Surritte Has Monster Game
The beautiful Brooks Walton Activity Center is where the Skiatook Bulldogs call home. In past seasons the Bulldogs have been the laughing stock of their own tournament, failing to record a single win in the Invitational last season. In the…
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Continue ReadingThe beautiful Brooks Walton Activity Center is where the Skiatook Bulldogs call home. In past seasons the Bulldogs have been the laughing stock of their own tournament, failing to record a single win in the Invitational last season.
In the opening round Skiatook turned around their tournament misfortunes and made a statement win all at the same time. The Bulldog threw the first punch in their matchup with Broken Arrow and never allowed the Tigers to recover. Skiatook went on to win 82-45. 2016 Skiatook Shooting Guard Jake Surritte says he and his team knew that this year they had potential to cause some trouble in their own tournament.
“There’s definitely more pressure playing in our own tournament because you are in front of your whole town unlike other tournaments,” Surritte said. “But it’s the kind of pressure that we feed off of as a team.”
With the stands packed and the whole city behind him, Surritte finished his night not only with a huge win, but with a new career high 35 points. He opened the night splashing his first three pointer from the corner. He let it fly for the rest of the night nailing six triples. Surritte also found success driving the lane and finishing at the rim. He credits his big night to his teammates and coaches.
“It really helped with Hunter (Summer) and Don’Tray (Wilkerson) both scoring consistently so they couldn’t key in on me,” Surritte expressed. “Next game, Don’Tray could be the one with 30. It keeps defenses guessing because you can’t focus on one of us and that’s why we are 8-1 right now.”
Surritte’s performance was one of his many hot hand performances on the season. He stands at 6’3” and would like transition as a Shooting Guard to the next level. He has the ability to get hot from three point land and isn’t afraid to let it fly from NBA range. He also moves well without the ball. When Broken Arrow started to face guard and throw second defenders at him, Surritte was never startled. He continued to run the baseline, come off screens, see the floor and make plays for his teammates and himself.
The recruiting process has been slow for Surritte. At the moment he has only small Oklahoma schools showing interest in him and has no official offers. The Prep Hoops Oklahoma staff projects Surritte to be a Division II or JUCO athlete. If he continues to have these hot shooting nights, the offers could slowly start to pour in for Surritte.