Wheat State Slam 17U All Tournament Team

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Wheat State Slam took place in Lawrence, KS over the Easter weekend. I covered the 17U division and there were some really good games and some nice individual players. Let's take a look at who I felt were the top 5 players.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='421821' first='Peyton' last='Wohlford'] | Forward | Kansas Elite 2024 Novicoff</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Peyton was impressive over the weekend with her skill set and size. Standing around 6ft, Peyton doesn't have a position for her team. She's a unicorn for her squad. Her ability allows her to handle the ball, shoot the three with accuracy, play out of the high post, be a threat from the perimeter, attack off the dribble, and guard multiple positions. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='424374' first='Jolie' last='Bonderer'] | Point Guard | Kansas Elite 2024 Novicoff</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jolie was definitely the best point guard I saw all weekend. Her skill level and IQ was like none other. She plays with toughness, applies good defensive pressure on the ball, has great vision with on-target passing, can shoot the three, and get to the rim off the bounce. Outside of her skills, she's a great teammate with a great attitude. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Dee Frost | Guard | Oklahoma Royal Legacy 2024</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>When you talk about athletes from the weekend you have to mention Dee. She was one of the most athletic players I saw during the weekend. When you combine her speed and quickness with her ability to handle the ball and change directions, it makes for difficult time to stay in front of her. She constantly tried to attack off the dribble to keep pressure on the defense. She also shot the three and excelled in the open court. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='745621' first='Ava' last='Kells'] | Post | Flash KC 2024</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ava was a solid post player that dominated on boards. It didn't matter if it was on the offensive or defensive end of the floor, Ava did a good job of attacking the glass. She also did a good job of getting post position on the low block. This allowed her score with her soft touch around the basket. Ava also ran the floor well and showed she can finish in transition.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Olivia Robben | Post | Kansas Elite 2024 Zars</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Standing around 6'4, Olivia dominated both ends of the floor. She rebounded the ball well, established good position on the low block, and scored with her back to the basket. Olivia showed she had good hands by catching passes in traffic, on the run, and vs pressure. She finished around the rim over defenders and through contact. You also couldn't put her on the line because of her good free throw shooting.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->