LBI Summer Showcase: Standout Point Guards

<p class="p2">LBI Summer Showcase was the place to be last week watching girls basketball as some of the top athletes in the state were competing.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>Check out these 2024/2025 point guards that were performing at a high level these three days.</p> <p class="p2"><b>[player_tooltip player_id="262500" first="Ashlee" last="Shaw"] | Team Curry 16U | 2024</b></p> <p class="p2">Shaw releases quickly on fast breaks making sure she’s ready for the pass to score some points.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>She goes up for rebounds, too, grabbing them with her strength.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>She did exceptionally well being around the basket in time for a pass or an offensive rebound.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>She was making effective cuts to get herself open.</p> <p class="p2"><b>Madison Mims | Carolina Flames 17U Nike Moses | 2024</b></p> <p class="p2">Mims came in the game with high energy handling the ball, controlling the tempo, and grabbing steals.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>She has a high motor pushing the ball up the court, and she is sneaky when it comes to picking the pocket of her opponents.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>She does well finding her teammates setting them up for their own points.</p> <p class="p2"><b>Aaliyah Townes | FBC Carolina Elite Rise Eggers | 2024<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p> <p class="p2">Townes (featured photo) was a terror on defense grabbing steals, and she can handle it with speed getting around her opponents to score some points by the basket.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>She was able to predict what her opponents would try to do, and her knowledge of this translated well to the offensive side of the ball knowing how to best get around her defenders.</p> <p class="p2"><b>Ramsey Cureton | Warriors Life Elite | 2024</b></p> <p class="p2">Cureton has some nice height already, and she uses that to jump up and over her opponents when making jump shots.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>She can stroke it from deep, too.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>Her length was an asset on defense blocking shots and closing out on opponents with ease.</p> <p class="p2"><b>Barri Terry | Team United Thompson | 2025</b></p> <p class="p2">Terry was a strong presence using her size to her advantage to score some points in the paint.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>She was a demon on her team’s press staying close to the front of the pack deflecting passes and grabbing steals to put through the hoop easily.</p> <p class="p2"><b>[player_tooltip player_id="393666" first="Breonna" last="Roaf"] | Fayetteville Stars 17U | 2025</b></p> <p class="p2">Roaf showed why her quickness is an asset on the defensive side of the ball grabbing steals to push the other direction.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>She has a nice finish at the rim.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>Even after just one year in high school, she knows how to control the tempo of the game pushing the ball or slowing it down for some set plays when her team needs it.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>She even follows shots to grab some rebounds.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>She has a nice stroke from behind the arc, too.</p>