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<p>The month of September I spent 3-4 nights at the <strong>AZ Compass Fall League</strong>. It is a nice combination of some top AIA teams combined with some of the best prep schools in Arizona.</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Here were some of the 2027-28 PF Standouts</h2>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2552733' first='Donovan' last='Palmer'] Chandler (Pictured)</strong></p>
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<p>The big man comes with great size, athleticism and length. He will score with dunks and layups in traffic plus mid-range jumpers. He will rebound, run the floor and block shots at a high clip. He is also a smart passer out of the double team. </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2574812' first='Sadeek' last='Noah'] Bella Vista Prep</strong></p>
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<p>A very long and fluid power forward who plays multiple positions on defense. He gets to the basket effortlessly and dunks everything. He will score with perimeter jumpers and euro steps. He makes his money with his length and athleticism on defense. </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2407205' first='Ja'Mir' last='Smith'] Chandler</strong></p>
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<p>An athletic power forward had some eye popping dunks in traffic. He will also score with hook shots, with offensive rebound put backs and grabs rebounds in and out of his area with his size and extreme bounce. He keeps impressing weekly recently. </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1580233' first='Paul' last='Osaruyi'] Bella Vista Prep</strong></p>
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<p>The big man didn't have a lot of playing time since they won by a lot but he made his mark on the game with high level dunks, freaky like blocks way out of his area and he will collect a steal and run down the court for an easy dunk. </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2564445' first='Isaac' last='Gonda'] Bella Vista Prep</strong></p>
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<p>A face-up power forward with elite size and he comes with skill. He will catch and shoot from the three point line plus he has an easy touch from the free throw line. He will score it with hook shots with either hand, score thru contact with contested layups and he had an impressive euro step dunk. </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2107225' first='Mike' last='McIntyre'] Higley </strong></p>
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<p>The big man is a strong defensive minded power forward. He is a natural shot blocker with impeccable timing and toughness. He is a strong two-handed rebounder versus bigger players and will score with offensive rebound put backs and and-1's in traffic. </p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='2574801' first='Walter' last='Onyekwelle'] <strong>Bella Vista Prep</strong></p>
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<p>A fluid power forward has some size, toughness and athleticism. He is a top level rebounder in and out of his area and brings a big motor to compete. He will score with dunks, put backs and hook shots with either hand. He runs the floor better than most and plays hard. </p>
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The month of September I spent 3-4 nights at the AZ Compass Fall League. It is a nice combination of some top AIA teams combined with some of the best prep schools in Arizona.
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