2023 V-Town Showdown Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The V-Town Showdown is a week-long tournament that took place at Vilonia High School. I was only able to attend on Saturday, but I have several players below that played well. Keep reading below for information on some of the best performances. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='304692' first='Brilynn' last='Findley'] | PG | Bryant | 2024</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Brilynn has to step into more of a leadership role this year. The senior point guard was communicating out on the floor. She got the team organized on offense and held people accountable on defense. As a point guard, she was the first line of defense and applied good ball pressure. This disrupted the opponents and led to easy transition points. In the half-court, she did a good job of creating off the dribble and making plays. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='465582' first='India' last='Robinson'] | Wing | Bryant | 2025</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>India is a versatile wing player with the ability to play inside and out. Her standout play got her selected as Bryant's player of the game vs Pulaski Academy. She gets after it on defense and makes her presence felt with her on-ball pressure, defensive rebounding, help defense, and getting in the passing lanes. India moves well without the ball and can finish around the basket in traffic.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='307198' first='Taleigha' last='Ealy'] | Post | Russellville | 2024</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Standing around 6'0 the versatile big dominated the paint. And by dominate I don't mean she scored a bunch of points. The Arkansas Monticello signee limited Pulaski Academy to one shot, got several offensive rebounds, punished the defense when she caught the ball on the low block and blocked or made the offense alter their shot when on defense. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='869995' first='Brenna' last='Burk'] | PG | Russellville | 2024</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Brenna is one of the best point guards in the Arkansas class of 2024. Her skill level of ball handling, finishing, and shooting make her difficult to defend. Add a high IQ and you have a difference-maker that runs your team. In the game, I saw Brenna did a great job shooting the ball off the catch or off the dribble. She finished at the rim, pushed the ball in transition, and made plays for herself or her teammates.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Shyisah Willis | Wing | Russellville | 2024</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Shyisah was impressive with her performance vs Pulaski Academy. The wing player showed her defensive versatility by applying good on-ball pressure, getting to her help position early, and playing the passing lanes. She also brings a lot of energy on both ends of the floor, was a threat from the three-point line, and could push it in the open court.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->