La Porte Invitational: Sunday Top Performers

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The La Porte Invitational brought out some top talent to Indiana from the Nike Scholastic League and in this article we'll discuss the top performers from Sunday's action.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1464982"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-696415969f658"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">One of the elite point guards nationally, there's few players in the country I'd take to win a high school game over Sadler. Able to play different styles within the game, on Saturday Salder had 15 assists and on Sunday he was in more of a scoring mode. Sadler's play of the day came on a baseline drive where he hit a drift pass to the corner. Sadler also just gets wherever he wants on the court and that allows passing angles to come open for him that other players can't access. With Sadler running the show, Bella Vista has a chance to win the Nike Scholastic league.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2353540"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-696415969f712"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Battling injuries, McKnight Jr has become the primary creator for one of the most talented teams in the country. Having a lot of success on floaters, McKnight Jr worked well in the pick and roll against drop coverage to score. Also taking care of the basketball, McKnight Jr had a good balance of looking to score and looking to distribute on Sunday. Impressed with his ability to stay in attack mode while also not forcing the issue. One of the more talented lead guards in the 2027 class nationally.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2349988"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-696415969f7cb"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Brewster pulled off a marquee win in arguably the game of the weekend as their back-court was the star of the show on Sunday. White had an impressive performance as he had multiple and-1 finishes at the rim and played well off the ball as a cutter and closeout attacker. At the end of the game with Brewster down one, White drove baseline which brought help over as he dished it off to his teammate for a monster dunk with under 3 seconds left to win the game. A sophomore making a play like that to win a Nike Scholastic league game is rare and White was the guard trusted to make the right decision to win the game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1583467"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-696415969f861"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">A battle of Florida powerhouses saw IMG Academy just overwhelm Southeastern Prep with their defensive unity, strength and toughness. Olajuwon knocked down a handful of jumpers, including a few in the fourth quarter after Southeastern Prep made their biggest run of the game to take the lead, but it was IMG's ability to get stops in the half-court that won them this game. Olajuwon plays on balance and uses the pump fake to get defenders in the air. With a mature game and college ready frame, I expect Olajuwon to see the floor early in his college career.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1751496"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-696550397f5fb"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">I tried not to double up on any La Lumiere players after spotlighting three on Saturday, but those three ended up being the key reasons why they won again on Sunday. I went with Wright as a prospect who continues to produce against taller and older players on opposing frontcourts. With one of his future college assistant coaches on the baseline for this game, Wright has seen a lot of love from his hometown program since committing to the Cardinals. Rising quickly in the national rankings, Wright is due for a bump when we update our national 2027 rankings.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block -->