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<p>On Saturday March 2nd I attended the 6A CHIP with the up and coming West power <strong>Sandra Day O'Connor </strong>taking on one of the more talented East Valley teams in<strong> Perry. </strong>The game settled in after one being tied and one thing stood out was how talented and young both rosters were. Sandra Day had a 26-19 halftime lead with [player_tooltip player_id='603672' first='Audrey' last='Bhesania'] controlling a lot of the game. SDO continued the trend in the second half but Perry tried to fight back behind their super soph [player_tooltip player_id='780451' first='Novelle' last='McQuiston'] but O'Connor held on and won <strong>54-46. </strong></p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Here were the Standouts</h2>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='608219' first='Bella' last='Burcar'] Perry </strong></p>
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<p>A highly skilled wing forward can score in traffic thru contact. She rebounds well and has a high IQ to make plays. She can euro downhill with either hand and rattle in threes from deep. </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='589954' first='Sage' last='Henry'] Perry</strong></p>
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<p>A gifted scoring lead guard handles it well and can score She will dribble drive to the basket and finish off reverse layups, she can pull-up and is an outstanding rebounder for her size in and out of her area. </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='780451' first='Novelle' last='McQuiston'] Perry</strong></p>
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<p>One of the more unique point forward types has the ability to take the ball and go coast to coast after she grabs the rebound. She scored 20 points with post ups, floaters, offensive rebound put backs, downhill thru traffic with advanced footwork and fall aways from 8-feet. She also will thread the needle and made one of the prettier bounce passes to a teammate. </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='723419' first='Ava' last='Schooler'] Sandra Day O'Connor</strong></p>
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<p>A tough freshman guard can score with transition layups, mid-range jumpers, floaters and has a physical approach to the game. She is quick on the ball defensively. </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='603672' first='Audrey' last='Bhesania'] Sandra Day O'Connor</strong></p>
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<p>A versatile forward makes players around him her better with up the court passes and drive and kicks. She will score with jump stops into a runner, mid-range fall aways, offensive rebound put backs and hit perimeter jumpers. She guided her team to the Chip. </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='205654' first='Thalia' last='Daniels'] Sandra Day O'Connor</strong></p>
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<p>The senior forward came up clutch in a few moments. She scored it in the paint with and-1's and tough layups thru contact. She can hit the three and is a good passer for position plus will rebound and block shots. </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='758835' first='Taeja' last='Bartee'] Sandra Day O'Connor</strong></p>
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<p>A combo guard handles the ball well versus pressure and makes good reads to her teammates. She can hit the three with deep range and she uses her speed to blow by her opponents for layups. </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='758879' first='Bella' last='Overlock'] Sandra Day O'Connor</strong></p>
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<p>A good sized wing forward will dribble drive to the basket. She will score on offensive rebound put backs, get downhill with a quicker burst and is a sneaky good passer to make plays for others. </p>
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On Saturday March 2nd I attended the 6A CHIP with the up and coming West power Sandra Day O'Connor taking on one of the more talented East Valley teams in Perry. The game settled in after one being tied and one thing stood out was how talented and young both rosters were. Sandra Day had a 26-19 halftime lead with Audrey BhesaniaAudreyBhesania
5'11" | SF Sandra Day O'Connor | 2026StateAZ
controlling a lot of the game. SDO continued the trend in the second half but Perry tried to fight back behind their super soph Novelle McQuistonNovelleMcQuiston
6'0" | SG/CG Perry | 2026StateAZ
but O'Connor held on and won 54-46.