High School Scouting Report: Palmer Trinity

<div> <span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 18pt;"><strong>High School Scouting Report: Palmer Trinity </strong></span> <span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">By Michael Wholey 11/28/20 5:00 PM EST</span> <span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b><i>The High School season has kicked off. We will check in with teams all around the state with an outlook on their season and a breakdown of some of their top players. This week we take a look at Palmer Trinity in Miami, FL. </i></b></span> </div> <div><span style="font-family: garamond, times new roman, serif; font-size: large;"> </span></div> <div><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;"><strong>T</strong></span><strong><span style="font-family: garamond, times new roman, serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;">eam Outlook</span><img class=" wp-image-230752 alignright" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2020/11/IMG_8779-265x300.jpg" alt="" width="190" height="215" /></span></strong></div> <div><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">- Last year, Palmer Trinity finished with a 16-6 record. </span></div> <div><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">- They won the District Championship and advanced to the Regional Quarter-Finals. </span></div> <div><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">- They return 8 of 11 players from this squad, including four starters.</span></div> <div><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">- They have one of the top backcourts in Miami-Dade County with 2023 [player_tooltip player_id="91640" first="Emily" last="Montes"] and 2024 [player_tooltip player_id="217669" first="Jade" last="Leon"].</span></div> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div> <div><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;"><strong>Top Players</strong></span></div> <div><strong><span style="font-family: garamond, times new roman, serif; font-size: large;"><img class=" wp-image-230753 alignleft" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2020/11/IMG_8658-217x300.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="207" /> </span></strong></div> <div> <div><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="91640" first="Emily" last="Montes"] </strong></span></div> <div><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;">- Class of 2023</span></div> <div><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">- 5’10" Point Guard</span></div> <div><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">- 2nd Team All Dade County last season</span></div> </div> <div><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Widely considered one of the top Class of 2023 point guards in the state of Florida, Montes has already received a major D1 offer from the University of South Florida. She is a 5’10, highly-skilled, explosive point guard that is a big-time competitor and a lockdown defender. She eclipsed 1,000 career Varsity points last season. </span></div> <div> <div><span style="font-family: garamond, times new roman, serif; font-size: large;"> </span></div> <div> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div> <div><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="217669" first="Jade" last="Leon"]<img class=" wp-image-230754 alignright" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2020/11/IMG_8679-185x300.jpg" alt="" width="144" height="234" /> </strong></span></div> <div><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">- Class of 2024</span></div> <div><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">- 5’9” Guard</span></div> <div><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">- 3rd Team All Dade last season</span></div> </div> </div> <div><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Jade burst onto the high school basketball scene last year as an 8th grader and was voted 3rd team All Dade County by the Miami Herald. Jade is a high IQ, athletic combo guard who can knock down 3’s, finishes well in transition, and is a defensive playmaker. </span></div> <div><span style="font-family: garamond, times new roman, serif; font-size: large;"> </span></div> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div> <div><span style="font-family: garamond, times new roman, serif; font-size: large;"><strong><img class=" wp-image-230755 alignleft" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2020/11/IMG_8617-200x300.jpg" alt="" width="140" height="210" /><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;">[player_tooltip player_id="221696" first="Annalise" last="Lindsay"]</span></strong> </span></div> <div><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">- Class of 2024 </span></div> <div><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;">- 5’10” Forward</span></div> <div><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Annalise is a powerful forward with great athletic ability and a high b-ball IQ. Her explosiveness and aggression are a force for the Falcons on the offensive and defensive boards. Ana has the potential to have a breakout season this year.</span></div> <div><span style="font-family: garamond, times new roman, serif; font-size: large;"> </span></div> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div> <div><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="221657" first="Angelina" last="Deleon"]<img class=" wp-image-230756 alignright" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2020/11/IMG_8671-227x300.jpg" alt="" width="146" height="193" /></strong> </span></div> <div> <div dir="ltr"> <div dir="ltr"> <div> <div><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">- Class of 2025 </span></div> <div><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">- 5’4” Guard </span></div> <div><span style="font-family: garamond, times new roman, serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Angelina is hyper skilled, athletic combo guard that has emerged as one of the top 2025 guards in all of Miami. Last year as a 7th grader on Varsity, Angelina played a crucial role in coming off the bench for the Falcons, and had multiple double-figure scoring games.</span> </span></div> <div><span style="font-family: garamond, times new roman, serif; font-size: large;"> </span></div> </div> <div></div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="gmail_signature" dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"> <div dir="ltr"> <div></div> <div> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div> <div><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Miami-Dade county area has been dominated by Miami Country Day, Miami Senior HS, Norland and a couple others. Palmer Trinity might be one of the youngest teams in the state, if not the youngest. In addition to <strong>Montes</strong>, <strong>Leon</strong>, <strong>Lindsay</strong>, and <strong>Deleon</strong> - look for <strong>Isabella Porto</strong>, [player_tooltip player_id="221704" first="Emrie" last="Pedraza"], <strong>Mati Veloso</strong>, <strong>Melina Ruiz</strong>, and <strong>Amanda Kaplan</strong> to round out the roster as solid role players. The team does not have a Junior (Class of 2022) or Senior (Class of 2021) on the roster with the squad consisting of one 8th grader (class of 2025), five Freshmen (class of 2024), and two Sophomores (class of 2023) that make up the Varsity squad. Led by Head Coach George Montes, look for Palmer Trinity to be very competitive this season and set up to be very good for the next few seasons. </span></div> </div> </div> </div> <div></div> <div class="gmail_signature" dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"> <div>   <span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">We will look to cover the entire state. If you would like us to do a preview or scouting report on your team, just email me at WholeyPrepHoops@gmail.com.</span> </div> <div dir="ltr"> <div></div> </div> </div> </div>