COTC: 2028 Creme W/F/Big Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>SAN DIEGO — Aaron Burgin's annual Creme of the County (COTC) features class-by-class, San Diego-centric showcase style games with the best prospects in the area filling the gym. The COTC kicked off Saturday morning at St. Augustine high school and went all day with 11 games. Below are the wings, forwards and big men who stood out in the 2028 Creme Game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Aiden Canales | Vista</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Canales is a burly, physical and high motor player who just gets stuff done. The 6-foot-1 wing is an off-ball slasher and finisher who showed a high basketball IQ with timely cuts and two-foot finishes in the lane.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='2763287' first='Boone' last='Thompson'] | Cathedral Catholic</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Thompson has a super versatile skill-set for a young 6-foot-3 forward. He's mobile in transition, has great hands and touch around the basket and is a capable catch, gather and finisher in one motion because of his coordination. He flashed some floor stretching touch, as well, with off-catch threes. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='2441200' first='Daxton' last='Hyde'] | Mission Hills</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hyde played with great energy, competed on the defensive and offensive glass and knocked down the open catch and shoot three when it came his way. The 6-foot-3 wing, whose older brother, Cyprian, is a 6-foot-10 center at VMI, might have another growth spurt coming and that, combined with his dribble, pass, shoot skill-set makes him an intriguing prospect.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Deven Hewett | Corona del Mar</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hewett was one of the more intriguing long-term wing prospects in this game because of his combination of size, length, skill and athleticism. The 6-foot-3 wing knocked down open shots off the catch, finished straight-line drive buckets at the rim and really showed some high basketball IQ when creating for himself and teammates.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='2763307' first='Isaiah' last='Hill'] | San Marcos</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hill brought a high motor and grittiness to the game that resulted in a high rate of offensive and defensive rebounds and high percentage finishes around the basket. The 6-foot-3 forward ran the floor with purpose in transition, cleaned up teammates' misses for second chance opportunities and showed the feel to score with his back to the basket.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Tyler Treder | Cal Lutheran</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Treder will trend as a traditional big man type who, at 6-feet-7, has really good hands, feet and touch around the rim in traffic. The incoming freshman has good coordination when catching tough passes, gathering himself and getting his feet under him to elevate for high percentage baskets. Treder also showed that he's a capable rim protector and defensive rebounder.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->