A Look Back: California Scholastic Live Standout Wings

Rocklin, CA - At the end of June, NorCal hosted the 4th annual California Scholastic Live Event with Whitney High School as the main gym used for the top teams and games. This article takes a look at 8 standout wings and slashers from the 2027 to 2029 classes (rising seniors to rising sophomores) that performed well at the event. In this article you will find the following information: players name, height, position, school, stats from the event, and a breakdown of their skill sets. The players are listed in alphabetical order, not ranked order, and we begin with Bear Acy.    Acy is a lengthy, athletic, and bouncy wing/slasher that dominates the paint on both ends, is a versatile defender, and looks to throw down anything close to the basket. Acy had a strong showing at this year's Cali Live event, with a pair of big time showings in wins over Clovis North and Whitney, going for 21 points and 9 rebounds, and 21 points and 11 rebounds respectively to help his team go undefeated and win its bracket against all NorCal competition. Acy has the length and quick leaping ability to control the boards on both ends, getting points off put-backs with the tip-in or dunk off the rim, limits opponents to single shot possessions, has the handle to push the ball up the court, the wingspan and lateral foot-speed to stay in front of his defender, the instincts and awareness to jump passing lanes or deflect passes to get out in transition, and the timing to block shots in the paint, as well as the strides to contest perimeter shots. Acy has a strong handle on the ball, the moves to get his defender off balance, using the various crossover combos, the hesitation, and fade-away to get open looks, is efficient with the mid-range jumper, and is a creative scorer around the basket, with the euro-step, spin-move, and up-and-under lay-ups to evade shot blockers, as well as taking flight at the rim with the length and bounce to head tap his defender trying to stay between him and the basket.     Brizard is a rangy, athletic, and high-level two-way player that can space the floor from beyond the arc, is a versatile defender, and keeps relentless pressure on the defense looking to attack the basket. Brizard had a strong showing in the opening game of the Cali Live event in a great game against Destiny Christian of Sacramento as a utility player doing whatever his team required of him. Brizard has solid handles, the moves to create off the bounce, using the crossover, hesitation, fade-away, and wrap-behind to get his defender off balance, is accurate with the mid-range jumper off the dribble with good body control to absorb contact in the air, moves well off the ball to get to his shot spots, is efficient with the 3-ball off the catch, and is a crafty scorer around the basket to finish over height in the paint. Brizard has active hands, the wingspan, and timing to deflect passes, jump passing lanes, and block/alter shots in the paint, as well as on the close out to alter perimeter shots.     Chiles is a physical and bouncy wing/slasher that keeps constant pressure on the defense, has electric energy on the glass and on defense, and can open the floor from beyond the arc. Chiles had a strong showing at this year's Cali Live event, averaging nearly 16 points per game with a high of 19 points against Mountain House. Chiles is a lengthy and agile defender that can stay in front of his opponent, has active hands and timing to jump passing lanes, deflect the ball to his guards, has the bounce to block/alter shots in the paint, as well as stepping out and altering perimeter shots, and is active on the boards to push the ball up the court, or get put-backs off the missed shot. Chiles has a strong handle on the ball, uses various moves to create off the bounce, using the crossover, hesitation, wrap-behind, and between-cross to get his defender off balance, has good body control and lift on the mid-range jumper with frequency, moves well off the ball to get to his shot spots, and is accurate with the 3-ball off the catch to open up the floor to attack off the wing.     Coleman is a physical and skilled wing/forward that can score through contact, is a solid on-ball defender, and can score from the perimeter to pull bigger players away from the basket. Coleman had a stellar showing at Cali Live in NorCal, putting up 29 points, connecting on a pair of threes, in a win over Dougherty Valley, and a 20 point showing, connecting on 3 threes against Mission Bay. Coleman has a strong handle on the ball, keeps the dribble alive to find holes in the defense, uses the crossover, hesitation, wrap-behind, and between-cross to get by his initial defender, has the strength to score through contact, as well as the creative moves to evade shot blockers in the paint, using the euro-step, up-and-under, and reverse lay-ups coming off a nice burst off speed off the dribble. Coleman has good off-ball movement, gets to his shot spots, is accurate with the 3-ball off the catch, has active hands and lateral agility to stay in front of his defender, force his opponent to make mistakes, and jumps passing lanes or deflect the ball out to get out and push up the court for transition buckets.     