BattleZone: Standout Guards

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>CORONA — Corona Centennial hosted its annual BattleZone showcase the weekend before Thanksgiving and it featured some of the top teams and prospects from California and Arizona. Below we break down the top guard performers from the event.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='1630617' first='Brayden' last='Burries'] | Eastvale Roosevelt</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>You can always count on Burries for three things: playing with an elite motor, making winning plays and producing in every stat category. Saturday was no different as the 6-foot-5 guard finished with 27 points, 11 rebounds and five assists in a comeback win over Sunnyslope. The Mustangs got off to a very slow start but the five-star recruit set the tone with a blistering third quarter performance to spark Roosevelt's offense which inevitably allowed it to cruise to a 17-point win.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='1555180' first='Delton' last='Prescott III'] | Sunnyslope (AZ)</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prescott is a floor general type of point guard with elite playmaking instincts. His ability to use his speed to secure paint touches forces the opposing defense to collapse and his vision then takes over when finding open shooters or dropping off to one of his talented big men. The 5-foot-9 sophomore finished with 12 points and six assists in Sunnyslope's loss to Roosevelt.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='1630629' first='Isaac' last='Williamson'] | Eastvale Roosevelt</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>As we've written before, Williamson is one of the premier on-ball defenders in the state and really showed his versatility on that end when guarding out of his position against the wings and forwards Sunnyslope put on the floor. The 6-foot-1 combo guard also put his offensive repertoire on display with 16 points and nine rebounds to contribute to the Mustangs' win over Sunnyslope.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='1956524' first='Isaiah' last='Rogers'] | Corona Centennial</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Rogers, as he usually does, caught fire offensively and poured in 29 points in the Huskies three-point loss to Long Beach Poly. The junior shooting guard was burying off-dribble jumpers from all over the floor, contested and uncontested, and opposing defenders had no answers for him through the first three quarters. Rogers is one of the smoother perimeter jump shooters that we have in the state.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='2336388' first='Josh' last='Agbo'] | Corona Centennial</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Agbo is a highly-touted prospect in SoCal's 2028 class and he showed flashes of why on Saturday. The 6-foot-3 guard has an impressive combination of size, strength and athleticism which he uses to slash his way to the rim and finish through or around contact. Agbo finished with 12 points for Centennial.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='1630619' first='Jovani' last='Ruff'] | Long Beach Poly</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ruff is one of the premier shooters on the west coast and he had his off-dribble jumper dialed in Saturday. The 6-foot-5 shooting guard finished with a team-high 22 points and took over in the second half to guide the Jackrabbits to a solid early-season win over BattleZone host Corona Centennial. Ruff's ability to elevate and stay balanced on his left-bounce pull-up jumper makes it difficult for defenders to close out to.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->