Randall’s Report: MLK Tournament at LCC – 3rd Team & HM

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lower Columbia Women's Basketball hosted a high school basketball tournament in Longview, WA in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. The tournament included some of the best teams in the state and some of the best players. I categorized the players that caught my attention into three all-tourney teams. Here's part 2.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline">Third Team All-Tournament:</span></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2023 Gaston Dillon 5'9 PG, Chief Leschi HS:</strong><br>Gaston's on-ball defense stood out to me. He got into the ball and made it tough on the ball-handler. He forced his guy into at least two turnovers just throwing the ball out of bounds trying to get rid of the ball. Offensively, he has a quick first step and changes speeds well. Defenders had a hard time keeping him from getting to the rim.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2023 Seth Meister 6'1 SG, Adna HS:</strong><br>Seth caught my attention today. He shot it well in spot-up situations-- four 3s in the first half. He also showed his ability to read closeouts and get to the middy pull-up.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2024 [player_tooltip player_id='1686156' first='Tucker' last='Dunseth'] 6'3 SG, Union HS:</strong><br>I liked Tucker's game. He wasn't a major part of the offense, but he played hard and did everything right. He is a spot-up threat from deep and showed that he can make open shots. He looked like he had more to his game than he showed, too. A shooter to keep an eye on in the '24 class for sure.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2023 Tanner Brewer 6'4 PF, Tumwater HS:</strong><br>Tanner was fun to watch. He was the anchor defensively for Tumwater. He is a big-time communicator on the court which I love. You can always hear his voice whether it be on defense or picking up a teammate. Although Tanner is undersized for a PF, he rebounds well. He sets solid screens to get his guards open, and he's a scoring threat from the dunker spot. He showed a nice floater after receiving a dump-off from the driving guard.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2023 Fred Lewis 6'0 SG, Chief Leschi HS:</strong><br>Fred has a smooth game and moves at his own pace. He never seemed to be in a hurry out there and he got to his spots. He showed the ability to create for himself, and the ability to create for others as well.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline">Honorable Mention:</span></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2023 [player_tooltip player_id='1450567' first='Ethan' last='Mitchell'] 6'3 CG, Kelso HS:</strong><br>Ethan is one of the best passers I've seen in this class. He sees things before they happen. His teammates have to always be ready because he likes no-look dimes. He has a smooth handle and likes to get to the rim.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2024 Thomas Dillon 5'10 PG, Chief Leschi HS:</strong><br>Dillon is a stocky, lefty guard with a shifty handle. His defender was off-balance all game. He did a good job of getting downhill and getting paint touches. While in the paint, Dillon did a good job of deciding when to score and when to pass.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2024 Mike Henderson 5'7 PG, Kelso HS:</strong><br>I was impressed with Mike. He plays with such confidence and fearlessness despite being one of the smallest guys on the floor. He isn't much of a shooter, but he can hit the open shot. He did a good job of getting downhill and finding his teammates.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->