Way Too Early Season Preview: 5A Superlatives

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>With the season fast approaching we wet the appetite by looking ahead to some of the players expected to have major impacts. 3A has some of the most compelling storylines, along with some of the state's best teams. Let's take a look at the 5A players with the top skills.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Best R&amp;J athlete:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='1493480' first='Dante' last='Steward']<a href="https://prephoops.com/player/amare-oba/"></a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Best Rebounder:&nbsp;</strong>&nbsp;[player_tooltip player_id='1655032' first='Damonte' last='Duhart'] <a href="https://prephoops.com/player/deshaun-tolever/"></a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Best Passer:&nbsp;</strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1463230' first='Tyus' last='Thomas'] <a href="https://prephoops.com/player/anthony-winters/"></a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Best On Ball Defender:</strong>&nbsp;[player_tooltip player_id='1253136' first='Tayshaun' last='Jackson'] <a href="https://prephoops.com/player/kade-snyder/"></a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Best Rim Protector: </strong> [player_tooltip player_id='1129386' first='Pharaoh' last='Compton'] <a href="https://prephoops.com/player/london-haskell/"></a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Best Interior Defender: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1335931' first='Brock' last='Stearman'] <a href="https://prephoops.com/player/deshaun-tolever/"></a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Best Tough Shot Make</strong>r: [player_tooltip player_id='986970' first='Zak' last='Abdalla'] <a href="https://prephoops.com/player/jonny-collins/"></a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Best Catch and Shoot:</strong>&nbsp;Tie [player_tooltip player_id='1041556' first='Kaeden' last='Castillero'] | [player_tooltip player_id='1226904' first='Nathan' last='Sherrard'] <a href="https://prephoops.com/player/jakoi-lide/"></a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Best Mid-Range Shooter: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1235060' first='Kevan' last='Wilkins'] <a href="https://prephoops.com/player/mario-allen/"></a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Best Shooter Off Bounce:&nbsp;</strong>[player_tooltip player_id='986798' first='Alijah' last='Adem']<a href="https://prephoops.com/player/mario-allen/"></a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Best Corner Shooter:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='1325507' first='Chris' last='Natale Jr']<a href="https://prephoops.com/player/jonny-collins/"></a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Best Interior Scorer:&nbsp;</strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1486135' first='Tee' last='Bartlett'] <a href="https://prephoops.com/player/kendan-jones/"></a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Best Incoming Freshman:&nbsp;</strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1965274' first='Ilan' last='Nikolov'] <a href="https://prephoops.com/player/julian-willacey/"></a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Best Unsigned 2024:</strong>&nbsp;[player_tooltip player_id='986798' first='Alijah' last='Adem'] <a href="https://prephoops.com/player/noah-tomlin/"></a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Best Finisher: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1268866' first='CJ' last='Shaw']<a href="https://prephoops.com/player/josiah-stroughter/"></a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Best Back To The Basket:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='1266706' first='Tyler' last='Bright'] <a href="https://prephoops.com/player/rzha-whittle/"></a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Best Scorer:</strong>&nbsp;[player_tooltip player_id='1177252' first='RJ' last='Nance'] <a href="https://prephoops.com/player/zyon-harris/"></a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Biggest Sleeper:</strong> <strong>Demarion Yap</strong><a href="https://prephoops.com/player/bol-smartt/"></a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Best Two Way Player: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1253130' first='Sebastian' last='Knox'] <a href="https://prephoops.com/player/roman-taylor/"></a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Highest IQ: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='986957' first='Josiah' last='Cunningham'] <a href="https://prephoops.com/player/ethan-fink/"></a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Highest Ceiling:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='1268866' first='CJ' last='Shaw']<a href="https://prephoops.com/player/josiah-stroughter/"></a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Highest Floor: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1129386' first='Pharaoh' last='Compton'] <a href="https://prephoops.com/player/amare-oba/"></a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Highest Motor:&nbsp;</strong>[player_tooltip player_id='986961' first='Gregory' last='Burrell'] <a href="https://prephoops.com/player/rickey-burrell/"></a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Most Versatile:&nbsp;</strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1489257' first='Cyril' last='Franklin'] <a href="https://prephoops.com/player/kade-snyder/"></a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Most Improved:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='1486090' first='Tremmell' last='Darden Jr']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Most Explosive: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1253140' first='Brian' last='Townsend'] <a href="https://prephoops.com/player/rahjon-chambers/"></a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Top Glue Guy: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1268865' first='Jamarion' last='Smith']<a href="https://prephoops.com/player/michael-bartlett/"></a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Top Stockriser:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='2046554' first='Jaden' last='Dudley']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->