3A Semi/Final/Copper CG/SG Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Last Friday, Saturday and yesterday I watched the semi finals and finals of the 3A bracket and the Copper Final.&nbsp;<strong>Palo Verde&nbsp;</strong>defeated&nbsp;<strong>Seton Catholic 52-49</strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Coolidge&nbsp;</strong>defeated&nbsp;<strong>Snowflake 62-48</strong>&nbsp;in the 3A final-4 and then&nbsp;<strong>Palo Verde</strong>&nbsp;defeated&nbsp;<strong>Coolidge 52-41</strong>&nbsp;in the 3A Final. Finally&nbsp;<strong>San Tan Charter</strong>&nbsp;defeated&nbsp;<strong>Valley Christian 53-43</strong>&nbsp;in the Copper Chip.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Here were the CG/SG Standouts</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>All the stats are official.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2396138' first='Rashad' last='Ortiz'] Palo Verde (Pictured)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>An athletic scoring guard hit the biggest shot of his career and biggest shot of the program's existence so far. He ran around looking to get open and went to the corner and hit the three at the buzzer to advance to the Chip. He is great in transition and will go baseline and score it. He also has a nice mid-range stroke. He finished with 15 points in the Final-4 and 19 points in the Final hitting some huge shots again.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2396139' first='Kristian' last='White'] Palo Verde </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A slightly undersized scoring guard plays the game with a big motor to compete and rebounds well. He is a natural attacker and stud on the break who can dunk it easily. He gets downhill well and makes tough and-1 takes and scores on offensive rebound put backs. He will also collect steals. He had 7 points in the Final-4 and 14 in the Final.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1768201' first='Paxton' last='Tamlyn'] Valley Christian </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>On a night where not many shots were falling, Tamlyn calmly hit a couple of mid-range jumpers with high elevation off the ground. The guard can play on or off the ball and make a play or two in the process. He is more athletic then he appears and finished with 5 points. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2161181' first='Corbyn' last='Downs'] Coolidge&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Another player who can play on or off the ball as a combo or scoring guard. He came back from a long injury and hit some important shots with and-1 downhill takes using either hand. He has a decent burst to get past his defenders and rebounds well in his area. He scored 7 points in the Final-4. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='3438548' first='Shane' last='Enos'] Coolidge</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A shooting guard or wing forward is a strong framed player who plays from the neck up. He can hit the three off the catch and he will pull-up from mid-range. He gets his nose in to rebound, block shots and he will collect steals. He scored 5 points in the Final-4 and 5 points in the Final. He should be a big part of the teams success next season. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2888700' first='Shameer' last='Stump'] <strong>Coolidge</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>An athletic scoring guard is the team's top defender. He has a strong, thicker frame and moves his feet quickly laterally. He is very good on the break and will get down downhill and spin off of his defenders to score. He is a sneaky good passer too.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2825310' first='Ryan' last='Morris'] Seton Catholic</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A combo guard who can play on or off the ball seamlessly. He can make plays but he is a natural scorer. He will shoot it from the three point line with deep range with confidence. He collects steals and rebounds well. He finished with 9 points.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='3148393' first='Henry' last='Miller'] Seton Catholic</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A good sized combo guard is one of their future pieces to the puzzle for the Sentinels. He will score with perimeter jumpers and rip thru to the basket with some contact. He rebounds well in and out of his area in traffic and finished with 4 points. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2552745' first='Jensen' last='Carter Grayson'] Coolidge&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A scoring combo guard comes off the bench and brings instant offense to the team. He can make plays with drives and kicks and score it easily. He will cut off the ball and hit the three off the catch. Look for him to become a bigger part of their offense the next two years. He scored 6 points in the Final-4. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->