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<p>I attended the annual <strong>AZ Compass Prep Fall League </strong>on three different days watching 15 games over those days. These teams are a combination of teams success and how they played when I viewed them. The players on teams that went undefeated or only loss 1 or 2 games are obviously placed a little higher. (Always some exceptions to the rules). As always these are <strong>NOT </strong>player rankings. Also some only played 1 game so many be lower down compared to some others who played for their team every game. </p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>We start with the 1st Team</strong></h2>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2288469' first='Jalen' last='Brown'] Sequoia Prep</strong></p>
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<p>A bigger guard is taking his talents to Wisconsin and he showed off his skills. He uses his size, handle and bounce to get inside the paint and will dunk it or finish in traffic. He will rise up from mid-range, hit the deep three, dribble drive with left hand and he is a very good passer and on-ball defender. </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2412268' first='Maurice' last='Carter II'] Millennium</strong></p>
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<p>One of the top point guards in the junior class had some monster games throughout the few days I watched. He is very hard to defend as a three level scorer with fall aways from mid-range, bursts and his first step is legit. His pull-up from mid-range is almost automatic, slick in and out takes, he is elusive to the rim and will knock down deep threes. He is a super underrated passer since he scores it so easily too. </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2960993' first='Dalen' last='Felder'] Phhoenix Prep Hood </strong></p>
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<p>A combo guard has one of the purest shooting strokes from mid to the three point line in the senior class. He can dunk it on the break but is looking to shoot it with side step triples, middy pull-ups and crafty dribble drives in traffic. When he is rolling, this team is very hard to beat. </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2140825' first='Jimmie' last='Haywood III'] AZ Compass Prep EYBL</strong></p>
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<p>A bigger guard can play on or off the ball. He gets a lot of opportunities playing next to multiple point guards and led them in scoring a couple games. He will score with dunks on the break, pull-up or off the dribble threes, mid-range jumpers and tough takes off the bounce. He will also make a play for a teammate. </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2140875' first='Demarcus' last='Henry'] AZ Compass Prep EYBL</strong></p>
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<p>The MVP of the three days definitely went to Henry. A top-5 player in the country backed it up affecting every game with his elite two-way play and the ability to make teammates around him better as a true point forward. He also happens to defend every position on the floor and plays hungry and aggressive. He scores with deep threes, mid-range jumpers, long swooping strides to the basket, taking contact well and rebounds better then maybe anyone for his wing position. </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1651788' first='Jakyi' last='Miles'] AZ Compass Prep EYBL </strong></p>
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<p>A bigger point guard goes thru stretches where no one can defend him. Either getting to his mid-range pull-up, dunks on the break or hitting the three off the catch. He made some up the court ropes and drive and kicks but what stood out for him was his pride in his defense. He was blocking shots, rebounding in his area and collecting steals. </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='3765268' first='Chase' last='Robertson'] Phhoenix Prep Hood (Pictured) </strong></p>
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<p>A bigger lead guard is a two-way player. He is extremely unselfish with some next level passes with some slick pocket passes and drive and kicks. He often uses his left hand a lot and can score. He will hit the three off the catch, use the floater game, dunks on the break, take contact well in traffic with his bigger body, crossover into a layup with a nice burst and he is a quick second and third jumper. He was another who was a MVP candidate going undefeated. </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='3672710' first='Terrence' last='Richardson'] San Tan Charter </strong></p>
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<p>A long power forward went undefeated when he actually played. (They lost when he was out of town.) He affects the game with his size, length and scoring. He rebounds everything in his area, blocks shots and scores. He will hit the three, use the floater, his post footwork is improving and score with hook shots. He runs the floor well and plays way above the rim. The quickly improving forward recently committed to <strong>Wyoming</strong>. </p>
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I attended the annual AZ Compass Prep Fall League on three different days watching 15 games over those days. These teams are a combination of teams success and how they played when I viewed them. The players on teams that went undefeated or only loss 1 or 2 games are obviously placed a little higher. (Always some exceptions to the rules). As always these are NOT player rankings. Also some only played 1 game so many be lower down compared to some others who played for their team every game.
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