The 802 View: Set Your Sights on These Intuitive Gamers

Cody Quattrocci

January 19, 2025 @ 12:06 PM

We got game! Check out this quick-hitting list of smooth operators that glue teams together.   [player_tooltip player_id='834838' first='Isabelle' last='Cole'], 5'10 W/F - Fair Haven Union H.S. Class of 2025   Who doesn't love a floor-spacing 4 these days? Cole gives you just that but with discernment. She shoots the open ones, attacks the wild closeout, and moves the ball when the ball needs moving. With her off-ball movement, she's able to find little gaps against the defense whether it's inside or out, bending the defense and in turn creating a domino effect. Defensively, the versatility carries over, able to move her feet on the perimeter and play tough around the iron. Savvy on both ends.   Colleen Sonnick, 5'11 W/F - Essex H.S. Class of 2027   The southpaw has a game that not many others around VT do. With her jumper and slashing, Sonnick can draw taller, bigger defenders out and take them out of their comfort zone. Yet she also has some power to her, finishing at the rim with her size. And on the other end, she harbors that same adaptable mentality, able to be physical inside yet bring finesse and footwork to the perimeter. Plus, on a rebound, she has the skill to go coast-to-coast.   Brianna G Bunnell, 5'7 G - St. Johnsbury Academy Class of 2026   You know those players who make good decision after good decision, as if it's hardwired? I get that sense with Brianna. She's consistently in the right spot at the right time on both ends. Defensively she rotates tightly and pressures with control yet is pulled into help or doubles when the ball moves. And on the offensive end, she's just so intuitive. A routine DHO might be a feint into a curling slash for an easy 2, or she'll sneakily cut into open space along the baseline, kick out, space, and hit a catch and shoot 3. Aware and flowing.   [player_tooltip player_id='645784' first='Evie' last='Pirie'], 5'8 G - Lamoille Union H.S. Class of 2025   Over the past couple seasons LUHS has cemented themselves as one of D2s toughest programs and Evie is a large part of that. Pirie moves well in their pressure defense, pressuring, rotating intuitively into help or traps and anticipating where the next pass is going because the awareness is there. In turn, she's a sound transition playmaker. Plus, she has the jumper and decision making; hits open ones, pump fake and one dribble pull-up on the contested ones. Unselfish though too, she plays team ball.   [player_tooltip player_id='496193' first='Sophia' last='Rockwood'], 5'8 G - Windsor H.S. Class of 2025   When you play Windsor, part of your gameplan is containing Rockwood. Sophia's skill and short memory coalesce for aggressive offensive output. She's a threat from deep and has the moves to get downhill and finish or draw plenty of FTs. Additionally, Windsor applies good ball pressure, and with that Rockwood forces errant passes or collects them and then bursts into the open court for transition offense. A combo-guard with a scoring touch.   Alex Montgomery, 5'10 F - Champlain Valley Union H.S. Class of 2025   The fundamentals aren't dead y'all! Montgomery is that clinical player who flows seamlessly into various actions. She's a good screener, knows how to get herself open out of it, and can move inside and out, keeping the ball popping. Plus, when she gets to her spots on the block or short corners, she has a handful of go-to moves that create good looks at the rim and the short range. On the other end, she's talking, she's physical, she's in the right place at the right time. Solid all around.

We got game! Check out this quick-hitting list of smooth operators that glue teams together.