The Finale: 15’s Day 1 Standouts

<p>The Finale by PrepDig got underway Friday in Pontiac with some exciting competition in the 15s division.</p> <p>A total of 16 teams were in action during the evening and a few managed to catch by eye as I was moving from court to court.</p> [caption id="attachment_201138" align="alignright" width="160"]<img class="wp-image-201138" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pd/uploads/2022/06/Natalie-Vrancken-204x300.jpg" alt="" width="160" height="235" /> Natalie Vrancken[/caption] <p><strong>Natalie Vrancken, OH A2 15 Shamrock: </strong>Vrancken was able to look calm and at ease on the floor while making some very difficult swings and digs.</p> <p><strong>Olivia Curry, MB A2 14 Green: </strong>Curry was a real intimidating presence at the net, leading A2 to three wins.</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="151979" first="Natalie" last="Harrington"], MB A2 14 Green: </strong>Harrington is a long middle that plays even longer. She came up with a lot of nice plays at the net.</p> <p><strong>Lila Krall, MB Premier 15 Trabuco: </strong>Krall was dominant for stretches and was a big blocking force for the 3-0 Premier squad.</p> <p><strong>Trinity Baldwin, S Premier 15 Trabuco: </strong>Baldwin has a lot of sizable hitters to work with, but she mixed up the offense well and got the ball to the hot hand.</p> [caption id="attachment_201139" align="alignright" width="160"]<img class="wp-image-201139" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pd/uploads/2022/06/Sophia-DeRenzo-233x300.jpg" alt="" width="160" height="206" /> Sophia DeRenzo[/caption] <p><strong>Sophia DeRenzo, S ROCKC 15-2: </strong>DeRenzo kept showing up in key moments. Her serving and her setting carried ROCKC to a 3-0 day.</p> <p><strong>Sadie Poudevigne, OH ROCKC 15-2: </strong>Poudevigne was a really athletic outside that excelled around the court. She had a great feel for the game.</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="152044" first="Meredith" last="Hurley"], OH AVC CLE Rox 15 White</strong>: Hurley has really good form on her attacks, leading to some highlight-reel finishes.</p> <p><strong>Natalie West, S/RS TeamD 15-Red: </strong>West was doing a little bit of everything on the floor. There wasn’t a play she wasn’t involved in.</p> <p><strong>Gabriella Cranson, S TeamD 15-Red: </strong>Cranson stood out for her serve, which was consistently one of the best of the day and led to some big rallies for TeamD.</p> <p><strong>Sarah Pippin, OH Krush VBC 15 National: </strong>Pippin was really able to hang in the air. She mixed up her shots well to keep the defense guessing.</p> <p><strong>Allison O’Rourke, L/DS Legacy 15-Elite East: </strong>O’Rourke was very consistent in the back row and played with a lot of poise. She kept her team in a lot of close matches.</p>