Visitation Tournament Wednesday Night Starting Five

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prep Girls Missouri spent Wednesday evening at the Visitation Christmas Tournament. We watched the two semifinal games and the two fifth-place bracket games.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here is a look at the Starting Five from Wednesday night's action at Visitation: All five of these players were standout performers in leading their teams to victory in the five games I watched. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":829118,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepgirlshoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2023/12/IMG_8713.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-829118" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='366817' first='Zoe' last='Best'] (Incarnate Word): The 5'10" 2024 forward scored a game-high 19 points in the Red Knights' victory over Hickman in the semifinals. She plays the game with a relentless motor and it was on display from the opening tip. The scoring was just a small part of what she was accomplishing as she was also rebounding, playing tenacious defense and getting after loose balls with reckless abandon. SEMO is getting a good one in this talented forward who just keeps getting better and better.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>******</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":829120,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepgirlshoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2023/12/IMG_8763.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-829120" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Monet Witherspoon (John Burroughs): A 5'8" 2024 guard who scored a game-high 17 points in the Bombers victory over Cardinal Ritter. She was cash money from 3-point range as she knocked down five triples, with all of them coming from the corners. Each made 3-pointer seemed to come at a critical part of the game. In addition to her excellent shooting, she contributed her usual strong effort on the defensive end and on the boards.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>******</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":829121,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepgirlshoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2023/12/IMG_8687.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-829121" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='350196' first='Bailey' last='Boulay'] (Eureka): The 5'11" 2024 forward enjoyed the most impressive individual outing of any player at the tournament on Wednesday. She scored 32 points and made six 3-pointers in the Wildcats' victory over Pattonville in the consolation bracket. She really had it going from long distance throughout the game. She ended the first half with a step-back 25-footer at the buzzer. In the second half, she took a 3-pointer, and yelled "Off!" thinking it was going to miss. It swished through the net. To top off a great night, she also scored her 1,000th career point in the same game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>*******</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":689057,"width":"235px","height":"auto","sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img src="https://prepgirlshoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2023/06/IMG_4346.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-689057" style="width:235px;height:auto" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='803070' first='Amaya' last='Manuel'] (Lift for Life): The 5'7" 2027 guard had an excellent all-around game in the Hawks big victory over Cape Notre Dame in the fifth-place semifinals. She scored a team-high 19 points, but she also played a strong overall floor game with good passing and strong defense as she was part of the Hawks swarming full-court pressure that broke open a close game in the third quarter.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>******</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":829124,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepgirlshoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2023/12/IMG_8639.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-829124" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Paige Dolrenry (Cor Jesu): The 5'11" 2024 had a big game in the Chargers victory over Parkway West in the consolation bracket. She scored a game-high 25 points and she did it in a variety of ways. She was scoring on the drive and was also slipping in the lane on good cuts off the ball. She also displayed a nice shooting touch from the perimeter.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->