Team Spotlight: Layton Lancers

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The High School Spotlight Series allows us to feature promising teams and players, given that team selection is just around the corner, with less than 50 days remaining. We'll be examining key aspects of these teams, including standout players, potential breakout stars, roster depth, and other important details, setting the stage for the upcoming season. Today, we focus on the Layton Lancers.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Quick Hitters</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Went 21-5 last season.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Lost to Davis in the Semifinals.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Head Coach Kelby Miller returns for his 17th season as head coach at Layton. He is 235-140<strong> </strong>as a head coach.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Contender for Region 1 and 6A State</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Top Player: [player_tooltip player_id='1724368' first='Karter' last='Miller']<a href="https://prephoops.com/player/jahari-miller/"></a></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Karter has D1 potential, and as a junior, he put up some impressive numbers. Miller averaged over 17 PPG, and what made that number even more impressive was his 5+ assists a game. When you can score and create for others, you just become dangerous all over the floor. Miller also averaged over 6 rebounds a game, making him one of the best stat stuffers in the state. Miller went from making 11 three-pointers as a freshman to 73 as a sophomore. Entering his junior season, you can expect that number to go up. It is not out of the question is his numbers across the board stay the same and he hits 80+ three-pointers this season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Potential Breakout Player: [player_tooltip player_id='2716619' first='Chase' last='Randall']<a href="https://prephoops.com/player/ronald-mosley/"></a></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Randall will be one of the players this coming season who will get things going in the scoring column. Randall has some great positional size on the wing, and his shooting ability will extend that defense and help open things up for him off the bounce. The defense coming out will also help create space for other players on his team to drive lanes and get to the rim. Look for Randall to be a big-time scoring threat that can play at the next level. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Other Key Roster Members</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2539689' first='Jack' last='Godderidge']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Nic Anderson</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2539681' first='Tage' last='Allen']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Outlook</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Lancers are a true contender once again, as they have been for the past few years. They will be in the mix to win 20 games again. There are two players on the list above that will be better than average, and those are Nic Anderson and [player_tooltip player_id='2539689' first='Jack' last='Godderidge']. Layton has more than a few players they can turnt to, to score the ball. They will be a very competitive team. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->