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Rural/Small School Talent

Rural/Small School Talent
Photo: Utah Top 50 League
Hector Marquez
Hector Marquez February 7, 2024 @ 08:26 AM
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Cole Barton
Cole Barton 6'1" | SF | 2024
UT
Komy Ocwor
Komy Ocwor 6'5" | C | 2024
UT
Niwhai Winitana
Niwhai Winitana 6'3" | SG | 2024
UT
<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2342966' first='Cole' last='Barton'] || Pinnacle High School || 1A ||</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Barton has been ligting things up theis year almost scoring 30 PPG and he is not doing it from the perimeter. He has been dominating inside. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Lyric Phillips || Whitehorse High School || 1A ||</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>27 PPG and the kid can really shoot the rock. He even hit 9 three-pointers this year already. He's averaging about 4.5 three-pointers a game. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2277051' first='Komy' last='Ocwor'] || APA West Valley High School || 2A ||</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>There just isn't anyone his size in his region that could really handle him one on one. He dominates in the small classification and he is a double-double machine. 6'10 lanky kid that plays above the rim and has next level talent. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Pedro Perez || Salt Lake Academy || 2A ||</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 6'1 CG has been doing it from all over the floor and being a bigger guard that is physical in 2A is a must. He is scoring 27 PPG right now. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2232338"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"The top scorer on that American Heritage team and they have been playing well as of late. 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Cole Barton Cole Barton 6'1" | SF Pinnacle | 2024 State UT || Pinnacle High School || 1A ||

Niwhai Winitana

Niwhai Winitana

UT
SG
HEIGHT 6'3"
POS SG
CLASS 2024
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Niwhai
Winitana SG
Class
2024
Height
6'3"
HS
American Heritage
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The top scorer on that American Heritage team and they have been playing well as of late. They...
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Andrew McCurdie

Andrew McCurdie

HEIGHT 6'2"
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CLASS 2024

Andrew McCurdie

School: Mount Vernon
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Riley Browning

Riley Browning

HEIGHT 6'1"
POS CG
CLASS 2024

Riley Browning

School: Manila
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