15s Teams to Watch at Regionals

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We have the regional tournament this upcoming week and it is the last chance for many teams to earn their bid to nationals. For most this will be the final tournament of the season and then they will have some time off before school season really gets rolling. Lets take a look at a Four teams in the 15s division that will have a chance to make a deep run on Sunday. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[program_tooltip program_id='432025' first='OK' last='Charge'] 15 National. They are currently ranked 451st in the nation. This team has six top 10 finishes this season, including finishing 3rd at Lonestar in the club division and winning Jingle Jam. They are led by head coach Laurel Oglesby who recently has taken over the 5A state Championship team, Bishop McGuinness. Players like [player_tooltip player_id='899734' first='Alexa' last='Combs'], [player_tooltip player_id='903006' first='Kathryn' last='Newman'], [player_tooltip player_id='949840' first='Mabry' last='Moore'] and [player_tooltip player_id='902260' first='Melinda' last='Parham'] are playmakers. They will all have bright high school futures. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Virago 15 Elite. They are currently ranked 401st in the nation. This team has eight top 10 finishes this season including winning the AAU Sooner Super Regional and a 3rd place finish a few weeks ago at Show Me. Led by legendary HS coach, Tanna Smith. She has done lots of winning in her career and this club season is no exception. [player_tooltip player_id='919281' first='Karis' last='Pratt'] has taken huge steps this club season and has become a legit threat in all six rotations. Mix in players like [player_tooltip player_id='940697' first='Ivorie' last='Baker'], Autrey O'dell, and [player_tooltip player_id='934887' first='Alana' last='Holt'] as scoring options and you have a really solid crew. Ellie Sartin holds down the back row with a high IQ and great court awareness. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Peak 15-2. They are currently ranked 289th in the nation. This team has nothing but top 5 finishes outside of national qualifiers. This team has plenty of talented players at all positions. A handful to watch are [player_tooltip player_id='899681' first='Lov'e' last='Washington'], [player_tooltip player_id='778278' first='Amelia' last='Lytle'], [player_tooltip player_id='902862' first='Hannah' last='Brown'], [player_tooltip player_id='781127' first='Zoe' last='Morgan'] and Eliza Mohrmann. This team is led by young head coach Bryce Boyland. He may be young but he is not inexperienced. Bryce has done plenty of high level coaching AND winning.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[program_tooltip program_id='776295' first='Tulsa' last='Power'] 15-1. They are currently ranked 151st in the nation. This crew is very battle tested, they have competed in several high level tournaments. Since head coach Ben Farmer joined TPV, he has doing a great job of developing his players and competing at a high level. Players like [player_tooltip player_id='899731' first='Lizzy' last='Brennan'], [player_tooltip player_id='899721' first='Avery' last='Collins'] and [player_tooltip player_id='902268' first='Kennedy' last='Roecker'] are all big time scoring threats from the front row. Add [player_tooltip player_id='966547' first='Kinlei' last='Willis'], Isabella Bruton and [player_tooltip player_id='902259' first='Peyton' last='Lancaster'] to those who have the capability to make big plays in big moments. This team has a real chance to earn a bid this weekend. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>These teams may very likely be the top four seeds. They are full of quality coaches and players that have done plenty of winning. Good luck to all the teams in attendance, not just these teams. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->