Ramey Fall League Saturday’s Standout Forwards

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prep Hoops Missouri takes a look at top of the top standout forwards from our visit to the first day of the Ramey Fall League, which is being held at Cardinal Ritter College Prep.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2334910' first='Sekou' last='Cisse'] (Principia): The 6'9" 2027 forward had a strong opening game with 20 points and some dominant rebounding at both ends of the court. He is just a tireless worker whenever he's on the court. He does not take a play off and at his size, that is a problem for his opponents. He gets good position in the post and he was scoring on strong drop steps and some nice finesse moves. He spun baseline one time and dropped in a nice five footer with an excellent touch. His rebounding is something to watch. He really gets out of his area to chase down boards with tremendous tenacity and effort.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2894779' first='Brock' last='Bass-Bonner'] (Cardinal Ritter): A 6'8" 2027 forward who was playing his first game in his new home gym at Ritter after moving to St. Louis from the Atlanta area. The young lefty is a perimeter oriented big who handles the ball well and who also dropped a few nice dimes to cutting teammates. He will shoot it from 3-point range off the dribble or off the catch. When he attacks, he finishes with authority. He had the most impressive sequence of the day when he drove the lane and threw down a dunk, then ran the length of the court to block a shot at the rim. He had seven blocks on the day while also grabbing a lot of rebounds.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2536477' first='Gary' last='Johnson'] (St. Mary's): The 6'4" 2026 forward was one of the most impressive players on the day as he scored a league-high 29 points. As usual, he was the best most explosive athlete in the building and he displayed it multiple times with one crowd-pleasing slam dunk after another. He was way over the rim on a couple of those dunks. What is just as impressive as his dunking is his ability to finish with a delicate touch around the basket. He was driving the ball with force, but he was finishing with with touch either off the backboard or over the rim. He should have a big senior season for the Dragons.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2564264' first='Mamadou' last='Barry'] (Vianney): The 7'0" 2028 forward scored 18 points and has continued to show a lot of improvement the more he plays. His shot blocking is already on point as he was either getting swats or discouraging others not to go into the lane with his rim protection. He keeps the ball up well on rebounds to finish and he threw down a pair of impressive dunks after making some nice catches of no-look passes. To top it off, the knocked down two 3-pointers in the game, including one as a trailer on the fast break.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2528208' first='Chase' last='Duke'] (Vianney): The 6'3" forward scored a team-high 23 points in the opening game of the session. He is a physical small forward who used his strength to get into the lane and score on power drives. He was either going through contact to score or he could finesse you with a nice spin move in the lane to get to the rim. His turnaround jumper was very effective and he also hit a couple of 3-pointer.s</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2114710' first='Ishmael' last='Isidore'] (Cardinal Ritter): A 6'7" 2026 power forward who scored 12 points while also providing his usual strong presence on the boards. He is a physical player who plays a old-school meat and potatoes game around the basket. He loves to rebound and he will do just about anything to get one in traffic. He scored on some nice power moves around the basket. He also runs the court and blocks shots effectively.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->