LaVergne-Summit JV Scrimmage
Summit High School hosted a playday Saturday November 4th. Mid-afternoon LaVergne’s junior varsity team dominated the young Summit Spartan JV, 46-34.
LaVergne Wolverine JV Coach Raymond Shutt rotated seven players.
LaVergne started Armon Lumas, Devin Kline, Greg Nations, Caleb Humphrey, and Demontez Sewell.
The two subs (Deo Hughes, Eugene Edwards) played quite a bit. Edwards saw more action, as Deo is still acclimating to the team. According to Coach Shutt, Deo just moved to Tennessee from Mississippi.
LaVergne JV Roster
2019 G Armon Lumas
2020 G Devin Kline
2020 G Greg Nations
2020 F Caleb Humphrey
2019 G Deo Hughes
2019 F/G Eugene Edwards
2019 F Demontez Sewell
Offensively, Armon Lumas was the game’s shooting star. In two 20-minute running-clock halves, Lumas scored 33 points. He was deadly from behind the arc, nailing seven three-pointers. Lumas benefited from his backcourt mate, Devin Kline.
Kline’s pass-first instincts helped run the team. He is not a good finisher in the lane just yet. He can get in to the lane, but the opposing forwards easily altered or completely denied his attempts. Kline’s composure with the ball truly sets the tone for the offense.
Kline, Eugene Edwards, and Demontez Sewell astutely found the hothand of Lumas.
Summit’s JV really appeared to be physically immature next to the LaVergne junior varsity. The Spartans committed countless turnovers, struggled to penetrate, and elected to shoot outside shots.
SHS favored outside shots to penetrating and Lavergne gurads allowed the attempts, either through malaise or intent.
SHS allowed countless LHS JV offensive rebounds. The fight in the paint was hardly a fight. More than once LHS JV recovered multiple misses. LaVergne did not have a height advantage, but the more powerful, assertive Wolverines dominated the glass.
Featuring players slightly older and obviously more aggressive, LaVergne ran out the better JV unit Saturday.
Scout Notes:
Caleb Humphrey (2020) plays like a hungry forward. He might eventually become a wing, but with this unit Humphrey really operates under the tin. The team didn’t feed the post much. He did not score, but provided physicality.
Demontez Sewell (2019) gave the LHS JV eight points. His physical play also overwhelmed the Spartan JV team. A junior, Sewell clearly possessed more strength at this stage of his development and it materialized into offensive rebounds.
Eugene Edwards (2019) missed a lot of shots. The junior sees scoring opportunities and gets a decent shot up, but he rarely converted when the play ran through him. Edwards’ teammates clearly are accustomed to him scoring though.
Deo isn’t really a point guard. Most of his decisions became ‘attack the basket’ without concern. The transfer plays like he is still finding friends and learning to trust his teammates. In other words, he is currently selfish and searching for solutions. Deo is a good leaper. He can be a solid defender, but doesn’t always invest.
Lumas was also pretty restrictive defensively. He uses his chest to deny ball-handlers. When Armon Lumas put the grips on Summit’s guards he forced a couple SHS turnovers.
Lavergne JV defends together. They tend to cover each other’s gambles by sliding into the prone spot.