PGH LIVE: 17U Saturday Afternoon Notes Pt 2

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>There were many impressive athletes on the floor at Prep Girls Hoops Live in Mount Pleasant, MI for our live period event. Here are the notable names who shined during the afternoon games.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>#5 [player_tooltip player_id='612997' first='Diavian' last='Robinson'] CG 2025 Lady FVV</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Diavian changes hands quickly on her dribble moves to beat her defender and make a quick pass in transition for an assist. Diavian drained a jumper off the catch in rhythm. She caused many turnovers with steals</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>#11 [player_tooltip player_id='796709' first='Gracie' last='Wright'] CG 2025 [program_tooltip program_id='713458' first='1829' last=''] Cobra</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Gracie has extremely quick hands that she used to deliver effective passes and strip the ball away on defense. Her lateral quickness to defend the ball is fantastic and she plays with endless energy on both ends.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>#23 [player_tooltip player_id='908195' first='Destiny' last='Clark'] PF 2027 Pride 21</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Destiny had no problem playing up and impacting the game on Saturday. She stole passes, made a strong cross-court pass, and was a fierce rim protector blocking shots in the paint. Destiny has exceptional speed to block shots on her closeouts and scored put-backs in the paint. She has exciting athleticism to watch.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>#1 [player_tooltip player_id='423698' first='Christina' last='Gibson'] CG 2025 Lady FVV</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Christina finished off two in the paint, used behind-the-back dribbles after securing a defensive rebound, and created space using two inside-out dribbles to knock down a smooth jumper over her defender. She used a spin dribble to go by her defender and finish a full-speed layup at the rim. Christina showed her footwork using a forward pivot to score over a post defender in the paint.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>#23 Chaniya Bond SG 2025 Pride 21</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Chaniya showed great hustle chasing down 50/50 balls to save them multiple times and outraced the defense up the court with her dribble all the way to the rim for a layup.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>#1 Destiny Robinson 2025 Rockford Elite</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Destiny Robinson is a lefty PG who works hard to guard the ball on defense and showed outside shooting ability on Saturday. She drilled a corner 3 with balance, scanned the floor while dribbling in transition, and cut off ball handlers without fouling.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>#11 [player_tooltip player_id='918917' first='Alanna' last='Neves'] W/PF 2025 Lady FVV</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Alanna showed her strength inside by scoring through contact in the paint and knocked down free throws. Alanna worked for offensive rebounds and drilled a corner 3 as well.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>#5 [player_tooltip player_id='431342' first='Emilie' last='Eritano'] PG 2025 [program_tooltip program_id='713458' first='1829' last=''] Cobra</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Emilie has great balance on defense and she used her ability to pressure the ball on a drive to cause a travel. Emilie tossed an impressive bounce pass to hit her teammate perfectly in stride in transition.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>#11 Morgan Foster W 2025 Chase the Dream Arroyo</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Morgan is a strong downhill player and she used an outstanding eurostep move to finish a contested layup off the glass on her drive. She has length and explosiveness to drive by defenders and attack through the paint with her dribble.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->