Romeoville Live 2027 and 2028 New Names Emerge

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>There were tons of prospects that put their names on our radar with strong performances at Romeoville Live!&nbsp; Here we examine the 2027 and 2028 prospects that emerged!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2963269' first='Josh' last='Hendrickx'] (Moline – 2027)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hendrickx lit it up to close out the night on Saturday.&nbsp; The 6'4” small forward has excellent positional size and can knock down shots at a high rate from beyond the arc.&nbsp; Also won on straight line takes and a sweeping layup notching 17 points in a win.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Tervion Webster (East St. Louis – 2027)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Intrigued with this 6'4” shooting guard who has long arms and a projectable frame.&nbsp; He has a clean looking shot from three and upside as a defender.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2125636' first='Jackson' last='Snider'] (Wheaton Academy – 2027)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Snider is a nice second option for Wheaton Academy behind Schroeder.&nbsp; He is a good mid-range shooter that knocked them in at a high clip.&nbsp; Flashed some handles as well.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2963278' first='Messiah' last='Horton'] (Richards – 2027)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Horton had a strong showing for Richards on Sunday as the 6'2” point guard poured in 20 points in a win over Thornton.&nbsp; On ball scorer that has a nice mid-range game along with soft touch finishes in the lane.&nbsp; Slick handles being to create his own shot.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2869260' first='Kobe' last='Stevenson'] (Thornton – 2027)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Stevenson has been a name that has caught our attention for two weeks in a row.&nbsp; He is on the smaller side at only 5'9”, but has some game!&nbsp; Slick ball handler that loves spin moves, euro steps, and is a good passer.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2829613' first='Danny' last='Ruffin'] (Homewood Flossmoor – 2027)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ruffin is a 6'0” strong bodied two guard that has bounce in his game.&nbsp; He displayed burst getting downhill and plays with strength through traffic.&nbsp; Also shot it with confidence making a couple of threes.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Noah Van Tholen (Riverside Brookfield – 2028)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Van Tholen has created some buzz and we got to see him for the first time in the opening game of the event.&nbsp; He has good size at 6'3” as a combo guard.&nbsp; Solid passing feel and can get in the lane for scores.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2532017' first='Luke' last='Loughlin'] (Barrington – 2028)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This 5'8” point guard is a smaller guard that was adept at getting in the paint for tough finishes and getting to the foul line.&nbsp; Also hit a three late in the game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2963387' first='JJ' last='Duffin'] (Peoria – 2028)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Duffin has a lot of intriguing tools as a 6'4” combo forward with long arms and broad shoulders.&nbsp; He is super quick to the offensive glass for put backs as the bouncy forward also impacted defensively blocking shots.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2963398' first='Bradley' last='Markert'] (Brown County – 2028)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>First look at Markert who we had heard some talk about.&nbsp; He has quality size as a 6'4” shooting guard that likes spinning layups off the bounce and getting out in transition for scores.&nbsp; Small high school guard will put up points for the next three years.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->