Most Interesting Prospects from Fairview V Loveland
The Loveland Indians visited the Fairview Knights in “the Dungeon” Friday night. Again, Fairview’s homecourt lived up to the name as they put the game away by halftime. The Knights scored 22, 22, and 23 points through the first three…
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Continue ReadingThe Loveland Indians visited the Fairview Knights in “the Dungeon” Friday night. Again, Fairview’s homecourt lived up to the name as they put the game away by halftime. The Knights scored 22, 22, and 23 points through the first three quarters before getting some of their young guys some run in garbage time. When the clock showed zeroes the Knights had cruised to a 73-43 victory. Despite getting thrashed by a very well-rounded Fairview team, there were a few members of the Loveland Indians that showed tremendous potential. As for Fairview, the team is deep and excels in the dirty work. Let’s talk about who stood out the most.
1. Greysen Carter – Fairview
While the Knights win through dominant team play there is one man who seems to be their proven leader. Greysen Carter showed how dominant he can be individually again Friday night, doing a little bit of everything and a lot of scoring. Carter finished with 25 points on 11-16 shooting. The 6-foot-4 210-pound junior jumped out of the gym to haul in a game-high nine rebounds. While active hands seem to be a trait of the whole Knights’ team, Carter led with seven of the team’s 30 deflections. He tied for second for the Knights on the night with three steals and finished with just one turnover. Carter was the best player on the floor.
2. Grant Page – Fairview
The younger of the Page brothers, perhaps the most impressive thing about Grant is that the 6-foot-2 177-pound tank is just a sophomore. Grant Page was the second-leading scorer for the Knights finishing with 13 points on an efficient 5 for 7 shooting. Grant was a smart and efficient offensive presence scoring from inside with an array of post moves and knocking down his sold attempt from beyond the arch. Despite his age, Page is a mature offensive player who understands what the defense is doing and always knowing where the open man is, finishing with four assists and only committing one turnover. Grant finished with two steals on the defensive end and showed how much of a problem he can be athletically with his outstanding leaping ability.
3. Jalen Page – Fairview
The older of the two brothers, Jalen possesses many of the same traits of his younger brother. Like Grant, Jalen is a selfless offensive player that consistently makes the right read and plays hard and smart on both sides of the floor. Jalen finished with six deflections. Like the other Page, Jalen finished with four assists. With a couple of years on his brother, Jalen’s 6-foot-5 195 pound frame helped him protect the ball and put it over the top with his hook shot. Jalen finished with nine points on three of six shooting.
4. Mark O’Neill – Fairview
Mark O’Neill is fun to watch. He plays with a tremendous amount of confidence and emotion that his team seems to feed off of. Best of all, he plays extremely hard. the 6-foot senior was the X-factor for the Knights, stuffing the stat-sheet and giving ball-handlers nightmares. O’Neill consistently took the ball away and put it where it needed to be finishing with five assists and five steals. Whether it was on-ball or in the passing lanes, there was no stopping O’Neill’s cowboy-quick hands and relentless approach. He is the kind of player teams love to have on their side and hate to play against. On the offensive end, O’Neill demonstrated incredible accuracy from all over the floor throwing a perfect baseball-style outlet pass as to go along with his crisp halfcourt passing. O’Neill finished with six rebounds as well to complete his incredibly scrappy performance.
5. Austin Bierhaus – Loveland
Although the 6-foot-3 junior did not pose much of a threat on the offensive end, missing all three of his shot attempts, he excelled in his role and made a few jaw-dropping plays on the defensive end. Early on it looked as if the Knights were not going to get anything inside as Bierhaus tallied three blocks within the first 90 seconds of the game. Whether it was inside or outside, he took away passing lanes, contested shots, and made the man across from him think twice if he was anywhere near them. Bierhaus finished with six blocks, two steals, and six rebounds.
6. Jajuan Bynum – Fairview
The 6-foot-3 junior’s athleticism made him seem bigger than the roster sheet listed. Bynum was an all-around menace on defense using his length and athleticism to disrupt the offense. Bynum finished with two blocks and two steals. He completed one of the most exciting plays of the game leaping into the air to steal an outlet pass and landing a 180 so that he could quickly get the ball back the other way. Bynum will need to improve his basketball IQ and develop his offensive game a little more if he wishes to become a dominant player in his final season but his raw athleticism make him a very interesting player.
7. Garret Harstad – Fairview
Perhaps if the 6-foot-4 freshman played more minutes earlier in the game the Indians may have had a better chance. Instead, Edwards did not get much of an opportunity till garbage time. It did not take him long however to flash brilliant potential. Harstad pulled in five rebounds, added four points, and dished out two assists. He showed impressive touch, contested shots well, and used his size well. Though his four turnovers show an area that must be improved that says more about the sloppy nature of the final quarter than it does Harstad. Regardless, Harstad deserves more minutes and our attention.