Wisconsin’s top 17U clubs (Summer 2 edition)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>STARTING FIVE</strong><br><br><strong>1. [program_tooltip program_id='2076218' first='Wisconsin' last='Playground Club'] (24-5)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Playground Club went 3-2 at the Under Armour Association event last weekend. PGC defeated All In (65-58), Arizona Select (74-73) and Pro One (72-67) while also dropping games to Atlanta Xpress (62-48) and Gulf Coast Blue Chips (74-47). Brookfield Central senior forward [player_tooltip player_id='1561913' first='Henry' last='Gruetzmacher'] (6-8) had a strong weekend for PGC and picked up his first NCAA Division I scholarship offer as Doug Gottlieb of Green Bay extended an offer on Monday.<br><br><strong>2. [program_tooltip program_id='2391400' first='Team' last='Herro'] (16-14)</strong><br>[program_tooltip program_id='2391400' first='Team' last='Herro'] lost a play-in game on Monday for the Peach Jam, dropping a 66-64 decision to Mac Irvin Fire out of Chicago. Vaughn Karvala had 18 points and [player_tooltip player_id='2045256' first='Yusef' last='Gray Jr.'] added 17 in the loss to Mac Irvin. Last weekend, [program_tooltip program_id='2391400' first='Team' last='Herro'] went 1-3 in the final session of the EYBL circuit. In the 90-76 victory over Meanstreets, Gray scored 26 points. The Iowa State recruit made 10-of-17 shots from the field in the contest. Karvala had 16 points and [player_tooltip player_id='1561888' first='Josh' last='Manchester'] added 11.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>3. [program_tooltip program_id='2076433' first='Kevon' last='Looney Power 5'] 3SSB (16-16)</strong><br>Power 5 went 3-3 at the adidas 3SSB event in South Carolina last weekend. [player_tooltip player_id='1959723' first='LaMont' last='Hamilton'] scored at a high level for Power 5, avearging 19.0 ppg and hitting 28 in an 86-84 win over Breakaway Basketball. [player_tooltip player_id='1561889' first='Amare' last='Hereford'] also scored in double figures in each contest and averaged 12.8 ppg. [player_tooltip player_id='1561869' first='Matthew' last='Kloskey'] had three games in double figures while [player_tooltip player_id='1561939' first='Ethan' last='Joling'] and [player_tooltip player_id='2400094' first='Jaden' last='Hardiman'] also had their moments of playing well. This squad heads out to California for the final 3SSB event this weekend.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>4. [program_tooltip program_id='2076033' first='Wisconsin' last='Playmakers'] New Balance Prelude 32 (25-3)</strong><br>One of the more successful Wisconsin teams on the club circuit in 2025, the Playmakers went 5-0 at the New Balance Prelude 32 event in Saint Louis last weekend. [player_tooltip player_id='1973149' first='Chris' last='Pohl'] had a few monster games for the Playmakers while [player_tooltip player_id='2045262' first='Calvin' last='Anderson'] added another NCAA Division II scholarship offer, this time from Minnesota State Moorhead. The Playmakers head to another New Balance Prelude event this weekend, this time in Memphis.<br><strong><br>5. [program_tooltip program_id='2480703' first='24:' last='UP'] Under Armour Rise (27-9)</strong><br>A 6-1 showing at the Under Armour Rise event last weekend is impressive in itself but even more impressive when you consider Pewaukee's [player_tooltip player_id='2391091' first='Tyler' last='Tiutczenko'] is out for the summer after undergoing a medical procedure. [player_tooltip player_id='1561893' first='Caden' last='Gustafson'], [player_tooltip player_id='1258390' first='Evan' last='Prusko'], [player_tooltip player_id='1874970' first='Evan' last='Kern'], [player_tooltip player_id='1561892' first='Jake' last='Veley'] , [player_tooltip player_id='2500051' first='Omar' last='Fofana'] and [player_tooltip player_id='2677080' first='Zavier' last='Castillo'] all played well for [program_tooltip program_id='2480703' first='24:' last='UP'], which will play in another UAA event this weekend in Chicago.