Players to Watch in State Tournament

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>State tournament week is here in the Natural State. Here are several players to watch out for in the state tournament this week.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jc Jones-Shooting Guard-Pottsville-6'1” 2026</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jones had an impressive performance against the Prairie Grove Tigers in the regional tournament last week. He has the range to hit consistently from all three levels of the floor. Meanwhile, he does a great job of battling for loose balls and grabbing rebounds. Jones has the ability to turn defense into offense quickly. He is a player to watch for Pottsville this week.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2637777' first='Press' last='Taylor']-Shooting Guard-Farmington-5'11” 2028</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Farmington guard handles the basketball well. Taylor makes the extra pass to the open shooter. Meanwhile, he has the range to drain the deep three pointer. Taylor knows when to attack the basket. Taylor is the type of guard who stays active on the defensive end of the floor. He does an impressive job of getting to loose balls. Taylor and the Cardinals are a team folks should keep an eye on this week.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2021880' first='JJ' last='Andrews']-Shooting Guard-Little Rock Christian-6'6” 2026</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2021880' first='JJ' last='Andrews'] is a versatile prospect with the ability to take over a game on both ends of the floor. Andrews can rack up the double-doubles quickly. Andrews has the range to hit consistently from all over the floor. Meanwhile, he does a great job of running the floor and putting himself in a position to drain the open jumper. Andrews has the potential to have a big week in the state tournament this week.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2965879' first='Jabarih' last='Washington']-Small Forward/Shooting Guard-6'5” 2026</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Har-Ber Wildcat prospect is the type of player who can light it up on both ends of the floor. Washington gets into the paint, absorbs contact, and finishes with points. Meanwhile, he is an unselfish player with the ball and will make the extra pass to the open shooter. Washington does a great job of staying active on the defensive end of the floor. Washington is a player to watch out for this week.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->