Zero Gravity Nationals Standouts part 2

<p>Lots of talent in the Zero Gravity National tournament. Here is part two of the standouts from the Zero Gravity Nationals Tournament.</p> <p><b>Chance Mercier, Maine Black Bears, Position F, Varsity division </b></p> <p>Chance had a very strong weekend for the Maine Black Bears. He showed his soft touch around at the basket, his versatile skill set, and his high level finishing skills. Chance has length, and is physical. He was in attack mode all weekend long. </p> <p><b>Matt Gaffney, Mass Rivals, Position G, Class 2025, </b></p> <p>Matt Gaffeney is a high level shooter, who has long range. He has a soft shooting touch, and was constantly a threat from the outside all weekend. Matt has a high soft touch off the backboard, helping him score at the rim on bigger defenders. He can be a playmaker, and creat shots for other as well. This weekend he showed his outside shooting threat, but that he can also impact the game any many other areas.</p> <p><b>Trosky Pena, Mass Elite, Class 2025, Position G</b></p> <p>Trosky had another big tournament, and was the named Zero Gravity player of the game on Saturday for his performance. Trosky was attacking down hill the entire weekend long. He was filling up the stat sheet with his scoring, and was able to get to the rim, and either finish or draw the foul. Trosky also hit some very tough contested shots. He didn’t force shots up, and when the defense smothered him, he did a good job finding the open teammate. <br /> <b><br /> Jayvian Cruz, New England Hoops Academy, Class 2026, Position G</b></p> <p>Jayvain help lead his team to cut the nets down. Jayvain was named tournament MVP for his division. Jayvain didn’t let the big time moments get the best of him, as he made the game winning shot in the finals. The team did not panic, as they were down by 10 points in the middle of the second half. The opposing team in the finals did their homework on Jayvain. They were face guarding him the entire game, and full out denying him the ball. Jayvain didn’t get frustrated, and utilized other ways to get open. He had some nice back door cuts, scored off screens, and he was constantly moving without the ball to get open. He made the defense tired towards the end of the game, and that helped lead the comeback. I’m looking forward to watching Jayvain as he enters the high school basketball scene.</p>