Rising Sophomores Put Name on Map at Riverside Brookfield

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>***Use Code “ScottyB30” for 30% off your subscription***</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>What prospects in the Class of 2029 put their name on the map emerging at the Riverside Brookfield Live Event?&nbsp; Here are a few that caught our attention!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Aaron Harrington (Perspectives)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 6'2” point guard brings nice size and length.&nbsp; Clean looking shot and has juice with the ball in the open floor pressing the issue to the rim.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Lawrence Burnett (St. Laurence)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Another 6'2” guard put his name on the map.&nbsp; Solid athlete that impressed as a scrappy on ball defender with a connective skill set on the offensive end.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='3430181' first='Jayden' last='Hall'] (Crane)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hall is a 6'4” small forward with a nice frame.&nbsp; Shot fake for drives and can get downhill with strength.&nbsp; Quality defender that flashed as a shooter.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jakobi Pierce (Bradley Bourbonnais)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Pierce goes 6'3” as a shooting guard with a clean looking jump shot.&nbsp; Crisp mid-range game that stretches to three.&nbsp; Has some projection in his frame.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Kingston Harris (Thornwood)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Harris is an interesting 6'6” center with broad shoulders and super long arms.&nbsp; Snatched rebounds in traffic and showed nice passing instincts for a big man.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2864955' first='Major' last='Staley'] (Fenwick)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Staley caught our attention as a 6'6” center who has a nice build.&nbsp; Rebounds at a very high level for a young post already.&nbsp; Runs the floor pretty well and hit a three in the game we saw.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Donavyn Rodgers (Fenwick)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 6'2” shooting guard from Fenwick is a classic three and D wing who can defend both backcourt spots with his athleticism while being a quality spot up shooter.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Daniel Ruffin (Peoria Central)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>At 6'0” the point guard is an active on ball defender who has some spot up shooting ability.&nbsp; Willing to put it on the deck getting to the line or scoring on sweeping layups.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->