Archbishop Mitty At Dublin

Prep Hoops was in the gym, it was a contest between two top teams in the Bay Area. The home team Dublin set out to prove it’s 76-39 win against Bellarmine, a WCAL power earlier in the week was no fluke. In comes another WCAL power house Mitty with it’s front line of 6’6, 6’7, 6’9, and another 6’6 off the bench. Dublin got off to a quick start with it’s ball pressure, extended defense, and good shooting to throw Mitty off a bit. 25-20 to win the 1sr qtr. Mitty found some traction, but the fouls were starting to mount up against the Monarchs. Key players had to sit. Halftime Mitty 42, Dublin 34. Dublin had a similar beginning to the 3rd, extending the defense, good ball pressure forcing the Monarchs into turnovers that resulted in easy buckets. After a quick timeout Mitty went to work on the boards, owning the paint. Dublin hung around with good shooting after 3qtrs, 62-57 Monarchs. In the end Mitty’s frontline, and experience proved to be too much for Dublin. Final score 87-79 Monarchs. Standouts from the game. Best All Around Game: [player_tooltip player_id="775753" first="Nigel" last="Burris"] 6’7 W/F of Mitty reclassified 2022, will go to Prep School next season. Burris proves to be a match up problem for opposing teams, when he gets things going, his ability to play on the wings, and in the post makes him a problem. His scoring on the outside sets the stage, gets his confidence going. He produced 23pts 16rebs in this game, he’s a double, double at this level. Breakout Game: [player_tooltip player_id="946941" first="Arrish" last="Bhandal"] 6’9 F/C of Mitty, University of Chicago commit made up his mind early in this contest he was going to be more forceful in the paint, use all 6’9 inches of his body. He played an exceptional game inside, with good face ups, post ups, and footwork to score 21pts, and help out on the board. Best Unsigned Senior: T.j. Meagher 6’3 CG of Dublin. He had the hot hand early scoring 10pts in the first qtr. He showed good command of the offense, he found multiple players on the cut to the basket, good vision finding teammates for back door passes. He has good quickness, and handles, making his move towards the basket. Oh yeah he can shoot! Five, 3ptrs for 30pts tops in this game. Most Versatile Player: [player_tooltip player_id="1126664" first="Caleb" last="Oden"] 6’5 W/F of Dublin. He just recently signed with Nevada Reno. Oden is just starting to scratch the surface of what he can do on the court. He’s a long athletic player with a calmness to his game. He scored inside with good strong moves around the basket, he hit the outside shot, and drove it inside. He’ll defend and rebound. Two 3’s, 18pts. Most Assists: [player_tooltip player_id="706270" first="Mike" last="Mitchell"] 6’2 PG of Mitty, A Pepperdine commit. It’s all about consistency, and leading this team the right way for Mitchell. He regularly found teammates with dimes, no look passes, penetrate and kick, in stride, and in the post. He played off the ball and produced scoring when Mitty needed a lift. 14 pts, 11 assists. Top Sophomores in the game: There’s Three of Them [player_tooltip player_id="950890" first="Courtney" last="Anderson"] Jr. 6’5 Shooting Guard 2023. The transfer from Salesian Prep gives Dublin a bonified shooting threat from the outside. There’s no question he’s still growing, and will get stronger. When he puts it all together he’ll be one of the better shooters in NorCal. His all around game is on the upswing, he gives good effort. two 3’s, 14pts. 6th Man Award: [player_tooltip player_id="950938" first="Derek" last="Sangster"] 6’7 W/F of Mitty. 2023. You can’t go see Mitty, and not notice the upside Sangster brings to the court. We featured him last week , and now he’s at it again. His length causes problem, he’s active going after rebounds, he runs the court, he’s got a good shot on the outside. Continued strengthening for this 2023. Top Defender in The Game: Donovan Cooks 6’1 PG of Dublin 2023. So look, he didn’t shut down the DI player going to Pepperdine, but he made him work for everything he got. Cooks was relentless on the defensive end the whole game. The first year varsity starter, 2023 player is tenacious, has good lateral movement, and quick hands, a disruptor. He has a good set of offensive skills to balance his game. He can run a offense, take care of the ball, use his handles to get inside, using floaters and pull ups. He can score off the ball. 11pts, The Sleeper: Zachariah Granberry 6’6 W/F of Mitty. Unsigned Senior. He doesn’t get much attention in the game until he makes something good happen, with all the other top players on Mitty, Granberry is quietly being a productive player on this team. He’s a solid body, he’ll rebound, defend, and be physical inside. He may or may not score, but he works while on the court. In this game he added something we hadn’t seen before. He hit jumpers. He had three 3’s. 11pts. The Project: Thomas Labat 6’7 PF of Dublin. The good thing is he’s a 2022 with another year to work on his game at this level. He’s a solid body who hustles, and plays hard. The lefty has a hitch in his jump shot but he did make an elbow jumper for his only 2pts of the game. He came off the bench and battled with the Mitty bigs, as best he could. With more skill work in the off season. We’ll keep an eye on him.