The Plymouth-Canton Summer League Shootout has been a June and July staple for more than two decades, packing 24 girls basketball scrimmages into each night twice a week.
The showcase just wrapped up its fifth week, and plenty of metro Detroit players have already turned heads. It’s impossible to catch every team and every standout, but these six grabbed our attention and look primed for big seasons in 2026-27.
Devyn Reiger, Canton
The 6-foot senior wing is hands down the most improved player in the Kensington Lakes Activities Association, and that’s saying something because she was already pretty good. Reiger has become a more consistent shooter, capable of knocking down 3-pointers from almost anywhere, even with a hand in her face or through contact. No shot seems too big. She’s also grown into a vocal leader, putting younger teammates in position to succeed. She and 6-3 forward McKinsey Berlin, who holds offers from Albion College, Grand Valley and Wayne State, continue to show great chemistry, setting each other up for open looks inside and beyond the arc.
Reiger’s confidence and will to win should make the Cobras one of the KLAA’s top teams alongside state power Belleville. She holds offers from Indiana Tech, Madonna and Roosevelt University. If she keeps taking over this winter, expect more college interest to follow.
Naimah Kellum, Farmington Hills Mercy
The 5-8 senior is poised for her best season yet. Mercy has traditionally used Kellum as a true point guard, creating shots for Caroline Paluk and Elle Geerling while picking her own spots to attack the rim or knock down 3s. This season, coach Gary Morris wants her playing more off the ball as a shooting guard, freeing her for cleaner looks and even bigger scoring nights. Considering she already has offers from Davenport and Wayne State, that’s a scary thought. She could become one of the best scorers in the Catholic League.
Julia Nothstine, North Farmington
The 6-foot senior center played a key role in North Farmington winning the Oakland Activities Association-Gold title last season. Her size and athleticism should create even more mismatches this winter. She spent the summer working on finishing through contact, demanding the ball in the post and staying under control on fast breaks. Her presence inside gives guards Hailey Webley and Ava Parker an easy target and should open more opportunities for wing Lucy Nemeth. The more she works on her finishing touch around the rim, the greater an asset she’ll be for the Raiders.
Stella Stotz, Salem
Salem coach Rod Wells wanted the 5-10 junior point guard to take a night off for load management before the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan showcase in June. She told him no. That’s how driven she is. Stotz broke out last season, scoring at will and leading the Rocks to several upset wins. She’s just as dangerous attacking the lane as she is handling the ball. This summer, she’s taken another step defensively and proved Salem still deserves respect, even with Lainey Claramunt expected to miss the season with a knee injury. And if teams sell out to stop Stotz, shooting guard Julia Steinhebel is more than capable of making them pay.
Riley Moyer, South Lyon East
The 5-5 sophomore combo guard isn’t her older sister, Brooke, but she could become just as valuable. Brooke did everything well. She handled the ball, defended, rebounded and always seemed to make clutch plays in crunch time.
Riley has a chance to reach an even higher ceiling. She should make the jump from role player to one of the Lakes Valley Conference’s top players in just an offseason. She’s been relentless and active on defense this summer, diving for loose balls and taking on the opponent’s toughest point guards. Despite her size, she’s fearless attacking the basket and has outstanding court vision, especially in transition.
Lauren Scott, Plymouth Christian Academy
The 5-9 sophomore shooting guard is coming off a breakout freshman season in which she scored 420 points in 27 games, the second-highest single-season total in program history. She also established herself as one of metro Detroit’s best pull-up shooters.
But the daughter of former Michigan guard Donte Scott won’t have it any easier this season. PCA graduated most of its top contributors, including 1,000-point scorer Clara Groen, who helped run the offense and create open looks. Every basket Scott scores will be hard-fought, and that’s exactly what could catch the attention of Division I schools. She’s already showing that fight during summer league play.
Brandon Folsom covers high school sports in metro Detroit for Hometown Life and the Detroit Free Press. Follow him on X at @folsomwrites.
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