2025 Rankings New Additions

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This is the final ranking for 2025 prospects and here are the new additions. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2382657' first='Kaden' last='Hale'] comes in at 100, the last of the ranked and for good reason. Hale proved to be a great force down the stretch for the state champion Panther program. Playing well in big games and picking up scoring duties when opponents concentrated on slowing down a couple of his teammates. Hale is a relentless defender as well, often times picking up full court and defending much bigger players. Hale doesn't let his lack of height put him in tough positions as he uses his strength and superior feet to shut off driving lanes. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2554060' first='Tyler' last='Walls'] makes his debut at 99 off of an excellent year scoring and shooting the ball, scoring from beyond the arc at a 40% rate which is a problem for defenses. Walls is a fundamentally sound guard who sees the floor well and gets paint touches when needed. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2776262' first='Ethan' last='Ferrell'] joins teammate Hale in the top 100 coming in at 97. Ferrell is a great utility player and played many roles and positions for Tug Valley. Another high IQ player, which is the norm at Tug, who just understands the game at a high level, rebounds way bigger than his height and defends at a high level. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2710177' first='Isaac' last='Dailey'] lands in at 92 after we were able to see him directly after the last set of rankings were released. Dailey is hard nosed and tough with paint touches and crafty scoring the ball around the basket. We've thought Dailey is a true competitor in every game we've been able to see him throughout the year and seems to be a guy who was depended upon for tough baskets. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2554065' first='Ronnie' last='Staley'] had been on our watchlist for quite awhile and finally worked him into the rankings after getting to see him play a few times this past season as well as him scoring his 1000th point in his career. Staley has been a mainstay for the Wayne program for four years and turned himself into a great player by his senior year. A guard with an entire skillset and scoring ability to match.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2794539' first='Brandon' last='Sias'] was as good as we anticipated when we saw him at the state tournament and were truly impressed. Sias is a dynamic guard with excellent size and comes from a program that has a team first culture. With that culture in mind, Sias doesn't look like a superstar in the scoring column nigh in and out, however, you just need to see him on the floor for a short time to understand his value. Would be a great pickup for a college program looking for a guard with size. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->