Excellent 2026 Guards of Note at the Girls Nixa Invitational

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prep Girls Hoops Missouri takes a look at a talented group of Class of 2026 guards who we watched at the Arvest Bank Nixa Girls Invitational Tournament.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='460862' first='Elsie' last='Larsen'] (Strafford): The 5'10" Colorado State recruit was terrific in leading the Indians to a couple of big victories. Not only was she a potent scoring threat, but her ability to make her teammates better was even greater. She was finding teammates on dribble penetration and she would look ahead on the break with the accurate lead pass. She used her smooth handles to create off the dribble with excellent escape moves. She was getting buckets from all three levels. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='855104' first='Antil' last='Snoddy'] (Lee's Summit West): The 5'8 2026 Missouri State recruit impact the game in every conceivable way possible as an elite point guard. She has tremendous speed to excel in the open court and on dribble penetration. She is a potent scorer who is also an unselfish playmaker with her passing. She is also disruptive on defense with her quickness and ball hawking.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='982968' first='Mya' last='Robinson'] (Troy): The 5'8" 2026 guard displayed her high energy play in both games, where she averaged 19 points for the tournament. She was fearless on the drive as she stayed on the attack. She was also hitting open 3-pointers. She rebounds very well from the guard position and she was a ball hawk on defense.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1124563' first='Alex' last='Keister'] (Lee's Summit West): The 5'9 guard is a solid all around player who can handle the ball and shoot it from 3-point range. She has good positional size and can either handle the point with her playmaking skills or the shooting guard spot.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1124567' first='Jayli' last='Howell'] (Helias): A 5'7" guard who is a good athlete who can operate around the basket as well as the perimeter. She has a quick first step to beat defenders off the dribble. She also reads defenders well and moves well without the ball with her cutting ability.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->