What We Learned From Coronado v Liberty
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The Cougars shock #1 Liberty Andre Porter Andre Porter 6'0" | SF Liberty | 2024 State NV Is One Of The Best Glue Guys In The State – Just seemed like Porter had a million tip outs leading to offensive…
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Andre Porter Andre Porter 6'0" | SF Liberty | 2024 State NV Is One Of The Best Glue Guys In The State – Just seemed like Porter had a million tip outs leading to offensive rebounds. He always seemed to be first to the ball, winning every one of his 50/50’s. If that wasn’t enough, he knocked down multiple threes, the Two Sport Star is a candidate for my inaugural, all ticker team, as he played with a ton of heart.
JJ Buchanan JJ Buchanan 6'3" | SF Coronado | 2025 State NV is one of the top R&J Athletes in the state – I’ve been fortunate to see Buchanan over the year’s, this is the first time I got a chance to see him for his high school team. Two things stood out.
1) He is an uber explosive athlete. – He had a chase down block that was heard in the concession stands.
2) He takes only the shots that he wants. – Many times he was baited into taking threes, he turned them down to either attack the rim, or set up teammates. When he did decide to shoot it from three, he took his time, got his feet set and knocked them down.
Coronado feels a lot like Durango last year – Last season Durango ran with an Iron 6, Coronado did it with an solid 5 as Tee Bartlett Tee Bartlett 6'10" | C Coronado | 2025 State #49 Nation NV , Lantz Stephenson Lantz Stephenson 6'7" | SF Coronado | 2025 State NV , Jonny Collins Jonny Collins 6'2" | SG Coronado | 2026 State NV and Josiah Cunningham Josiah Cunningham 6'2" | SG Coronado | 2024 State #225 Nation NV , along with the aforementioned Buchanan did the majority of the heavy lifting.
Tyler Bright Tyler Bright 6'9" | C Liberty | 2026 State NV ‘s Progress – Bright looks a legit 6’9 and showed a new dimension to his offensive game, stepping out and knocking down a straight away three in catch and shoot action.