PH Georgia Top 250 Expo – Akiem’s Team 9 Primetime Performers

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This year's Top 250 Expo slate began in September. It has concluded in mid-October with the high school season lurking across the country.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>As was the case with the previous Top 250 Expos, these last four provided one more tune-up for the area's top high school prospects prior to when the regular season tips off. This past weekend, Georgia (at Bartow County's LakePoint Sports), Illinois, Indiana and Kansas all had their turns on the court.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Cartersville-Emerson area was overflowing with talent – so much that participants were all sorted into 20 teams. One of the more impressive-looking squads was Team 9. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1651651"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":["override_image"],"_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":2243653,"_player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":"field_62f141137ead9","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"u003cp style=u0022font-weight: 400u0022u003eWhen we first saw Langefels play this weekend at the Prep Hoops Georgia Top 250 Expo, our first reaction was … offers. As it turns out, Langefels is on the radars of Dean, Huntingdon and Notre Dame College (Ohio). Langefels leads by example on the court with the consistent scoring he gives a team, but is also a vocal leader as well. Throughout the travel season, he has participated with OTP National in what one would assume would be his final cycle through AAU ball. 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We will focus on the Kelvin with an e for now. He has participated on the AAU circuit with SDA. With his senior season about to commence, travel ball will now be a thing of the past for Ashley. As a rim attacker, he brings a ferocious and fearless attitude whenever he drives to the rim. Ashley is listed at 6-foot-2. He will make plenty of plays around the rim and a number of them can be offensive rebounds which he can turn into two-point putbacks. 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The Longhorns, last season, put together a season that saw them finish with a 26-5 mark and made a very deep run in last season's 6A state tournament. Lanier will corral rebounds on either end of the floor and those offensive boards can turn into two-point putbacks. He also displays his offensive versatility in connecting in midrange jumpers and will look to find spacing in the interior. 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