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This " Holiday Classic" is a round robin affair in Portland, Oregon : Dec 28: DeSoto (Tx) vs Mitty at 3pm
Dec 29; Mitty vs Camas (WA) 8 pm, and Dec 30: This MITTY game was unavailable to me, I
will check again later. Mater Dei (CA) is in the same division as these other teams but I could not see if they
will meet Mitty on the 30th. Camas and Desoto are highly rated. Mitty of course
was rated # 3 before they defeated then # 1 L I Lutheran in that Championship game (last
week) with Morgan Cheli having a triple double in the finals and McKenna Woliczko (UCONN POI)
receiving the MVP for 91 points in four games and with MASSIVE display of Defensive play against
future N.D. player Kate Koval (9 points). McKenna is a current Sophomore. Time to root again for the " M & M" kids.!
 
UPDATE: The third and final Mitty game is against Clackamas H.S., Clackamas, Oregon on
December 30 at 8 pm (I assume Pacific Standard Time). Clackamas features the # 2
Player in the ESPNW class of 2025: Jasmine " Jazzy" Davidson. Jazzy does not have
an "offer" from UCONN per Husky Nan's POI sheet but is a POI, i.e. she is "on" Nan's list. Jazzy is 6' 1" and is
listed as a wing/forward. She has offers from South Carolina, Tenn, Baylor, UCLA,
and Iowa, among others. I will be interested seeing the matchups of Jazzy vs Mitty's
players, i.e. the overall stats comparing Mitty's 6' 1' Morgan and JAZZY vs 6' 2' McKenna Woliczko. Morgan has been ranked # 15 by Hoop Gurlz
(expect that to go UP !!). McKenna has been ranked # 5 by ESPNW for the class of 2026.
Should be a good game, but the Morgan controlling the Mitty attack from the "Point" and
with McKenna's defensive prowess (hopefully) limiting Jazzy's offense, I predict a MITTY WIN.
A full Mitty team "Everybody Eats" effort.
No championship game here... this is a three-game round robin tournament with multiple " divisions. We are
discussing only the top division. I see no " web" page dedicated to the TOURNAMENT so
results may be limited for east coast BONEYARDERS to newspaper reports on the day
following the afternoon / late evening tip off times. I hope some stats will be published as well
as sportswriter's reports.
 

UConn Commit Morgan Cheli - Nike TOC Bracket Play​




I especially like the part where she coaches her teammate with a play she draws up on the white board. This 11 minute video exclusively focused on Cheli covers 3 TOC games. More can be found at hoopers4dayz | Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok | Linktree

Cheli has game, plays both ends of the court and scores in multiple ways.
 
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cancontent said:
Wow. Playing TOC and then this event shortly afterwards? Impressive, but it also feels a bit much at the same time.
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Read in the article that Nan posted in the Recruiting Thread that she’d played in 64 games last Summer for EYBL. Insane to think about.
 
Notyetready said:

UConn Commit Morgan Cheli - Nike TOC Bracket Play​




I especially like the part where she coaches her teammate with a play she draws up on the white board. This 11 minute video exclusively focused on Cheli covers 3 TOC games. More can be found at hoopers4dayz | Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok | Linktree

Cheli has game, plays both ends of the court and scores in multiple ways.
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There was A Lot of # 33 Morgan to #20 McKenna in those highlights! # 13 Emma Cook
reminds of Nika with her enthusiastic hugs! #23 Belle Bramer for Mitty is heading to Lehigh
and #11 Elana Weisman is heading to Bucknell. This team knows how to share the BALL!
Go MITTY , Beat Desoto (TX) 3 pm PST today!
 
darrell said:
Read in the article that Nan posted in the Recruiting Thread that she’d played in 64 games last Summer for EYBL. Insane to think about.
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Yikes! That's more than a college season, including the tournament.
 
darrell said:
Read in the article that Nan posted in the Recruiting Thread that she’d played in 64 games last Summer for EYBL. Insane to think about.
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Which number post in the thread is that article in?
 
