3RD ANNUAL EST MIDDLE SCHOOL COMBINE
Site: Riverfront Sports Complex (AKA Backcourt Hoops); Scranton, PA
Date: Friday, May 21, 2021
Time: 6:30-9:00 PM
Cost: $75
For: Classes of 2025-26 (current 7th/8th graders)
Registration Form (completed & submitted online): https://jeffmlinar.wufoo.com/forms/mboq59l1ha2jl9/
PayPal payment link ($78 if PayPal due to service charge): https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=APUWRTHCWEVC8
Last year may have pretty much been a wash, but 2021 is a different story... back at it!
With 2020 being what it was, there unfortunately wasn't an opportunity to put on an increasingly popular EST middle school event. It was almost a complete wipeout until, thanks to the crew at Riverfront Sports Complex, the Fall Showcase was a go in November. With their continued cooperation, EST will be back in Scranton numerous times in 2021, starting with the return of the MS Combine.
The 3rd Annual EST Middle School Combine will take place on the evening of Friday, May 21 at Riverfront, just off the highway entering Scranton, PA. The one-session event, which will only include a maximum of 60 participants, will take place from 6:30-9:00 PM, and it's open to girls in the 2025-26 classes (current 7th/8th graders).
The session includes a heavy dose of structured & competitive 3v3/5v5 play. All players will also go through an individual skill session of skills/drills & individual breakdowns. The skill work session, like the previous event in Scranton (the EST Fall Showcase), will be coordinated by Mark Williams & the TEAM FOOTPRINTZ crew, a very highly regarded basketball training based organization out of NYC. The format has been constructed in the effort to not only allow players to show their ability in a variety of outlets, but also to foster an environment of learning & growing through both competition and training. With the combination of these pieces, it provides an opportunity to not just compete with & against other high-level players among this similar age group, but also to get better by receiving the maximum amount of reps. Along with that, it provides the opportunity to be tested at a young age in a combine/showcase style environment among many new faces, an experience that has already proven to come in handy in future years!
In usual EST fashion, all 3v3/5v5 game play will be recorded to provide the greatest opportunity to be evaluated at this early stage. Scouting services & basketball-specific media outlets, many of which that pay attention to high-level middle schoolers, will be invited to attend. EST events have always been geared toward providing the most positive & beneficial experience for participants on all fronts, and this will be no different.
The usual COVID restrictions will be in place for this event. That includes screening upon entry, mask-wearing for all spectators & participants (Lackawanna County in PA, like New York, has a mask mandate for indoor close-contact competition), sterilizing basketballs, utilizing separate entry/exit doors, and structuring the event to limit unnecessary back & forth foot traffic.
Many of the extended region's current standouts in the 2022-24 classes put in work at EST middle school events in years past. The initial MS Combine, which had players now in the 2022 class, has seen players make early commitments to Marist & Niagara, and several others that participated in the event currently hold D1 offers. EST events as a whole have brought an increasing amount of the region's talent through the doors, with the collegiate alumni list since the inaugural class of 2016 now approaching 300.
The last MS Combine, held in May 2019, sold out weeks in advance. I expect this to do the same! There has been strong representation from all corners of New York in recent EST events with six states in total being represented. I also anticipate a growing representation from Pennsylvania given the event's location & increased attention given to local players. A registered player list is below, and I attempt to update it daily. If there are any questions, feel free to contact me directly. Hope to see you in Scranton on May 21!
REGISTERED PLAYER LIST (updated daily)
Kayleigh Ahern (5'6", 2025)
Ava Amorese (5'7", 2025)
Kayla Beaudoin (5'8", 2025)
Sophia Bologna (5'4", 2025)
Calleigh Boord (5'2", 2025)
Morgan Brewer (5'7", 2025)
Olivia Chairmonte (5'9", 2025)
Sophia Chemotti (5'3", 2025)
Maggie Coleman (5'6", 2025)
Anne Dodge (5'5", 2025)
Brenna Ducatte (5'7", 2025)
Taylor Fall (5'4", 2025)
Bronnie Foulke (5'6", 2025)
Maria Fumerelle (5'8", 2025)
Sarah Gaetano (5'3", 2025)
Elizabeth Gaughan (5'6", 2025)
Klarissa Goode (5'6", 2025)
Mady Hamilton (5'4", 2025)
Kyla Hayes (6'0", 2025)
Mallory Heise (5'7", 2025)
Amaia Jackson (5'8", 2025)
Emma Kamas (5'2", 2025)
Emilie Kent (5'10", 2025)
Hannah Lauenstein (5'2", 2025)
Lila Lovgren (5'7", 2025)
Ava Mamone (5'10", 2025)
Payton Morrison (5'9", 2025)
Makayla Mueller (5'9", 2025)
Hazell Nickerson (5'11", 2025)
Kira Ostovar (5'7", 2025)
Halee Pasinella (5'4", 2025)
Layla Pellerin (5'3", 2025)
Aleah Petre (5'7", 2025)
Emma Phelan (5'5", 2025)
Abigail Reynolds (5'8", 2025)
Kaitlyn Robbins (5'10", 2025)
Ava Sandroni (5'8", 2025)
Ava Scaturro (5'4", 2025)
Emily Thornton (5'9", 2025)
Mia Tyler (5'7", 2025)
Arianna Verardi (5'7", 2025)
Grace Villnave (5'8", 2025)
Kelsey vonWedel (5'8", 2025)
Ashaya Wallace (5'6", 2025)
Addyson Wheeler (5'7", 2025)
Ella Wilson (5'11", 2025)
Hannah Wist (5'5", 2025)
Marianna Alarcon (5'7", 2026)
Harly Birdsall (5'8")
Ava Carpenter (5'2", 2026)
Julia Clarke (5'4", 2026)
Makayla Evans (5'4", 2026)
Kavya Gonuguntla (5'11", 2026)
Hailey Guerin (5'0", 2026)
McKenna Hoyt (5'10", 2026)
Michaela Katz (5'2", 2026)
Cara Macaluso (5'3", 2026)
Ava Noel (5'2", 2026)
Imani Porter (5'8", 2026)
Graceanne Sleeth (5'3", 2026)
Liana Williams (5'2", 2026)
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