River City Run: Five 17U Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I got the pleasure of covering the 17U division this past weekend at PGH's River City Run and there were many players that really made their presence known. I only picked one player from each team in my initial standout articles, but I wanted to mention 5 other players that really stood out throughout the weekend. On top of the following players, I also want to give a shoutout to one team in particular that could have their entire roster included in this article: United Family 3SSB. If you get the chance to watch this group compete, I highly recommend taking the time to do just that. They were extremely fun to watch this weekend and their entire roster is capable of playing at the highest level in college.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["245899"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Bender has always impressed me on the offensive end and there was no shortage of offense in her game this weekend, but I was really impressed by her defense as well. She was constantly coming up with steals, deflections, and blocks. 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