Feast Week: Newcomer PF/C’s

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Thanksgiving week I attended four tournaments for exactly 25 games and 48 different teams. The events I watched were&nbsp;<strong>Phoenix Union Coyote Classic</strong>&nbsp;at Central and Deer Valley for 2 days,&nbsp;<strong>Fear The Hop Tournament</strong>&nbsp;at Mesa HS,&nbsp;<strong>Ben Franklin Thanksgiving Classic&nbsp;</strong>at Ben Franklin and Gilbert Christian and lastly the&nbsp;<strong>LV8 Invitational</strong>&nbsp;at Chandler-Gilbert CC.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Here were some&nbsp;<strong>Newcomer PF/C's</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2039596' first='Kelynn' last='Mount'] Central (Pictured)&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A long and lean fluid power forward who runs the court well. He scores with offensive rebound put backs and will defend impressively in space. He makes his money as a supreme shot blocker, rebounder and finisher. He had around seven blocks.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='3148675' first='Jackson' last='Ronning'] Queen Creek</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A long and lean power forward who is a shot blocker. He gets off the floor in a blink of an eye. He runs the floor well and he will score it efficiently in the paint and he will also rebound in and out of his area.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='3148725' first='Marvin' last='Dobine Jr'] Westview</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A thicker framed forward plays bigger then his size suggests. He is very efficient near the hoop with very long arms. He is very strong to rebound the ball with strong hands and he will go up quickly to score it or get fouled. He finished with 10 points.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2441163' first='Kahre' last='Lopes'] Carl Hayden&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A power forward who is an inside and out threat. He will score it with threes off the catch, hook shots inside, floaters and contested layups. He is a plus interior defender and he is a perfect player to bring off the bench who provides a nice scoring punch and defense. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='3135445' first='James' last='Laches'] Desert Mountain&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A decent sized power forward is a top notch rebounder with a real motor. He has broader shoulders with very long arms and moves well from end to end. He can defend on the perimeter but makes his money controlling the painted area.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='3148711' first='Tafuma' last='Abston Jr'] Tolleson&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>An undersized power forward who is the ultimate glue guy. He is very active inside and you will see him dive on the floor for loose balls. He is great in the passing lanes to collect steals and truly just keeps balls alive on the glass. He scores it with layups and polished floaters.  </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2332288' first='Richard' last='Harris'] Cesar Chavez</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The power forward has grown since his freshman year about three inches. He brings rare size to an almost all guard team. He is very good around the hoop to score but its his presence on defense to alter or block shots plus gobble up rebounds in his area that helps this team.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->