2026 Positional Rankings: CG’s

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 2026 rankings are out.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We dive into the positional rankings. We move over to the combo guards for the junior class.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/position-ranking-table {"name":"acf/position-ranking-table","data":{"class":"2026","_class":"field_65cfb7374abb9","position":"77244","_position":"field_65cfbfcb19ad6","national_rankings":"0","_national_rankings":"field_660c1d73c0e49","state":"52","_state":"field_65cfb88a603fe"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-670573c4d218d"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1595670' first='Ikenna' last='Alozie'] <strong>Dream City Christian (Pictured)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>One of the top rated guards on the West Coast and the state. He is that rare Russell Westbrook type. He is a show on the break and rises up as high as you can with his pull-ups and threes. He is also a better passer then what he gets credited with.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1150824' first='Kaden' last='House'] <strong>AZ Compass Prep</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The top scorer of the bunch makes it look easy. He can play on or off the ball seamlessly. He scores with pull-ups from mid to the three and quick drives to the basket and makes contested shots on the norm. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1150823' first='Kalek' last='House'] <strong>AZ Compass Prep</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Arguably the top defender on the ball of the bunch. He has quick hands and feet and makes his opponents feel very uncomfortable and slows them down consistently. He can hit the three and pull-up. He makes smart reads over and over. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1482165' first='Rider' last='Portela'] <strong>Sunnyslope</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A bigger guard plays the point guard role and can slide over to the off guard. He will drive and kick it perfectly and find cutters. He can dribble drive to the basket and shoot the three or pull-up. He will finish above the rim on the break. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1659512' first='Ian' last='Parham'] <strong>Skyline Prep</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A very tall combo lead guard plays a lot of the point guard role. He sees over the top of the defense and quickly finds the open man. He has a nice crossover and can get a step on his defender and finish off layups, floaters and mid-range pull-ups.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='994689' first='Noah' last='George'] <strong>Bella Vista Prep </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A bigger combo guard can score it and facilitate. He has advanced court vision and can drive and kick it to a teammate. He can score with downhill drives using his size and hit the three off the catch or pull. His ability to play on the ball often enhances his appeal to the coaches. He just picked up and offer from Bowling Green. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1875722' first='Ethan' last='Ulrich'] <strong>Cactus Shadows</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Another top notch scoring combo guard can put up big numbers. He recently went back to his home school and he will be a big part of their success with his deep three point shooting, above the rim dunks and power dribbles to the cup. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2122232' first='Kaden' last='Arnold'] <strong>Skyline Prep</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A combo guard who plays on or off the ball. He can rattle in threes off the catch or pull-up from mid-range. He is surprisingly very athletic and he will find teammates in stride and play very aggressively on defense. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->