Great Western Classic Preview

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Once again the annual Great Western Classic allows teams that are local and abroad get their feet under them and play some high quality games before high school tryouts in November. With about 70 teams in the Varsity division Utah will be the place to be Thursday -Saturday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Teams to Watch</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Judge Memorial Catholic</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Judge gets it going on Friday and Saturday at American Fork High School and they have a few new players that could be extremely electric. This team has a chance to continue to elevate their game. New comer to watch will be [player_tooltip player_id='2202966' first='Solomon' last='King'], this kid can go and only a sophomore has a bright future ahead. [player_tooltip player_id='1364090' first='Longar' last='Alor'] will be another player that will be poised to have a brekout season along with the solid play of Aayden Saucedo. Playing against Salem Hills and Snow Canyon should be solid games for them/</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Wasatch Academy</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Regardless who they play they will be playing at a high level and they have some solid players that will cause havoc. [player_tooltip player_id='1532052' first='Isiah' last='Harwell'], [player_tooltip player_id='1114374' first='Malick' last='Diallo'], Chris Nuwuli and [player_tooltip player_id='2026100' first='John' last='Mobley'] Jr. will headline the team but they have a deeper bench than they have in the past. This team is goingt o be a must watch. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Corner Canyon</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Not sure [player_tooltip player_id='1056969' first='Brody' last='Kozlowski'] will suit up or if [player_tooltip player_id='1190621' first='Noah' last='Bendinger'] is ready to suit up after an injury but it will be good to see who Corner has besides them. [player_tooltip player_id='1877115' first='Taylor' last='Feroah'] should be a player that could step up his game. Derelle Desire is another new addition that should be a force along with new comer [player_tooltip player_id='1492490' first='Hayden' last='Gribble']. Excited to see how [player_tooltip player_id='1278437' first='Tyler' last='Mortensen'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1190620' first='Bryton' last='Valdes'] fit in on this team. We expect them to all be on a split squad as they try to balance out the teams. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Team DC</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This team is made up of players from Dvais County and they have some dudes. The big fella [player_tooltip player_id='1235094' first='Jagger' last='Francom'] will hold it down in the middle and the PG will be [player_tooltip player_id='1185170' first='Hunter' last='Jackson']. You add some wing depth with [player_tooltip player_id='1548362' first='Malachi' last='Spencer']. [player_tooltip player_id='1164728' first='Charlie' last='Smith'], [player_tooltip player_id='1178450' first='Jaxon' last='Slaugh'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1959042' first='Bryson' last='Watson'] will be big time perimeter shot makers. This group of players is nice. Don't sleep on [player_tooltip player_id='1555773' first='Drake' last='Darnell'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1571773' first='Kolton' last='Asay'] all of these guys are buckets. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Players to Watch</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1057037' first='Cooper' last='Lewis'] || Lehi || 2024 || </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cooper took the summer and spring off and we are anxious to see how he looks heading into his senior year. He is going to have an opportunity to make a splash entering Lehi's era in 6A. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Dean Ruckert || Timview || 2026 ||</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>One of the future bright stars in Utah should be fun to watch as Dean is an active lanky forward that has skills at all three levels of the offensive floor. Look for him to hit from deep, get a few chase down blocks and play above the rim. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1057040' first='Mekhi' last='Martin'] || Layton || 2024 ||</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mekhi has continued to improve his game and this season we expect him to come even better than last season and last season he was in his bag. Layton has a greta team, looking forward to watching them. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->