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<p>The 2nd annual <strong>California Live</strong> was held in Sacramento,CA on June 28-30 with 160 teams from the West Coast including 12 from Arizona.</p>
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<p>I want to take a look at some of the standouts I viewed when I saw them play in one or two of their weekend games. I obviously could not see all 4 of them and they could have had their worst game when I watched but hopefully I caught them at the right time.</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Here were some standout SG's from the 12 local teams</h2>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1685490' first='Patrice' last='Mpouli'] Williams Field (Pictured)</strong></p>
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<p>A long defensive scoring guard. He uses his long arms and quicker twitch to keep his opponents in front of him. He scores with catch threes, pull-ups, back door cuts and is a stud in transition.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2302768' first='Hayden' last='Stebbins'] Notre Dame Prep</strong></p>
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<p>A catch three point shooter can also pull-up from mid-range off the dribble with a super quick trigger. He will get down the lane and kick it to a corner shooter and uses his length and thicker frame to rebound. He got hot versus Carlsbad with eight triples. </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1491233' first='Will' last='Feagles'] Notre Dame Prep</strong></p>
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<p>An athletic scoring guard can catch and shoot from the three with range and he gets hot quickly. He will take a few strides and try and dunk on you. His speed in the open court is obvious and brings natural energy to the court. He can defend multiple positions and will be asked to do more this season. </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2146239' first='Carsyn' last='Dean'] Ironwood</strong></p>
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<p>A very long shooting guard can defend and score. He shoots the three off the catch with a quick release. He sets his feet the way you should and has big confidence when its out of his hands. He has a quick burst to the basket to score with his size. He is good entry passer and uses his long wingspan in the passing lanes. </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2475896' first='Landon' last='Brownstein'] Ironwood</strong></p>
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<p>A sharp shooter is a lefty sniper who will rattle in threes one by one with a very quick release. He plays well off of I'Yar and relocates to an open spot to get his shot off. He smartly plays the passing lanes and anticipates and goes the other way to score. He is also a sneaky good passer and a tough rebounder despite his size. </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2282925' first='Jacob' last='Hunter'] Liberty</strong></p>
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<p>A scoring guard will drive the lane with tough takes and will stop and pop and hit the three on the break. He rebounds well in and out of his area and makes plays. He will hit the catch three with range and the youngest of the brothers has mad confidence in his game. </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2279895' first='Stephan' last='Miller'] Liberty</strong></p>
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<p>A versatile defensive guard scores with driving layups in traffic, gets to the free throw line often and can pull-up from mid to the three point line and hit the catch three with a quick release. He handles contact well, rebounds and will even block shots. </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1697292' first='Rylan' last='Parsley'] Sandra Day O'Connor</strong></p>
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<p>A long and taller shooting guard. He can dribble drive down the lane to score and get on the glass and score on put backs using his reach and bounce. He uses his long wingspan to play the passing lanes and rebounds well in his area. He can hit the three off the catch but also stop on the break and rise up. </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1323296' first='Matt' last='Delgado'] Boulder Creek</strong></p>
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<p>A tall and longer scoring guard. He shoots the three off the catch and will score it inside. He can post up at times with ball fakes, but is best ripping thru with his long strides or shooting it from the perimeter. He rebounds well and will box out his opponents. </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1286023' first='Ryan' last='Burbach'] Brophy Prep</strong></p>
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<p>A catch and shoot sniper gets his feet, hands and body set so quickly to release the ball off of his hands in a blink of an eye. He rebounds well in his area and will take a charge. He looks to be their go-to scorer for the Broncos this season. </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1679291' first='Drew' last='Alexander'] Basha</strong></p>
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<p>The glue guy on their team is definitely Alexander. He can take the ball off the glass out of his area and push it and go coast to coast. He is very active around the hoop and defends multiple positions for the Bears. </p>
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The 2nd annual California Live was held in Sacramento,CA on June 28-30 with 160 teams from the West Coast including 12 from Arizona.
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