Hoops on the Hill Friday Standouts I

Friday December 5, PH NorCal was at Valley Christian High School for the Hoops on the Hill Showcase. The two day event brought quality teams to NorCal. St. Francis, La Canada, and Winward made the trip from SoCal. Liberty High School from Las Vegas, made a rare trip to these parts for a high school basketball game. Modesto Christian still short handed with its transfers sitting out, and host Valley Christian continues to build its resume in NorCal. PH NorCal was in attendance on Friday. We saw 3 games 6 teams.   St. Francis, La Canada from SoCal 57, Leigh from San Jose 33.   Liberty from Las Vegas 61, Modesto Christian 53   Valley Christian, San Jose 59, Winward from SoCal 45   [player_tooltip player_id='2878517' first='Cherif' last='Millogo'] 7'3 2027 from St. Francis in La Canada Dominated play. He's 7'3 and moves better than most prospects his size. He's still building his overall game as a player. It's not hard to see he can be a dominating force with continued development. His size and developing foot work around the rim makes it a tough task to stop him on the block. He made moves with a dribble from the mid, and high post, he has some touch in the paint when he's not dunking. He's a rim protector, rebounder, he runs the middle of the court. 20pts multiple blocks, and rebounds in 3qtrs.   [player_tooltip player_id='2750232' first='Luke' last='Paulus'] from St. Francis, La Canada: A good all around guard who can score and run the team offense. He's a threat to score, or make a play with the ball in his possession. He has the handles, good change of direction, and ability to attack going left or right, to finish in multiple ways around the basket. He has court vision, finds shooters, sees cutters, he feeds the post often. He'll drop a long 3-pointer. He finished with 19pts.   Will Ellien: The 6'6 Sophomore has a good set of tools to work work. He did different things on the court to help his team. He's a good ball handler in the open court, has good handles, and passing around the perimeter. He made cuts to finished in different ways around the basket. He had balance planting, going up off two for points in the paint. He has length to help rebound, runs hard to fill lanes in transition, he'll take it strong or find an open spot for a 3-pointer. 11pts.   Cade Robinson: He's 6'5 with improving skills. He's one of the better prospects in the San Jose, Area. He can hit a 3, make the mid range jumper off the dribble. He can handle, and create his shot opportunities working along the perimeter, and high post. He can get paint points with a dribble, and decent moves to finish with either around the bucket. He handles the ball in transition made the pass up. He's the teams top rebounder, and scorer.   Brode Le: He's a good ball handling combo guard with movement off ball. He has multiple ways of generating a basket. He has foot speed and change of direction, he likes to attack using his dribble to score in traffic, hit quick pull up jumpers, sometimes he'll fade away making the shot with a hand in face. He plays at a good pace, sets solid screens, makes hard cuts to the basket, can finish in traffic. 12pts   [player_tooltip player_id='3189721' first='Adrian' last='Delanuez']: The 6'1 combo guard is a key contributor on the this, most of his work is done within the flow of the offense. He plays at a good pace. He'll make 3's if left open. He makes good use screens freeing himself up for good form mid-range jumpers. He'll drive and kick, resetting shot ready for corner 3's. He brings the ball up, has a little shake and bake making moves to the basket. 9pts   Tomi Agibola: He's the primary facilitator. He's strong with good ball handling, and passing up court, and around the perimeter. He handles ball pressure bringing the ball up court. He'll initiate contact with an upper body bump on the drive to the basket, he'll pull up for elbow and paint jumpers. He has quick feet to stay close to shooters, and ball handlers. Denzi Dikici: He makes his contributions coming off the bench. He's around 6'2 with solid, and growing body. He's an alert defender, moves his feet on the perimeter, helps weak side. He makes the effort to box out and go for rebounds on both end. He moves off ball along the baseline shot ready for a corner 3, or receives for a mid-range. He spent time at the high post moving the ball.

Friday December 5, PH NorCal was at Valley Christian High School for the Hoops on the Hill Showcase. The two day event brought quality teams to NorCal. St. Francis, La Canada, and Winward made the trip from SoCal. Liberty High School from Las Vegas, made a rare trip to these parts for a high school basketball game. Modesto Christian still short handed with its transfers sitting out, and host Valley Christian continues to build its resume in NorCal. PH NorCal was in attendance on Friday. We saw 3 games 6 teams.