Players Ready to Surprise this Season

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Natural State has plenty of players who are ready to surprise folks this season. Here are several of those prospects to watch out for as we approach the high school basketball season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2885473' first='Luke' last='Ipe']-Shooting Guard/Small Forward-Central Arkansas Christian-6'0” 2029</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 2029 class has plenty of talented prospects to keep an eye on. [player_tooltip player_id='2885473' first='Luke' last='Ipe'] is a good ball handler who can work his way into the paint and to the basket. Ipe has the range to connect on jumpers from anywhere on the floor. Ipe is an unselfish player with the basketball and will make the extra pass to the open shooter. He stays active on both ends of the floor and is a player to watch out for this season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2824448' first='Caleb' last='Lewis']-Point Guard/Shooting Guard-Pottsville-5'11” 2027</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Pottsville guard can shift from the point guard to the shooting guard role with no trouble at all. Lewis sees the floor well and does a nice job of finding the open shooter on the floor. Lewis shoots the ball well and can connect on jumpers from all three levels of the floor. Lewis creates turnovers on the defensive end of the floor and will cause problems for opposing ball handlers. He is a player ready for a breakout season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2376830' first='Truman' last='Wheeler']-Power Forward-Bentonville-6'5” 2027</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Bentonville Tigers have a talented prospect working in the paint on both ends of the floor. Wheeler plays tough defense and grabs rebounds on both the offensive as well as the defensive end. Wheeler works his way into the paint and finishes around the rim. Wheeler is a player to watch out for with the Tigers. Bentonville is a talented team that could make some noise this upcoming season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='3073480' first='Trey' last='Simmons']-Point Guard/Small Forward-Farmington-6'3” 2028</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='3073480' first='Trey' last='Simmons'] is a versatile player who can handle the ball for the Cardinals as well as work his way into the paint. Simmons sees the floor well and will find the open shooter on the floor. He is a reliable shooter from all three levels of the floor. Simmons is a tough defender who will cause problems for opposing guards. He is a player to keep an eye as the 2026 season approaches.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->