Under The Radar Skyland Players To Watch

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>West Jersey, especially Warren and Hunterdon counties, are usually well respected for their football teams but their basketball players receive less press. Today we feature several players out that way to follow this winter.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Connor Duggan</strong>&nbsp;| G&nbsp; | Voorhees</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Duggan had a good season as a junior and helped push the Glen Gardner school to a 17 win season. He has solid ball handling skills and leads the fast break to the foul line to create the most options, showing off his basketball IQ. He can finish around the rim, pull up and hit shots and is also active on defense. He had 17 vs Kittatinny, 16 vs Warren Hills and 15 vs Pburg. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1150280' first='Tommy' last='Flaherty']<a href="https://prephoops.com/player/tommy-flaherty/"><strong></strong><strong></strong><strong></strong></a><a></a>&nbsp;</strong>| G | Warren Hills</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A primary scoring option for the Streaks who gets at the basket off the dribble and can also get above the rim. He's a tough on ball defender who isn't afraid to dive after loose balls on the floor. He'll be a four year varsity contributor for the Streaks and has a chance to flirt with 1,000 points. Season high of 29 vs Bernards. He also added 24 vs Wallkill Valley.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1216351' first='Francis' last='Denvir']<a href="https://prephoops.com/player/francis-denvir/"><strong></strong><strong></strong><strong></strong></a><a></a>&nbsp;</strong>| 5'8” | G | Delaware Valley 2024</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Denvir is a skilled ballhandler who can drive through defenders and finish at the rim through contact. He's a steady shooter from the perimeter who has a cheeky follow through on his shot that can draw defenders in to committing fouls. . His top games as a sophomore were vs South River(21), Hillside(25) and RFH(12). He also added nearly 70 assists on the season. D3s should be keeping tabs on his junior year. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Justin Kolpan</strong>&nbsp;| 5'10” | G | Delaware Valley</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Denvir's backcourt mate is also a solid guard. He's a tough on ball defender and a good facilitator who can also hit shots if he gets a look, including from beyond the arc. He had 10 assists vs South Hunterdon and Warren Hills. From a scoring perspective, he went for 23 in a blowout win over Kittatinny and 17 in a loss to Hunterdon Central.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1464420' first='Matt' last='Schwartz']</strong>| 6'3” | G | Hunterdon Central 2024</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A cagey lefty wing who can run the floor, finish at the rim through contact and also step back to drain shots from beyond the three point line. He's most lethal in a catch-and-shoot situation in the corner. He was an underclass contributor on a senior heavy team, so he'll be able to show his expanded skills as a junior. He had 17 vs Gill St Bernards and 12 vs Immaculata, an indication of his potential.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->