Peach Games Sunday 16U Division Top Guards

Houlder was electric in a 76-66 win over Team Elite Hubbard. The ball was always in her or [player_tooltip player_id='968895' first='Ja'Nyrie' last='Robinson']'s hands. Houlder's high usage rate resulted in points more often than not. She has an elite handle with the sharpest crossover in Georgia. She freezes defenders with a quick subtle change of pace, shifting her way with terrific acceleration. The lefty whistles in one-handed lasers with both her left and right hands. Hailey wants to make a play every time she has the ball. With her elusiveness, Houlder breaks down defenders before getting to her pull-up jumper. She nailed four threes and got to the line consistently shooting 6-10. Houlder exploded for 22 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals. The southpaw was dynamic.     Robinson got to run a lot of point guard as she split ball handling duties with [player_tooltip player_id='904616' first='Hailey' last='Houlder']. Ja'Nyrie liked to show off her vision with cross court passes after getting past her defender. Robinson has a tricky handle with plenty of combo moves to get free – she's a high energy player. Robinson's shot wasn't dropping from the perimeter on Sunday but her wiggle downhill made her effective as she got to her floater and was fouled every time she slithered her way to the rim. Ja'Nyrie went 8-10 from the foul line, finishing her day with 12 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals.     Liyat got loose against the [program_tooltip program_id='713618' first='Macon' last='Mystics'], especially when the game opened up in the full court. Techilo ran the floor to get to her spots in the left corner. She wore out the baseline hitting a corner three along with two mid-range jumpers. Techilo pitched in 8 points and 2 assists.     With just five players on the roster, [player_tooltip player_id='885605' first='Kennedy' last='Smith'] was forced to carry a large load offensively. Smith was versatile in her attack. Kennedy blended drives to the basket with her three-point shooting which stretched the floor against [program_tooltip program_id='713173' first='Wood' last='Elite']. Smith splashed three threes, hitting a pair off the bounce. When she wasn't stripping the nets, Kennedy was getting downhill with her floater. She got good snap on her tear drops, expertly flicking her wrist over the top of contests. Overall, Smith is a highly skilled finisher. She scores with both hands and works angles well, kissing shots high off the glass to score inside. The long guard posted a game-high 17 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists in defeat.     Dyer's outside shot wasn't falling like usual against [program_tooltip program_id='713173' first='Wood' last='Elite'], but she still managed to sink a pair of threes and was successful finding points inside the arc when she hunted them. Ava dropped in an And-1 baseline floater to spark her offense. Dyer converted a steal into a layup and snuck onto the glass for a putback. Ava Bray finished with 12 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals. When she's hot, Dyer is one of the most dangerous shooters in the state off the catch.     North Cobb's star sophomore shined on Sunday, pouring in 16 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals in a 58-48 win over NME. Hananiah does a little bit of everything on the floor. She's strong with the ball, adept at getting to her spots. Bell finishes well at the basket and is a steady shooter, draining a pair of threes in the second half. Hananiah gets stronger as games wear on. She's a closer when the game is on the line.