Riverdale Play-Day Reveals Standout Offensive Players

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>PICTURED: [player_tooltip player_id='2044071' first='Keller' last='Jackson'].</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The first Saturday of November Riverdale High hosted several high school basketball teams. All of the games shown on NFHS were evaluated for this article. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline">Games</span><br>Blackman - Bolivar Central</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Red Bank - Columbia Central</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2044071"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-654d2be1b268e"} /--> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='2044071' first='Keller' last='Jackson'] - Blackman - 2026</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2044071' first='Keller' last='Jackson']</strong> rebounded well against a very active, bouncy team in Bolivar Central. Keller rose off of the ground well with two arms raised high. Classic rebounding technique. Blackman Head Coach Barry Wortman was not impressed with his team's press-break to begin, nor should he have been. Keller and teammate [player_tooltip player_id='2237638' first='Dyson' last='Elam'] were pulled a few minutes in, but frankly the whole team was unsteady against the Tigers at the outset.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='1665988' first='Kylan' last='McNeal'] - Bolivar Central - 2024</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Within a 20 second span Kylan scored a contested layup, nearly forced a turnover while pressuring fullcourt, tugged a defensive rebound, started a fastbreak, and delivered a perfect 30' pass that became an assist. Kylan made great plays throughout. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Trey Saffold - Blackman - 2024</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Blaze needed to make a tough shot or two to get their flow going and Saffold busted the second jumper for the cause. Saffold made simple decisions against the frenetic pressure.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='1551289' first='Jaylen' last='Rice'] - Red Bank - 2025</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Red Bank started four seniors and one junior [player_tooltip player_id='1551289' first='Jaylen' last='Rice']. Rice's best early play against Columbia Central came off of a defensive rebound, one dribble into a 50' pass hitting [player_tooltip player_id='1140748' first='Kendrick' last='Lloyd'] in-stride for a layup.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Jah'Quinton Woods - Bolivar Central - 2024</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Active rebounder. He challenged defensive rebounders a couple of times.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='1947104' first='Jayln' last='McDonald'] - Blackman - 2026</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>McDonald came off of the bench injecting immediate tenacity around the rim. McDonald may not start, but both he and [player_tooltip player_id='1669216' first='Christian' last='Johnson'] will be critical to the team reaching its ceiling. They give size that nobody else gives and their strength is important in those tough battles underneath. With Blackman to reach and advance in the State Tournament they will see an occasional 6-foot-6 or 6-foot-7 big. McDonald and Johnson are truly the only Blaze members that can guard them serviceably. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='1140748' first='Kendrick' last='Lloyd'] - Red Bank - 2024</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kendrick was constantly the horse outpacing the field, scoring repeatedly on uncontested fastbreaks. Lloyd was fantastic in September and is certain to score frequently all season for the Lions.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline">Blackman Starters</span>*<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2044071' first='Keller' last='Jackson']*<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1830667' first='Garrison' last='Eady']*<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2237638' first='Dyson' last='Elam']*<br>Trey Saffold*<br>Quintin Bass*<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1669216' first='Christian' last='Johnson']<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2367338' first='Braden' last='Flowers']<br>Trey McGaffee<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1947104' first='Jayln' last='McDonald']<br></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline">Bolivar Central Starters*</span><br>#0 Christian McCarley*<br>#2 [player_tooltip player_id='1665988' first='Kylan' last='McNeal']*<br>#5 [player_tooltip player_id='1665961' first='Tracy' last='Jones']*<br>#10 Jah'Quinton Woods*<br>#20 Ja'kylon Robertson*<br>#25 Kamron Thompson<br>#15 Kealan Polk (2026)<br>#24 [player_tooltip player_id='2268810' first='Tametric' last='Harris'] (2026)<br>#13 Jacorey Stanley (2026)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline">Red Bank Starters*</span></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#0<br>#2 [player_tooltip player_id='1720187' first='Anthony' last='Bonner']*<br>#3 [player_tooltip player_id='1551289' first='Jaylen' last='Rice']*<br>#4 Kamarion Johnson*<br>#5 [player_tooltip player_id='1140748' first='Kendrick' last='Lloyd']*<br>#10<br>#13 Landon Crutcher*<br>#30</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prephoops.com/2023/09/team-preview-red-bank/">Team Preview: Red Bank - Prep Hoops</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline">Columbia Central Starters</span>*</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#5 Mari Polk*<br>#10 *<br>#12 Akai Hunt* (2025)<br>#20<br>#22 Korbin Williams* (2025)<br>#24 D.K. Armstrong* (2025)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->