Friday Before Christmas Top 5 plus 1

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I caught the last 4 minutes of the <strong>Amarillo vs Monterey</strong> game so I'm sure<strong> [player_tooltip player_id='307744' first='Aaliyah' last='Chavez'] (Monterey)</strong> was creating some problems. Yet, I was impressed with <strong>Braswell</strong> pulling off a victory over<strong> Flower Mound</strong> without having<strong> Amaya McDonald</strong> who will be added to the<strong> PGH 2026 Top 200 </strong>on the next update. I also watched<strong> New Waverly</strong> and <strong>Hempstead</strong> so I'll drop my <strong>Top 6</strong> here, and give you a little <strong>Holiday</strong> cheer with some other players later</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["985943"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6766b292470e3"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Marshall left a lasting first impression the first time I saw her<strong><em><a href="https://prepgirlshoops.com/2024/08/2028-watch-pt-1txinvitationalshowcase/"> see evaluation here</a> </em></strong>and a different look at the PGH Freshman Showcase <strong><em><a href="https://prepgirlshoops.com/2024/09/pgh-freshman-showcase-review-teams-1-8/">see evaluation here</a></em></strong> yet keeping up with my notifications on<strong> Twitter</strong>, I had to put an<strong> X</strong> on the square to catch her via Livestream. She easily set the defender up to attack the basket and finish strongly, yet her court vision across the board has improved. She also gave me the "catch and shoot" from deep<strong><em><a href="https://prepgirlshoops.com/2024/08/2028-watch-pt-1txinvitationalshowcase/"> </a></em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1116862"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6766b29247141"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">West was a surprise and I love surprises when they're good and watching her play the passing lane, wait coming from out of nowhere to do it had me smiling at the screen. She's a long and athletic guard who attacked from multiple spots to score, she has good court vision and dropped the jumper, catch and shoot included</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["764269"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6766b29247191"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Pringle was the reason I jumped on the stream and going down the line of what teams were playing got them some looks. Her athleticism, yeah she's "long and athletic" has me ready to attack ULTRA to it because she does things fluidly and instinctively on both ends yet seeing her elevate to score or rebound and here was her previous eval <strong><em><a href="https://prepgirlshoops.com/2024/10/2027-rankings-update-stock-risers-pt-1-2/">see evaluation here </a></em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["880934"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","fullHeight":true,"anchor":"acf-block-6766b292471d7"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Itata was caught by me over 2 years ago and made my Tip Sheet <strong><em><a href="https://prepgirlshoops.com/2022/10/day-1-more-standouts-pbrtxfinale/">see evaluation here</a></em></strong> so I was happy to catch back up with her. She's another "long and athletic" player, I failed to mention "that is the base", and she did a good job attacking the basket to score, as well as showing a nice turnaround jumper. Defense, in and outside the paint was also solid</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["880777"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6766b2924721a"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Vation is, you guessed it, long and athletic, and my last evaluation was back in April in the Dynasty Region Kickoff <strong><em><a href="https://prepgirlshoops.com/2024/04/sundays-top-performers-pghdynastyregionkickoff/">see evaluation</a></em></strong> here so seeing her drop the FLOATA a few times going baseline or straight down the middle was nice. She also did a good job defending "on the ball" in the set as well as baseline to baseline plus she dropped the "catch and shoot" 3</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["597329"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6766b29247261"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Cole is COLD and I tried to time it to catch half of their game yet I only got to see the last 4 minutes. Her performance is why I added her to the 5, she made steals and scored or got to the foul line, one-time going "coast to coast", to help secure the victory, She's an athletic guard who can drop the jumper yet her defense and poise under pressure helped seal this one</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block -->