Pure Sweat Fall Camp: Upperclassmen Notebook

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tuesday night PHI was in Carterville, Illinois at John A Logan for the Pure Sweat Fall Showcase!&nbsp; This event annually features quality prospects from across southern Illinois.&nbsp; Here I look at the second session which featured 2026 and 2027 prospects.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Centralia 2026 Sharp Shooter is Back</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2894776' first='Devin' last=''] Meier was out for most of the summer with a shoulder injury, but the Centralia senior was lethal with his shot making on Tuesday night as he was automatic letting it fly as I wrote down 3 in my notebook well over a dozen time during game play.&nbsp; He poured them in one after another with an elite shot both off the catch and pulling up.&nbsp; It was consistently nothing but net.&nbsp; Also displayed solid passing feel especially kicking when in the lane.&nbsp; Expect a big senior year for the Orphans two guard!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Small School 2026s to Track as Seniors Across Southern Illinois</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Up front we really liked what we saw from Freeburg post [player_tooltip player_id='2499794' first='Oren' last='Byman'].&nbsp; The first thing that stood out about Byman was he has slimmed down his frame which resulted in improved mobility round the hoop.&nbsp; Sealed on the block for finishes, ran the floor hard throughout the workout, and got on the offensive glass for put backs.&nbsp; Pick/roll dunk and was effective on the glass along with blocking several shots.&nbsp; Carterville big man [player_tooltip player_id='2477842' first='Amareon' last='Adams'] is an intriguing athlete as the southpaw has good strength and bounce.&nbsp; Nice high/low finish and when engaged on the defensive end can be a game changer!&nbsp; On the wing Metro East Lutheran 6'5” small forward [player_tooltip player_id='2507312' first='Dominic' last='Boyd'] really showed off his athleticism especially on the defensive end!&nbsp; Had a few emphatic swats and made plays attacking off the bounce for spinning layups.&nbsp; Waltonville 6'6” small forward [player_tooltip player_id='1552409' first='Gage' last='Peterson'] has a good frame with long arms.&nbsp; He is very effective in ISO situations creating space for his shot and winning on drives.&nbsp; Got on the glass, but as usual it was his three point shooting that carried the day.&nbsp; He closed out the evening with the game winning three in the final scrimmage.&nbsp; Carlyle wing [player_tooltip player_id='2962252' first='Zack' last='Persing'] has nice size at 6'5” on the wing.&nbsp; Liked how he pushed it in the open floor and scored in transition or dished for others.&nbsp; Was best in an up and down setting and also racked up quite a few steals throughout the night!&nbsp; His high school teammate at Carlyle Brady Gustafson is a 5'10” point guard that is a capable shot maker.&nbsp; Same can be said about another 5'10” guard in Nashville's [player_tooltip player_id='2871619' first='Max' last='Reeder'].&nbsp; Solid shooter that should be a key contributor for an always talented Hornets squad.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Rahm and Harmon Shine in 2027 Class</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The player I was most looking forward to seeing was Trenton Wesclin 6'3” guard [player_tooltip player_id='2963262' first='Gavin' last='Rahm'].&nbsp; The junior picked up an offer recently, but wasn't seen on the circuit so we were excited to get a look at him!&nbsp; Strong bodied combo guard who we noticed early on was vocal and talking on the defensive end.&nbsp; That is extremely rare in a setting like this.&nbsp; Shifty ball handler that has quick acceleration getting to the cup.&nbsp; Plays really hard.&nbsp; Clean looking shot knocking them in from the mid-range pretty consistently along with an occasional three on this night.&nbsp; Solid passer that has good basketball instincts.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='2630011' first='Jude' last='Harmon'] is a 6'3” Massac County guard that was lights out with his shot making.&nbsp; Along with Meier he was one of the best pure shooters in the upperclassmen session.&nbsp; Pure stroke off the catch spotting up and as the evening got going the pull up shot started to fall from mid-range and three.&nbsp; Mixed in some floaters.&nbsp; Really liked what we saw out of him.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='2393747' first='Kassidy' last='Linkey'] of Nashville is a point guard that competes on the defensive end and has some shooting potential.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->