard contact, speaks volumes about her strength. With that being said, she outrebounded taller players, on both ends and scored over them on putbacks, again, after contact. Factor in she can defend both in and outside the paint, as well as see the floor and make good decisions, all of that stood out</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Aniya Jackson (Team Passion) 2024</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jackson is long and athletic, one more time that is the BASE yet her intangibles stood out immediately as she attacked off the dribble, her first step is impressive, and so is her body control. She created her shot under pressure and showed the pull-up jumper which she elevates over the defender to get off. She rebounds and handles the ball in the open court, court vision is nice as she hit teammates from over 20 feet but she also did a good job defending in the paint, as well as on the ball. Oh yeah, she plays the passing lane </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='510469' first='Kennedy' last='Simpson']-5'9 G (Houston Lady Nets 2024) Summer Creek [2026] MVP</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Simpson has taken it to another level, her poise under pressure has always been there, and she has always reacted well but her doing things instinctively like anticipating the offensive players' moves to take the charge was overly impressive. She patiently set the defender up to attack the basket, with either hand while finishing strongly, with either hand but her mid to long-range jumpers, with a hand in her face, were very nice. She defends, on the ball, and rebounds on both ends of the floor, her being vocal and seeing the floor also shows her growth </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>SECOND TEAM</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='975633' first='Jayla' last='Lewis'] (Pro Skills Houston 2024- 1)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='861380' first='Cynthia' last='Lecompte'] (Pro Skills Houston 2024-1)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Niyla Wilkins (Team Passion)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Journey Taylor-5'8 G (Lady Sharks)Braswell [2024]</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='509654' first='Aaliyah' last='Scott']-5'7 PG (Team Stay Ready 2024) Lewisville [2024]</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Honorable Mention</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Kaiya Carter (Dash)</strong> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Morgan Prevost (Pro Skills 2024-1)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Mila Rosinni (TNBA Houston 2024)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Caleah Kennedy-6'3 F (Lady Sharks) Macarthur [2025]</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Amiya Tucker (Team Passion) 2024</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->