2028 Rankings Superlatives

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The initial 2028 class rankings just came out and here we look at a quick way to describe all 90 of the freshmen ranked.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I only mentioned a player once. Some of them I can obviously throw in multiple categories. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We will cover these players more and more in the upcoming years and events. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I also go to many freshman and JV games during my trek around the city to honestly mainly cover incoming freshman yearly and of course see some sophomores. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here we go. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Top-5</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1546987' first='Adan' last='Diggs'] <strong>Williams Field</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1651788' first='Jakyi' last='Miles'] <strong>Mesa</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2194476' first='Martray' last='Bagley']<strong> The Valley Prep</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2457665' first='Viktor' last='Babic'] <strong>ALA-Gilbert North</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1956218' first='Marcus' last='Isaac'] <strong>Mountain Pointe</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Top Athletes </em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2432574' first='Terrance' last='Byrd'] <strong>Highland Prep</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2574808' first='Ruach' last='Gony'] <strong>Supreme Academy</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2249943' first='Lleyton' last='Leonard'] <strong>Basha</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2552737' first='Jaden' last='Morgan'] <strong>Sunrise Mountain </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Top-End Shot Blockers</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2628063' first='Jacob' last='Banja'] <strong>Bourgade Catholic </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2628387' first='Joseph' last='Estrada'] <strong>Cienega</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2107225' first='Mike' last='McIntyre'] <strong>AZ Compass Prep</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2552733' first='Donovan' last='Palmer'] <strong>Chandler </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2552785' first='Joshua' last='Polk'] <strong>San Tan Charter</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Top Shooting Forwards Off the Catch</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2470696' first='Tyonne' last='Brown'] <strong>Pinnacle</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2552725' first='Dominic' last='Lampe'] <strong>The Valley Prep</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2412338' first='Carter' last='Maxwell'] <strong>Eduprize</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Top Shooting Guards Off the Catch</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2506453' first='Landon' last='Abrams'] <strong>Brophy Prep</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2628288' first='Lucas' last='Anderson'] <strong>Ironwood Ridge</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1956216' first='Kingsley' last='Edwards'] <strong>Canyon View</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2533651' first='Bentley' last='Elrod'] <strong>Saguaro</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2433298' first='Alex' last='Justice'] <strong>Desert Mountain</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2433111' first='Jacob' last='Muniz'] <strong>Boulder Creek</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2466706' first='Mehki' last='Storkel'] <strong>Desert Edge</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2628391' first='Eliseo' last='Suarez'] <strong>Pusch Ridge</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2552772' first='Tre' last='Terry'] <strong>Hamilton</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2620724' first='Jaxen' last='Young'] <strong>Desert Sunrise</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2266384' first='Aiden' last='Williams'] <strong>Brophy Prep</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Pure Scorers</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2552794' first='Parker' last='Bowman'] <strong>Prescott</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2628381' first='Enzo' last='Castillo'] <strong>Tanque Verde</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2533653' first='Bennett' last='Christensen'] <strong>Ben Franklin</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2386974' first='Nasir' last='Hailey'] <strong>Saguaro</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2452472' first='Zechariah' last='Haslerig'] <strong>Paradise Honors</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2560316' first='Gage' last='Lindsley'] <strong>Sahuaro</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2276223' first='Kingston' last='Montague'] <strong>Basha</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2466075' first='Jayvein' last='Moody'] <strong>Mountain Pointe</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2506448' first='Josiah' last='Noriega'] <strong>Tucson</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2552769' first='Izaiah' last='Rawlings'] <strong>Apollo</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2552765' first='David' last='Rossling']<strong> Basha</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2550840' first='Austin' last='Turner'] <strong>Higley</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- 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Prep</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2274252' first='Nehemiah' last='Henson'] <strong>Willow Canyon</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2109028' first='Malachi' last='Kaffey'] <strong>AZ Compass Prep</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2194481' first='Justin' last='Kimbrough']<strong> Mountain Pointe</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2506439' first='Marcus' last='Llamas'] <strong>Sahuaro</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2506549' first='Sebastian' last='Ondoua'] <strong>St. Mary's</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2548083' first='Austin' last='Starr'] <strong>Pinnacle</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2506438' first='Isaac' last='Teasley'] <strong>Sahuaro</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Two-Way Player</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2506445' first='Tra' last='Banks'] <strong>Sahuaro</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2412268' first='Maurice' last='Carter II'] <strong>Willow Canyon</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2352307' first='Trae' last='Gaines'] <strong>Safford</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2552780' first='Nemiah' last='Estes'] <strong>West Point</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2194806' first='Zen' last='London'] <strong>Mountain Pointe</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2552781' first='Paul' last='Richardson']<strong> Mesquite</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2552786' first='Sencere' last='Sandez'] <strong>Deer Valley</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2506450' first='Joshua' last='Selter'] <strong>Sahuaro</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Most Versatile </em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2552795' first='Chase' last='Forman'] <strong>Chaparral </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2553594' first='Aguer' last='Kuir'] <strong>Supreme Academy </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2552773' first='Davis' last='Mason'] <strong>San Tan Charter</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2301235' first='Rhys' last='M. Robinson'] <strong>Pinnacle</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2386977' first='Kyle' last='Speed Jr'] <strong>Gilbert</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2625965' first='Kaii' last='Voogd'] <strong>San Tan Charter</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>High Motor</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2552796' first='Trent' last='Geinitz']<strong> Basha</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2552784' first='Emir' last='Konicanin'] <strong>Paradise Valley</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2552788' first='Gabe' last='Schmid'] <strong>Sunrise Mountain</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2574798' first='Jahvonnie' last='Sutherland'] <strong>Hillcrest Prep</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>High Feel for the Game</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2457855' first='Lucas' last='Alvarado'] <strong>Pinnacle</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2457854' first='Grant' last='Budd'] <strong>Pinnacle</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2620727' first='Landry' last='Carlos'] <strong>Casa Grande</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2533645' first='Wyatt' last='Fulton'] <strong>Rancho Solano Prep</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2552782' first='Jaiden' last='Hong'] <strong>Chaparral</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1873639' first='Grant' last='Mattingly'] <strong>Central</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2552792' first='Mason' last='Tamlyn'] <strong>Valley Christian</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2628384' first='Brayden' last='Streiter'] <strong>Ironwood Ridge </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Speed with the Ball</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2552745' first='Jensen' last='Carter Grayson']<strong> Coolidge</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2426904' first='Janarian' last='Etier'] <strong>Central</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2466738' first='Dewey' last='Henry'] <strong>Goldwater</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2486881' first='Jayden' last='McGee'] <strong>Marcos de Niza</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2574799' first='Quinton' last='Tillman III'] <strong>Verrado </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Plays the Right Way</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2552787' first='Landon' last='Martineau'] <strong>Casteel</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2506451' first='Trey' last='Wenk'] <strong>Deer Valley</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Downhill Stud</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2507246' first='Quincy' last='Julian'] <strong>Kellis</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2149115' first='Marcus' last='McCaster Jr'] <strong>Phhoenix Prep</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2506446' first='David' last='Mujambere'] <strong>Salpointe Catholic </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2552741' first='Mekhi' last='Neeley-Davis'] <strong>Desert Vista</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2552789' first='Jacob' last='Ruiz'] <strong>Canyon View</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->