Top 5 Games At The Cedar City Showcase 2
Bruce Williams
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The Cedar City Showcase is the premier grassroots event of this weekend. Featuring 16 local teams, and 25 games, the evaluation event offers a great opportunity for players to showcase their talents. The two-day event begins on Saturday at 3 pm and concludes on Sunday evening. In this article we breakdown some of the most anticipated matchups at the event.
- Hard 2 Guard v LV Shooters 17U - Could be the premier game of the weekend. H2G is bringing one of the top PGs on the West Coast in
Tavionte Jackson
Tavionte
Jackson
6'1" | PG
Las Vegas | 2022
NV
, the shooters have one of the top rising 2022 players in the state in
Dontrell Johnson
Dontrell
Johnson
6'5" | SF
Trinity | 2022
State
NV
, add in
Kiree Huie
Kiree
Huie
6'8" | PF
Desert Valley Prep | 2021
State
NV
and
Jaycob McBath
Jaycob
McBath
6'0" | PG
Skyline Prep | 2022
State
AZ
and the Shooters bring a loaded squad. H2G’s 17U team dominated last summer, and now face their first test of the new year. In addition to Jackson, they have
Anthony Pittman
Anthony
Pittman
6'0" | PG
Bishop Gorman | 2022
State
NV
to lock up the perimeter, the rebounding and rim protection of
Lorenzo Moore
Lorenzo
Moore
6'5" | PF
Canyon Springs | 2022
State
NV
, and the defensive versatility off
Donte Turner
Donte
Turner
6'2" | SF
Cimarron | 2022
State
NV
. - Team Rogue v Elko - The rubber match of this 3 game series is can’t miss basketball. Elko won up in St George in December, and TR returned the favor last month in Cedar. Now they play the tiebreaker. Faith brings Eastern Washington commit,
Coleman Lemke
Coleman
Lemke
6'7" | PF
Faith Lutheran | 2021
State
NV
, while Elko counters with top 10 c/o 2022 stud
Michael Klekas
Michael
Klekas
6'3" | SF
Elko | 2022
State
NV
. The game may come down to the play of
Jackson Williams
Jackson
Williams
6'2" | SF
Faith Lutheran | 2021
State
NV
, and
Sean Klekas
Sean
Klekas
6'0" | PG
Elko | 2021
State
NV
. Williams is a rangy versatile defender, who finds ways to score, while Klekas is a heady PG and team leader. - OTTG v Hard 2 Guard - It will be a tough night of competition for H2G. Their matchup against OTTG is dripping with intrigue. These teams know each other well and are mirror images. The staffs have worked together, and the players know each other well. The
Damion Byrd
Damion
Byrd
5'10" | PG
Silverado | 2022
State
NV
Tavionte Jackson
Tavionte
Jackson
6'1" | PG
Las Vegas | 2022
NV
matchup should be exciting,
Naurese Meno
Naurese
Meno
6'2" | SG
Losee | 2021
State
NV
battling with
Donte Turner
Donte
Turner
6'2" | SF
Cimarron | 2022
State
NV
, while playing against his his high school coaches team will be fun and
Brandon Ruiz
Brandon
Ruiz
6'5" | C
Centennial | 2021
State
NV
and
Lorenzo Moore
Lorenzo
Moore
6'5" | PF
Canyon Springs | 2022
State
NV
banging down low should grab attention. Keep an eye on
Christian Ware
Christian
Ware
6'2" | SG
SLAM | 2022
State
NV
in this one as he could be the unsung hero. - Redcats v LVXF - LVXF has a fast and athletic team. The Redcats have several small school players. I’m looking in the backcourt for this one, specifically, how do
Lucas Walker
Lucas
Walker
5'11" | 155 lbs | PG
Moapa Valley | 2021
State
NV
and
Kobe Kelley
Kobe
Kelley
5'10" | PG
Lincoln Co | 2021
State
NV
handle the defensive pressure of
Craig Comanche
Craig
Comanche
6'1" | CG
Cheyenne | 2021
State
NV
? I’m looking inside as well as the Redcats will have to find a matchup for 6’7
Chase Jackson
Chase
Jackson
6'8" | C
Centennial | 2023
State
NV
. The likely candidate for the Redcats is 6’4
Cody Zile
Cody
Zile
6'4" | SF
Lincoln Co | 2021
State
NV
, however c/o 2024 stud
Robert Blandanburg
Robert
Blandanburg
6'6" | SF
SLAM | 2024
State
NV
who stands at 6’6 should also spend some time on him. - Loyalty VP v Team Rogue Freshmen - I’m looking forward to seeing the young guys. This one should be interesting. I don’t know much about the TR freshmen, but historically they run a disciplined system Loyalty features many of the top players in the c/o 2024 and 2025, including 6’6 Chris Nwuli, 6’6
Anthony Nwuli
Anthony
Nwuli
6'5" | PF
Durango | 2024
UT
, and 6’5 c/o 2024 small forward
Pharaoh Compton
Pharaoh
Compton
6'7" | PF
Arbor View | 2024
State
#74
Nation
NV
. I’m interested in seeing if the young players can keep their own discipline against a TR squad that will be jacked up to play them.
