Week Three: Top Point Guards

<p>Which point guards impressed in week three of the Wisconsin high school basketball season? </p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="879986" first="Tanner" last="Resch"] -- 2021 -- Sussex Hamilton</strong></p> <p>If there was a player of the week, I am almost positive that the award would go to Sussex Hamilton’s Resch. He scored 49 points (!) in his first game of the week in a win over Brookfield Central. Then, on Friday, the point guard put up 33 points. Resch is slowly proving that he is one of the best players in Wisconsin. </p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="801141" first="Casey" last="Verhagen"] -- 2022 -- Sheboygan Lutheran</strong></p> <p>I love how versatile Verhagen is. Whatever the team needs him to do, the point guard is ready to step up and do just that. He can pass, score, and play defense. In two games this week, Verhagen did a good job of getting buckets, as he put up 54 points. Verhagen will develop into a really good prospect at the next level. </p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="963148" first="Cal" last="Klesmit"] -- 2023 -- Neenah</strong></p> <p>He only scored 15 points in Neenah’s win over Kimberly, but each point was enormous. Klesmit was 8-8 from the free-throw line and led the Rockets in scoring. The 2023 point guard has gotten off to a bit of a slow start this season, but on Friday, he proved that he can step up and perform in the biggest moments.  </p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="804895" first="Tyrese" last="Hunter"] -- 2021 -- Racine St. Catherines </strong></p> <p>Hunter will look to have his name on this list every single week. In a huge win over a very good The Prairie School squad, the Racine St. Catherines point guard led his team to the win by scoring 31 points on 13 made field goals. At Iowa State, I think that Hunter will develop into a great player. </p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="929231" first="Kobe" last="Johnson"] -- 2021 -- Nicolet</strong></p> <p>Because [player_tooltip player_id="804897" first="James" last="Graham"] left Nicolet early to head to Maryland, I don’t think that Johnson and the Knights are getting enough credit. Nicolet is 7-0 and the 6-foot-5 point guard has been playing really well. In his last game of the week, Johnson scored 22 points in a win over West Bend West. </p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="880029" first="Tre" last="Valeriano"] -- 2021 -- Pius XI</strong></p> <p>Valeriano didn’t have the most efficient week shooting wise, but I still think that he was very productive. In a loss to Pewaukee, Valeriano tallied 21 points. I was extremely impressed by Valeriano’s isolation scoring ability. Keep an eye on Valeriano for the rest of the season. </p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="953943" first="John" last="Kinziger"] -- 2023 -- DePere</strong></p> <p>At the end of his career, I expect Kinziger to be known as one of the best pure scorers in the state. The point guard is a crafty scorer who is a complete player on the offensive end. In a win over Pulaski, Kinziger dropped 24 points. </p>