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Notyetready said:

UConn Commit Morgan Cheli - Nike TOC Bracket Play​




I especially like the part where she coaches her teammate with a play she draws up on the white board. This 11 minute video exclusively focused on Cheli covers 3 TOC games. More can be found at hoopers4dayz | Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok | Linktree

Cheli has game, plays both ends of the court and scores in multiple ways.
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This is the best Morgan video I've seen so far, and I love the bit where she coaches McKenna on the bench. You can see that in her mentality she shares some qualities with Paige. I was trying to find a comparison for her and it's not easy. She has a lot of the skills and the size of Caroline. But she's much faster. She's all go-go-go when she gets the ball. She's not as quick footed as KK, but has a similar PG mentality, and she's a much better perimeter shooter. She also has really quick hands on defense. Then it occurred to me that Morgan is a lot like what Nika would be like if she were 6'2". She mixes it up in the paint more than Nika does. But I suspect if Nika were 4" taller, she'd be as aggressive in the lane as this.

So, what will it mean to have KK overlap with Morgan and Allie for 3 years, and Kelis overlap with them for a different 3, and to have all 4 of them in the rotation for 2 years? I suspect it will look a lot like the team during Gabby's final two years -- high energy, transition ball, quick passing the length of the floor as well as lightning passing in the half court. Those teams intimidated opponents by how quickly they converted any mistakes into transition scores, and this undoubtedly caused even more turnovers.

I'd be tempted to compare Morgan to Katie Lou except that she seems to be quite a bit quicker. It really is stunning when you see a kid this big move that fast. To tell the truth, I think if Sarah commits to UConn, that core of Morgan Sarah Jana and Allie may rule D1 for 4 years.

Here's my starting lineup for next season if Paige and the others don't return: KK Ashlynn Sarah Morgan and Jana -- with a rotation of Allie Qadence Ice and Ayanna. That's one heckuva 9 player rotation. Even if we actually lost 6 players, we would still be a powerhouse. Everyone is in awe at what Dawn has managed to engineer for this year, and it's well deserved awe. But If Sarah commits and Jana comes back awesomely, Geno will have pulled off a similar feat for the next 4 years.

And if Paige and Azzi are back, it's pretty similar, just a deeper rotation and Allie and Morgan get to learn from Coach P for a season. Or, more precisely, Coach M will learn from Coach P how to manage Coach G. Picture this lineup: Paige Azzi Morgan Ashynn and Jana, with a rotation of KK Caroline Sarah Qadence Allie Ice and Ayanna. It's the old dream of two complete "starting" lineups that could sub in and run opponents into the floor and one or two spares.

I know, it's only dreams and fantasy, not rational data analysis, blah blah blah. Criticize me if you insist. But you should really blame @Notyetready for posting that video. That's what set all this off.
 
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Notyetready said:

UConn Commit Morgan Cheli - Nike TOC Bracket Play​




I especially like the part where she coaches her teammate with a play she draws up on the white board. This 11 minute video exclusively focused on Cheli covers 3 TOC games. More can be found at hoopers4dayz | Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok | Linktree

Cheli has game, plays both ends of the court and scores in multiple ways.
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she's got UConn written all over her........smart, skilled, aggressive, and unselfish.....
 
Ok, I can't resist saying one more thing, maybe two... or four.
  1. Watching the chemistry between Morgan and McKenna, if Geno got Morgan to commit, I suspect he'll get McKenna if he tries. She's a bit slight as a big but that might change in the next year or two. You can see how much of McKenna's game depends on having Morgan passing to her after drawing the defense. I suspect McKenna realizes this too.
  2. If Sarah commits to UConn, I suspect she and Morgan will have an impact similar to Katie Lou and Napheesa. If she's listening to her mom, I'm sure such thoughts have been discussed between them.
  3. Someone noted that Morgan has a high dribble, so I watched a few videos in addition to this one and came to a different conclusion. In the open court, she dribbles high when she's going full-bore. But she knows how to get low in traffic. I don't think this is going to be any sort of problem. In this current video (at 0:40), against Miami Country Day, their little speedy guard can't keep up with Morgan in the open floor much less challenge her dribble.
  4. Against Xavier Prep, at the 4:47 mark their big (#52) loses her cool and throws an elbow at Morgan and it's whistled. I suspect that happens a bit given the energy level Morgan plays at. In a later play, you can see that #52 really wants to make a defensive play on Morgan and she uses this to get easy buckets for McKenna. She is one heady player.
I am so impressed by Morgan, and the fact that Geno got her to commit.
 
