Higbee Summer Shootout 2025 Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prep Girls Hoops Missouri takes a look at some of the top Class of 2025 standouts that we watched on Thursday at the Higbee Summer Shootout, which was held at Central Christian College of the Bible in Moberly.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":666491,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepgirlshoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2023/06/IMG_1426.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-666491" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='303295' first='Natalie' last='Shryock'] (North Callaway): A talented 5'8" guard who excelled at virtually every spot on the floor. She's an excellent ball handler who delivers pinpoint passes. She can knock down 3-pointers from the perimeter and she can also work the high post and score in the lane. She has very good instincts on the defensive end and she plays the passing lanes very well.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>******<br></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":666496,"width":390,"height":292,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img src="https://prepgirlshoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2023/06/IMG_1508.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-666496" width="390" height="292" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='424768' first='Ronnie' last='Welch'] (Higbee): An athletic 5'8" guard who plays with as much energy and activity as any player that I watched on the day. She plays the top of the team's full court press and she is always in motion in her pursuit for deflections and steals. Her motor never stops running. On the offensive end, she is very effective when attacking the basket on slashing drives in the lane.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>******</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":666504,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepgirlshoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2023/06/IMG_1428.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-666504" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Laykn Hartley (North Callaway): A versatile shooting guard who was knocking down shots from downtown during the two games that I watched her play. She was very good shooting off the catch against zone defenses. She was very aggressive on the defensive end as she was constantly hawking the ball and causing tie-ups with opposing ball handlers.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>********</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><br></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":666509,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepgirlshoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2023/06/IMG_1448.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-666509" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bailey Watton (Atlanta): A 5'11" forward who is very comfortable on the perimeter with her ball handling and 3-point shooting ability. She can stretch the floor with her shooting from long range, but she also has a good shot fake and dribble move to get to the basket when defenders close out on her.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>*******</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":666510,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepgirlshoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2023/06/IMG_1486.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-666510" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hadley DeFreece (Northeast Nodaway): An athletic combo guard who did a good job of knocking down 3-pointers. They ran some good sets for her to get open looks and she was very accurate from long distance. She was also getting into the passing lanes and was able to create steals into transition layups.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>*******</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":666517,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepgirlshoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2023/06/IMG_1463.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-666517" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lea Bondurant (North Callaway): A 5'10" forward who is a very good worker inside who gets results with her excellent efforts. She does a great job of posting up and sealing defenders while giving a nice target to pass to. She is also a good passer. She is a very good screener who also rebounds the ball well.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->