Next Up: Replacing Top 2020s (Regions 6-10)

<p>The 2020 class is out the door but their high school teams are left to try and replace the production of players who have had a massive impact for the last several seasons. Here’s a look at how teams will look to replace the top players in the departing Senior class.</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Sixth Region:</strong></span></p> <p>Player of the Year: [player_tooltip player_id="915130" first="Trey" last="Minter"], Butler</p> <p>Next Up: My initial response would have been Turrell Cleaves Jr but he transferred to J-Town. The 2022 class at Butler is a good one and the it’s likely to be a committee of players who replace the production of Minter. Juniors like <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="926926" first="Chance" last="Garner"], [player_tooltip player_id="926930" first="Chavez" last="Woods"] and [player_tooltip player_id="926909" first="Julion" last="Beard"]</strong> will all be big role players but leading returning scorer <strong>Taevon Dozier</strong> is likely to be the man for the Bears next season.</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Seventh Region:</strong></span></p> <p>Player of the Year: [player_tooltip player_id="783045" first="Tyren" last="Moore"], Male </p> <p>Next Up: <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="923001" first="Cam" last="Pope"]</strong> is likely to be the leading scorer in all of Louisville next season. Think of Pope as a bigger, more athletic Tyren (and that’s no knock on Tyren). Cam made the most of limited opportunities for the Bulldogs this season but should be the go-to scorer for Male next season and help Coach Haworth’s squad avoid a drop-off in production along side fellow Seniors <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="923049" first="Trey" last="Stone"]</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="922999" first="Dez" last="Lindsay"]</strong>.</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Eighth Region:</strong></span></p> <p>Player of the Year: [player_tooltip player_id="706003" first="Dayvion" last="McKnight"], Collins</p> <p>Next Up: Sophomore <strong>Quintin Simmons</strong> has the confidence of Coach Gaither and will get to play with the ball in his hands a lot. <strong>Aaron Thompson and [player_tooltip player_id="923059" first="Caleb" last="Hawley"]</strong> will get a lot more shots than they did this season and hopefully Aaron gets a chance to stretch his game out a little after being an undersized post this season. <strong>Darrian Crittendon</strong> is the defensive stopper for the Titans and should get a lot more shots if he can stay on the court and stop fouling.</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Ninth Region:</strong></span></p> <p>Player of the Year: [player_tooltip player_id="601450" first="Grant" last="Disken"], Covington Catholic</p> <p>Next Up: Senior <strong>Donovan Stocks</strong> will get a chance to show he can be more than a catch and shoot player. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="932777" first="Chandler" last="Starks"]</strong> will get a lot more post touches as a Sophomore and <strong>Colin McHale</strong> will get a chance to show what he can do with the ball in his hands a lot more. The biggest question mark will be the point guard spot. It will be interesting to see who gets to run the point for the Colonels.</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Tenth Region:</strong></span></p> <p>Player of the Year: [player_tooltip player_id="706056" first="Amirion" last="Joyce"], Bourbon County</p> <p>Next Up: Bourbon graduated 10 Seniors and right now it’s unclear who will get the first chance to be the man for Coach Campbell’s team next season. Senior <strong>Jack Huckabay</strong> has more experience than anyone else on the roster after playing in every game last season but behind him is a giant question mark right now and you never know who may transfer in before school starts.</p>