Sunshine Classic Showcase Standouts Part 2

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sunshine Classic Showcase Standout Part 1 gave us a glimpse into the talented libero and defensive specialist group. Let's take a deeper dive into more standouts in Part 2. These athletes play lockdown defense and have top notch serve receive. Lot of talented underclassmen at the showcase.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Let's take a look at some 2027 prospects:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>5 '5 " Alhana Pazo out of Tohopekaliga, Florida was really strong in serve receive. She was particularly strong in right back serve receive which is typically a harder position to serve receive from. In addition to that, she passes the short serve receive balls well too. Pazo is a huge hustler and is a spitfire on the floor! Keep an eye on this sophomore!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Peyton Moore from Woodward Academy out of Georgia was always in the right position last night during wash drills. The 5'2” Moore did an excellent job of covering her hitters and keeping deflected or blocked balls in play. Moore was strong while communicating seams with her fellow back row players. She hustled and gave great energy to those around her. Her float serve was tough and could serve anyone along the endline to hit her serving zones. Keep tabs on her!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Let's take a look at a few 2028 prospects:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Vista Ridge, Colorado product 5'4” Toryn Dempsey has great angles to the ball. Dempsey also has great ball control with out of system balls and gets them in good positions to the either pin. She is very consistent and controlled in serve receive and free ball transitions. Additionally she chases balls all over the court and gets a touch on so many balls. One strength is her ability to get under the ball.&nbsp; She had outstanding stats as a freshman this past fall for The Vista Ridge Wolves. Dempsey averaged 5.7 digs pers set and racked up 415 on the year. She also handled over 604 receive balls with only 67 errors in her young start. In addition to her defensive strengths, she also has a great float serve. This young libero's stock will continue to rise!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Another 2028 defensive dandy is [player_tooltip player_id='751342' first='Naomy' last='Lucena'] out of Mater Academy Narcoossee in Orlando, Florida. Lucena's strength was serve receive and she did an outstanding job of keeping her platform steady. She was also great at tracking the ball wherever it was and definitely not afraid to hit the floor. In addition to her back row she has a stealthy jump float driving serve that is hard to handle.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ella Crall from Martin County High is all over the floor chasing balls down. The high energy player is fun to watch! She gives great energy to her teammates as well. She reads the ball well and just has a huge motor out on the floor reading, digging and celebrating! She has a high ceiling and will continue to improve and grow! Crall has a ton of potential, keep tabs on her!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A 2029 athlete to keep an eye on is Annabelle Curreton who plays club for Metro Elite 14 Pete. She has a great platform for a young player and is calm and cool on the floor. She has great court sense for the fact that she reads and covers well. Curreton also dives well and can get those sneaky tips! The low jump float serve dies right before opposing teams have a chance to touch it, so she is able to sneak in some aces too! Curreton is just getting started!&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lots of young talent at the Sunshine Classic Showcase! Some are just scratching the surface on their ability in the backcourt!&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->