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HuskyNan said:
www.ctinsider.com

UConn women's basketball recruit Morgan Cheli healthy and raising her game in senior season

UConn recruit Morgan Cheli has her high school team atop the national rankings following Tournament of Champions win in Arizona
www.ctinsider.com www.ctinsider.com
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Archbishop Mitty 50 Desoto 30 FINAL SCORE
Live streaming for the game was found at (google): Pacific Office Automation Holiday Classic
I do not have the stats or box score. It may be published tomorrow at www.Portlandtribune.com
with the sportswriter: AUSTIN WHITE He wrote the initial article highlighting the tournament
and the pairings. There are 54 schools in the entire tournament. Mitty is one of
eight teams in the OPEN DIVISION (top schools).
 
Half time was MITTY 25 Desoto 9
I found a video (full game) of the game at POA Holiday Classic 2023 OPEN DIVISION GAME 1
Desoto (TX) vs Archbishop Mitty (CA). Quote from the announcer: "MORGAN CHELI has been dominating!"
I hope the link works for you. Consider also www.youtube.com YOUTUBE Desoto vs
Archbishop Mitty High School today.
 
Notyetready said:

UConn Commit Morgan Cheli - Nike TOC Bracket Play​




I especially like the part where she coaches her teammate with a play she draws up on the white board. This 11 minute video exclusively focused on Cheli covers 3 TOC games. More can be found at hoopers4dayz | Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok | Linktree

Cheli has game, plays both ends of the court and scores in multiple ways.
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....and it looks like she has a UCONN personality already!
 
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Cornell Lt said:
Morgan's stat line was:
10 points
9 rebounds
6 assists
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I just rewatched the MITTY vs Desoto game. According to my unofficial box score:
Morgan Cheli 2 points in first half then
8 in the second half = 10; McKenna Woliczko with 8 pt in first half, then 7 = 15;
with Belle Bramer with 10 and 6 points. NOTE WELL: many of Belle's points
were on dishes from Morgan after some fierce Cheli rebounds!! I would like
to know Belle's field goal %.
This game played out like the L. I. Lutheran game. LIL was taller than
Mitty and Desoto also had the height advantage: 6'4", 6' 3", 6'3" and 6'2" with
two of these ladies on the floor most of the time. Mitty was tenacious on
defense, mixing a pressure defense with a full court press which resulted in
ball " tips"/ steals and 5 second violations for Desoto on inbounds and 10 second
violations for not getting the ball across midcourt. Every loose ball was contested
with Mitty bodies flying across the hardwood floor. Our Girl, Morgan, was there
to help her teammates get up. NICE! The announcers made a point that
Morgan's stats were not indicative of her " intensity, ... providing opportunities
for her teammates".... again, about Morgan: " pure hustle... hustle makes it happen!".
The comment about both teams was: " no breaks... all gas". Desoto is very good
they just (IMO) had never come up against such crushing defense, rebounding
challenges, and every shot being contested. And of course, Mitty ... " had Morgan".
Tonight, Mitty vs Camas (WA) at 8 PM PST. You should be able to get it
live streaming at: POA Holiday Classic 2023 Open Division game 8 Archbishop
Mitty (CA) vs Camas (WA). Enjoy! Go Monarchs! Go Morgan and POI McKenna!
 
Cornell Lt said:
Archbishop Mitty Vs Desoto Girls Basketball
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This one is good to watch to see Morgan's game in its entirety.

She makes some ball handling mistakes, like picking up her dribble too close to the half court line, which she can get away with in most cases because she towers over the guard defending her. But that won't fly at the next level.

On the positive side, even though she missed some shots, you can see that she is really confident driving across the lane to get a bucket. She seems to prefer going left to right, and could probably expand her repertoire in this area. She is also a clever passer within the lane.

She is also a fierce rebounder on offense and defense. She knows how to follow shots, and on defensive rebound she looks up the court for a long outlet pass or, which seems more natural to her, is to charge up the court with the ball. She's got really good speed and, as I've noted before, this maybe a little intimidating for opponents when she comes charging down the floor.

I also agree with @Zarathustra that this was a case of "we have Morgan and you don't." Like Paige, and Ashlynn and KK and Caroline and Azzi all were in HS, she is the indispensable player, the bucket getter, the one who puts the team on her shoulders. Geno has a knack for finding players like this and getting them to play as a unit.
 
Thanks for this. A little late, but I’ll try to stay up as it’s been a joy watching Morgan Cheli play.
 
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