Part 2: 2025 Wooten 150

The 5on5 Winners from the 28/29 Session of the Wootten 150.

Almost Overwhelming Talent in 2028/2029!

October 8, 2025

By Bob Corwin

In part 2, Wootten 150 players of the 2028 and 2029 classes are discussed. In part 1, players from the 2026 and 2027 classes were featured as well as event background.  The event was held September 27-28, 2025, at the St. James in Springfield, Virginia.

The depth of talent in the younger group was particularly hard to fully absorb even in three sessions. Below are some that stood out in some way.  The average player was probably some level of NCAA major D1 recruit.

Players below are listed alphabetically with height, position and graduation year with school and its state location/home state if different in parathesis. Comments are for the most part brief.

2028/2029

Victoria Boyer, 5-10, shooting guard, 2029 (Lincoln Park Academy, FL)

Moves well and good at letting game come to her; can shoot the three preferring to operate in wing to baseline area.

Arianna Brewer, 5-9, shooting guard, 2029 (Bishop Gorman, NV)

Above average athlete who can attack the rim.

Giovanna Burress, 5-10, shooting guard, 2028 (DePaul Catholic High School, NJ) 

Above average athlete who can shoot the three or go inside; father played in NFL; was significant factor on winning 5x5 team.

Geralynn Byers-Veal.

Geralynn Byers-Veal, 5-11, small forward, 2029 (Austin Westlake High School, TX)

Very versatile with good basketball IQ and skills; chance to be one of top in 2029 class; part of 3x3 winning team; also quality volleyball player.

Payton Caudle, 6-0, wing, 2028 (Fayetteville High School, AR)

Heady wing with improving strength and range.

Jada Clardy, 6-0, wing, 2028 (Pensacola Washington High School, FL)

Quality athlete with drive first mentality; now starting to add shooting range.

Jada Davis, 6-0, wing, 2029 (Wichita East High School, Kansas)

Plays with high motor looking to attack rim.

The 3X3 Winners from the 28/29 Session of the Wootten 150: (L-R) Jaylah King, Giulana Huaranga, Crystal Thomas, Geralynn Byers-Veal, and Reece Gilpatrick.

Leah DeWitt, 5-8, guard, 2028 (Marietta High School, GA)

Quality perimeter shooter who can play either guard slot; thinks game well.

Jordyn Ellis, 6-3, small forward, 2028 (Whitney Young High School, IL)

Above average athlete with size; able to attack rim from perimeter.

Sophia Feeney, 5-9, guard, 2029 (Bayonne High School, NJ)

Perimeter shooter; on winning 5x5 team.

Angela Santa Fe warms up the 28/29 bigs.

Reece Gilpatrick, 6-4, power forward, 2028 (Broomfield High School, CO)

Mobile power forward adding range; part of 3x3 and 5x5 camp winning teams.

Beckett Greenway, 5-8, point guard, 2029 (Providence Academy, MN)

High-motor guard with vision and three-point range; starting to fill out but lighter frame than sister who was Minnesota Player of-the-Year last season; father played in NFL.

Jordyn Haywood, 6-1, small forward, 2028 (MICDS, MO)

Powerful to the rim with decent perimeter stroke; likely one of top prospects in 2028 class.

Giuliana Huaranga, 5-8, guard, 2029 (Immaculate Heart Academy, NJ)

Versatile perimeter scorer; part of winning 3x3 team.

Khloe Ison, 5-5, point guard, 2029 (St. Frances Academy, MD)

Active at both ends, can hit the three; on winning 5x5 team.

Chloe Johnson, 6-0, guard, 2028 (Duluth Marshall High School, MN)

Guard precise in action; developed spin move to rim to complement perimeter offense; on winning 5x5 team.

Jordyn Jones, 6-4, center, 2029 (Westtown School, PA)

Mobile post with good hands; game currently close to rim; very high upside.

Jaylah King, 5-9, shooting guard, 2028 (Bishop McNamara High School, MD)

Decent athlete with drive first mentality; perimeter stroke improving; lets the game come to her; part of 3x3 winning team.

