Eye Openers This Week 12-16-23

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 2023 basketball season is off to a great start. In-season tournaments continue to give us great matchups and performances to watch out for during the week. In this article, we are going to highlight some impressive performances from a week's worth of basketball action. Here are several prospects to watch out for over the next few weeks.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2028697' first='Skye' last='Davenport']-Point Guard-Pea Ridge-6'2” 2026</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Pea Ridge point guard is an intriguing prospect in the class of 2026. Davenport does a great job of handling the basketball. He is a point guard that always seems to know where his teammates are on the court. On Thursday night this week, Davenport stuffed the state sheet for the Blackhawks. He racked up 19 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, and 6 steals against McDonald County. Davenport is a prospect to watch out for the rest of the season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1999658' first='Ornette' last='Gaines']-Combo Guard-Fayetteville-6'5” 2024</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Fayetteville guard is a prospect that can hit the jumper from all over the court. On Friday, he got his three-point jumper going with impressive consistency. Gaines is a prospect that can get his shot going quickly and cause plenty of problems for opposing teams in the process. On Friday night at the John Stanton Classic, Gaines racked up 24 points on the night. Gaines is a prospect to watch out for as the season progresses.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2021783' first='Jaxon' last='Conley']-Combo Guard-Springdale Har-Ber-6'4” 2025</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2021783' first='Jaxon' last='Conley'] has been on fire to start the season for the Har-Ber Wildcats. Conley has not slowed down one bit as the season has hit full swing. On Friday night, Conley had his shot falling from everywhere on the court. The Har-Ber guard exploded for 30 points on the evening. He is a player to watch as the season continues. Conley has played well all season, and he is a player to watch out for on the court.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2397908' first='Daylon' last='Thomas']-Power Forward-Maumelle-6'3” 2027</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Maumelle has players to watch out for coming up through the ranks. [player_tooltip player_id='2397908' first='Daylon' last='Thomas'] is another post player that does not mind doing the dirty work on both ends of the floor. Earlier in the week, Thomas did a good job of filling up the stat sheet. He posted 18 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals, and 6 assists against Malvern. He is a prospect to watch out for over the next couple of seasons.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->