PGH Sophomore ID Camp: Team 6 standouts

Nearly 100 players competed on Sunday at the first Prep Girls Hoops Minnesota Sophomore ID Camp, a showcase for the Class of 2027 at Hopkins High School. Throughout the week, PGH scouts Grant McGinnis, Ally McGinnis and I will bring you team-by-team evaluations of the standout performers on each squad. Here are the top performers on Team 6.    Steffl checks all the boxes as a point guard. She's a great decision maker in transition, can score when needed and just carries herself as a leader. The pass-first guard out of Cedar Mountain can go right or left, get all the way to the basket or stop on a dime to knock down the midrange. She also shoots it well from beyond the arc and defensively she stays active, shooting the gaps leading to easy transition baskets. The multi-sport athlete's stock continues to rise as she just keeps getting better and better.     Coleman is a gamer. She competed at a very high level the entire showcase. She welcomed the stiff competition matching up against some of the premier players in the class with the likes of [player_tooltip player_id='659130' first='Jaliyah' last='Diggs'] and [player_tooltip player_id='630244' first='Jazmin' last='Daing'] and held her own. She was constantly looking to get her teammates involved but had no problem putting her head down and getting into the lane putting immense pressure on the defense. She shot it well from outside and put just as much energy in on the defensive side and as she did on offense. Gigi a Minnehaha Redhawk now, so she'll have a great opportunity to learn from one of the hardest working players in the business in [player_tooltip player_id='252379' first='Addison' last='Mack'].     Last year, Tennessen was relative unknown, but fast forward and that has changed. The combo guard out of Cannon Falls is a fierce competitor and is willing to do whatever it takes to get it done. As the day went on, she just kept getting better and better. Outside of her great court vision and willingness to push the ball ahead, her ability to finish in traffic and her body control was impressive. Livia put up pretty good numbers as a freshman last season at Cannon Falls and will look to do more of the same this upcoming campaign.     Schultz had a very good day at the Sophomore ID Camp. She's not flashy, but she puts the ball in the hoop. Jess can take you off the bounce, use her strong frame to punish you on the block and step outside and knockdown threes. She was a tough cover the entire time because she never stops moving. Her opponents are gassed by the end because of how hard she works on both sides of the ball. Schultz will be looking for a bigger role in the rotation at Holy Angels this winter as she has clearly been putting in the work to earn the opportunity. Not many players that step on the court will work as hard as Schultz does, and you can't teach that.     Hinzman's offensive game is coming along nicely. She can shoot in the lane over both shoulders and doesn't mind banging for position. She does a good job of hanging around the rim rewarding herself with offensive rebounds and put-backs. What was more impressive was her ability to play multiple defensive coverages. She did a good job of hedging and getting back to her primary, and when she was switched onto a guard, Hinzman was able to hold her own on the perimeter. During one of the 3 x 3 games, she had a spirited match up with her STMA teammate [player_tooltip player_id='764943' first='Mariah' last='Sexton']. Sexton is a bit more polished offensively, but Hinzman had a few impressive moves herself in the paint and made Sexton work for everything she got. Plenty of upside here.     I loved watching Olson just move her opponents out of the way with her strong base when she was in the paint. She played with physicality and patience to carve out space in the lane for easy buckets. Olson does the work early in the paint to establish position whether it's for a bucket or a block-out. She has soft hands and is a very good interior passer. Olson played herself into major varsity minutes last season at NRHEG and looks to be a key cog in the wheel this upcoming year.

Nearly 100 players competed on Sunday at the first Prep Girls Hoops Minnesota Sophomore ID Camp, a showcase for the Class of 2027 at Hopkins High School. Throughout the week, PGH scouts Grant McGinnis, Ally McGinnis and I will bring you team-by-team evaluations of the standout performers on each squad. Here are the top performers on Team 6.