John Wall Holiday Day One Standouts (Part Two)

It's the best time of the year! The John Wall Holiday Invitational is underway at Broughton High School with 20 teams in attendance from all over the country! Games are rolling at Holliday Gymnasium. This tournament has many established stars attending with even more ready to emerge. Let's take a look at part two of the standouts!    Jones is such a valuable piece to this Christ School team primarily with his ability to give this team a real edge on the defensive end. Jones can really turn the corner and get to the rim with a purpose, he was incredibly efficient with that aspect of his game today. Jones finished with 19 Points on only 9 field goal attempts. He was a perfect 6-6 from the line while adding 4 rebounds to the day. He's a big time athlete with above the rim ability, has solid outside touch to keep defenses honest, but he is a true downhill specialist. Christ School has a bevy of really talented players, there might not be one more important to what they do at both ends of the floor than [player_tooltip player_id='1352799' first='Tyler' last='Jones'].     Parker did everything he could for his team today despite being overmatched from a size perspective vs Christ School. Parker did a really nice job getting to his spots in the mid range and connecting with consistency. He's become a really well rounded inside the arc scorer that will only continue to improve as he adds strength. Parker finished with 22 Points and 9 Rebounds, helping his team to a strong start and early lead, and after it got away from them he helped them finish the game strong by winning the fourth quarter. Parker is starting to really produce in these big time games, it's only a matter of time before his teams start winning them.     Dickens did such an incredible job today by getting downhill and helping provide a spark of offense when [player_tooltip player_id='1280933' first='Kobe' last='Edwards'] was sidelined with foul trouble. Dickens was a real spark plug in a monster win for Greenfield. He finished with 16 Points, and 3 Assists on 5-8 from the floor while connecting on 6-9 from the free throw line. Dickens is a perfect compliment to Edwards and now it's showing on the biggest stages. He's a no brainer full scholarship level kid that should continue to make major strides in his game. He played today with an incredible sense of confidence and belief in his ability to get the job done. His belief was more than validated with his performance.     Edwards dealt with early foul trouble only to come back in and manage the game in simply a masterful way. Edwards balanced the stat sheet with a 12 Point, 5 Assists, 4 Rebound effort with the bulk of that production in the 2nd half as Greenfield was holding down a lead. Edwards did his most useful work in long possessions as the game wound to a close. Every time Greenfield took 20+ seconds off the clock, Edwards made the right decision with the basketball. Both he and [player_tooltip player_id='2673399' first='Donovan' last='Dickens'] delivered masterful performances in an incredibly intense and emotional game. Kobe did a really good job maintaining his poise throughout, especially in crunch time. This feels like a signature game in what has been a signature year for Edwards and Greenfield.     This kid is simply a specimen out there on the floor and his game is really clicking on all cylinders. Allmond brought the most intensity and effort we saw from anyone in a Petersburg jersey on Saturday as they came up short to Greenfield. His ability to change the game on the offensive glass is simply special. He finished with 22 Points and 10 Rebounds with 6 of them offensive. A true physical force with a skillset and touch from the outside that is showing really rapid progress as he's nearly done with his high school career. Allmond will be highly motivated the rest of the week to get Petersburg out of here with a 2-1 record.

It's the best time of the year! The John Wall Holiday Invitational is underway at Broughton High School with 20 teams in attendance from all over the country! Games are rolling at Holliday Gymnasium. This tournament has many established stars attending with even more ready to emerge. Let's take a look at part two of the standouts!