Players Making Headlines

Tom Tabler January 19, 2025 @ 10:04 PM

The high basketball season has not disappointed one bit in the Natural State up to this point. In this article, we will highlight several prospects who had no problem making headlines this week. Here are a few prospects to watch out for on the hardwood over the next few weeks.   [player_tooltip player_id='2021885' first='Ryder' last='Scribner']-Shooting Guard-Harrison-6'3” 2026   The Harrison guard had a tremendous week on both ends of the floor for the Goblins. Scribner has excellent range when shooting the basketball. He is an unselfish who has impressive court awareness. Scribner knows where his teammates are on the floor and when to set them up with an easy basket. He stays active on both ends of the floor. He grabs both offensive and defensive rebounds with good consistency. Scribner is a player to watch as the conference season heats up.   [player_tooltip player_id='2021864' first='Kelen' last='Smith']-Combo Guard-Jonesboro-6'2” 2025   [player_tooltip player_id='2021864' first='Kelen' last='Smith'] is a guard who can defend multiple positions for the Hurricane. He had a strong performance on both ends of the floor against North Little Rock earlier in the week. Against North Little Rock, he had 17 points, six boards, and three assists. Smith is a player to watch out for on both ends of the floor for the Hurricane. He is a with the potential to have a strong close to conference play this season.   [player_tooltip player_id='2574521' first='Bentley' last='Stobaugh']-Point Guard-Wonderview-5'9” 2028   [player_tooltip player_id='2574521' first='Bentley' last='Stobaugh'] excels at handling the basketball. He has great awareness and seems to know where his teammates are on the floor. Stobaugh is unselfish with the basketball and does a great job of setting his teammates up for an open basket. He has a knack for hitting the clutch basket and has the range to knock down the deep jumper. Stobaugh is a player to watch out for over the next few seasons for Wonderview.   [player_tooltip player_id='2380381' first='Duke' last='Bowman']-Shooting Guard-Shiloh Christian-6'4” 2026   The Shiloh Christian guard is off to an excellent start to conference play. Bowman has been lighting it up from deep with impressive consistency. He forces opposing teams to adjust to him. Bowman is a player who stays active on both ends of the floor for the Saints. He is a prospect to watch out for as the conference season starts to heat up. Bowman is a prospect who is off to a tremendous to conference play and I expect that trend to continue.

The high basketball season has not disappointed one bit in the Natural State up to this point. In this article, we will highlight several prospects who had no problem making headlines this week. Here are a few prospects to watch out for on the hardwood over the next few weeks.