Fall Ball: Junior Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>On September 9th I attended the&nbsp;<strong>Best in the West Girls Fall League</strong>&nbsp;at Sandra Day O'Connor. I watched the first five games with six different teams playing. Here are some of the standouts I viewed.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">We move over to the Junior Standouts:</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='758836' first='McGuire' last='Lennon'] Sandra Day O'Connor</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A face-up power forward is the glue of the team. She will grab the 50/50 ball and defends the post well with her natural strength. The lefty can dribble drive and score thru contact plus hit the corner three when left open.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='599374' first='Savannah' last='Helms'] Sandra Day O'Connor</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A pure point guard guides the top-10 team flawlessly. She was diming the entire team and setting the table in stride. Shes uses her right or left hand to blow by the defense and is quicker then most to get downhill. She loves the floater and can make the occasional three. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='758837' first='Bella' last='Elsholz'] Sandra Day O'Connor</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A taller wing who plays the game from the neck up. She handles it well and will consistently move the ball. She can shoot perimeter jumpers and is very good in transition. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='758868' first='Cieraka' last='Lynch'] Peoria&nbsp;(Pictured)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A junior forward does many things to help her team. She can score it by getting downhill with either hand and gives hard ball fakes. She can shoot the three and handles the ball like a guard to create her own offense. She is also a very good passer from the high post.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='689062' first='Morgan' last='Van Dyke'] Paradise Honors</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A wing forward with good open court speed, toughness and some strength. She will ball fake and get to the basket scoring thru contact. She can post up and spin off of her defender to score and rebounds the ball well in her area.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='412742' first='Kamara' last='Moss'] Sandra Day O'Connor</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A true post player has good hands and is very strong inside to score. She will rebound anything in her area with her strength, length and positioning. Once she gets to her spot in the post, she is tough to handle.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='511033' first='Dianalynn' last='Howell'] Dream City</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A physical power forward who rebounds well and can take it coast to coast. The lefty scores thru contact and has a soft touch off the glass. She can face up to the three and has the motor to rebound and has that much needed quick second jump. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->