Peach Games Preview: Top Programs Headline Deep Field

As we get closer to this weekend's Peach Games event presented by Prep Girls Hoops, let's take a look at some of the best programs and players that will be hitting the hardwood in Marietta. The event will take place at several locations in the area and has age groups ranging from 10U to 17U with around fifty different club organizations programs participating. Some of the best girls basketball in the country is played in the southeast and Georgia specifically, so the competition level will be high and Prep Girls Hoops will have six evaluators, including myself, there to report on all the action.

HER Elite - HER Elite 17U and HER Elite 16U are both coming off of a very impressive 4-1 records at Nike EYBL Session One in Phoenix, Arizona and have some the best players in the country on their rosters. The number one player in Georgia in the 2029 class and one of the best players in the country regardless of class, Carib Morris Carib Morris 6'3" | SF State GA , who led her 16U team in Phoenix, could potentially be making the move to 17U this weekend. Something to definitely keep an eye on. The program's leadership feels strongly with the addition of Morris to that team, they have a legitimate chance to make a run for a championship. Jakaila Gaskin who is the number two ranked Sophomore in North Carolina is another headline player for the program. Gaskin has achieved about everything you can already in prep hoops and has offers from almost every major college program in the country. Another number one ranked player from HER Elite is Jayla Forbes from Florida, who is the top prospect in the sunshine state in the 2027 class. Forbes is a dominant force inside the paint with the ability to score consistently from 10-12 feet with her midrange jumper. One of the very best '27s in Georgia and best point guards you will find in high school basketball, London Smith London Smith 5'5" | PG State #85 Nation GA , runs the show for this talented squad and she is joined in the backcourt by ultra-talented scorer Giaunni Rogers Giaunni Rogers 5'9" | CG/SG State #88 Nation GA , a knockdown shooter who has continued to add to her game and is very worthy of the recent recognition she has received for her play. I have watched "G-Money" ,Ja'Nyia Cunningham, since she was barely in middle school and am very happy I get to see her play at another event before she graduates high school. Tough, skilled player with good size and strength. One player I have not seen, but heard a lot about is 6'9 post player Athiel Dhal who plays for their 16U EYBL team. Other players to watch:

Team Elite Hubbard 3SSB- It was a very successful trip to Bryan,Texas and Session One of the Adidas 3SSB girls basketball circuit for Team Elite Hubbard and several of their players were rewarded with scholarship offers shortly after play concluded. Peyton Frazier Peyton Frazier 6'3" | SF/PF Greater Atlanta Christian | 2029 State GA (number two ranked 2029 prospect in GA) is a player I have been shouting at the roof tops about since seeing her play multiple times this high school season. She has WNBA written all over her with her size, skill, and elite athleticism as well. Frazier, who led the entire 15U division in scoring, was rewarded with her play with an offer from the University of Michigan. She has a large array of offensive weapons inside and outside of the paint at over six feet tall. Zoe Williams, also a top five ranked player in the 2029 class in Georgia, is a player whose stock has continued to rise over the course of the last year or so and she also received a division one offer from Liberty University at the conclusion of the event. Williams is a smooth operator at the point who can put the ball in the basket herself in a multitude of ways while spreading the ball around to her very talented teammates. The pattern continues as the number eight ranked junior in Georgia and a very intriguing prospect, Nimah Ibidunni Nimah Ibidunni 6'2" | PF/SF Alexander | 2027 State #69 Nation GA , earned an offer from Louisiana Tech with her performance in Texas. Milan Johnson Milan Johnson 5'9" | SF/PG Greater Atlanta Christian | 2027 State GA is a player whose game I have really grown fond of over the past year as well. She is a big, long point guard with a lot of skill and maturity to her game. Milan plays at her pace and does not allow the opponent to speed her up. She does an excellent job balancing and mixing her role as a facilitator of her team's offense with her ability to go get a bucket when she wants or needs to. Team Elite Hubbard had several other players recognized for their play as well and even more I look forward to watching this weekend:

Wood Elite - I saw a few of their teams in Charlotte playing at the Insider Exposure Super Scrimmage event leading up to the first Live Period. They were very impressive, especially the 16U team that is loaded with some of the very best sophomore (and younger) talent in the state. They were beating good 17U teams convincingly in North Carolina and will be competing in that division (17U) this coming weekend at Peach Games. Perhaps the best player on that team, is one of you have not heard of or haven't seen play. Niya Daniels Niya Daniels 6'1" | C Commerce | 2029 State GA just completed her first high school season (a noteworthy one) at Commerce after moving to Georgia from New Jersey. Niya is well over six foot, moves like the wind, and is a very smooth finisher with her dominant left hand. She has the ability to step out and knock down shots consistently from the mid-range, while also being a dynamic slasher to the basket with the ball in her hands. She will be another player in the freshman class in Georgia who has Power Four offers sooner rather than later. The backcourt for that team is extremely talented, athletic, and has a lot of big game experience with Braylon Whitehead and Kenzie Hinkson Kenzie Hinkson 5'6" | PG North Paulding | 2028 State GA . These two can change the scoreboard very quickly when they get going offensively, a lot of which comes from their on ball pressure on the defensive end. Makenzie Slater and Caitlyn Garcia Caitlyn Garcia 5'8" | CG Etowah | 2028 State GA are also two very talented players on the roster who have a lot of skill and very good size. Sa’Nya Jones Sa’Nya Jones 5'10" | SF/SG Collins Hill | 2028 State GA , from Collins Hill, was also very impressive for the '28 team in Charlotte. Two junior post players who I saw this past season that I think could be in for big final campaigns are Reagan Richardson Reagan Richardson 6'1" | PF/C Lumpkin County | 2027 State GA from Lumpkin County and Skylar Levell Skylar Levell 6'0" | PF Newton | 2027 State GA from Newton High School. I have seen them both go off offensively in high school games this season and both definitely have the size and skill to do it. Ansley Dunn Ansley Dunn 5'4" | PG Cherokee | 2028 State GA is one of the better point guards in Georgia and on of the best sophomores in the Peach State. Izzy Jabaley is another experienced, skilled, player in the program from Fannin County where she has helped make history for her high school program. She recently received a well earned offer from Pike University in Kentucky. The Weaver sisters are going to do what they do wherever they play and for whomever they play, apply maximum on ball pressure defensively, make the right play and open shots, and help their teams win.

