PH News and Notes

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The high school basketball season has gotten off to a strong start in the Natural State. In this article, we are going to highlight some strong performances from the first week of the season. Meanwhile, we are also going to look at several players making recruiting headlines this week.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2021883' first='Camarion' last='Bead']-Combo Guard-Bryant-6'3” -2026</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2021883' first='Camarion' last='Bead'] is a guard that can fill up the stat sheet rather quickly. He does a great job of distributing the basketball. Bead moves without the basketball well and finds ways to get open. He has a smooth jump shot and can heat up from anywhere on the floor. Bead stays active on both ends of the floor. He had the opportunity to visit Central Arkansas over the weekend. Bead is a player to watch out for over the next couple of seasons.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2021784' first='Amare' last='Neal']-Point Guard-Tuckerman-5'10”-2025</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Tuckerman point guard is off to a strong start to the 2024 season. Neal is a guard that will rack up plenty of assists. Meanwhile, he has no trouble getting in the paint and finishing with points. Neal got off to a great start to the season last week. He was all over the floor against Bergman last week. Neal racked up 32 points and 12 assists. He is a player to watch out for over the course of the season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2021777' first='Isaiah' last='Sealy']-Point Guard-Springdale-6'8” -2025</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2021777' first='Isaiah' last='Sealy'] is a versatile player with the ability to cover multiple positions on the floor. He is a player that can light it up from anywhere on the floor. Sealy knows where the open shooter is on the floor and has no problem finding him. He has the range to hit from anywhere on court. Sealy has a smooth jumper and is a player to watch out for this season. Last week, Sealy earned a scholarship offer from Boston College.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jackson Keeling-Point Guard-Mulberry-5'11”-2026</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jackson Keeling is off to a great start to the 2024 basketball season. Mulberry had two games to open the season last week. Keeling averaged 17.5 points per game, 6.5 assists per game, and 2.5 steals per game last week. He is lighting it up on both ends of the floor this season. Keeling is a player to watch out for over the next couple of seasons for Mulberry.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->