Elite QF Performances by Short Guards (sub 6’0″)
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PICTURED: Colin Ayers Colin Ayers 6'0" | PG Cookeville | 2024 State TN (Cookeville) Colin Ayers Colin Ayers 6'0" | PG Cookeville | 2024 State TN | Cookeville | ’24 PG Colin Ayers Colin Ayers 6'0" | PG Cookeville |…
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Continue ReadingPICTURED: Colin Ayers Colin Ayers 6'0" | PG Cookeville | 2024 State TN (Cookeville)
Colin Ayers Colin Ayers 6'0" | PG Cookeville | 2024 State TN | Cookeville | ’24 PG
Colin Ayers Colin Ayers 6'0" | PG Cookeville | 2024 State TN played a tremendous first half against Maryville, with his Cavaliers in a desperate situation as Joshua Heard Joshua Heard 6'5" | SG Cookeville | 2024 State TN sat on the bench with three fouls. It is a great shooting team, sure, but Heard’s absence (played 9 of possible 16 1H minutes) against Maryville could not have been more ill-timed. The season on the line. Facing the adversity head-on, Ayers scored 11 points including a pump-faked three-pointer as the horn sounded on the half. Ayers was not the pass-first point guard (0 1H assists) he tends to be with this squad. He was taking charge with the shot: 6-9 FG.
Ayers made 2 of his next three field goals, all in the second half.
Jacob Purifoy | Brentwood | ’24 PG
Facing a great group of pressuring wolves, Purifoy successfully handled it. The 5-foot-10 guard was able to make patient, effective decisions against a near-constant trap. He did not look to score, probably because he was not going to be able to maneuver into high-percentage shots. What he did do was get Brentwood into offensive situations to maximize their possessions. This took the form of giving Daniel Cochran Daniel Cochran 6'7" | SF Brentwood | 2024 State TN the ball with space to work.
Jackson McCutcheon Jackson McCutcheon 5'9" | PG Brentwood | 2026 State TN | Brentwood | ’26 SG
Jackson did not do much the entire game until he hit an enormously timely three-pointer in the final minute to bring Brentwood to within three points. The Bruins were scrambling, in search of any three-pointer possible and Bartlett knew it. Because both teams were well aware of the game’s dynamics, it was an extremely difficult spot to get a decent look. McCutcheon implemented a pump-fake, re-calibrated, and then released a successful three-pointer. Brentwood did ultimately lose, 51-45.
Ayers made 2 of his next three field goals, all in the second half.
Austin Jones | Chattanooga Prep | ’27 PG
Jones played wonderful against Union City and Mr. Basketball Finalist Malaki Brooks Malaki Brooks 6'1" | PG Union City | 2024 State TN . Jones scored 15 points in a blowout win. Good passer in traffic.