Feb 19-24: Junior Standout PG/CG’s 

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This week I viewed seven games. The games I viewed were on Monday I watched&nbsp;<strong>Eduprize&nbsp;</strong>defeat&nbsp;<strong>Bella Vista Select 64-45</strong>&nbsp;in the CAA Final-4 Wednesday I watched&nbsp;<strong>Canyon View&nbsp;</strong>defeat&nbsp;<strong>Cholla 92-56.&nbsp;</strong>Friday I viewed&nbsp;<strong>Rancho Solano Prep&nbsp;</strong>defeat&nbsp;<strong>Arizona Lutheran 54-47&nbsp;</strong>in the 2A Semis,&nbsp;<strong>San Tan Charter&nbsp;</strong>defeat<strong>&nbsp;Phoenix Christian 55-39</strong>&nbsp;in the 2A Semis and&nbsp;<strong>Basha</strong>&nbsp;defeat&nbsp;<strong>Desert Mountain 78-68</strong>&nbsp;in the OPEN Elite-8.&nbsp;Finally on Saturday I viewed&nbsp;<strong>San Tan Charter&nbsp;</strong>defeat&nbsp;<strong>Rancho Solano Prep 69-54</strong>&nbsp;to win the 2A Chip and&nbsp;<strong>Valley Christian</strong>&nbsp;defeat&nbsp;<strong>Gilbert Christian 81-65&nbsp;</strong>to win the 3A Chip.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Here were the Junior PG/CG Standouts from the week</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1297427' first='AJ' last='Thomas'] Eduprize (Pictured)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A bigger PG who is strong and athletic. He has deep range on his three and loves getting to the rim. He absorbs contact with his frame and will score with either hand. He is a very shifty ball handler and will get past his defender and dart a pass to a teammate perfectly into a shooting pocket. He is a physical on-ball defender to cleanly rip his opponents pockets and take it the other way for a dunk.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1333653' first='Christopher' last='Brookins'] Bella Vista Prep</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A diminutive PG is very fast with the ball in his hands. He controls the tempo for the team and will sling it to his teammates to make a play with either hand. He can hit the catch three and jet past his initial defender to get into the the paint.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1274847' first='Adam' last='Hubbard'] Canyon View</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A long combo guard is a bucket. He has deep three point range with a quick trigger and can pull-up from mid-range. He uses the floater game and will score with layups in traffic. He also has a good feel to make plays for his teammates. He scored 16 points with 3 assists.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1371094' first='Quincy' last='Kirk'] Canyon View</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A scoring point guard had a good showing. He got to the basket with his left hand and scored in transition. He made a few passes on a rope on the night and consistently made the correct read over and over. He made it very hard to score on him with tough on-ball defense. He scored 15 points with 6 assists.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1337025' first='Drew' last='Hall'] Basha</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A true combo guard has an unselfish approach to the game. He will make plays for his teammates and has a good shift to his handle and knows how to change speeds. He can drive the lane off the bounce and loves to pull-up from mid-range off the dribble.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1542272' first='Michael' last='Payne'] Cholla&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A scoring lead guard can fill it up. He will crossover into a three and pull-up well past the three point line. He has a sharp mid-range pull-up and will stop and pop from the three on the break. He is also a dimer as he will thread it in to his teammates. He scored 16 points with multiple assists.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2133624' first='Cyree' last='Jenkins'] Cholla</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A dynamic defensive scoring guard is a true two-way player. He has an incredible motor to defend on the ball and collects steal in bunches. He scored 19 points with tough layups, mid-range jumpers and deep threes. He rebounds well in his area and will take a charge. He is very fast on the break and will make passes up the court.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1401314' first='Mekhi' last='Grant'] Eduprize&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A strong combo guard plays on or off the ball. He can catch and shoot from the three point line and plays from the neck up. He always seems to make the right play and uses his long arms to bother his opponents in the passing lanes.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2039491' first='Kamari' last='Stanbury'] Gilbert Christian</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A defensive pure PG who moves the ball perfectly. He will dive on the floor for a loose ball and has quick hands and feet to defend. He will score in-traffic and-1's and plays with big energy all game long. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1285934' first='Zaire' last='Richardson'] San Tan Charter</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A skilled combo guard is the mid-range king. He rises up high off the dribble and it is very hard to defend. He can euro step and score in-traffic with layups using his next level body control. He has quick hands to defend and throw a rope to dime a teammate. He was a very steady performer in the semis and finals to earn his first ring.   </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->