Border League Preview: AZ match-ups to watch
This weekend is the Border League at various gyms in the Gilbert district. There are around 80 schools from all over the West Coast plus some others not from our region. The schools will be named mostly as club teams…
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Continue ReadingThis weekend is the Border League at various gyms in the Gilbert district. There are around 80 schools from all over the West Coast plus some others not from our region. The schools will be named mostly as club teams since some states are not allowed to enter as their HS team.
Highland and Gilbert are hosting the three top brackets with the West Coast Division and Top Flight Invite Division at Highland HS and the Arizona Division at Gilbert HS.
The Top Flight Invite has 8 teams from around the country with: Minnehaha (MN), Lake Norman Christian (NC), Bishop Gorman (NV), Coronado (NV), IMG Academy (FL), Prolific Prep (CA), Mater Dei (CA) and local school Sunnyslope.
The West Coast Division has 8 teams with: AZ Compass Prep, Desert Valley Prep (NV), Dream City Christian (AZ), Eduprize (AZ), Hillcrest Prep (AZ), Renaissance Academy (CA), Southern California Academy and Trinity International Prep (NV).
The Arizona Division has 16 teams with: Brophy Prep (AZ), Catalina Foothills (AZ), Smoky Hill (CO), Desert Vista (AZ), Desert Pines (NV), Highland (AZ), Gilbert (AZ), Corona Centennial (CA), Calvary Christian (FL), Modesto Christian (CA), Mountain Pointe (AZ), St. Mary’s (AZ), Torrey Pines (CA), Archbishop Riordian (CA), Campolindo (CA) and American Fork (UT).
Friday night match-ups will be:
Carson Basham Carson Basham 6'10" | C AZ Compass Prep | 2021 State AZ (Sunnyslope) vs Moussa Diabate (IMG Academy). Size vs size. Basham has the strength/skill and Diabate has the athleticism.
Bailon Black Bailon Black 6'4" | CG Ironwood | 2021 State AZ (Ironwood) vs Aidan Mahaney (Campollindo). Senior PG committed to Northern Colorado vs the junior pure PG. Intriguing match-up.
Milos Uzan (Desert Pines) vs Gilbert HS guards of Tampa Scott Tampa Scott 5'10" | PG Gilbert | 2021 State AZ , Nikko Pentelute Nikko Pentelute 6'1" | CG Gilbert | 2022 State AZ , Trey Hollis Trey Hollis 6'1" | PG Gilbert | 2022 State AZ and Eli Johnson Eli Johnson 5'10" | CG Gilbert | 2022 State AZ . The long 6’3 junior Nevada PG will be going vs a slew of talented Gilbert guards.
Justus Jackson Justus Jackson 6'0" | PG Eduprize | 2021 State AZ (Eduprize) vs Jayden Nunn Jayden Nunn 6'2" | PG Dream City Christian | 2021 State AZ and Tyler Simon Tyler Simon 6'4" | CG Dream City Christian | 2021 State AZ (Dream City) plus Duke Brennan Duke Brennan 6'10" | C Hillcrest Prep | 2022 State #219 Nation AZ (Eduprize) vs Arthur Kaluma Arthur Kaluma 6'7" | PF Dream City Christian | 2021 State #38 Nation AZ (Dream City). 3 top-20 players going at it with the PG position and the big physical Brennan vs the high flyer Kaluma.
Trey Phillips Trey Phillips 6'6" | PF Brophy College Prep | 2022 State AZ and Patrick Chew Patrick Chew 6'4" | SG Brophy | 2022 State AZ (Brophy Prep) vs Saint Mary’s commit Chris Howell and Otto Landrum (Torrey Pines). The long defensive Phillips vs 6’8 junior Landrum and 6’6 senior SF Saint Mary’s commit Howell vs defensive minded and tough Chew. Great match-ups here!
Saturday night matchu-ps:
Hillcrest Prep vs AZ Compass Prep. The entire game is worth the price of admission. Mike Foster Mike Foster 6'8" | PF Hillcrest Prep | 2021 State #17 Nation AZ , Brandon Weston Brandon Weston 6'6" | SF Hillcrest Prep | 2021 State #60 Nation AZ , twins Amen and Ausar Thompson, Jamiya Neal Jamiya Neal 6'6" | SF Hillcrest Prep | 2021 State AZ , Tyrone Washington Tyrone Washington 6'4" | PG AZ Compass Prep | 2021 State #33 Nation AZ , Alden Applewhite Alden Applewhite 6'7" | SF AZ Compass Prep | 2021 State #126 Nation AZ and Isaiah Broady Isaiah Broady 6'8" | PF AZ Compass Prep | 2021 State AZ to name some of the fun players to watch. 6 of the top-10 2021 players in the local class. Hard to beat.
Khaman Maker (Desert Valley Prep) vs Duke Brennan Duke Brennan 6'10" | C Hillcrest Prep | 2022 State #219 Nation AZ (Eduprize). The biggest player in the event in 7’0+ Maker vs the physical rugged Brennan.