Brawl For The Ball: 16U Superlatives

<p>On July 3rd-4th I attended the <strong>Brawl for the Ball</strong> <em>Prep Hoops Circuit</em> at Inspire Courts in Gilbert. AZ. The event featured 40 teams from the 15U-17U divisions. </p> <p>In this article we not move over to the 16U division on the players who stood out.</p> <p>Players shine at different times during these events and we can only comment on what we saw when they played in front of us. </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Here were some 16U superlatives: </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Most Outstanding Player:</span></p> <p><b>[player_tooltip player_id="1217797" first="Parker" last="Gerrits"] (Roots Academy 2023) (Pictured)  </b></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">1st team:</span></p> <p><b>[player_tooltip player_id="1076700" first="Exodus" last="Ayers"] (ABC NM 2023)</b></p> <p><b>[player_tooltip player_id="936906" first="Masaiah" last="Binford"] (PAL Elite 2023)</b></p> <p><b>[player_tooltip player_id="1069704" first="Dylan" last="Chavez"] (NM D1 2023)</b></p> <p><b>[player_tooltip player_id="1217797" first="Parker" last="Gerrits"] (Roots Academy 2023)</b></p> <p><b>[player_tooltip player_id="937187" first="Carter" last="Gittens"] (AZ Factory 2023)</b></p> <p><b>[player_tooltip player_id="996161" first="Lashy" last="Perez"] (Team RHJ 2023)</b></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">2nd team:</span></p> <p><b>[player_tooltip player_id="1076698" first="Donovan" last="Black"] (NM D1 2023)</b></p> <p><b>Myles Damon (Fuego 2023)</b></p> <p><b>Andreas Engholm (Roots Academy 2023)</b></p> <p><b>Caleb Hofmeister (Coastal Elite 2023)</b></p> <p><b>[player_tooltip player_id="1076722" first="Chris" last="Parra"] (ABC NM 2023)</b></p> <p><b>[player_tooltip player_id="937182" first="Royce" last="Ramos"] (PAL Elite 2023)</b></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Top shooter:</span></p> <p><b>[player_tooltip player_id="1217797" first="Parker" last="Gerrits"] (Roots Academy 2023)</b></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hard to stay in front of him:</span></p> <p><b>[player_tooltip player_id="996161" first="Lashy" last="Perez"] (Team RHJ 2023)</b></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Feistiest player:</span></p> <p><b>Caleb Hofmeister (Coastal Elite 2023)</b></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Top Bucket:</span></p> <p><b>[player_tooltip player_id="1183311" first="Vari" last="Hogan"] (AZ Phenoms 2023)</b></p> <p><b>[player_tooltip player_id="996741" first="Deven" last="Johnson"] (PAL Elite 2023)</b></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Top pure PG’s:</span></p> <p><b>[player_tooltip player_id="1076722" first="Chris" last="Parra"] (ABC NM 2023)</b></p> <p><b>Mason Juergens (Roots Academy 2023)</b></p> <p><b>[player_tooltip player_id="831121" first="Kota" last="Benson"] (PAL Elite 2023)</b></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Scorer:</span></p> <p><b>[player_tooltip player_id="1069704" first="Dylan" last="Chavez"] (NM D1 2023)</b></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Unique scorer:</span></p> <p><b>Vaughn Weems (Fuego 2023)</b></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Top on-ball defender:</span></p> <p><b>Myles Damon (Fuego 2023)</b></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Top all-around defender:</span></p> <p><b>[player_tooltip player_id="1035129" first="Adrien" last="Armstrong"] (PAL Elite 2023)</b></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Best pull-up:</span></p> <p><b>[player_tooltip player_id="1077598" first="Isaiah" last="Bronson"] (AZ Factory 2023)</b></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Tough inside/outside match-up:  </span></p> <p><b>[player_tooltip player_id="937182" first="Royce" last="Ramos"] (PAL Elite 2023)</b></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mold of clay with upside:</span></p> <p><b>[player_tooltip player_id="1183400" first="Ka’Shar" last="Benton"] (Team RHJ 2023)</b></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dog mentality:</span></p> <p><b>[player_tooltip player_id="1176301" first="Latavious" last="Morris"] (Rebel Elite NM 2024) </b></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Best undersized rebounder:</span></p> <p><b>[player_tooltip player_id="1076699" first="Gideon" last="Harris"] (D1 NM 2023)</b></p>