Lauryn Loritts, 5-10, shooting guard, 2028 (Catholic High School, VA)

Long lefty who has developed quality three-point stroke since last seen. 

Nina McEldon, 6-2, small forward, 2029 (Bishop Ireton High School, VA)

Looks to attack or shoot from baseline; on winning 5x5 team. 

Jordyn McFarland, 6-2, power forward, 2029 (Centennial High School, NV)

Springy athlete who can attack the rim. High upside.

Savayah Mitchell, 5-8, guard, 2029 (Pike High School, IN)

An athlete who can create shots and make shots.

Khloe Nicholson, 6-2, shooting guard, 2028 (Quincy High School, IL)

Tall perimeter shooter with 3-point range; on winning 5x5 team. 

Rosie Oladokun, 6-3, small forward, 2028 (Sierra Canyon High School, CA)

Long athletic prospect looking to attack the rim. Still lots of upside!

Ella Peper, 6-4, forward, 2028 (Dexter Southfield School, MA)

Tall at 6-4 but with a strong frame; has 3-point range; potential to be near top of class with continued maturation.

Arianna Peterson, 6-1, forward, 2028 (Minnetonka High School, MN)

Quality athlete; primarily a driver but now adding range; father played in NFL.

Tegan Primus, 6-3, center, 2029 (Bishop McNamara High School, MD)

Strong built; able to finish near rim. High upside.

Morghan Reckley, 5-6, guard, 2028 (Sandy Creek High School, GA)

Can run team or score (mostly via drive) in bunches; posted double-digits in 5x5 overtime final loss; chance to be one of best players in 2028 class.

Taylor Stanfield, 6-1, small forward, 2028 (Mason High School, OH)

Above average athlete with size; can attack the rim but is also a perimeter threat within and beyond arc. 

Riley Suarez, 6-1, wing, 2029 (Hamilton Heights High School, IN)

Tall wing with good mobility; able to hit perimeter shots within and beyond the arc.

Crystal Thomas, 5-3, point guard, 2029 (Bishop Scanlan High School, NY)

Small guard with good grips and court vision; has a pull-up; on camp winning 3x3 and 5x5 teams.

Erin Thomas, 6-1, wing, 2028 (Princeton High School, OH)

Strongly built with mobility and three-point range.

London Thomas, 5-11, guard, 2028 (St. Thomas Aquinas, FL)

Attacks basket with strong build and has developed nice pull-up jumper.

Kristen Winston, 5-11, guard, 2029 (Hoover High School, AL)

Versatile combo guard; on winning 5x5 team; one of very top in 2029 class.  

Sydney Youngblood, 5-8, point guard, 2029 (Catholic High School, VA)

Lead guard with quickness and nice handles; body still filling out.

And finally, what are the odds of…

1.        The top player from two different high school classes in the ESPN girls’ rankings or two MaxPreps class player-of-the-year winners being from the same high school in the same year?  I cannot remember this previously happening in the last 20 years.  Kalena Smith (2027) and Tatianna Griffin (2028) of Ontario Christian (CA) High school are both currently ranked #1 by ESPN and were MaxPreps Players-of-the-year in their respective classes in 2024-2025. While the odds of this happening again soon are remote, with players movement and this being a private school, I could see this happening at another private school in the next thirty years but much less likely at a public high school.

2.        A U16 USA Basketball team member (there are 12 in any cycle) and an Olympic or US champion (regardless of age) from another athletic discipline being at the same PUBLIC high school at the same time? Do note there are over 18,000 high schools in the USA.  In 2025, Reece Gilpatrick (mentioned above) was a USA U16 team member while attending Broomfield High School in Colorado as a freshman.  At the same time, Broomfield senior Taylor Greene (age 17) was winning the overall title of best female American Ninja Warrior over a field including women twice her age. She is the youngest female ever to complete the grueling ten-obstacle course (can be found on YouTube). Now throw in that Greene’s father is Gilpatrick’s guidance counselor at Broomfield High School.  I will say the odds of a similar occurrence in the next 80 years at a public school is close to zero!