Winners United - Winners United , founded by former Georgia Bulldog and NBA veteran Louis Williams, is one of the newer programs in metro Atlanta, but has also been very successful in its infancy winning local tournaments and gaining respect on the Nike circuit. I give a ton of respect to Lou as he seems to be replicating the playbook of several older travel ball directors by putting a strong emphasis on youth talent acquisition and development. Winners United has and has had very good older teams, but the program's strength lies in its youth movement where there are a handful of young players with the chance to be very high level prospects in the next few years. I have a lot of respect for the players on the older teams. Mack Satchel is a player any coach would want to have on their team. The pass first point guard in high school ball with North Oconee plays the game the right way with very high intelligence and looked excellent playing off the ball with more freedom when I watched her play the first tournament of the season. Taylor Liberal Taylor Liberal 5'10" | SF/SG Brookwood | 2028 State GA 's athleticism, toughness, and ability to finish at the rim was highly impressive at the same event and Ja’Nyrie Robinson Ja’Nyrie Robinson 5'4" | PG/SG Dacula | 2028 State GA is one of the more underrated guards and maybe players in the state. She did a great job delivering the ball to her talented teammates on time and in the scoring pocket while also showing the ability to knock down shots from the perimeter and break down defenders with her dribble in March. The previously mentioned youth movement is led by very talented players AJ Abdaltam, Melody Ashford Melody Ashford 5'10" | PG Northview High School | 2030 GA , and Marley Walker Marley Walker 5'6" | PG/SG Buford | 2031 GA . Walker Walker is good enough to start for a lot of teams in the GHSA right now as a 7th grader. Ashford is talented three level scorer already with excellent fundamentals and a high basketball IQ. AJ is the probably the most well know of the group and rightfully so as she is one of the very best middle school players in the country. I am also looking forward to watching Briashia Hill, Raelyn Odom Raelyn Odom 5'10" | SF/SG GA , and others!

Redline - I have seen these two teams play a couple of times already and both have players that are talented enough to play in college. Most of their player come from very successful high schools programs. The club has no desire to join a circuit, but it's goal is simple. They want to get as many kids seen as possible by as many college colleges as possible on a regional level and rely on their product to sell itself without traveling across the country. They have had a lot of players sign and go on to play the game at the next level and will continue to do so with this group of players, the majority of which are currently sophomores in high school. No one had a better high school season in Georgia, all things considered, than Blaklee Ledford Blaklee Ledford 5'5" | PG Murray County | 2028 State GA from Murray County. She and her older sister Callen combined to form one of the best dynamic duos in Georgia High School basketball culminating with a state championship from the two as they played their last year of prep ball together. Blaklee still has two more years and Callen will be continuing her academic and athletic career at Emmanuel College. Blaklee is one of the best guards in Georgia and had several choices of teams to play travel ball for. The younger Ledford is equally as skilled and was able to show just how good of a player she was the last two years while Callen got a lot of the defensive attention from opposing teams. She is accompanied in the back court by Leah Bryan Leah Bryan 5'10" | SG North Forsyth | 2028 State GA , a tall, long sniper from North Forsyth who I saw hit four tough, contested threes against Westlake this season. Bryan is also very effective from the midrange and can get to the basket and score when teams try to prevent her shooting from three point range. Calleigh Salvador Calleigh Salvador 5'4" | PG South Forsyth | 2028 State GA is very good point guard prospect in the '28 class who shoots the long ball extremely well and plays with a very high motor running her team. Salvadore is a threat herself to score on the break, does a good job penetrating the defense and is a menace defensively. Kendall Arnett Kendall Arnett 5'8" | PF/SF North Forsyth | 2028 State GA and Emerson Carnes Emerson Carnes 5'10" | PF/SF North Forsyth | 2028 GA are two kids that compete at a high level and are not afraid of a little physicality. They do not mind mixing it up and getting physical whether it is in lose ball situations or rebounding against bigger players inside. Both are skilled players, who hurt opposing teams with their ability to grab offense rebounds and get quick put backs multiple times a game. I have seen them do that with great success the last few years. Both are also capable of stepping out and knocking down shots from the perimeter. Haley Ryczek Haley Ryczek 5'6" | SG Buford | 2028 State GA was excellent in March when I saw them play as well. She shot the ball extremely well from the perimeter and did a nice job finishing on the break and inside.

A number of very good clubs also from Georgia and the surrounding states, including, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, and the Carolinas, will also take part in Peach Games as well. We wilhave full coverage over the weekend while games are being played and even more coverage the following week, so stay tuned to Prep Girls Hoops!

Peach Games Preview: Top Programs Headline Deep Field

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