2022 Sunshine State Showdown: 10U-13U Champions

<strong>2022 Sunshine State Showdown: 10U-13U Champions</strong> By Michael Wholey 4/22/22 2:00 PM EST <em>The 2022 Sunshine State Showdown served as a kickoff event to start the spring/summer travel season hosting 120 teams, 183 games, over 900 players, 2,000 fans and crowned 14 champions across eight divisions from 10U all the way to 17U.  We look at the 10U-13U Champions.  </em> <strong>10U Champion: </strong>Miami Suns 10U <strong>11U Champion: </strong>Outsiders 4/5^th <strong>12U Champion: </strong>CFE 12U <strong>13U Champion: </strong>ECU Navy 2027 <strong>14U Faith Bracket: </strong>Lady Knox Ballers 2026 <strong>14U Hope Bracket: </strong>Jupiter Jaguars 14U <strong>15U Courage Bracket: </strong>Miami Suns Team Kiki 15U EYBL <strong>15U Dream Bracket: </strong>Tampa Thunder 2025 <strong>16U Peace Bracket: </strong>Essence Black 16U <strong>16U Inspire Bracket: </strong>Team Knight 2024 3SSB <strong>16U Imagine Bracket: </strong>North Tartan 16U EYBL <strong>17U Hope Bracket: </strong>East Coast United Navy 2023 <strong>17U Dream Bracket: </strong>East Coast United Team Richardson 2023 <strong>17U Courage Bracket: </strong>Essence 17U Purple EYBL <strong>17U Faith Bracket: </strong>Essence Black 17U <strong> </strong> <strong>10U Championship                 </strong> <strong>Inspir8tion 4^th (19) - Miami Suns 10U (31)</strong> The Miami Suns 10U squad took home the championship by winning 3 games in a row on Sunday defeating Valor Girls Basketball 10U 36-5, New Wave 10U 14-5, and then Inspir8tion Basketball 4^th 31-19 in the championship game.  The 3 straight wins in a row in one day was impressive for a young squad.  Throughout the event, the Miami Suns 10U were led by their big three: Class of 2031 prospects <strong>Riley Wilkerson</strong> and <strong>Carly Lewis</strong> and class of 2033 prospect <strong>Eliza Moore</strong>.  All three young ladies are playing up 1-2 age levels in the 10U division.  In the championship game Wilkerson dropped 15 of her teams 31 points, including 9 in the second half.  While Moore and Lewis scored 10 of their teams 19 first half points with Moore scoring 6 and Lewis 4.  The young ladies have a bright future and it was fun to see them compete in the youngest division, playing hard on both ends of the floor, being aggressive, while also having fun! <strong> </strong> <strong>11U Championship</strong> <strong>Central Florida Elite 11U (20) - Outsiders 4/5^th (30)</strong> The Outsiders 4^th/5^th grade squad went a perfect 3-0 on the weekend, winning one game each day of the event.  They started out on Friday defeating Tampa Thunder 2029/2030 31-15.  They then followed it up with a 36-12 win over TNBA South 2029 on Saturday and concluded the event on Sunday with a 30-20 win over Central Florida Elite 11U on Sunday in the 11U Championship game! The Outsiders crew made up of a combination of 4^th and 5^th graders got a number of contributions from the top of their roster all the way to the bottom.  The four prospects that stood out were class of 2029 <strong>Kiera Willis</strong> and <strong>Caidyn White</strong> as well as class of 2030 prospects <strong>Laila Watlington</strong> and <strong>Alyssa Hardeen</strong>.  The four of them paced their squad in scoring throughout the event with Willis leading them in scoring, averaging close to 10 points per game <strong> </strong><strong> </strong> <strong><img class="wp-image-417124 size-medium alignright" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2022/04/278347831_2033411370174020_756642749913550312_n-e1650422558400-193x300.jpeg" alt="" width="193" height="300" />12U Inspire Bracket               </strong> <strong>Central Florida Elite 12U (49) - Miami Suns 12U (29)</strong> CFE 12U squad was dominant all weekend, dropping New Wave 12U squad 42-3 to open the event, then defeating Tampa Thunder 2028 Navy 44-30 before taking down Miami Suns 12U squad on Sunday in the championship game 49-29.  While CFE 12U had a pretty solid well-balanced squad, class of 2028 prospect <strong>Winnie Medidor</strong> really stood out throughout the weekend.  She showcased an offensive skill and a basketball IQ mature for her age and make her a prospect to keep your eye on in the future, as she helped CFE 12U to win the championship by putting together three solid performances together in a row throughout the weekend! <strong> </strong> <strong><img class="size-medium wp-image-417122 alignleft" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2022/04/4-205A1148-200x300.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="300" />13U Imagine Bracket              </strong> <strong>Candace Parker Hoop Dreams Elite Team Parker 7^th (31) - ECU Navy 2027 (55)</strong> East Coast United Navy 2027 squad took care of business by going a perfect 3-0 on the weekend defeating Candace Parker Hoop Dreams Elite Team Trent 7^th 48-26 and CFE 13U 52-36 on Saturday and then took down Candace Parker Hoop Dreams Elite Team Parker 7^th 55-31 in the championship game on Sunday!  The 55-point performance was straight impressive for the young ECU squad.  <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="400812" first="Adriah" last="Mossiah"]</strong> was the team’s leading scorer all weekend averaging 14.5 PPG her teams 3 games including an impressive 21-point performance in their Saturday afternoon win over CFE 13U.  Also averaging double digits was <strong>Erynn Moffett</strong> who came out of the gates with 18 points in the opening game anc concluded the event dropping 11 points to help seal the championship.  <strong>Gianna Conklin-Jones</strong> was steady and solid all weekend, doing a great job serving as one of the teams main ballhandlers and finding her opportunities to get to the rack and find scoring opportunities while <strong>Gabriela Bouigues</strong> provided 3-point shooting throughout the event knocking down several 3s in each of their three games! &nbsp; <strong>Michael Wholey</strong> is the lead scout for Florida Prep Girls Hoop Florida and a former division one Assistant Coach at American University, University of Memphis, and Georgia Tech.  Wholey and the rest of the Prep Girls Hoop staff, seek to cover the entire state of player, keeping subscribers up to date with player evaluations, recruiting info, and statewide news.  Our audience often supplies us with some of our best information.  If you have any information on players, teams, or statewide news in the state of Florida, emailing Michael Wholey at <a href="mailto:WholeyPrepHoops@gmail.com">WholeyPrepHoops@gmail.com</a> or DM him through Twitter or Instagram @WholeyPrepHoops.