Top Five Stars: Westminster vs. CBC

<p>Prep Hoops Missouri took in the action between Class 6 contender CBC vs. Class 5 contender Westminster via the Magical Stream Machine on Monday night. A sellout crowd turned out at Westminster as the host Wildcats pulled out a 45-43 victory on a last-second jumper by 2023 guard [player_tooltip player_id="1070097" first="Kobi" last="Williams"].</p> <p>Here is a look at the top standouts from last night’s CBC-Westminster contest, via the star system that is used by the National Hockey League.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/06/A1DAACDE-056E-4D0F-BD02-C64D54FA262D.jpeg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1218845" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/06/A1DAACDE-056E-4D0F-BD02-C64D54FA262D-300x225.jpeg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p> <p>No. 1 Star: [player_tooltip player_id="1070097" first="Kobi" last="Williams"] (Westminster Christian): The 6’3" 2023 guard scored a game-high 21 points, including the game-winning on a tough fadeaway baseline jumper with two seconds left. He was the best player on the floor from start to finish. When his team struggled early, he scored WCA’s first seven points. He displayed three-level scoring ability while playing some excellent defense. He attacked the basket well and knocked down three 3-pointers on the evening.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> [caption id="attachment_1335540" align="alignnone" width="300"]<a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/11/D7326BDC-DC00-4EA3-AD03-4AD4BA055ECC.jpeg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1335540" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/11/D7326BDC-DC00-4EA3-AD03-4AD4BA055ECC-300x214.jpeg" alt="" width="300" height="214" /></a> Photo: Nate Latsch CBC High School[/caption] <p>No. 2 Star: [player_tooltip player_id="984502" first="Rob" last="Martin"] (CBC): The 5’11" 2022 point guard scored a team-high 18 points, including 11 in the second half when he took the game over for the Cadets when they trailed by seven points in the fourth quarter. He used his speed to get buckets in the open court while also knocking down the mid-range jumper of the high pick and roll.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/07/John-Bol.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1239336" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/07/John-Bol-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p> <p>No. 3 Star: [player_tooltip player_id="1125608" first="John" last="Bol"] (CBC): The 7’2" 2024 center had a near triple double as he registered eight points, seven rebounds and eight blocks for the game. He set the tone early with two big blocks on one end and a rim-run that resulted in a left-handed slam dunk at the other end. His biggest asset is obviously at the defensive end at this point, but he did display a couple of nice moves in the post and he hit a 15-footer early in the game as well.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/06/9BE3B522-3092-4D0C-B231-2F2C974B1E73.jpeg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1221243" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/06/9BE3B522-3092-4D0C-B231-2F2C974B1E73-300x225.jpeg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p> <p>No. 4 Star: [player_tooltip player_id="985421" first="Casen" last="Lawrence"] (Westminster): The 2022 point guard scored 12 points on four 3-pointers. He was cold early, but he hit a couple of long bombs in the second quarter to help rally the Wildcats from its 15-point deficit. He also nailed a beautiful step-back off the dribble during a key stretch in the fourth quarter.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/06/Austin-Vick-II.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1211226" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/06/Austin-Vick-II-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p> <p>No. 5 Star: [player_tooltip player_id="985432" first="Austin" last="Vick"] (Westminster): The 6’8" 2022 forward scored nine points and did a great job of battling the 7’2" Bol of CBC all evening. He had a couple of his shots blocked, but he kept on coming back. He scored on a couple of nice moves inside and he hit a big 3-pointer off the pick and pop.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>([player_tooltip player_id="1070097" first="Kobi" last="Williams"] action photo by Nate Latsch)</p>