Just June East Orange League: Wednesday June 18th Eye Catchers

Summer basketball leagues are in full swing across the state of New Jersey. Over the past few weeks, high school prospects have been competing with their teams in preparation for the scholastic live period at the end of the month. During this stretch, we've seen a combination of players debuting with their new programs following transfers and others beginning to embrace expanded roles that are expected to grow even more this winter. As Just June continues its tradition as a cornerstone event on New Jersey's summer hoops calendar, let's highlight some standout performers from Wednesday night's action at Cicely Tyson High School in East Orange, NJ.    In this matchup against Northern Highlands, [player_tooltip player_id='2344534' first='James' last='Roberts'] was a serial paint toucher that did a good job of playing off two feet. Roberts' ability to consistently get in the paint opened up plenty of offense not only for him but his teammates as well. Roberts also knocked down a couple three point shots down the stretch of the game despite a slightly rough overall shooting game.     Shinning as a nice connective piece for Northern Highlands, [player_tooltip player_id='2628203' first='Jeffery' last='Weinberger'] excelled as a perimeter shot maker, knocking down a couple of open three pointers. Weinberger also excelled in his ability to do a lot of the little things at a high level— crashing the glass and rebounding the basketball, being a connective passer and keeping the ball moving in Highlands' offense, as well as being an active defender that often turned defense into offense.     Excelling as a floor spacer for East Orange's offense Wednesday night against Northern Highlands, [player_tooltip player_id='2628206' first='Tayshon' last='Brown'] showcased his perimeter shot making ability both off the catch and coming off screens. Brown also showed flashes of rebounding the basketball well for his position and running the floor well in transition.     [player_tooltip player_id='2201968' first='Mekhi' last='Jean-Pierre'] lived at the free throw line over the course of Wednesday night's matchup against Union City. Whether it was attacking the basket on dribble drives or crashing the offensive glass, Jean-Pierre did an overall good job of just being strong and playing though contact. Jean-Pierre also contributed on the defensive glass throughout the night.     The engine behind Arts' offensive success Wednesday night, Tyshaun Boyd displayed his ability to put pressure on the rim— excelling as a rim runner in transition while also being an aggressive downhill attacker in halfcourt sets. Boyd did an excellent job of finishing in traffic in the paint. Boyd also showed flashes of his mid range shot making ability both in turn and face scenarios or pulling up on dribble drives. Defensively, Boyd played the passing lanes with good anticipation turning defense into offense and often times finishing above the rim.     Generating a large amount of rim pressure, [player_tooltip player_id='2763494' first='Jayden' last='Solomon'] excelled at attacking his defender off the bounce and finishing through contact at the basket in Wednesday's matchup against Payne Tech. For the most part, Solomon also did a good job of responding to Payne Tech's physicality— playing through bumps and intense ball pressure trying to speed him up, ultimately resulting in multiple trips to the free throw line.     Over the course of Wednesday night's matchup against Newark Collegiate, Parramore demonstrated his reliable decision making ability— whether it was getting in the paint and hitting dump offs, advancing the ball up the floor and finding the open man ahead, or spraying out to open shooters when the defense collapsed. Parramore also showed flashes of his shot making ability knocking down an array of open threes and mid range pull ups.     The left handed sharpshooter, who was much of himself Wednesday night had a very strong showing against Newark Collegiate Academy. Armstrong was exceptional in hunting his shot both in Payne Tech's halfcourt offense off ball reversals along side capitalizing off shooting opportunities in transition. Armstrong displayed his smooth and compact release that defenses often times regret closing out late on to.     [player_tooltip player_id='1919208' first='Gerald' last='Edwell'] excelled at using his brute force to impact the game in a variety of ways Wednesday night. Whether it was attacking the basket on dribble drives or crashing the offensive glass and coming down with rebounds, Edwell did a good job of imposing his will on his opponent and making his presence known in the paint for Payne Tech.     Operating as the primary ball handler for Montclair's offense against Orange, Mason Determann did a good job of initiating offense while also scoring the basketball. Determan knocked down open outside shots and demonstrated his crafty finishing ability when he got in the paint. Determann also did a good job of finding open guys in the short corner when he got in the paint.

Summer basketball leagues are in full swing across the state of New Jersey. Over the past few weeks, high school prospects have been competing with their teams in preparation for the scholastic live period at the end of the month. During this stretch, we've seen a combination of players debuting with their new programs following transfers and others beginning to embrace expanded roles that are expected to grow even more this winter. As Just June continues its tradition as a cornerstone event on New Jersey's summer hoops calendar, let's highlight some standout performers from Wednesday night's action at Cicely Tyson High School in East Orange, NJ.