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Shane’s Top Underclassmen – Midwest Live

Shane’s Top Underclassmen – Midwest Live
Shane Garcia
Shane Garcia July 1, 2025 @ 09:15 PM
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Marlin Jackson
Marlin Jackson 5'10" | PG | 2029
OH
Jayden Davis
Jayden Davis 6'2" | SG/CG | 2029
OH
Brady Bowman
Brady Bowman 6'1" | PG | 2028
OH
Chris Poellnitz III
Chris Poellnitz III 6'2" | CG | 2028
OH
<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This past weekend, I was in Sandusky, Ohio, for Midwest Live. The best high school basketball teams in Ohio and surrounding states are all in one gym and competing for the last weekend of June. This article will be about my top underclassmen from the weekend.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2890898"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6864965e349ef"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Davis is a player I walked away from this weekend extremely excited about. His ceiling is very high. He is a really nice, bouncy athlete with explosiveness. He has some good length. He had impressive control around the rim and finished at a high level. He is a physical finisher and not afraid of contact. He had a crazy spin move into a tough finish off balance. He is a skilled player with great tools.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2195059"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":["override_image"],"_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":2893701,"_player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":"field_62f141137ead9","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6864965e34a71"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Poellnitz is a really nice guard and is going to take over a lot of the ball-handling responsibilities this upcoming season. He is just getting better, and his confidence is improving. He is gaining more skill and is showing in his offensive aggressiveness. He is a tough player to stop once he gets a head of steam to the rim. He had a viral clip this weekend of a nasty poster in the halfcourt of a rip-and-drive. This is just waiting to happen when he has the ball in his hand.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2422124"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":["override_image"],"_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":2893704,"_player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":"field_62f141137ead9","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6864965e34ace"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">I liked the game Bowman put on. He was doing a little of everything you want out of your starting guard. He is a sophomore who does not play like one. He is a great passer and knows how to distribute the ball to his teammates. He has a high IQ and feels for the game. He handled the pressure put on him very well. Bowman then started to find his pockets of scoring, too. He stepped in and hit some big threes. He finished strong around the rim with great touch as well. I really like Bowman's game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2892331"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":["override_image"],"_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":"field_62f141137ead9","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6864965e34b27"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Jackson is a freshman guard who already has the trust and confidence of his head coach. In a very tight game late, Jackson came in and won the game for Warrensville. He handled the ball and pressure of a full-court press from a very athletic team. He is a quick and shifty guard with handles who knows how to break you down and get by the defense. He then has great court vision and has multiple game-winning assists late to teammates. He just set them up in great positions for them to score. Highly impressive IQ and game from a freshman.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block -->

This past weekend, I was in Sandusky, Ohio, for Midwest Live. The best high school basketball teams in Ohio and surrounding states are all in one gym and competing for the last weekend of June. This article will be about my top underclassmen from the weekend.

Jayden Davis

Jayden Davis

HEIGHT 6'2"
POS SG/CG
CLASS 2029
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Jayden
Davis SG/CG
Class
2029
Height
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HS
Moeller
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Shane’s Top Underclassmen – Midwest Live
Davis is a player I walked away from this weekend extremely excited about. His ceiling is very high....
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Jayden Davis

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School: Moeller
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Chris Poellnitz III

Chris Poellnitz III

OH
CG
HEIGHT 6'2"
POS CG
CLASS 2028
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Chris
Poellnitz III CG
Class
2028
Height
6'2"
HS
Toledo St Francis
|
OH
Shane’s Top Underclassmen – Midwest Live
Poellnitz is a really nice guard and is going to take over a lot of the ball-handling responsibilities...
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Chris Poellnitz III

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School: Toledo St Francis
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Brady Bowman

Brady Bowman

OH
PG
HEIGHT 6'1"
POS PG
CLASS 2028
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Bowman PG
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2028
Height
6'1"
HS
Lakota East
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OH
Shane’s Top Underclassmen – Midwest Live
I liked the game Bowman put on. He was doing a little of everything you want out of...
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School: Lakota East
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Marlin Jackson

Marlin Jackson

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POS PG
CLASS 2029
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2029
Height
5'10"
HS
Warrensville Heights
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OH
Shane’s Top Underclassmen – Midwest Live
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