Always 100 at Queen of the Rock

<!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"small"} --> <p class="has-small-font-size"><em>The featured image is of [player_tooltip player_id='414465' first='Gabby' last='Helsom'] (2026) of Homestead High School and [program_tooltip program_id='716173' first='Always' last='100'] 3SSB 16U.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This past weekend was the annual Queen of the Rock tournament. Originally in Toledo, Ohio, the event has now shifted to Fort Wayne, Indiana. With several strong programs in attendance, there were a number of ladies who played well. After highlighting several of the standouts from Saturday &amp; Sunday, I wanted to circle back and take a look at additional key performers from each of the main Indiana programs in attendance. Below is a look at several prospects from the [program_tooltip program_id='716173' first='Always' last='100'] program. The 17U E40 Platinum team finished in the Final Four of the 17U Super Platinum bracket, the 16U 3SSB Elite team won the 16U Super Platinum bracket, and the 15U Skills team finished in the Final Four of the 15U Super Platinum bracket.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><font color="FFFFFF">.</font></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["295793"],"_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":"In her first tournament with [program_tooltip program_id='716173' first='Always' last='100'] 3SSB, Thomas was extremely physical and aggressive on the interior. 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