Columbus Weekend Preseason – Top Guards

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This past weekend I went to the All-Ohio Preview on Friday night where I saw New Albany vs Independence, Northland vs Newark, Whitehall Yearling vs Shaker Heights, Africentric vs Taft, and Pickerington Central vs Walnut Ridge. Then on Saturday, I went to Pickerington North's scrimmages where I saw Emmanuel Christian, Africentric again, Olentangy Orange, Canton McKinley, Pickerington North, and Gilmour Academy. This article will talk about the top guards from this very talented packed weekend.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1222377"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":["override_image"],"_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":1667183,"_player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":"field_62f141137ead9","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"u003ca href=u0022https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2022/11/Juwan-Turner-AOP-scaled.jpgu0022u003eu003cimg class=u0022size-medium wp-image-1667183 alignrightu0022 src=u0022https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2022/11/Juwan-Turner-AOP-300x235.jpgu0022 alt=u0022u0022 width=u0022300u0022 height=u0022235u0022 /u003eu003c/au003eTurner really impressed me at the All-Ohio Preview. Turner seems to have put some weight on and it showed by how he plays. He was already a shorter stocky point guard but he now just simply got his spots without much resistance. Got to the rim easily and hit multiple midrange pull-ups. Plays with great handle and pace. He showed a very good aggressiveness that he did not have last year that I'm excited to see him continue.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_1_player":["1222376"],"_player_evaluations_1_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_1_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_1_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"u003ca href=u0022https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2022/11/Dom-Aikens-WR-scaled.jpgu0022u003eu003cimg class=u0022size-medium wp-image-1667207 alignrightu0022 src=u0022https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2022/11/Dom-Aikens-WR-300x200.jpgu0022 alt=u0022u0022 width=u0022300u0022 height=u0022200u0022 /u003eu003c/au003eAikens is a short point guard that can put you on a highlight tape. He is ultra-quick and has an unbelievable handle on the ball. One of the shiftiest players I've ever seen. He elevates very high on his jumpers to get his shot off. He is a great athlete. He almost threw one down on a fast break. That should say a lot about how special this 5'9 junior is.","_player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_2_player":["922604"],"_player_evaluations_2_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_2_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_2_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_2_evaluation":"u003ca href=u0022https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2022/11/Kellon-Smith-SH-AOP-1-scaled.jpgu0022u003eu003cimg class=u0022size-medium wp-image-1667213 alignrightu0022 src=u0022https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2022/11/Kellon-Smith-SH-AOP-1-300x200.jpgu0022 alt=u0022u0022 width=u0022300u0022 height=u0022200u0022 /u003eu003c/au003eSmith is the player for Shaker Heights this year. Great size for a guard. Elevates high on his jump shots. He has a nice jumper that gets him many buckets. His mid-range game is superb. Gets to his spots, jumps very high, and buckets. He leads by example for Shaker. Very confident player.","_player_evaluations_2_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_3_player":["1156348"],"_player_evaluations_3_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_3_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_3_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_3_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_3_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_3_evaluation":"u003ca href=u0022https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2022/11/Hudson-Horton-Taft-scaled.jpgu0022u003eu003cimg class=u0022size-medium wp-image-1667214 alignrightu0022 src=u0022https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2022/11/Hudson-Horton-Taft-300x200.jpgu0022 alt=u0022u0022 width=u0022300u0022 height=u0022200u0022 /u003eu003c/au003eI saw Norton first play at the PrepHoops Ohio Top 250 Expo and I was really impressed with his skill and see how he would fit in at Taft. He fits in great. Gives them a shooting threat that creates space. Confident kid. Once his shots start falling he goes to the rim more. The kid has good size. I like what I saw from him on Friday night.","_player_evaluations_3_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_4_player":["1199873"],"_player_evaluations_4_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_4_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_4_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_4_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_4_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_4_evaluation":"Amapps brought a ton of energy in the game I saw against Emmanuel Christian. This kid is a super athlete. He had some highlight-level blocks and was locking down players he was guarding. He is a very good role player and a compliment to fellow guard [player_tooltip player_id='1432005' first='Arness' last='Lawson']. Amapps' presences was felt by his effort and defense. Exactly what you ask for if you are a coach.","_player_evaluations_4_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":5,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","anchor":"acf-block-637a8fee4bcce"} /-->