5 Sleeper Forwards to Know

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here's a good mix of up-and-coming younger forwards as well as two names from east of the mountains who deserve some attention. Check out these five sleeper forwards to get on your radar before next season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"[player_tooltip player_id='2375333' first='Zach' last='Albright']","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2027","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"6'4u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"77247","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Glacier Peak","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Albright was a beast on the glass against one of the toughest teams in the state, Mount Si. The freshman forward grabbed rebounds in bunches and it seemed each one came while fighting off at least two opponents. He was able to go up over the top of guys and rip down boards, other times he outworked guys for position, and then some were brought in with just brute force as he absorbed blows and held onto the ball. Albright also showed some good touch around the hoop, knocking down some quick jump hooks in the paint and getting tough second chance buckets off offensive boards. 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The 6-foot-5 forward had quite the game against Meridian earlier in the playoffs, showing an ability to hit open shots away from the rim and defend the rim at a high level. Reardon was left open on several occasions, both from the free throw line and from 3PT, and cashed in just about every open jumper afforded to him. But what was really impressive were his reactions to shots inside and ability time shots for blocks. 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Pullman's next game comes against the 2A 16-seed, Enumclaw in a loser-out first-round game at Cheney High School Friday evening.","_player_evaluations_2_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_3_player":["1863244"],"_player_evaluations_3_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_3_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_3_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_3_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_3_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_3_evaluation":"Sonntag had a quiet game until overtime when he came up with a great stretch of plays to help put Puyallup over the top and send them onto the state tournament. He's a pretty long, athletic kid and he started off the overtime period with a strong rebound off the Curtis miss and immediately looked like he had the energy to make a difference in extra time. Their next defensive possession he closed out on a 3-point attempt and got a couple fingers on the ball for the block. He ended the period with two blocks, getting one more on a shot from the blocks. Sonntag showed some toughness on offense too with a nice step through move inside for a bucket and continued his effort on the glass with a huge put back to go up four late in overtime. He was clearly the difference in the final moments of the game. 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