New Names of Guards at Women’s Nixa Invitational Tournament

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prep Girls Hoops introduces you to some New Names of guards who we watched last night at the first round of the Arvest Bank Women's Nixa Invitational Tournament.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Dareion Hunt (Lee's Summit West): A 5'8" 2026 guard who is an excellent two-way player who plays her role very well on a talented Titans' squad that is one of the best in the state. She scored the first bucket of the game against Cape Notre Dame on a nice spin move in the lane and the finish. She is an excellent slasher who can also score on the runner. She also hit an open 3-pointer off the catch. She is also a very good defensive player with her athleticism and tenacity on the full court press.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kate Rodemann (Helias): A 2027 guard who can play the playmaker role as a ball handler and passer while also being able to score. She can distribute the ball and also enter the ball into the low post. She has a good float game on the drive and can also hit the open 3-pointer. She also has quick hands on the defensive end to produce steals.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1236218' first='Charlie' last='Hagewood'] (Republic): A 5'6" 2027 point guard who does a lot of things well to help her team succeed. She has nice form on her perimeter shot with good elevation. She was also rebounding the ball well from the guard position. I liked how she battled in the low post against a taller player when she got caught up in a switch.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jordan Phillips (Nixa): A 5'5" 2027 point guard who plays the game in an old-school manner. She is very patient and she plays the game at her own pace. Her handles are solid and she has good ball toughness against pressure defense. She would work her way into the lead gradually with her strength. Her passing skills were on point as she dropped some impressive dimes while on the move.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1245246' first='Josie' last='Stalzer'] (Republic): A 5'3" 2028 point guard who has good quickness, which she showed to penetrate in the lane to make things happen. She stayed low on the dribble and can make a nice runner in the lane. She was also very tenacious on the defensive end.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lizzy Van Horn (Strafford): A 5'7" 2026 guard who did some very productive things off the bench in the victory over Battle. She is a solid ball handler who also hit an open 3-pointer in the second half. She was also very good on the defensive end. She got a nice strip in the open court which led to a transition layup. She also did a good job of keeping herself in the proper position on defense.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Eloiza Marquez (Cape Notre Dame): A 2027 guard who is a talented southpaw in the SEMO area. When she gets the ball in her dominant left hand, she is very effective when she gets downhill on the drive. She also had a nice shot fake and rip through to go on the drive.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->