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It’s the end of the work week, and today, we’re talking about kids who’ve done a lot for their teams this season. Peyton Musial Peyton Musial 6'0" | SG Notre Dame | 2025 State WI Since Musial got to Notre…
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Continue ReadingIt’s the end of the work week, and today, we’re talking about kids who’ve done a lot for their teams this season.
Peyton Musial Peyton Musial 6'0" | SG Notre Dame | 2025 State WI
Since Musial got to Notre Dame as a freshman in 2021, she’s been earning a prominent role slowly but surely. She began her tenure as Triton by coming off the bench and providing spacing when she was on the floor, which she did well. Nowadays, she’s doing a little of everything, depending on the matchup. When Notre Dame’s point guard missed their season opener last year due to injury, they gave the reigns to Musial. Whenever the Tritons need someone to defend a taller, athletic wing, Musial will be a significant part of that game plan. She’s always been one of the best in her class but is willing to sacrifice to help her team win games.
Brooklyn Love Brooklyn Love 5'5" | PG Dominican | 2026 State WI
Love’s speed has always been something that can change games. When she gets out and runs, few can keep up with her. She attacks ball screens as well as anyone in the state, and whenever she plays with a talented big who can roll, Love can give them eight to ten points per game with how much pressure she puts on ball-screen defenses. She may not be someone the general public thinks of as a high-end guard, but I’m sure every coach in the Metro Classic has her on their scouting report whenever Dominican comes up on a schedule for a reason.
Trotter has an unusual skillset in the best way possible. For one, you don’t find many kids with her size, but you add the skill and athleticism in, and you’re talking about a kid who is a walking mismatch at the high school level. She’s always been able to make perimeter jumpers, but as she’s matured, she’s gotten more physical. Now, it’s more common to see her try and get to the basket from anywhere, whether from the wing, mid-post, or post. There isn’t much she can’t do, and that’s excellent.
Nataya Donaldson Nataya Donaldson 5'8" | CG Beaver Dam | 2026 State WI
For stretches over the last two seasons, Donaldson has proven she can be the focal point of a team competing for a conference title and plaques in the postseason. Donaldson has a knack for putting the ball in the basket, and she’s done an excellent job playing confidently and attacking the basket whenever possible. She’s not settling for threes when she can beat her defender off the dribble and create advantageous situations. On the defensive end, she causes problems for the opposing team’s guards the second they dribble the ball because she’s at her best defensively when she can pressure the ball.