#PHGrindRegionClassic: Saturday evening standouts

<table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #fdffd6;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 100%; text-align: center;"><strong>Daniel Winters</strong> | The Work Foundation</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table style="height: 21px; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #f2f0f0;"> <tbody> <tr style="height: 21px;"> <td style="width: 50%; height: 21px; text-align: center;">5’11” PG</td> <td style="width: 50%; height: 21px; text-align: center;">Perspective Calumet (IL) ’22</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>Is there a better name for a wired sharpshooter than <i>Winters? </i>If there is, email me.</p> <p>The senior point guard became an absolute menace from the catch in a Saturday evening match against E1T1, finishing with 21 points and five 3s. Iced-cold with soaring confidence, he knocked down shot-after-shot — and not only does it go in, it looks clean each time it leaves his fingertips. With his consistent technique, each time Winters shot the ball, it came off with a moderate spin, almost precisely perpendicular to its angle with the rim, resembling that of the most focused college shooters that come to mind.</p> <p>Anyways, his consistency from the mid-range and 3-point range during the early second half of play helped The Work Foundation to acquire a stout lead, which it never relinquished.</p> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #fdffd6;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 100%; text-align: center;"><strong>Jabari Moore</strong> | The Work Foundation</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table style="height: 21px; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #f2f0f0;"> <tbody> <tr style="height: 21px;"> <td style="width: 50%; height: 21px; text-align: center;">6’1” G</td> <td style="width: 50%; height: 21px; text-align: center;">Bogan (IL) ’22</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>Recording a 20-point performance, Moore’s Saturday-evening game can be best categorized as smooth.</p> <p>A fairly quiet 20 points, in fact, Moore is a seasoned finisher well acquainted with contact, more specifically, how to absorb it and finish the shot. He has hands like a receiver, often showcasing his crafty conversions high at the rim — what the teens call <i>jelly</i> — although typically it’s actually purposeful.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Though he’s physiologically rather slender, he doesn’t appear to be weak, evident in his ability to handle contact and maintain his path to the rim.</p> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #fdffd6;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 100%; text-align: center;"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="891900" first="Fontaine" last="Williams"]</strong> | Kansas Players</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table style="height: 21px; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #f2f0f0;"> <tbody> <tr style="height: 21px;"> <td style="width: 50%; height: 21px; text-align: center;">6’1” G</td> <td style="width: 50%; height: 21px; text-align: center;">Derby (KS) ’22</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>Williams can really finish with the rock.</p> <p>Leading by one score late, Williams took charge late on a short series of transition layups to help Kansas Players ice the win. He also provided a drive-and-kick assist for a corner triple that ultimately sealed the opposing team’s fate. Williams’ dynamic scoring arsenal includes finishing through traffic, draining creative layups and knocking down triples out of the catch. Athletically, he’s a step faster than most of the competition but elects to sacrifice a bit of his speed to achieve ideal control, allowing him to accelerate into polished maneuvers near the rim.</p> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #fdffd6;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 100%; text-align: center;"><strong>Cordae Daniels</strong> | Powerhouse Hoops Queen</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table style="height: 21px; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #f2f0f0;"> <tbody> <tr style="height: 21px;"> <td style="width: 50%; height: 21px; text-align: center;">6’1” PG</td> <td style="width: 50%; height: 21px; text-align: center;">Omaha Benson (NE) ’21</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>A uniquely gifted athlete within his pool, Brown often tore through opposing matchups with his high-paced play and striking athleticism.</p> <p>In a match against Oklahoma Intensity, he opened the game thrice showing off his athleticism: the first a failed lob, the second a successful, and the third a successful dunk off his own dribble.</p> <p>Additionally, he was quite tenacious when attacking the defense out of rebounds, regularly driving the ball down the floor as if he was racing in the 100 meter state championship. This put the pressure on the opposing defense and often led to easy transition points for himself or a teammate.</p> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #fdffd6;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 100%; text-align: center;"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1035625" first="Landon" last="Broer"]</strong> | Powerhouse Hoops Queen</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table style="height: 21px; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #f2f0f0;"> <tbody> <tr style="height: 21px;"> <td style="width: 50%; height: 21px; text-align: center;">6’2” G</td> <td style="width: 50%; height: 21px; text-align: center;">Omaha Northwest (NE) ’21</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>Broer was — putting this gently — <i>embarrassing </i>an opposing front-court for the early parts of a Saturday evening game. Taking full advantage of a corps of timid ball-handlers, the unsigned senior stripped the ball and finished on the opposite end on numerous occasions, including a sequence of three consecutive steals and layups.</p> <p>Athletically, Broer is nimble, moves laterally with ease and fast, allowing him to capitalize on his defensive attack-mindedness.</p>