Top Performers from Harvest Prep New Year’s Bash

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Harvest Prep New Year's Bash brought six games to Coach Dennis Court at Harvest Prep High School. In this article I'll break down the top performers I saw from the event.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1368789"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"The unquestioned top performer of the day, Mills once again dominated and proved why he's one of the best players in Cincinnati. Mills is an exceptional athlete and started the game with an alley-oop slam dunk that brought tons of energy to his team. Not known as a shooter, Mills only had made a couple 3's all season before this game but knocked down two in the first half of this one. If you allow Mills to attack in a straight line he will crush your defense and Harvest Prep didn't do a good enough job forcing him to change direction or use a counter move. The exclamation point of the game came when Mills blocked a 3-pointer grabbed the loose ball and dunked in traffic past a Harvest Prep defender.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_1_player":["1090148"],"_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":"While the team result wasn't optimal for Shaheed, he still got the job done individually and won team MVP after the game. A high motor forward, Shaheed grabs a couple offensive rebounds every time he steps on the court. Shaheed gets a few cheap buckets almost every game by playing hard around the basket and going after missed shots. Shaheed is a player I've watched numerous times and he didn't show me anything new, but he's a very productive player and receiving plenty of small college interest as an energy big.","_player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_2_player":["1429557"],"_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":"One of the biggest players in Ohio's 2026 class, Albers stands at around 6'6, 6'7 and is a force in the paint. Albers runs the floor well and got an easy layup by beating his defender to the bucket in transition early. I was also impressed with a few post moves his showed when he was able to catch the ball on the block. Albers is also a football stud and has a body more equipped for that sport currently, Albers improving his vertical pop to score over players as tall as him and block shots will be key if basketball is the sport he chooses to focus on but expect Albers to receive heavy college interest in both sports over the next few years.","_player_evaluations_2_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_3_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_3_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_3_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_3_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_3_player_details_player_name":"Corbin Toms","_player_evaluations_3_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_3_player_details_graduating_class":"2023","_player_evaluations_3_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_3_player_details_height":"6'0u0022","_player_evaluations_3_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_3_player_details_position":"77244","_player_evaluations_3_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_3_player_details_school":"Lucas","_player_evaluations_3_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_3_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_3_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_3_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_3_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_3_evaluation":"Toms helped his team win a crazy overtime game over Minster, giving Minster's defense fits with his quickness on the ball and ability to get around the primary defender and into the paint with the dribble drive. Combine his slashing ability with his outside shooting ability that was shown when he knocked down multiple deep 3-pointers and Toms rightfully won MVP performances for his effort as Lucas gets an impressive overtime win on a neutral court against an equally talented opponent.","_player_evaluations_3_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_4_player":["1729405"],"_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":"Tri Village got good efforts from seniors Justin Finkbike and Wilson Suggs, but I decided to spotlight another freshman in this article with Sagester. One of the prettiest jumpers I've seen in Ohio's 2026 class, Sagester has a high arcing shot that looks really pretty off his hands. Sagester also made good decisions with the ball in his hands, not being phased by the pressure defense. For Sagester, his biggest area of development will be physically as he's still very thin and lacks much muscle. Time in the weight room will be crucial for him to get ready for the next level of basketball, but it's impressive seeing him contribute on the varsity level this early in his high school career. I was also very impressed with Tri Village as a team, despite losing Layne Sarver to graduation the Patriots are still one of the better Division III teams in SW Ohio and went toe to toe with one of the top teams in West Virginia on a neutral court so a lot to look forward to for Tri Village fans in the present and future for the program.","_player_evaluations_4_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":5,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-63b4a7161caec"} /-->