Feb 5-8: Junior Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This week I viewed 5 games with 4 varsity and one JV. On Monday I watched the&nbsp;<strong>Carl Hayden Falcons&nbsp;</strong>defeat<strong>&nbsp;Camelback Spartans 72-56.&nbsp;</strong>Tuesday I watched&nbsp;<strong>McClintock Chargers</strong>&nbsp;defeat<strong>&nbsp;Phoenix Christian Cougars 61-37</strong>. Wednesday I watched&nbsp;<strong>Dobson Mustangs&nbsp;</strong>defeat&nbsp;<strong>Red Mountain Mountain Lions 49-28&nbsp;</strong>and finally Thursday I watched<strong>&nbsp;Millennium Tigers&nbsp;</strong>defeat<strong>&nbsp;Desert Mountain Wolves 65-52.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Here were the Junior Standouts from the week</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1301344' first='Kingston' last='Tosi'] Millennium</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The star of the week belonged to Tosi. He scored 35 points with rip thrus, tough contested layups, dunks and good footwork inside. He had at least 10 rebounds to go along with three or four blocks. His activity on defense was actually a big story line of the game.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2279894' first='Zayn' last='Young'] Dobson&nbsp;(Pictured)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A thicker framed scoring guard is built like a football player. He will score on put backs. deep threes, tough layups in traffic with either hand and is a great rebounder for his size. He will also block shots in his area and is a perfect compliment to senior guard Beard.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2039488' first='Tion' last='Wright'] Carl Hayden</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>An athletic scoring lead guard likes to attack off the bounce. He is a smart passer and uses his length in the passing lanes to collect steals. He manages to get himself to the free throw line often or scores on contested layups.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1491234' first='Gage' last='Lindsey'] Red Mountain</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A burly framed power forward can score it from inside and out. He will shoot the three with good form and has advanced post footwork with his back to the basket. He will chase rebounds in and out of his area and brings energy to the court.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2344608' first='Kofi' last='Idris'] Camelback&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>My first viewing of the big man and he impressed. He is a defensive type of post who will block shots in bunches with his size and length. He can score on put backs, rip thru, he has a nice free throw stoke and smartly keeps the ball high after rebounds.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1595013' first='Seraphin' last='Iradukunda'] Camelback</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A long and athletic shot blocker. He will score around the rim with layups and put backs. His size and movement in space keeps him on the floor.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2345943' first='Jaxon' last='Griffin'] Red Mountain&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A long armed power forward with broad shoulders. He has a real motor to rebound around the basket and his activity gets him to the free throw line.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2345944' first='Aken' last='Logan']<strong> Camelback</strong></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A combo guard who is a natural scorer. He is very volume and can improve his shot selection plus keep his turnovers down but he is definitely talented to score. He is a very fast downhill attacker with a thicker upper body frame. He can pull-up from mid to the three off the dribble. He scored a team high 29 points.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->