Top girls basketball stars, scores from Day 1 of 2022 Play4Kay Shootout
TAMPA, Fla. - The third annual Play4Kay Shootout tipped off on Friday evening with four highly anticipated matchups that included several teams that are featured near the top of SBLive's Florida girls basketball rankings.
Here is a rundown of final scores and top performers from Day 1 of the event, which is being played at Carrollwood Day School in Tampa:
Guard Sydney Shaw (DME Academy)
Shaw, a senior, took home Player of the Game honors in Game 1. She finished with a team-high 13 points, 8 rebounds and 3 steals to lead DME Academy to a 70-57 win over Cardinal Mooney.
Forward Amiya Evans (DME Academy)
Evans finished with a double-double, scoring 12 points and grabbing 10 rebounds in the win over Cardinal Mooney.
Guard Tyana Walker (DME Academy)
Walker added 11 points of her own, including a couple of steals down the stretch to help seal the win for DME.
Guard Olivia Davis (Cardinal Mooney)
Davis finished with a game-high 14 points, 4 assists and 3 rebounds in the loss to DME Academy.
Forward Kennedy McClain (Cardinal Mooney)
McClain followed up with 13 points of her own in the loss to DME Academy.
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Forward Fatima Diakhate (Montverde Academy)
Diakhate, a senior, took home Player of the Game honors in Game 2. Diakhate finished with a game-high 13 points, 9 rebounds and 2 blocked shots to lead Montverde Academy to a 58-32 win over Carrollwood Day.
Guard Cori Allen (Montverde Academy)
Allen, a junior, finished with 10 points, including 8 of them in the second half to help lift the Eagles to victory.
Guard Ceniya King (Carrollwood Day)
King was the only player to reach double figures for the Lady Patriots, finishing with 11 points in the loss to Montverde Academy.
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Guard Daniela Gonzalez (Central Pointe Christian)
Gonzalez, a class of 2022 USF commit, took home Player of the Game honors in Game 3 of the Play4Kay Shootout. She finished with a game-high 19 points, including five 3-pointers in Central Pointe Christian's 59-44 win over Brooks-DeBartolo.
Guard Sofia Munoz (Central Pointe Christian)
Munoz added 13 points of her own in the win over Brooks-DeBartolo.
Guard Tyra Kennedy (Brooks-DeBartolo)
Kennedy was the lone player to reach double digits for Brooks-DeBartolo, scoring 12 points in the loss to Central Pointe Christian.
Forward Alaina Williams (Brooks-DeBartolo)
Williams added 9 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists in the loss to Central Pointe Christian.
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Guard Jada Johnson (Miami Country Day)
Jada Johnson, a freshman, took home Player of the Game honors in Game 4 of the Play4Kay Shootout. Johnson had a sensational night for Miami Country Day, finishing with a game-high 17 points in their 73-43 win over Seffner Christian.
Sofia Mendez (Miami Country Day)
Mendez followed up with 16 points of her own in the win over Seffner Christian.
Kayla Nelms (Miami Country Day)
Nelms added 15 points, 9 rebounds and a blocked shot in Miami Country Day's win.
Kristina Godfrey (Miami Country Day)
Godfrey added 12 points and 5 assists the win over Seffner Christian.
Nini Davenport (Seffner Christian)
Davenport finished with a team-high 17 points, including four 3-pointers, in the loss to Miami Country Day.