PGH LIVE: 17U Saturday Afternoon Notes

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>There were many impressive athletes on the floor at Prep Girls Hoops Live in Mount Pleasant, MI for our live period event. Here are the notable names who shined during the afternoon games.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>#77 [player_tooltip player_id='335980' first='Nevaeh' last='Wood'] PF 2025 Lady FVV</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Nevaeh effectively finished in the paint as she drove by defenders to score a layup off the dribble and a contested layup off two feet.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>#23 Lanasia Dubois CG 2025 Rockford Elite</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lanasia pushed the ball fast in transition then went into a jump stop pivot to drain a fadeaway jumper over the defender.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>#1 Paulecia Isom 2025 City Elite</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Paulecia used her vision to distribute passes to teammates and finished for her team at the rim. She forced turnovers with her defense and handled the ball very well.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>#0 [player_tooltip player_id='906921' first='Kaylynn' last='Millander'] 2025 Michigan Knights</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='906921' first='Kaylynn' last='Millander'] demonstrated skills and athleticism few guards have. She used a combination of behind the back snaps and retreat dribbles to drill a wing 3 and jumped up to block a pass then score a full-speed layup. She drove downhill to finish off two in the paint.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>#1 Zoe Conley 2025 Lifeline Elite Sports</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Zoe earned an offensive rebound and elevated to score off two in the paint. She drilled a wing 3 off the catch and used crossovers to create space on her drives.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>#24 Amiyah Callahan 2025 Chase the Dream Arroyo</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Amiyah scored inside and outside for her team on Saturday. She nailed a corner 3 and powered up to score an and one finish off the glass in the paint. She showed great hustle to save a loose ball going out of bounds.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>#3 Alivia Brown 2025 Rockford Elite</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Alivia used her length and strength to dominate inside for her team on Saturday. She was active rebounding and finishing contested looks in the paint off two feet. Alivia blocked shots and made a huge impact for her team.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>#19 Aarion Vinson SG 2025 Lady FVV</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Aarion used her length and athleticism to cause havoc defensively and she caught fire from beyond the arc, burying multiple 3's from different spots.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>#16 [player_tooltip player_id='336011' first='Christen' last='Banks'] SG/W 2025 [program_tooltip program_id='713067' first='Michigan' last='Lady Playmakers']</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Christen has always been an explosive and strong downhill finisher and she didn't let me down on Saturday. She assertively drove into the defenders chest to elevate and scored in the paint off two feet. She secured a defense rebound and accelerated by the defense to score a full-speed layup in transition. Her determination is what I like the most about her game, as she missed a contested layup, but outworked her defenders for the ball and then elevated off two to score an important contested shot late in the game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>#25 [player_tooltip player_id='908941' first='Tiareyona' last='Holmes'] W 2025 Pride 21</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>T. has her sites lined up beyond the arc on Saturday. She drilled a wing 3 off the catch and drained another corner 3 from the corner. She worked for offensive rebounds and dished the ball to open teammates.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>#3 [player_tooltip player_id='982789' first='Carly' last='Pelon'] 2026 [program_tooltip program_id='715695' first='Michigan' last='Vice']</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Carly sprinted out ahead of the defense to score a contested left layup in transition through a foul, outworked her opponent for rebounds, and stole the ball away to score in the paint.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>#4 [player_tooltip player_id='854691' first='Hannah' last='Tamou'] 2025 Michigan Knights</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hannah was a guard prospect I was very excited to see at our tournament this weekend. She used her dribble to create space and drilled a 3 up top and swatted the ball away on a drive in the paint.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>#10 Gaby Gonzalez 2026 City Elite Basketball</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Gaby drilled a pull-up jumper in transition and showed impressive ball-handling ability to split multiple defenders and break a full-court press up the sideline then attack downhill to draw a foul. She had no problem converting both free throws.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->