<br><br><strong>THE NEXT FIVE<br><br>6. [program_tooltip program_id='2076501' first='Chapman' last='Basketball Academy'] North Elite (25-8)</strong><br>[program_tooltip program_id='2076501' first='Chapman' last='Basketball Academy'] North Elite went 3-1 last weekend at the NY2LA event near Chicago. [player_tooltip player_id='2417348' first='Grady' last='Karrels'], [player_tooltip player_id='2045263' first='Kayden' last='Schultz'], [player_tooltip player_id='1970502' first='Cade' last='Dirkse'] and Co. defeated I Am 3 Prospects (70-58), Full Package Black (64-61) and [program_tooltip program_id='2563276' first='Jay' last='Academy'] (68-60) while dropping a decision to D Rice Elite (62-47). Schultz picked up another DII offer on Monday, this time from St. Cloud State. CBA North Elite plays in Milwaukee this weekend in another NY2LA event.<br><br><strong>7. [program_tooltip program_id='2076501' first='Chapman' last='Basketball Academy'] Gold Puma NXT (18-9)</strong><br>The [program_tooltip program_id='2076501' first='Chapman' last='Basketball Academy'] Gold Puma NXT squad heads to Texas this weekend to compete in another Puma event. CBA went 0-4 last weekend in Virginia, but got some strong play from [player_tooltip player_id='2116495' first='Cahlil' last='Jones'], [player_tooltip player_id='2500873' first='Marcus' last='Webb'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1561962' first='JJ' last='Walters']. <br><br><strong>8. [program_tooltip program_id='2076023' first='Wisconsin' last='Academy'] Hibner (20-9)</strong><br>[program_tooltip program_id='2076023' first='Wisconsin' last='Academy'] went 3-2 at the combined Recruit Look/Hardwood Events stop last weekend in Kansas City. [player_tooltip player_id='1561944' first='Jacob' last='Hibner'], who added an offer from Minnesota State Moorhead during the weekend, led the way in most games for the Academy. Colin Branch, [player_tooltip player_id='2404956' first='Brecken' last='Jimenez'] and [player_tooltip player_id='2025184' first='Wes' last='Rahn'] also performed well for the squad. The Academy heads to Chicago this weekend for another Recruit Look event.<br><br><strong>9. [program_tooltip program_id='2512324' first='Wisconsin' last='Legends'] (19-3)</strong><br>The Legends continued their impressive play from the spring/summer by going 4-0 at the NY2LA event in Chicago last weekend. The Legends posted impressive wins over [program_tooltip program_id='2563276' first='Jay' last='Academy'] (76-66), I Am 3 Prospects (58-27), M14 Hoops Gold (66-38) and Hoosier State Prospects (66-57). De Pere's [player_tooltip player_id='2400483' first='Jack' last='Bookter'] had 27 points in the win over [program_tooltip program_id='2563276' first='Jay' last='Academy']. [player_tooltip player_id='2400924' first='Noah' last='Maniscalco'] added 21 while [player_tooltip player_id='2400083' first='Leo' last='Weber'] had 12 points and six assists. [player_tooltip player_id='2092138' first='Sawyer' last='Durkee'] contributed 10 points, six rebounds and seven assists.<br><br><strong>10. [program_tooltip program_id='2078835' first='Wisconsin' last='Swing'] Recruit Look (17-17)</strong><br>The Swing had mixed results at the Recruit Look event in Georgia last weekend, finishing 2-4 against some strong competition. Broker Buscher of Darlington had a couple of big games for the Swing, who are playing without Elkhorn's [player_tooltip player_id='2492565' first='Luke' last='Paddock'], who is out with an injury. The Swing will take part in the Recruit Look event in Chicago this weekend.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->