Gamepoint Fall HS Showcase: Event Standouts, Part 3

<p>The Gamepoint Fall HS Showcase perennially has been one of the best fall preview events in San Diego, giving us a chance to see many teams that will be ranked in or near the Top 10. This year was no different, as we were back in the gym for the first time since 2019 before the start of the pandemic. </p> <p>Here are more standouts from the final day of the showcase:</p> <h3>Benjie Nudo, 5-11 2022 G, Del Norte</h3> <p>Nudo helped engineer the biggest upset of the weekend, a 47-45 overtime win over San Marcos. After being up and down in the games I’ve seen him this fall, he put it together with a monster offensive effort. He scored it from three levels, and the word to describe his effort on both ends was relentless. When he plays with purpose and cuts down on the extras, he is as tough as they come in San Diego. </p> <h3>Baron Bracey, 6-2 2022 G, Balboa School</h3> <p>Bracey’s defensive effort against Torrey Pines’ guards was stellar. He has exceptional lateral quickness and very strong hands, and was able to pry the ball away from the Falcons guards for live-ball turnovers that he converted into points on the other end. Additionally, he his an acrobatic and athletic finisher in traffic with a very solid mid-range pull-up game. </p> <h3>[player_tooltip player_id="954257" first="Damian" last="Ruiz"], 6-2 2022 G, Linfield Christian</h3> <p>Ruiz is one of the best available shooters on the West Coast, and showed it again this weekend. Very few players have the ability to get their feet set and release off with as little space needed as Ruiz, and he’s also an improving ball handler and creator off the bounce. </p> <h3>AJ Reid, 6-5 2023 W, Murrieta Mesa</h3> <p>Reid is part of a committee effort by Murrieta Mesa, which is coming off of a tough 2021 campaign, but looks much improved. He is the arguably their best prospect, given his length, athleticism and defensive impact (very good rim protector, rebounder and finisher). Additionally, he is a very unselfish passer who can create out of the high post area. </p> <h3>[player_tooltip player_id="951268" first="Dominic" last="Parker"], 5-10 2022 PG, Villa Park</h3> <p>Parker was the catalyst of Villa Park’s comeback blowout win of Rancho Buena Vista. The diminutive guard bottled up RBV’s perimeter players and scored from deep and in traffic repeatedly in the second half. He also excelled in drive and kick, drawing help defenders and locating cutters or open shooters with clean passes. </p> <h3>[player_tooltip player_id="971234" first="Rami" last="Anglo"], 6-2 2022 G, Mission Bay</h3> <p>Anglo is playing with lot of confidence in the fall, looking much more assertive on offense and shooting the ball off the catch as good as I’ve seen him. Always a very high-level defender, his slashing and spot-up shooting have made him a different threat. He’s a late-blooming prospect that NAIAs and D2s should monitor. </p> <h3>Evan Record, 5-8 2023 G, San Marcos</h3> <p>With [player_tooltip player_id="748739" first="Devon" last="Arlington"] receiving a lot of defensive attention from Del Norte in the second half, it was Record who stepped up and hit big shot after big shot for the Knights. Always known as a prolific shooter, Record hit threes from well beyond the high-school line, including the three to send the game into overtime. </p>