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Feast Week: Newcomers: SF/PF/C’s

Feast Week: Newcomers: SF/PF/C’s
Gregg Rosenberg
Gregg Rosenberg November 30, 2023 @ 10:42 AM
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Sterling Knighten
Sterling Knighten 6'8" | C | 2024
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Aldan Parsons
Aldan Parsons 6'5" | PF | 2025
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Te’Shon Lewis
Te’Shon Lewis 6'4" | PF | 2024
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Rico Blassingame
Rico Blassingame 6'3" | SF | 2026
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Cameron Connell
Cameron Connell 6'2" | SG/SF | 2026
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Taevyn Rose-Landers
Taevyn Rose-Landers 6'5" | PF | 2024
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Nate Smith
Nate Smith 6'4" | SF | 2025
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Gray Swift
Gray Swift 6'4" | PF | 2025
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Miles Swift
Miles Swift 6'6" | PF | 2025
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Jahlil Loyd
Jahlil Loyd 6'4" | SF | 2024
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Trey Mckinney
Trey Mckinney 6'7" | PF | 2025
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<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The week of Thanksgiving I watched 50 teams play (48 from AZ) from Monday-Saturday at five different tournaments. I attended the&nbsp;<strong>Coyote Classic</strong>&nbsp;at Central and Camelback on Monday and Tuesday. I was at Mesa HS for the&nbsp;<strong>Fear the Hop</strong>&nbsp;tournament on Wednesday, The&nbsp;<strong>Valley Christian Tournament</strong>&nbsp;at Seton Catholic,&nbsp;<strong>Welcome to the Jungle&nbsp;</strong>at Gilbert HS on Friday and lastly I attended the&nbsp;<strong>The LV8 Invitational&nbsp;</strong>at Chandler-Gilbert CC on Saturday.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We have 14 different articles coming up starting with three newcomers articles.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Here are the newcomers of SF/PF/C's</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1588005' first='Trey' last='Mckinney'] Perry (Pictured)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A power forward who has a good feel for the game. He is a good passer and rebounds well. He moves well in space and moves his feet on defense. He blocks shots with a quick leap up impressively. He will score on dribble drives to the basket and can post up.&nbsp;He moved in from WA.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2281160' first='Aldan' last='Parsons'] Payson</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A power forward who is an efficient scorer in the paint. He has decent size with longer arms. He is a good rebounder in his area and will score it often on put backs.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2281909' first='Sterling' last='Knighten'] Mountain Pointe</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A tall and long post player who moves well from end to end. He is very light on his toes and will rebound and blocks shots at a good rate keeping him on the court.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2280481' first='Cam' last='Connell'] Chaparral&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A wing forward who has good skill and decent size. He can hit the catch three and score it around the hoop. He hustles for loose balls, rebounds and he looks to have a bigger role next year with six current seniors.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2280482' first='Rico' last='Blassingame'] Tolleson&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A long athletic wing is very good defensively. He is a two-sport standout and already has multiple high level offers for the gridiron. He uses his athletic gifts to run the court and get downhill. He is best currently on defense with rebounding, moving in space and blocking shots.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1837764' first='Jahlil' last='Loyd'] Tolleson</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A long and lean scoring wing who is also a track and field standout. He has a tight crossover into a drive. He has a nice floater game and uses his length to play the passing lanes. He has easy bounce to throw it down. He moved in from Washington and is already impacting the team.   </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2280493' first='Te'Shon' last='Lewis'] Dysart&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A live bodied power forward who plays bigger then his size suggests. He will rebound in and out of his area with his length and quick bounce. His play to box out and somewhat offset 6'10 Gaul, as much as he could, made it possible for the guards and wings to get to the basket.  </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2279901' first='Myles' last='Swift'] North</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A power forward who transferred it from Dream City had a good showing. He is a little raw but long and has some size to throw around. He can crab dribble to the cup and score it effectively and will throw it down and has a nice FT touch. He is a good second jumper and is patient inside to score around other tall players. He rebounds and blocks shots at high level.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2279902' first='Gray' last='Swift'] North&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Myles brother is a thicker forward with strength and skill. He rebounds well inside and has length and a nice frame to corral the ball. He can step out and shoot the three and shows promise.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2279903' first='Nate' last='Smith'] Chaparral&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A long wing forward will score it from inside and out. He gives hard ball fakes and is effective to play inside but can shoot tt from the perimeter from mid to the three.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2279960' first='Taevyn' last='Rose-Landers'] Higley</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A long and wiry power forward transferred in from Williams Field. He is long and lean and rebounds well to keep plays alive. He is a nice compliment next to all their talented scorers giving them good size and real length.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->

The week of Thanksgiving I watched 50 teams play (48 from AZ) from Monday-Saturday at five different tournaments. I attended the Coyote Classic at Central and Camelback on Monday and Tuesday. I was at Mesa HS for the Fear the Hop tournament on Wednesday, The Valley Christian Tournament at Seton Catholic, Welcome to the Jungle at Gilbert HS on Friday and lastly I attended the The LV8 Invitational at Chandler-Gilbert CC on Saturday. 

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