Grit Region Kickoff: Scotty B’s Sunday Notebook

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sunday concluded the Grit Region Kickoff event in Louisville.&nbsp; Prep Hoops will have tons of coverage throughout the week, but we recap what we saw on Sunday here in <strong>Grit Region Kickoff: Scotty B's Sunday Notebook</strong>!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Indiana Bucket Boys Top Team Robinson in Close 15U Hoosier State Clash</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>What a great game to start off at 8:00 AM!&nbsp; The 77-76 win for Indiana Bucket Boys over Team Robinson was a fun game.&nbsp; It was the Jaedyn Litzlbauer show for Indiana Bucket Boys as the young guard is a lefty that plays with a ton of flair.&nbsp; He zipped passes all over the floor, knocked in an array of threes, and was slick off the bounce.&nbsp; Controlled everything for his team!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Team Robinson was led by Jarius Timberlake-Johnson.&nbsp; Rangy wing that was outstanding scoring from all three levels.&nbsp; Early on he was getting to the rim finishing with acrobatics.&nbsp; As the game went on his jumper started to fall knocking in a pair of threes and a mid-range shot.&nbsp; Keaton Robinson is a quick point guard that got others involved while also finding his spots to score.&nbsp; Anthony Barnes is a broad shouldered forward that boarded and finished around the cup.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>KY Rise 17U Scores Victory Against United Hoops</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Next up we saw KY Rise pick up a nice 78-72 victory against United Hoops in 17U action.&nbsp; Yamii Rodon was a spark for KY Rise.&nbsp; The shooting guard is a solid passer and connector from his two guard spot.&nbsp; Scored with creativity at the rim and can hit an open shot.&nbsp; Wyatt Hucker also shot it well for the Kentucky squad from three in their win.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kaycee Guzman is a thick bodied combo guard that is extremely crafty with the ball scoring in the lane on an array of difficult finishes.&nbsp; Excellent layup maker!&nbsp; Max Raimer is a wing from this Wisconsin squad that knocked in shots at a high clip!&nbsp; Really rained them in!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>88 West Continues to Impress With Star Wings and Depth</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This weekend 88 West out of Illinois emerged as a very good squad!&nbsp; Mostly comprised of prospects form West Aurora High School they beat Future Prospects 71-55.&nbsp; In the first half Drew Lundberg was on fire from distance.&nbsp; The 2026 wing really helped himself with a strong weekend.&nbsp; Kewon Marshall is an elite level athlete that had a pair of explosive blocks back to back snatching one and a come from behind block on another.&nbsp; High level perimeter defender that can also really finish above the rim.&nbsp; Gabriel Gonzales is a legit big in 2025 with size and can really rebound.&nbsp; Unsigned senior Ewola Moukoulou from Benet shined with his toughness, defense, and slashing.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Victor Drummond is an explosive guard that can shoot it in the pull up game for Future Prospects.&nbsp; Brings athleticism at the two guard spot with runner game and transition scoring.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Illinois Warriors Elite 17U Gets Impressive Outings from 2026 and 2027 Prospects</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Illinois Warriors scored a 48-43 W against Mavericks Basketball in a border war battle.&nbsp; Damonte Phillips from Decatur Eisenhower emerged as one to watch playing up two ages as a 2027 prospect.&nbsp; Slick lefty that pushes the pace, drained threes with the flick of his wrist, and got to the rim in transition.&nbsp; Maroa Forsyth 2026 wing Brady Doss also made some noise playing up a year.&nbsp; Good size wing that brings skill, strength, and shot making.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mavericks Basketball got a good showing from Jackson Law.&nbsp; The lefty shooting guard has a sweet shot off the catch along with a creative soft touch finishing game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Wings Battle as NEBC Tops Nova Village Twinam</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>NEBC had a big weekend in Louisville.&nbsp; They capped it off with a 64-45 victory against Nova Village Twinam.&nbsp; Their star was unsigned senior Miles White.&nbsp; The shooting guard really caught our attention with his smooth offensive game.&nbsp; Explosive slasher, feathery pull up jump shooter, threes off the catch, and mid-range jumpers all over the floor.&nbsp; He can post up smaller guards.&nbsp; Would be a really good get for a JUCO at this stage of the process.&nbsp; Guard Nasir Williams is another guard that impressed.&nbsp; Combo scoring guard put up buckets.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Nohah Nichols is a two guard from Ohio that impressed all weekend.&nbsp; Broad shouldered guard that has pop off the bounce and an electric second jump as a rebounder.&nbsp; Plus rebounder for a guard and plays really hard.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->