Feast Week: 2025 35-45 Standouts

Thanksgiving week I attended five tournaments and one stand alone game for exactly 24 games and 48 different teams. The events I watched were Phoenix Union Coyote Classic at Central HS, Beyond Basketball Thanksgiving Basketball Tournament at Moon Valley, Millennium at Sandra Day O'Connor, Fear The Hop Tournament at Mesa HS, Sentinel Holiday Classic at Seton Catholic and Horizon Honors and lastly the LV8 Invitational at Chandler-Gilbert CC.     <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Here were the Top-35-45 Senior Standouts I viewed Thanksgiving Week (45 total)</h2>   [player_tooltip player_id='1633022' first='Charles' last='Cobbs'] Chandler   A decent sized point guard can score with euros, blow by's with a quick first step, threes off the catch and facilitate. He made a couple no-look passes in traffic perfectly into a cutting teammate and brings energy on the defensive end. He scored 7 points.      [player_tooltip player_id='1743266' first='Grandin' last='Gustafson'] Queen Creek   A wing forward with decent size for position plays an inside and out game. He can step out and shoot it to score plus he is a long strider getting to the basket with euro steps with plus body control. He rebounds well in his area and he will even block shots.     [player_tooltip player_id='2280870' first='Austin' last='Fullmer'] ALA-Queen Creek (Pictured)   A bigger scoring point guard is very long in the passing lanes. He collects steals and will go down the other end and lay it in. He is versatile to post up his defender using his size to score or get to the free throw line. He is very athletic on the break and can rise up over the defender to score or get fouled. He scored 7 points.   [player_tooltip player_id='1377951' first='Kenneth' last='Hill'] Sunrise Mountain   A bigger scoring defensive guard loves to get to the paint and finish and can shoot it. He takes contact well with his chiseled frame downhill in the trenches and can shoot the three off the catch. He rebounds well in his area and runs the court. He scored 10 points.   [player_tooltip player_id='2345944' first='Aken' last='Logan'] Camelback    An undersized combo guard is a volume scorer but gifted. He is faster than most with the ball in his hands, and although he favors his right hand, he manages to often get a step on his defender. He can hit the three off the catch and he has speed on speed in the open court. He sees the court fairly well with drive and kicks and dump offs. He scored 11 points.     [player_tooltip player_id='2279903' first='Nate' last='Smith'] Chaparral    A decent sized wing forward is highly skilled and can score from inside and out. He gives hard ball fakes inside the paint and will go up to score it and he has a very quick release on his three point stroke and can rattle them in. He scored 8 points.   [player_tooltip player_id='1598395' first='David' last='Leszczynski'] Paradise Honors   A combo guard with some upper body strength will score and make plays. He will drive and kick it to a teammate with good court vision. He can blow by his defender with either hand and he is a natural deep shooter. His mid-range pull-up is very polished and look for him to have a big season. He scored 9 points.   [player_tooltip player_id='2457881' first='Dylan' last='Alvidrez'] Seton Catholic   A versatile wing forward is a little undersized for position but he can post up and shoot it from the perimeter. He rebounds well inside with his stronger build and frame and uses the floater game to his advantage. He also passes the ball well like a point forward type.   [player_tooltip player_id='2134290' first='Mark' last='Wiltshire Jr'] Mountain Pointe   A long and athletic wing forward who runs the floor well. He scores it efficiently off of the pick and roll game. He will rip thru with his nice handle for position and has some springs to rebound the ball in his area. He is a sneaky good passer and shows high effort on both ends.     [player_tooltip player_id='1369216' first='Brayden' last='Hatcher'] Higley   The ultimate glue guy is not asked to score too much but is very valuable to the team. He did have six points with a corner three off the catch and inside dribble drives to the basket to score or get fouled. His rebounding and defense truly stands out each game as he will do whatever it takes for them to win.   [player_tooltip player_id='1580843' first='Jayden' last='Johnson'] Rancho Solano Prep   A high motored power forward grabs rebounds in and out of his area. He will score on offensive rebound put backs and he seems like he seeks the ball in the air and grabs it with his physical frame and boxes out well. He takes it to the chest of the defender and play bigger then his size suggests.

Thanksgiving week I attended five tournaments and one stand alone game for exactly 24 games and 48 different teams. The events I watched were Phoenix Union Coyote Classic at Central HS, Beyond Basketball Thanksgiving Basketball Tournament at Moon Valley, Millennium at Sandra Day O'Connor, Fear The Hop Tournament at Mesa HS, Sentinel Holiday Classic at Seton Catholic and Horizon Honors and lastly the LV8 Invitational at Chandler-Gilbert CC.