SoCal’s 2022 Breakout Candidates (Pt. 3)

<p>With many states, including California, still struggling to figure out how to play the high school basketball season amid increasing COVID-19 case numbers, we wanted to take a closer look at each class in our region.</p> <p>In this piece, we break down the players who would have broken out at this point in the season for their high school teams if it had gone as normally scheduled.</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="972409" first="Christopher" last="Hammond"]</strong>, Campbell Hall - Hammond is a little-known forward for now, but with the way he impacts multiple aspects of the game, his recruiting stock will rise once the high school squads are able to take the floor again. The 6-foot-5 forward is an impressive vertical athlete with a strong frame and plays with a high motor. Hammond posted multiple double-double stat lines last season and proved to be a versatile defender.</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="972412" first="Shyheim" last="Parm"]</strong>, Cajon - Parm’s natural feel for the game and ability to score in a variety of ways makes him an intriguing long-term prospect. The 6-foot-2 combo guard can slice his way to the rim in transition and finish through or above contact, but is also an adept pull-up jump shooter off the bounce who gets great lift at the mid-range level. Parm has plenty of untapped potential and is an Inland Empire prospect that college coaches should monitor now.</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="748767" first="Isaac" last="Peralta"]</strong>, JSerra - Peralta was in line to take over the starting point guard duties at JSerra this season and show that he is more than capable of running a high level offense in one of SoCal’s toughest leagues. The 6-foot-1 junior was a steady back-up to [player_tooltip player_id="745397" first="Justin" last="Williams"] last season as he came off the bench and did a nice job of taking care of the ball, making high IQ passes and setting up teammates for good looks. Peralta did a nice job of changing speeds and direction in transition to put pressure on the defense and open up paint scoring opportunities for himself and his teammates. </p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="970271" first="Kaih" last="Williams"]</strong>, St. Anthony - Williams was St. Anthony’s spark plug either off the bench or in the starting lineup. The 6-footers ability to score in bunches with his smooth three-point shot and ability to consistently hit the pull-up mid range jumper made him a big time scoring threat during his sophomore season. With the departure of [player_tooltip player_id="951240" first="Lorenzo" last="Marsh"] to Long Beach Poly, Williams’ would have seen an increased role in the Saints’ offense.</p>