Miami at San Tan Charter Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tuesday, December 12th I attended the 2A matchup of the <strong>Miami Vandals</strong> traveling almost two hours to play at the <strong>San Tan Charter Roadrunners</strong>. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Miami has big aspirations to go very far this season in 2A. You see why immediately with a talented roster as they beat San Tan <strong>82-16. </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Here were some of the standouts of the game: </h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='821246' first='Leeyah' last='Goss'] Miami (Pictured left)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A good sized wing forward can score it a variety of ways with drives for layups, offensive rebound put backs, layups with either hand in transition and can kiss it off the glass from mid-range. She can handle it and plays with a big IQ. She is a sneaky good passer and quick on the ball defensively.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='673100' first='Tamia' last='Pietila'] Miami</strong> <strong>(Pictured middle)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The star of the night belonged to Tamia. She easily had a double-double with points and assists. She is a phenomenal passer and handles heavy pressure easily. She will thread the needle to a teammate and throw pocket passes and full court passes look almost routine. She plays at a different pace then most girls and is so calm. The lefty can pull-up from mid to the three but her mid-range jumper is her sweet spot. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='821247' first='Savannah' last='Pietila'] Miami (Pictured right)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The older sister plays with a high IQ like a daughter of a coach would. She is a good passer and will score on perimeter jumpers from the three point line, scores in transition and off the dribble mid-range pull-ups. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='821254' first='Kayana' last='Jackson'] Miami&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The strong freshman power forward is a rebound chaser. Her activity is almost contagious on the glass. She can step out and shoot the three and will also gain position to score in the paint.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Lauren Stevens SG 5'5 2025 Miami</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A scoring guard who is the catch three point shooter of the team. She goes to the open spots of the defense and sets up ready to fire away. She will also score on put backs off of offensive rebounds.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Mya Abbiatti PG 5'5 2024 San Tan Charter&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The senior point guard handles the ball most of the time setting up the team plays. She sees the court well and makes the correct reads in the half court set. She will rebounds and grabbed some loose balls for steals.   </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='821280' first='Kyleigh' last='Mason'] San Tan Charter</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>One of the big bright spots for the Roadrunners. She has a physical presence inside to rebound and block shots. She will post up and seal her defender and go to work down low. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->