Players to Watch this Week

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The conference season is winding down across the state. Which means the action is starting to heat up. Here are several prospects to watch this week.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2102733' first='Ta'Ron' last='Hurst']-Point Guard-Earle-6'0” 2026</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hurst continues to raise his level of play as the playoffs approach. He continues to be aggressive in driving to the basket. Hurst has the ability to absorb contact and finish with points. Meanwhile, he is unselfish with the basketball and has no problem making the extra pass to set up his teammates. Hurst is a player to watch out for this week.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2028697' first='Skye' last='Davenport']-Point Guard-Rogers Heritage-6'3” 2026</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2028697' first='Skye' last='Davenport'] fills up the stat sheet on both ends of the floor for the War Eagles. Davenport has the range to connect on jumpers from all three levels of the floor. He is a point guard who gets the game on the offensive end of the floor. Davenport is unselfish with the basketball and has no problem making the extra pass to the open shooter. He is a player to watch out for this week.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2021901' first='Derrick' last='Hudson']-Power Forward-Fayetteville-6'8” 2026</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Fayetteville forward is difficult matchup for opposing post players to contend with on both ends of the floor. Hudson is a tough defender who can rack up the rebounds quickly. Meanwhile, on the offensive end of the floor he can attack the rim as well as knock down jump shots with consistency. He has helped lead Fayetteville to 8-0 start in conference play and is a prospect to watch out for this week.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2393218' first='JJ' last='Wise']-Combo Guard-Sylvan Hills-6'3” 2027</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2393218' first='JJ' last='Wise'] has the ability to light up the scoreboard quickly for Sylvan Hills. He has the range to hit from all three levels of the floor with impressive frequency. Wise battles for rebounds and dives on the floor for loose balls. He is a prospect to watch out for this week for the Bears. Wise is a player to watch out for as the season winds down, and especially in club play over the summer.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->