Westside Classic Top Performers Pt. II

Westside Classic 2023

David Yapkowitz

November 28, 2023 @ 11:00 PM

This week, St. Monica High School, Palisades High School and St. Mary High School all played host as location sites for the Westside Classic Tournament. This post-Thanksgiving tournament featured some of the best players and teams from the Southern California arena both Southern Section and City Section. I was able to attend the even on Monday Nov. 27 and Wednesday Nov. 29. Here's a look at some additional standouts I saw. 1. [player_tooltip player_id='835340' first='Katie' last='Chiba'] - LACES 2024 Chiba was one of the top point guards on the first day of the tournament. She was a pass-first player; always looking for her teammates and looking to make the right play/extra pass. Good/crafty ball-handler, keeps her head up and can dribble under defense pressure. Relocates after the initial pass. Consistently got to her spots on the court. Good shooter from three-point range. 2. [player_tooltip player_id='839824' first='Darby' last='Stayton'] - Crescenta Valley 2025 Stayton was one of the better bigs/centers I saw. Active on the glass; gets good rebounding position and follows shots off misses. Boxes out well and hits guards with quick outlet passes. Strong off ball movement, she gets in good scoring position off cuts to the basket and lurking along the baseline. 3. [player_tooltip player_id='835344' first='Taylor' last='Westbrook'] - Louisville 2024 Westbrook is a wing/forward who has some guard like skills/ability. Uses step-throughs consistently to finish in the lane. Quick, decisive moves with the ball in her hands. She catches the ball high and keeps it out of reach of the defense. Very good vision in the halfcourt; she plays in the high post and does very well finding cutters. Off ball she makes good cuts/dives to the basket. 4. [player_tooltip player_id='773690' first='Kylee' last='Yeh'] - Mira Costa 2027 Yeh is a good point guard with a pass first mentality. Nine times out of ten she's looking to pass and looking to get her teammates involved. She moves the ball and keeps the offense flowing. When it comes to scoring, she can consistently get paint touches and finish through the defense. Defensively, she's solid on ball, alert and contests shots well, stays low/down.

This week, St. Monica High School, Palisades High School and St. Mary High School all played host as location sites for the Westside Classic Tournament. This post-Thanksgiving tournament featured some of the best players and teams from the Southern California arena both Southern Section and City Section. I was able to attend the even on Monday Nov. 27 and Wednesday Nov. 29. Here's a look at some additional standouts I saw.

1. Katie Chiba Katie Chiba 5'2" | PG LACES | 2024 State CA - LACES 2024

Chiba was one of the top point guards on the first day of the tournament. She was a pass-first player; always looking for her teammates and looking to make the right play/extra pass. Good/crafty ball-handler, keeps her head up and can dribble under defense pressure. Relocates after the initial pass. Consistently got to her spots on the court. Good shooter from three-point range.

2. Darby Stayton Darby Stayton 5'9" | SF Crescenta Valley | 2025 State CA - Crescenta Valley 2025

Stayton was one of the better bigs/centers I saw. Active on the glass; gets good rebounding position and follows shots off misses. Boxes out well and hits guards with quick outlet passes. Strong off ball movement, she gets in good scoring position off cuts to the basket and lurking along the baseline.

3. Taylor Westbrook Taylor Westbrook 6'1" | PF Loiusville | 2024 State CA - Louisville 2024

Westbrook is a wing/forward who has some guard like skills/ability. Uses step-throughs consistently to finish in the lane. Quick, decisive moves with the ball in her hands. She catches the ball high and keeps it out of reach of the defense. Very good vision in the halfcourt; she plays in the high post and does very well finding cutters. Off ball she makes good cuts/dives to the basket.

4. Kylee Yeh Kylee Yeh 5'8" | CG Mira Costa | 2027 State CA - Mira Costa 2027

Yeh is a good point guard with a pass first mentality. Nine times out of ten she's looking to pass and looking to get her teammates involved. She moves the ball and keeps the offense flowing. When it comes to scoring, she can consistently get paint touches and finish through the defense. Defensively, she's solid on ball, alert and contests shots well, stays low/down.