TEAM Warwick 17U: Player Notes

We are talking South Dakota hoops in this article! [program_tooltip program_id='2228190' first='TEAM' last='Warwick'] Kvale is the hot topic. They hooped this past weekend in St. Cloud at the GPA. They finished 2nd Place and came home with a 4-1 record.   PHD got into the film room and watched back a game from Saturday. This squad is loaded with talent, skill, athletes, hard workers, shooters, and tough defenders. They do a great job of sharing the ball. This is a fun group to watch play basketball.   See below for player notes...   PHD also wanted to give a shout-out and big congrats to [player_tooltip player_id='1467166' first='Blake' last='Ellwein'] on his commitment to SDSU!   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/Ellwein_blake/status/1939757715430982107 </div></figure>   <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/PlayerNotes.jpg"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/PlayerNotes.jpg?w=865" alt="" class="wp-image-2302277" style="width:368px;height:auto" /></a></figure>    -Showed off his natural instincts with a steal in halfcourt D   -TOUGH post defense   -Finishes with both hands around the hoop   -Strong post score   -Vertical cut, catch & score in front of the rim   -Set screen, slipped to the hoop, lefty lay-in   -Skip pass assist to Buzzy for a triple to start the 2nd half   -Frustrating post D, moved feet, elevated at the perfect time & tipped a shot   -Unselfish & smart kickout pass to Goodbary for a triple   -Great backdoor cut, catch, and score, lefty finish   -Helpside D, picked off pass for a steal   -Noteworthy skill, threw accurate lefty passes     -Assist on the wing to Gerdes, nice find for the first points of the game   -Post-feed assist to Weber   -Skied up for rebounds over the opposition, made good use of his long arms   -Attack left, cross back to right, R-hand runner score, used body to protect ball   -Collected a loose ball steal   -Middle attack, smart kickout pass to Buzzy for a triple   -O-board in heavy traffic   -Attacked from L-wing w/ double moves, hit stepback 1foot fall away J for 2pts   -Impressive court vision, zipped a skip pass to Buzzy who hit the deep 3   -Used his long arms to reject a 3-point shot late in the 1st half   -Buzzer-beating 3-pointer before halftime, this one was deeeep   -Impressive handles & passing for 6'9" baller   -Catch-n-shoot triple left wing in the 2nd half         -Versatile & fundamental southpaw   -Opportunistic loose ball steal   -Pushes it in transition and moves the ball in the half court   -Nice job of contesting in half court D   -Shot fake, got the D out of position, slash to the rim, right finish   -Contested/altered/changed shots inside the paint   -Nice pass in a PNR situation   -PNR, jab left, reject screen, righty flash through traffic, R-hand score   -Catch & cash NBA 3, inside out pass & Cooper swished it   -Change of speeds slash, darted across the paint, nifty lefty reverse layup   -Feeling it, behind-the-back dribble & stepback 3, all net     -Athletic lefty   -3-ball left wing, first points of the game   -Cashed a deep step-back 3 from the right corner   -Musser tipped a miss & Tate snatched the O-board   -Made the extra pass, hit Musser for a triple   -Deep penetration late first half, kickout assist to Ellwein for the buzzer 3   -PNR roll, fouled at the hoop, 2/2 on FT's   -Drive down right side, 2-handed skip pass to Ellwein for a triple     -Hustled for an O-board, tipped it to his Oriole teammate   -Drilled a 3 from the left wing, Gerdes with the assist   -Set a hard/effective screen on Ellwein's man to free him up for an open 3   -Did a bit of everything, played within himself, versatile ball player   -Impressive effort going for rebounds and loose balls   -Hard slash to the hoop, fouled going up, hit 1/2     -Did a good job on PNR defense   -Shared the ball, set teammates up for looks   -Worked hard for rebounds   -Dug hard in the post, hard closeout, poke-out steal from behind   -Threw some very nice touch passes   -Backdoor bounce pass dime to Weber for a score     -Skilled baller, threw outside hand passes with L&R   -Catch-n-shoot triple from the right wing, Ellwein with the assist   -Helpside D, come-from-behind steal, great reactions   -Speedy fast up the court, quality athlete   -Baseline slash, assist to a cutting Weber   -Sweet touch assist to a cutting Weber for a bucket   -Wide open triple, straight cash   -Another triple, skip pass from Ellwein, Buzzy drilled it from waay deep   -He is on fire, smoked an NBA 3 to start the 2nd half   -Showed off leaping when challenging shot at rim, got a piece & forced a miss   -Ball pressure D, got in the face of a G, frustrated him, forced an errant pass   -Downhill explosive slash across paint, athletic AND1 finish, hit FT for 3pt play   -Got to rim like he was shot out of a cannon, straight drive from VB line to rack    <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/07/teamwarwicklogo.jpg"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/07/teamwarwicklogo.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-2893394" /></a></figure>

We are talking South Dakota hoops in this article! TEAM Warwick Kvale is the hot topic. They hooped this past weekend in St. Cloud at the GPA. They finished 2nd Place and came home with a 4-1 record.