Mother’s Day Showcase

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Attitude of Gratitude (AOG) brought a fun tournament to Utah, and several girls demonstrated noticeable, significant improvements.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><em>[player_tooltip player_id='875185' first='Avery' last='Aiono'], Most Wanted</em></h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Bingham sophomore was in her bag this past weekend as she demonstrated a lot of growth, mainly with her ball handling and ability to get to her spots. Aiono does a great job of shaking defenders, and that allows her to get some great open looks in the midrange. She was shooting the ball really well from beyond the arc as well.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1248640' first='Brynn' last='Young'], AIM Idaho</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Young usually plays for AIM Utah, but it appears she was asked to guest play, and that was great for her development. She was the best player on the floor for her team, and her footwork and inside game have improved drastically. She can shoot the ball well over her left shoulder, and she gets that full extension and is solid inside. She runs the floor well and was rebounding at a high level.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='825055' first='Grace' last='Gallagher'], [program_tooltip program_id='1292942' first='E5' last='Select'] P24</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Gallagher is a D1 prospect with a few offers who is still raw, but her rim-to-rim running ability is something that next-level coaches seek. She was running with the guards on the break and finding pockets in the defense, making easy work of anything inside. She has a lot of upside.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='875180' first='Lanie' last='Smith'], [program_tooltip program_id='1292942' first='E5' last='Select'] S40</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Smith has been working on her strength, speed, and game off the dribble, and it has been noticeable. Her defense and rebounding have started to take off. Smith is still one of the best shooters in the state and proved it in the two games they played, which resulted in big-time wins. She is a player to watch.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1854912' first='Aaliyah' last='Vega'], Salt Lakers</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Vega is a class of 2031 player, but you can see the elite skill set that she brings. She has wiggle, she can break defenders off the dribble in one-on-one situations, and she is shooting the ball well. She was obviously playing up, but I would like to see what she could do playing in her class.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->