PGH LIVE 17U: Saturday Morning 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 morning games.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[program_tooltip program_id='928192' first='Zero' last='Star Basketball'] 2025</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>#0 [player_tooltip player_id='903030' first='Aubrey' last='Johnson'] 5-7 2025 CG Negaunee, MI</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Aubrey is a scrappy defender who applies pressure and defends downhill drives without fouling. She uses a variety of attack dribbles to create space and score inside. Aubrey finished multiple hard drives through contact in the paint and knocked down 3's.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>#12 [player_tooltip player_id='902910' first='Emily' last='Jokela'] 5-5 2025 CG Lake Linden-Hubbell, MI</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Emily has the handles and shimmy to drive through defenders off the dribble, but also proves she can knock down shots outside with balance. She contributed on the boards and makes the effort plays. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>#13 [player_tooltip player_id='903329' first='Kara' last='Roberts'] 5-4 2026 CG Baraga, MI</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kara caught fire and efficiently made her shot attempts from outside. Her quickness and stutter dribbles freeze defenders to break pressure, creating offense. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>#21 [player_tooltip player_id='904972' first='Eva' last='Gerard'] 6-0 2025 PF Houghton, MI</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Eva has been impressive today with her ability to face up in the high post or wing and attack defenders. She has been a relentless rebounder and finishes off two in contested situations extremely well. Eva blocks shots and knocked down a 3 after taking her defender off the dribble.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[program_tooltip program_id='715424' first='The' last='Naturals'] 2025</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>#20 [player_tooltip player_id='459082' first='Jocelyn' last='Kotowicz'] 5-7 CG 2025 St. John's, MI</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jocelyn runs the point on offense and moves effectively off the ball. She accelerated to pick off a pass and then finished strong off two in transition by muscling through the defender.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>#14 [player_tooltip player_id='425130' first='Mariah' last='Kerley'] 5-9 SG 2025 East Jackson, MI</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mariah is a long prospect who elevated to meet the pass in mid-air, showing toughness to absorb contact and get up quickly. She knocked down FT's and scored with a quick back cut catch and finish with her left at the rim.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>#25 [player_tooltip player_id='886494' first='Michaela' last='Moore'] 5-6 CG 2027 Wyoming, MI</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Michaela used her effective inside-out dribbles to create open shots and she came up huge for BNB by hitting clutch 3's off the dribble many times. She is fast with the ball attacking downhill and splits through defenders.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>#13 [player_tooltip player_id='801858' first='Reese' last='Stedman'] 5-7 SG Jenison, MI</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Reese paused off a catch in the corner then utilized a swift sweep dribble to drill a contested wing 3. She buried a wing 3 again off the catch and used crossovers to pull-up into yet another wing 3. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Windsor United 2025</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>#23 Mya Tate 5-6 CG St. Joseph's, New York</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mya dribbled into a top of the key 3 and showed the ability to break pressure with quick crossovers. She attacked into a mid-range jumper to draw a foul and knocked down a free throw. Mya drove into the lane and showed poise to make a reverse pivot and kick the ball out. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>#22 Maya Fuerth 5-9 W 2024 St. Joseph's New York (Committed)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Maya blocked shots inside, drilled corner 3's, stole passes, and pushed the ball out in transition with her eyes up. She throws a long and strong pass across the court to open teammates. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Chase the Dream 2025 Catalano</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>#1 [player_tooltip player_id='884329' first='Azriel' last='Hall'] 5-4 2025 Lockport High School, NY</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Azriel has been one of the most physical and aggressive downhill driving PG's at the tournament. She has finished countless layups in the paint through fouls and is exceptionally quick in transition after stealing the ball. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>#21 [player_tooltip player_id='899536' first='Alyssa' last='Auer'] 5-8 W 2025 Lewiston-Porter High School, NY</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Alyssa was the most vocal communicator on defense as she communicated switches and scored an impressive runner over the defender on her drive. She buried multiple 3's from different spots and blocked shots in the paint. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->