Expo 250 Preview: 2025 Guards

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='495953' first='Jiyah' last='Hamilton'] will be in the building once again. Hamilton made huge impressions last year at the 250 Expo with her hustle and ability to make plays in a lot of areas. I've seen Hamilton numerous times since then. Hamilton is a legitimate threat from behind the three point line . She can also beat you off the dribble if you overplay the three or close out on her too fast. She has shown the ability to rip to the midrange and also get downhill to the rim in a hurry. A few numbers from Hamilton's last season in High School: 10.8 points per game, 22 threes, and 2.3 assists per game. Hamilton can also play defense and is an excellent on ball defender. Last season,the Junior guard averaged 3.6 steals per game </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='763181' first='Maia' last='Berdebes'] averaged 11.9 points per game, 5 8 rebounds per game, and 3.2 steals, and 2.8 assists per game. Berdebes is a team player who plays on both sides of the ball. We are looking forward to seeing the versatile Berdebes at the Expo. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='664264' first='Zion' last='McRae'] is a scoring machine and she will be a player to pay close attention at the Expo. McRae averaged nearly 22 points per game and had 143 field goals for the season. I've seen McRae many times and she plays all over the floor and on both ends of the court. Last high school season, she also averaged 4.2 rebounds per game. McRae showed a lot of leadership on and off the floor this AAU season. She led the team and played her role with a loaded team and led the way even more when the roster was diluted. McRae is a slasher, a shooter, a defender, and a distributor on the court. Spectators are in for a treat watching McRae play. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='767590' first='Alaysha' last='Williams'] played at Ed White and was part of their historical season last season. Williams averaged 7.4 points per game, 3 1 rebounds per game, and 2.4 steals. Williams plays an agressive style on defense and really presses the ball well. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='521332' first='Hallie' last='Stokes']. Entering her Junior season, Stokes is poised to make her mark at the Expo and also this upcoming season. Stokes has shown can she can score and has been doing so since she was a Freshman. She is looking to come from under the radar and will likely use the Expo to springboard into the upcoming season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='248674' first='Kiarra' last='Orphelia'] also enters her junior season and is poised to make her mark at the Top 250 Expo. She plays at Monteverde and is used to stiff competition on a daily basis Orphelia is looking to come from under the radar and we are glad to have a front row seat. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->