EYBL Session 2: Sunday Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The final day of the Atlanta session was just as good as the first two. The championships for each of the pools took place, allowing those who advanced to play as many as two games on the day. Here are a few names that stood out:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1454254' first='Luca' last='Foster'] | 2026 [program_tooltip program_id='2078709' first='Team' last='Final'] 16U</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Aside from a catch-and-shoot three and a mid-range jumper, Foster finished everything at the rim in the AZ Unity game. His drives off-the-catch and movement without the ball culminated in 21 points, featuring three dunks. On one of them Foster put some poor kid on a poster in transition. He also contributed on the glass, chipping in 6 rebounds.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1685488' first='Katrelle' last='Harmon'] | 2026 NW Rotary Rebels 16U</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Harmon blended scoring, playmaking, and defense to help his club get the win Sunday versus NJ Scholars. With juice off-the-dribble, he got two feet in the paint before throwing the skip pass for the corner 3 or serving it up to his big man Yabi Aklog. The big combo guard called his own too, highlighted by his three jumpers from deep that killed whatever momentum Scholars built&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1716474' first='Dionte' last='Neal'] | 2026 CP3 16U</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tallying 19 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, and 3 steals, Neal led his CP3 team to the E16 Platinum Championship over [program_tooltip program_id='2078709' first='Team' last='Final']. The 5'9 floor general set the tone with his defensive chop, forcing turnovers at the point-of-attack and steals into two-point baskets. He beat set defenses too, bending the corner off-the-bounce before kissing the ball off the glass and into the hoop.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2364681' first='Marquis' last='Newson'] | 2027 [program_tooltip program_id='2078709' first='Team' last='Final'] 15U</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Although Newson scored more in his Friday and Saturday games, his defense played a bigger role in the team's success on Sunday. A 6'5 athlete, Newson created havoc all over the floor with his plus wingspan. He filled any possible leaks in their defense with countless deflections and steals and he operated as a secondary rim-protector with his rotations around the basket.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2195052' first='Tyler' last='Sutton'] | 2027 [program_tooltip program_id='2078709' first='Team' last='Final'] 15U</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In the E15 Gold Championship game, Sutton rose to the occasion to help deliver the win against [program_tooltip program_id='2220892' first='Team' last='United']. With only two threes, he put up 25 points by mercilessly attacking the basket and contorting his body to either finish or pick up the foul (7-8 FT). Sutton went all out on defense too as he got 1 steals, blocked 2 shots, and grabbed multiple defensive rebounds (7 total) that he converted into transition opportunities.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>For more hoops coverage, follow me on socials @ CGraham_Sports</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->