Hopkins is an athletic, wiry, and sharp shooting wing/slasher that looks to keep pressure on the defense, is active on the glass, and can space the floor from beyond the arc. Hopkins and his team had a great showing at Cali Live, going undefeated and winning its bracket over St. Ignatius of San Francisco, and going for 21 points, connecting on 5 threes in the championship game. Hopkins has the wingspan and timing to block shots in transition, as well as alter shots on the perimeter or in the paint, has the awareness and instincts to jump passing lanes or deflect passes to get out in the open court, where he can display his elite bounce for some big time dunks. Hopkins moves well off the ball to get open looks off the catch on the perimeter, uses the back-cut or v-cut to get space from his defender, has great timing to catch and throw down the lob off the baseline, has the moves to create off the bounce, using the crossover, hesitation, spin-move, and fade-away to get open looks off the bounce, is accurate with the jumper, from the mid-range to the 3-point line, and is a creative scorer around the basket with the euro-step and up-and-under lay-ups to evade height in the paint.     Landry is an athletic, bouncy, and skilled wing/slasher that can score from 3-levels, is a versatile defender that can guard the 1 through 4 positions at a high-level, and is capable of spacing the floor from beyond the arc. Landry was one of the top prospects on display at Cali Live and he did not disappoint over the 4 games played, putting up nearly 21 points a game, and scoring 20 points, connecting on a pair of threes in the process, and showcasing why he is one of the top rising seniors in the country. Landry has a solid handle on the ball, keeps the dribble alive to find openings in the defense, uses the various crossover combos and the hesitation moves to get his defender off balance, has a great burst off the dribble with the length and strides to get by nearly any perimeter defender, has the ability to contort his body to score among height in the paint or looks to take flight and throw it down on anyone trying to protect the basket, is accurate with the jumper of the bounce from the mid-range to the 3-point line off the dribble, and can put up points quickly. Landry is an elite rebounder on both ends of the court, looks to push the pace of play in the open court, has the court vision to find open players up the court or off the drive and kick pass, changes pace and direction with the ball in hand to keep his defender guessing, and has the euro-step move to score down the lane or off the floater.     Richo is a physical and skilled wing/slasher that can space the floor from beyond the arc, is a versatile player that impacts various aspects of the game, and can defend at a high level. Richo had a strong showing in a game against Lincoln of Stockton, where he would finish with 19 points, and displayed his all around impact for the Pride that makes him such a valuable component to Salesian's roster. Richo is active on the boards, looks to push the pace up the floor, get put-backs off missed shots, has good lateral foot-speed and active hands to jump passing lanes, deflect passes, or poke the ball out to get out in transition, and alters shots on the perimeter with quality close-outs and contests. Richo moves well off the ball, gets to his shot spots, and can light it up from the 3-point line off the catch.     Sherwood is a skilled, physical, and versatile two-way player that can score from 3-levels, impacts the scoreboard playing on or off the ball, and can space the floor from beyond the arc. Sherwood had a strong showing at this year's event with his personal best of 28 points, connecting on a pair of threes, coming in a win over Clovis North, as well as an average of 16 points per game to help Chaminade go undefeated and win its bracket over Whitney of Rocklin. Sherwood has solid handles, keeps the dribble alive to find openings to attack the defense, has the moves and length to get by his initial defender, using the crossover, hesitation, fade-away, wrap-behind, and toss-cross to get to his shot spot, gets good lift with body control and accuracy on the mid-range jumper off the bounce, has various moves to score in tight windows around the basket, using the spin-move, euro-step, and up-and-under lay-ups to score among height in the paint, moves well off the ball to get to the open spot, and is accurate with the 3-ball off the catch to space the floor. Sherwood crashes the boards on both ends, looks to push the pace of play up the court, has touch on the put-back off the miss, and draws fouls routinely with his ability to play through and absorb contact attacking the basket to put up points from the line.

Rocklin, CA - At the end of June, NorCal hosted the 4th annual California Scholastic Live Event with Whitney High School as the main gym used for the top teams and games. This article takes a look at 8 standout wings and slashers from the 2027 to 2029 classes (rising seniors to rising sophomores) that performed well at the event. In this article you will find the following information: players name, height, position, school, stats from the event, and a breakdown of their skill sets. The players are listed in alphabetical order, not ranked order, and we begin with Bear Acy.