PGH Victory Region Kick Off: More 17U Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I spent a few days in Romeoville for the PGH Victory Region Kick-Off, and over the next couple of days, we'll talk about some of the standouts from down in Illinois. Today, we'll highlight some of the top kids I saw in 17U.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='644115' first='Landrie' last='Callahan']</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I had no idea who Callahan was before I sat down to watch her [program_tooltip program_id='712563' first='Illinois' last='Rockets'] team play on Saturday. I thought she was an excellent defensive piece around the basket, and she showed some excellent shot-blocking instincts. Callahan's a physical kid who has touch around the rim and doesn't foul while contesting shots. I haven't gone and watched anything from her high school season yet, but judging by seeing her shoot a few times, I'd think she's a more than capable perimeter shooter.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='352141' first='Brooke' last='Spychalski']</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I've always been impressed with Spychalski's ability to create shots attacking recovering defenses off a quick dribble or two. She's a tough shot-maker but also an excellent floor spacer who forces defenses to pay attention to her at all times on the offensive end or risk her punishing you by making threes. There's plenty of stuff to like about her game on the offensive end of the floor because of her ability to make her teammates better by giving them space to operate off the dribble and attack the space left by Spychalski's defender. She'll be a productive piece on that end at the next level.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='412843' first='Corinne' last='Reed']</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>What makes Reed as productive as she is is the fact that she does everything. She's an elite rebounding guard and flies around the floor on the defensive end. I wouldn't be shocked if she forced the most jump balls this weekend because she never gives up on a play. On the offensive end it's more of the same, she gets to the rim, finds ways to create extra possessions for her team, and makes winning plays each minute she's on the floor. She has a passion for winning that supersedes anything she'd want statistically, which makes her a type of kid I feel most coaches would want on their team.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='329591' first='Jade' last='Warren']</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>When Warren is at her best, she looks like the best lead guard in Wisconsin's 2025 class, and she looked like it this weekend. Warren is as explosive a guard that you'll find in the Midwest and she's only scratching the surface of what she could become. She can get to the rim whenever she wants, creates live-ball turnovers that few others even have the physical tools to make, and has one of the better floaters I've seen from anyone when she has it working. She makes elite level athletes look average when she gets out and competes. She has a chance to have a special senior season if things break right for her.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->