Section-7 Qualifier: Newcomer F/C’s

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>June 17th-18th I watched the second ever<strong> Section-7 Qualifier</strong>. There were 96 teams in 12 pools of 8 teams each.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 12 winners advanced to the official&nbsp;<strong>Section-7</strong>&nbsp;June 21st-23rd versus some of the top teams in the West Coast.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I took in a bunch of full games and half of some of the games. Some of the top teams unfortunately for myself (great for the team) were already clearly blowing out their opponent and the bench five were already playing, so I missed them play.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Here were the newcomer forwards and centers I watched</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2466071' first='Nick' last='Appenzeller'] Desert Edge (Pictured)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A face-up power forward with a nice touch from mid to the three point line. I mentioned the young core and it starts with him. He is one of the best passers for position in the class and finds teammates out of the high post impressively. He is very savvy and skilled.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2466686' first='Mouhamed' last='Khoule'] Carl Hayden&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The big man just moved in from out of state and made his imprint. He has decent touch around the basket, runs the floor, he has good size and length with a college type of frame. He will rebound and alter shots in the paint and brings some energy on defense.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2466696' first='Jaden' last='Starks'] Mica Mountain</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A thicker strong wing forward who is highly skilled. He will rattle off catch threes, he is a good passer and strong defender from inside and out. He will pull-up from mid-range and plays the game the right way.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2466744' first='Eric' last='Butler'] Central&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A strong power forward who is tough. He is very efficient and effective as a undersized power forward with his physicality and touch around the basket. He has good hands to make the catch and will usually finish off the play in the paint.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2466700' first='Jarren' last='Carpenter'] Goldwater&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A very skilled power forward. He rebounds well in his area, runs the floor and will even block a shot. He will hit the catch three, score with mid-range jumpers and mini hook shots. He gives them another player who has some size and skill.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2466701' first='Ezaar' last='Barrow'] Crismon</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>One of the newest East Valley programs has many young and talented players. Barrow is one of them and he is somewhat raw but has long arms, good size and he is a fluid athlete. He will rebound, block a shot and shoot it from mid-range. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->