Sophie Montana Sophie Montana 5'4" | CG Northwest Guilford | 2028 State NC has been playing like a leader for her team even in her short tenure in high school basketball.  She is an excellent shooter from deep making her range known to her opponents.  She does well with her ball handling to create the opening, or she is ready to shoot off the pass.  Her adjustments are fun to watch knowing what her defender might do to try to block her path, getting around them, and hitting her teammates with the pass to score their own points.

Sophie has definitely moved into the point guard role way more than the combo guard. She loves the ball in her hands and can distribute the basketball well off the pass. She is very good off the dribble creating plays for herself and teammates. When she does give the ball up to start the offense, she is excellent finding ways to get herself open and spotting up beyond the arc to knock down the three ball.

Sophie was a scoring machine for Northeast Guilford! She was the driving force behind a 50 to 38 win over Fireland’s high school. She accounted for almost exactly half of her teams points dropping 24 big points.

Sophie Montana Sophie Montana 5'4" | CG Northwest Guilford | 2028 State NC has been showing off her ball handling for years, and she’s stepped up in high school making it known she has range shooting the ball.  Her ability to create her own space around the perimeter with her ball handling is definitely an asset as she shoots off the dribble or does the work without the ball to get open to shoot off the pass.  She directs her teammates where to go to get some plays going as she sees the floor well thinking ahead to make sure her team gets some points.

Sophie Montana Sophie Montana 5'4" | CG Northwest Guilford | 2028 State NC was patient handling the ball at the top of the key letting plays develop and finding her open teammates.  She moves well with and without the ball finding the openings to get a play going.  She can attack the basket or make the dish as defenders collapse around her.  

Sophie Montana Sophie Montana 5'4" | CG Northwest Guilford | 2028 State NC does a nice job executing offensive plays making the pass and cutting to get to the opening.  She directs her teammates being a good floor general.  She did well getting the ball to her teammates making their cuts to the basket hitting it right in their hands to go to work.

Sophie Montana Sophie Montana 5'4" | CG Northwest Guilford | 2028 State NC came into high school ready to lead her team no matter who is on the court with her.  She can handle the ball running plays, and she does an excellent job finding the openings knocking down big shots from around the perimeter.  She makes adjustments at the rim to score some points and draws defenders toward her opening up the court for her teammates.

Sophie Montana Sophie Montana 5'4" | CG Northwest Guilford | 2028 State NC was doing well getting to the rim using her ball fakes to create some open space.  She didn’t back down from contact making her free throws when she needed to.  She directs traffic telling her teammates where to go on offense to get a play going.  Her patience allows plays to develop hitting her teammates at the right time. 

Sophie Montana demonstrates the hallmarks of a truly great scorer through her multifaceted offensive arsenal. Her proficiency from beyond the arc forces defenses to respect her range, creating valuable spacing for her and her teammates. This outside threat is seamlessly complemented by her automatic floater, a difficult shot to guard that allows her to score effectively in the paint over taller defenders without needing to draw contact. Furthermore, her advanced ability to turn angles and finish around the basket showcases exceptional footwork, ball-handling, and court vision, enabling her to create scoring opportunities even in congested areas. This combination of deep shooting, a reliable mid-range game, and crafty interior scoring makes her a constant threat, capable of adapting to different defensive schemes and consistently finding ways to put the ball in the basket.

Sophie Montana Sophie Montana 5'4" | CG Northwest Guilford | 2028 State NC (Team KMA Carter 2027) showed off her quickness and her handles to get to the rim putting in the work to get the opening.  She has a nice reverse layup that she can use when she attacks the basket and needs to make an adjustment to score.  She did well tying up the ball on defense getting the jump ball or taking the possession all together.  She can knock it down from deep, too, hitting six in a game first thing in the morning.