SEPA Prospects Eliminated Too Soon From State Tourney

Below is a review of four prospects from southeastern Pennsylvania who impressed us during PIAA state tourney action and unfortunately for scouting as well as hoop heads were eliminated too soon.    Fisher posted a monster junior season in which he averaged 17 point per contest, drained 50 triples and was a 2nd Team All-Lancaster-Lebanon League selection. His stellar play continued in the 3A state tourney as Fisher pushed LM to the quarterfinals where they lost to a red-hot Holy Cross team. Fisher's road through the 3A bracket was highlight by his 26-point performance (4 threes) in LM's 2nd Round win over Catasauqua. As a bonus to his three-point shooting, Fisher is a fantastic transition player. The trifecta of his speed, attacking nature and ability to finish in traffic at the rim make Fisher difficult to stop in the open court. Fisher owns sneaky hops, so he will not hesitate to flush on an unsuspecting defender's head. In the half-court, Fisher's continuous off ball movement makes him difficult to defend. His ability to play off two feet is impressive.     This standout freshman has been a starter all season for Coatesville against a brutally difficult schedule. Thus, Hiller was not intimidated by the bright lights of the 6A state tournament. During Coatesville's run to the quarterfinals, Hiller knocked home two treys each game and averaged 12 points per night. His 13-point effort (2 threes) versus an athletic and defensive minded Roman Catholic squad was extremely impressive. In addition to his accurate 3-point shooting, Hiller is a sneaky effective transition scorer. His size, rim-to-rim speed and finishing skills enable him to fill a lane, then convert through contact. On half-court possessions, Hiller is match up nightmare because of his size, well-timed off ball movements and shooting. He is an underrated offensive rebounder too. Hiller holds an offer from Penn State and we expect more to come in this spring / summer.     Johnson is a straight bucket getter who unfortunately was eliminated from the 1A tourney in the quarterfinals. But before he departed the 1A bracket, Johnson notched a 20-point game in the 1st Round as well as a 26-point effort in the 2nd Round. Johnson scored 17 of those 26 points in the 4th quarter as he led to La Academia to a thrilling victory over Cameron County. Johnson (1,000+ career points) scores at every level in the half-court. He does a tremendous job of establishing his accurate long-distance shooting, then using that asset to set up his dribbled drives. With his length, speed, handles and bounce, Johnson thrives in transition too. Johnson has been known to cap a fast break with authority. Johnson is an underrated rebounder too. His ability to grab a defensive rebound and then go coast to coast in unique.     Across Bonner's 3 game run in the 5A state tournament, Carroll averaged 11 points per contest on the strength of 2 made threes per night. The highlight of Carroll's play in states was a 12 points and 7 rebounds effort during Bonner's 2nd Round upset of Upper Dublin. Carroll also scored 13 points (2 triples) in the opening round of the 5A tourney. In addition to popping threes rom all around the arc Carroll proved he can operate as a secondary ball handler even against tenacious full court pressure. His ability to change directions with the bounce and then get into the lane for scores or assists was impressive.

Below is a review of four prospects from southeastern Pennsylvania who impressed us during PIAA state tourney action and unfortunately for scouting as well as hoop heads were eliminated too soon.