Some 11U Standout Forwards at the Summer Championship

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prep Hoops Next takes a look at some of the top forwards in the 11U Division we watched at the Summer Championship in Kansas City..</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jayden Bethke (East Metro Hurricanes): An athletic young forward who has good length and played with a strong motor. He was rebounding and scoring around the basket. He also is a pretty skilled youngster who did a good job of handling the ball in the open court. He was also passing it pretty well to open cutters.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>LB Wallace (Earl Watson Academy): A long and athletic forward who helped his team win the 11U championship with his great activity around the basket. His length and mobility was very effective because of his strong effort. He was blocking shots and attacking the boards at both ends. He could make a lot of things happen without commanding a lot of touches.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Dijuan Waters (SEMO Blazers): A hard-working youngster from the SEMO area who was putting in work inside with his scoring and ability to rebound at both ends. He was playing with strength and he was also running the court to get transition baskets. He also had a couple of strong drives from the high post to score.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>JP Martin (St Louis Grizzlies): A young forward who is already an ideal Stretch 4 with his height and ability it knock down shots from 3-point range. He has a smooth delivery and a quick release on his catch and shoot 3-pointers. He also has a good feel for the game as a secondary ball handler who can also pass it well from the high post. He also has a nice touch off the glass from the interior.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Colby Tiller-Johnson (Earl Watson Academy): A young power forward who used his big body around the basket very effectively. He used his strength to establish good position inside to score in the post. He was also planting himself on the weak side to gobble up offensive rebounds to get putbacks. He also handles the ball well when he has to.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->