Stock Risers, Class of 2023, Central Florida

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>As the 2023 PGH rankings recently came out, here are a few Central Florida kids that have moved up on the rankings list.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='247123' first='Alex' last='Merceron']</strong> 5'9" SF Bishop Moore/ECU</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Merceron is a smooth player, that plays under control, picking good opportunities to score. She has good overall skill, and high level of IQ. She had a great summer playing on the ECU family team. She has moved up 30 places to the 58 spot. Not sure where she will end up playing, but she has great upside.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='247238' first='Alyssa' last='Brasko']</strong> 5'11" PF Bishop Moore/TNBA</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Brasko, a recent commit to Embry-Riddle in Daytona Beach. She has showed a commitment to developing her game over the last few years, displaying improvement in her jump shot and overall play. She has moved up 44 spots from 125 to the 81st spot. The long forward is playing on a loaded Hornets team that went down to states last year and looking to repeat at a minimum. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Karayzma Pierre</strong> 5'11" SG Oakridge/FGB</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Pierre has moved up 7 spots, to land in the 59th place. A long guard that shows a strong physical strength. Consistently gets to the rack, finishing through the contact. She can pull up and knock down a mid-range and perimeter jump shots. Look forward to watch her play for the Pioneers, for her final season of High School.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><img class="wp-image-515609" style="width: 150px;" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2022/09/Childs-crop-1242x816-1664470582.jpg" alt=""><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='422729' first='Ty'Asia' last='Childs']</strong> 5'8" SG Evans/OBC</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Childs is long guard that can get to the basket with various creative finishes that help her team. She displays some crafty ball handling skills that she has showed off over the summer. Childs has a very high ceiling that, with unlimited potential. She has moved up 7 spots, from 168 to 161. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><img class="wp-image-470062" style="width: 150px;" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pgh/uploads/2022/07/20220409_154833-scaled.jpg" alt=""><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='166213' first='Bre'asia' last='Washington']</strong> 5'5" SG Winter Haven/FGB</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Washington has moved up a lot, since the last rankings. From 75th spot to the 43rd spot. She had a great spring and summer. She is a strong player that can get to the basket, using her upper body to make the basket. She recently committed to Florida Southern in Lakeland. Looking forward to watching her this upcoming High School season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Luke Zbynski is a Florida Prep Girls Hoops writer. Any story ideas or general information. Please contact him at zbynskiprephoops@gmail.com and follow on Twitter @zbynskiprephoop.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->