The Stage – Ramsey’s Sunday Notebook

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Another Prep Hoops Circuit event is officially in the books. Sunday brought the end of The Stage on the north side of Indianapolis. It was a very successful 48 hours worth of basketball with excellent matchups, great individual prospects, and plenty of college programs in the stands taking in all of the action. Before diving into All Tournament teams and more big picture content in the coming days, let's empty out the notebook from Sunday's slate.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Big Day for Noah Pagotto</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>At this point there isn't much left to say about the AUSA Australia squads that are playing on the Prep Hoops Circuit this spring. Their two top programs, AUSA Brook and AUSA Sepo each went 4-0 this weekend at The Stage. On Sunday morning versatile 6'7" forward Noah Pagotto poured in a game-high 28 points in a blowout 69-42 win over Midwest Basketball Club 2024 Southwest Creamer. Of all the unsigned senior Australian's looking for a college program in America he is probably the most intriguing as a prospect. He drives it hard from the perimeter against closeouts, rebounds at a high level, and has the strength to bang around inside. Would be the perfect stretch-4 type of player for a low-major DI or high level Division II program.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">M14 Hoops 2024 Pulls out a Win Against INB 2024 Elite</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>One of the better games of the day was this matchup between M14 Hoops 2024 National-1 against INB 2024 Elite. Cameron Morel (Aurora Christian H.S. 2024) scored the go-ahead basket with under one minute to play to cap off his game-high 16 points. He had it cooking from beyond the arc and showcased some playmaking ability off of the bounce. In the loss for INB 2024 Elite, 6'4" wing [player_tooltip player_id='1275802' first='Reis' last='Butcher'] (Brebeuf Jesuit 2024) scored 13 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Midwest Basketball Club 2024 Cleveland Caps Off 4-0 Weekend</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It was a dominant weekend for Midwest Basketball Club 2024 Cleveland. [player_tooltip player_id='1462979' first='Hayden' last='Nigro'] (Louisville H.S. 2024) and [player_tooltip player_id='1392313' first='Chance' last='Casenhiser'] (Lake H.S. 2024) led the way all weekend and that was no different on Sunday afternoon in a 66-54 win over GGBC 2024. Nigro is a talented 6'5" forward while Casenhiser is a big-time scoring guard. Both should be highly sought after by the many talented small college programs in the state of Ohio. Several prospects worth recruiting on this roster which is coached by Mount Union head coach Mike Fuline.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">OPS 2025 Black Goes Undefeated Once Again</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>After turning in a perfect 4-0 weekend at the Chi-Town Tip-Off last weekend, OPS 2025 Black went 4-0 once again this weekend at the stage. [player_tooltip player_id='1297032' first='Trey' last='Dillard'] (Fort Wayne Wayne H.S. 2025) had an excellent weekend scoring in double-figures every game. On Sunday afternoon thought it was Luke Bricker (Warsaw H.S. 2025) who paced the squad with a game-high 19 points. The sharp-shooting guard will likely find himself an an All-Tournament team alongside Dillard at the 16u level. This team is really, really fun to watch with a number of different weapons that can hurt you.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Quick Hitters</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='1761729' first='Charles' last='Farrell'] (Westfield H.S. 2024) was a name that had a lot of the small college coaches in attendance talking this weekend. The super athletic two-way guard averaged 10.5 points and 4.0 assists per game as Team Teague 2024 Lyles went 3-1 on the weekend. He certainly was a stock-riser from the event.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='1561112' first='Gavin' last='Petty'] (North Central H.S. 2026) had a big weekend for Circle City Shooters 2026. The 6'2" elite shooter hit 13 three-points across four games while averaging 18 points per game.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Abib Abib (Mason H.S. 2024) really stood out on Sunday morning, and at different times throughout the weekend, for R4L Elite 2024. The long, athletic 6'6" shooter has a versatile skill set and a lot of raw tools to work with. He can stretch the floor a little bit with his shooting, has the size to score inside, and can be an impactful defender at the rim.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list -->