#PGHTop250ExpoGA: A Look Into Team 9

<!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">I had a chance to evaluate Team 9 at the #PGHTop250ExpoGA, and here are my thoughts on the squad and their performance…</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"align":"left","id":790297,"sizeSlug":"medium","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image alignleft size-medium"><img src="https://prepgirlshoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2023/10/PGH-Kaleigh-Heywood.png?w=300" alt="" class="wp-image-790297" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">[player_tooltip player_id='476458' first='Kaleigh' last='Heywood'] (5'9/CG/'26/Collins Hill) </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Kaleigh is a big guard who lived in the paint. Her handles and scoring ability, combined with her playmaking, allow her to run the offense. She is young but stepped up and did not back down from any challenge that she was faced with throughout the day. She has good vision and passing skills, which helps her get the rock to teammates when she is getting downhill and passing lanes become available. When she is not spraying the rock, she finishes at the rim with high efficiency.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"align":"left","id":790298,"sizeSlug":"medium","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image alignleft size-medium"><img src="https://prepgirlshoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2023/10/PGH-Brannen-Shiloh.jpg?w=300" alt="" class="wp-image-790298" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Brannen Shiloh</strong> (6'0/F/'26/Gainesville) </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Instagram: branae.marie</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">X/Twitter: @BBranaeShiloh</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Brannen has good size and did a good job carving out space on offense and clogging up space on defense. Offensively, she did a great job rim running, something I did not see many bigs do throughout the day. She showed a nice up-and-under move that really impressed me and showed that she had some tools in the bag and that she is agile on her feet. Defensively, she showed she can handle opposing bigs, but as she shows the ability to step out and defend in space and in pick-and-roll action, her stock will continue to increase as it did at camp.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"align":"left","id":790299,"sizeSlug":"medium","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image alignleft size-medium"><img src="https://prepgirlshoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2023/10/PGH-Paris-Parham.jpg?w=300" alt="" class="wp-image-790299" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='395690' first='Parris' last='Parham']</strong> (5'10/F/'25/Bradwell Institute) </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Instagram: playboiiparris</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">X/Twitter: @parrisparham_</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Parris is a downhill attacking wing with good positional size. She has a motor and brings energy and effort that is contagious. She attacked in straight lines and did very little playing with the rock when getting going. She got downhill often and kept defenders on their heels. She made tough shots as she was met with physical play when she got deep in the paint. Parris showed her ability to make the trey ball, which made defenders respect her on the perimeter and not be able to sag off her when she had the ball in her hands. She really put in work on the glass and got her squad out in transition, as she often boarded and started the break.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"align":"left","id":790300,"sizeSlug":"medium","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image alignleft size-medium"><img src="https://prepgirlshoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2023/10/PGH-Sydney-Glahn.png?w=300" alt="" class="wp-image-790300" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='476475' first='Sydney' last='Glahn']</strong> (5'8/G/'26/Mount Pisgah) </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Instagram: sydneyy.glahnn</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">X/Twitter: @glahn_sydney_</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Sydney was solid on both ends of the floor. She did a lot of things well, but nothing stood out more than the other. She aggressively looked for her shot and got some good looks. She has to continue to stay in the lab working on her shot if that is going to be her calling card because she has to be more efficient from behind the arc.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"align":"left","id":790301,"sizeSlug":"medium","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image alignleft size-medium"><img src="https://prepgirlshoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2023/10/PGH-Lexie-Bradford.jpg?w=300" alt="" class="wp-image-790301" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='790247' first='Lexie' last='Bradford']</strong> (6'0/C/'26/Coffee) </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Instagram: lexie_e_bradford</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Lexie was a presence inside that really made her presence felt on the glass and on the defensive end of the floor, as she did a good job contesting shots. She provided consistent play on both ends of the floor and did a good job making the paint her residence, making it hard for opponents to find clear looks in the paint and at the cup. Offensively, she is a solid screen setter and does a good job of mixing up when she rolls and when she pops. Lexie can stretch the floor as she showed a good perimeter J and was efficient throughout the day.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"align":"left","id":790302,"sizeSlug":"medium","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image alignleft size-medium"><img src="https://prepgirlshoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2023/10/PGH-Zania-Gay.png?w=300" alt="" class="wp-image-790302" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Zania Gay</strong> (5'2/G/'24/Stockbridge) </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Instagram: itz._.zania</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Zania is a small guard who spent most of her time initiating the offense and getting her teammates involved. She plays with the ball in her hands most of the time and does a good job creating scoring opportunities for her teammates. She actively sought to get to the rack and, with her quickness, often had very little resistance to her dribble drive game. She struggled to score in the game I saw, but sometimes that happens. But with her ability to get all the way to the rim, it will be a plus as she begins her senior campaign. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"align":"left","id":790303,"sizeSlug":"medium","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image alignleft size-medium"><img src="https://prepgirlshoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2023/10/PGH-Gracie-Byford.jpg?w=300" alt="" class="wp-image-790303" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='365762' first='Gracie' last='Byford']</strong> (5'5/G/'25/Villa Rica) </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Instagram: gracie._byford</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">X/Twitter: @byford_gracie</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Gracie is a gamer and gave it all she had on both ends of the floor on every possession. I loved her tenacity and grit as she put pressure on her defender and forced her to be engaged at all times when on D. She is highly skilled and showed her handle and her ability to create her shot off the bounce. Gracie has good basketball instincts, is wired to score the ball, and has the tools to make it happen. Despite struggling with her shot, she did not allow that to stop her from impacting the game, as she found ways to contribute without scoring.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"align":"left","id":790304,"sizeSlug":"medium","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image alignleft size-medium"><img src="https://prepgirlshoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2023/10/PGH-Elaina-Parker.png?w=300" alt="" class="wp-image-790304" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='790239' first='Elaina' last='Parker']</strong> (5'9/F/'26/Tucker) </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">X/Twitter: @lainahoops</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Elaina brought energy and effort to the floor every time she stepped onto the court. She did not do much to separate herself from the pack but competed on every possession. She is young, as she is embarking on her sophomore season, and will need to stay in the lab adding weapons to her game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='790236' first='Camille' last='Powell']</strong> (5'6/G/'25/Collins Hill) </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Camille was in attack mode for most of the day and thrived in transition. She was a good rebounding guard on both ends and started the break after securing the defensive boards and got a lot of put-backs with her activity on the offensive glass. She was at her best when she was out, pushing the pace and leading her team in transition.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->