Battle For Georgia: Standout Playmakers

<p><strong>Battle For Georgia: Standout Playmakers</strong></p> <p><strong>2025 6-0 PG [player_tooltip player_id="1383023" first="Rhys" last="Cotton"] – Game Elite – McEachern<br /> </strong>Cotton has quickly become one of the better guards in the 2025 class. He plays a mature brand of basketball, savvy for his age with how he attacks defenses. Cotton is a well-balanced scorer that can hit shots on the perimeter and has a knack for scoring in traffic. He’s able to see plays develop before others and excels at getting his teammates in position to score.</p> <p><strong>2024 5-11 PG [player_tooltip player_id="1054799" first="Clark" last="Mastin"] – Atlanta Xpress – Eagle’s Landing<br /> </strong>Now entering Year 3, Mastin is no longer undersized. Mastin has grown some, but most impressively has filled out. He has been in the weight room, able to handle the rigors of a physical 32-game season. Moving to Eagle’s Landing in the offseason, Mastin will be asked to set the table for an explosive offense. Clark is a skilled scorer in his own right, but it’s his shifty handle and vision that really make him impactful.</p> <p><strong>2024 6-0 PG [player_tooltip player_id="1146472" first="Lavonta" last="Ivery"] – TSF Mack – Thomson<br /> </strong>There’s a lot that [player_tooltip player_id="1146472" first="Lavonta" last="Ivery"] does well. While he’s known as a go-to scorer during the high school season, Ivery is able to play off the ball more with TSF, while still inserting himself into the offense with his playmaking. Lavonta scores from all three levels, using his smooth creativity to get to open spots. With as much attention as he draws when he does have the ball, Ivery is one of Georgia’s best at slicing into the lane and finding the open man once defenses close in.</p> <p><strong>2024 6-7 F [player_tooltip player_id="1131775" first="Derrion" last="Reid"] – TSF Mack – Grovetown<br /> </strong>The versatility of [player_tooltip player_id="1131775" first="Derrion" last="Reid"] has drawn a handful of High Major offers. On Sunday, it was his passing from the high post that caught my eye. Reid was a weapon against the Atlanta Xpress, dissecting the defense by hitting cutters and open shooters. The zip on his passes when delivering crosscourt assists doesn’t give defenses any time to rotate over to contest open shots.</p> <p><strong>2022 5-9 PG Juvon Gamory – Game Elite – Wheeler<br /> </strong>Usually the smallest guard on the floor, Juvon Gamory has made a living out of torching defenses with his three-point shot. He’s got a lightning quick trigger and needs no space to get off shots. Juvon looked good as a facilitator on Sunday, creating off the dribble to find crevices in the defense before spoon feeding teammates. Gamory’s low center of gravity and efficient first step often gets him in an advantageous position when probing defenses.</p>