San Tan at Leading Edge Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Friday, January 24th I attended the 2A match-up of #20&nbsp;<strong>Leading Edge Academy-Gilbert</strong>&nbsp;hosted #44&nbsp;<strong>San Tan Charter.&nbsp;</strong>It was a close game at the half at 26-14 for a Leading Edge lead but pulled away in the 2nd half winning 56-23 with their trio of guards pictured. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Here were the standouts on the night</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1161653' first='Corynn' last='Foster'] Leading Edge Academy-Gilbert (Pictured middle)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>An undersized scoring point guard is a bucket. She has very quick hands and feet collecting steals in bunches and it turns into layups on the other end. She will pull-up from mid-range and keeps her dribble alive amidst heavy pressure. She will euro step with a burst and handles contact well. She is super quick to jet past her initial defender and create the necessary separation to get her shot off despite her size. She is a very good passer with either hand and scored a whopping 36 points.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='558909' first='Hayley' last='Foster'] Leading Edge Academy-Gilbert <strong>(Pictured left)</strong></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A decent sized point guard is a floor general for the small school. She will score with the floater game, go coast to coast with euro moves, hit the catch three and burst in the lane. She really is trying to facilitate with advanced court vision. She is also a menace on the ball defensively and had close to 5 steals with 9 points and multiple assists.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1161638' first='Shailey' last='Imbert'] Leading Edge Academy-Gilbert <strong> (Pictured right)</strong>&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A scoring guard has a nice looking shooting stroke. She can pull-up from the three point line or shoot it off the catch. She has a nice mid-range jumper and a polished floater game. She rebounds well and has quick hands in the passing lanes. She will give a hard ball fake and then dribble inot a two-dribble pull-up. She scored 9 points.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1161639' first='Armani' last='Rameriz'] Leading Edge Academy-Gilbert&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A post player for the 2A team crashes the glass and scores on put backs. She has a stronger base with long arms and gets good positioning to rebound with two-hands. She is very aggressive and will cash in on the free throw line.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1161640' first='Alanna' last='Ricks-Williams'] San Tan Charter&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A combo lead guard handles the ball well in traffic with either hand. She is a good on-ball defender and will collect steals in the open court. She rebounds well in her area and scores on put backs and layups. She scored 5 points.   </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='821280' first='Kyleigh' last='Mason'] San Tan Charter&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A strong power forward has an array of moves with drop steps, ball fakes into layups and face-up jumpers from 15-feet and in. She handles the ball decently to create her own opportunities to score and plays hard. She scored 16 points with 8 rebounds and 1 block.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->