Hoops on the Hill: Windward vs Valley Christian

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Valley Christian High School in San Jose was the host school for The Hoops On The Hill Showcase. The event had 2 teams from SoCal, St. Francis from La Canada, and Windward. Liberty from Las Vegas was there. PH NorCal was there for 3 games on Friday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Game 1: St. Francis from La Canada</strong> <strong>handled Leigh 57</strong>-33</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Game 2: Liberty from Las Vegas took dow</strong>n <strong>Modesto Christian 61-53</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Game 3: Valley Christian won against Windward from SoCal 59-45.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2268980' first='Bryant' last='Clark']: He's one of the better guards in the WCAL this season. He's playing consistent basketball, gives Valley a player who can go get a bucket when things get tight. He came out aggressive in the second half knocking down a 3-pointer extending Valley's lead for good. Most of his 18pts came after half-time. He's taking and making good shots in different ways. He's defending and helping rebound. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2872459' first='Hudson' last='Dennison']: He's making his presence felt in and around the basket. He's a solid body at 6'6, gives good effort going after rebounds, and defending his position. He's showing he can go down on the block, turn and take it up strong in traffic. He hit a 3-pointer as a trailer. Works from different spots on the court</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Samuel Li:</strong> We got a look at the transfer from San Francisco. He gave the team a lift coming off the bench defending with energy. He got a steal that led a easy bucket. He gets close, moves his feet, kind of hard to shake when he locks in. He's a handler, willing passer, has good speed on the court, moves a lot. He won't shy away from putting up a shot in the flow, he hit a mid-range jumper from the free throw area.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2874002' first='Isaac' last='Devlin']: He's an improving prospect in the 2028 class. He has good size, works mostly in and around the post area right now. He comes off the bench, doesn't play a lot, but gives effort defending in the post, and going after rebounds when he's on the court. He got a couple of putback buckets. He's a ball mover, and screener, he takes it up strong when the opportunity presents itself. He has some tools we haven't seen yet.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>David Harris:</strong> Probably the most touted prospect in the gym on Friday: Standing around 6'6 he presents a matchup problem for teams defending him. He has a skill set that makes him hard to guard. He has the handles, and guard like movement at this level. He has size, lift and footwork to generate buckets in the paint. He'll square up and knock down mid-range and 3-pointers in different areas. He can facilitate up top. He rebounds, runs the court, has foot speed to defend waway from the basket.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2436274' first='Jordan' last='Hampton']: He's a capable guard with a good shot. He plays at a good pace, not rushed, handles ball pressure. He spent some time up top running the teams half-court sets. He moves the ball around the perimeter, always looking in transition. He's a threat, with range to knock down 3-pointers working off ball, or when he gets it back. He got a couple of rebounds.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2436303' first='Djordan' last='Hall']: He had good all around guard play. Standing around 6'2 he has the foot speed and size to defend guards, and stay close to shooters along the perimeter. He's a good ball handling guard, a ball mover, sees the court. He helps rebound from the guard position, then pushes fast up court. He found himself open to knock down 3's in the corner. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2888837' first='Darnell' last='Russell']: He's a hard playing post player listed at 6'9. He hustles up and down the court. He's active in the paint going after rebounds. He's big, strong, has presence at this level, he can be a difference maker defending in the paint. He gets wide, uses his body to seal off defenders, you can go to him in the paint, with balance and footwork he'll power up for two inside. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->