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<p>June 20-22 I attended the annual <strong>Section-7 </strong>at the Arizona Athletic Grounds in Mesa and I attended the <strong>Cali Live</strong> tournament June 27-29 in at the Open Gym Premier Sports Complex in Ladera Ranch.CA.</p>
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<p>Both events were live periods where college coaches sometimes were standing room only watching certain teams and players.</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Here were some of the 2028 Standouts Part-2</h2>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2432574' first='Terrance' last='Byrd'] Sandra Day O'Connor (Pictured)</strong></p>
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<p>A bigger wing forward loves to get downhill with long strides. He will score with euro steps with contact or dunks at the rim with a shifty handle. He has a couple moves to utilize to score it in the paint and rebounds well and will push the rock up the court and make a play. </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2466075' first='Jayvein' last='Moody'] Mountain Pointe </strong></p>
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<p>An athletic combo guard can score it from many levels. He will shoot it from the perimeter with mid-range jumpers and threes. He will blow by his defenders and jet to the basket with either hand. He also had an impressive poster dunk on the break that shocked many scouts and college coaches. </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2194481' first='Justin' last='Kimbrough'] Mountain Pointe </strong></p>
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<p>A scoring point guard will make plays with up the court passes for his teammates initially setting the table but is scoring more and more. He will score with the floater game bursting to the basket, hit the three off the catch and pull-up from mid-range. </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2552772' first='Tre' last='Terry'] Hamilton</strong></p>
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<p>A highly skilled combo guard can facilitate and score. He plays a good pace to the game and has an advanced feel. He will score with pull-ups off the dribble from mid-range and threes off the catch. He can also pull-up quickly on the break from the perimeter. </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2249943' first='Lleyton' last='Leonard'] Basha</strong></p>
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<p>A long wing forward with a great motor to compete. He is a top notch rebounder who plays with aggression and grabs offensive and defensive rebounds in bunches. He will score with jumpers, get out on the break with dunks or quick rips to the basket with his left. </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2276223' first='Kingston' last='Montague'] Basha</strong></p>
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<p>A combo guard is one of the top scores and shooters in the sophomore class locally. He will score with and-1's in traffic after a burst off the dribble, hit the three off the catch. pull-up off the dribble from mid-range and puts so much pressure on the defense to contain him.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2266384' first='Aiden' last='Williams'] Brophy Prep</strong></p>
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<p>A sophomore pure point guard who pushes the pace and always seems to find a teammate. He is also a top notch on-ball defender with quick hands and feet. He can thread the needle to an open cutter or shooter and score with blow by's to the cup. </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2386974' first='Nasir' last='Hailey'] Saguaro</strong></p>
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<p>A thicker framed scoring lead guard who can defend, make plays for his teammates and he is a tough competitor. He is a good on-ball defender using his strength and length. He moves the ball well and can score with getting to the basket. He actually hit a game winner on opening night of Section-7. </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2194803' first='Pierce' last='Harrington'] Saguaro </strong></p>
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<p>A true combo guard who can score and make players around him better. He is a next level passer with up the court whips and will dump it off. He will score it with perimeter jumpers and he can get a step on his defender and take a bump and still score. </p>
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June 20-22 I attended the annual Section-7 at the Arizona Athletic Grounds in Mesa and I attended the Cali Live tournament June 27-29 in at the Open Gym Premier Sports Complex in Ladera Ranch.CA.
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