Border League: Impact Freshmen

HENDERSON, Nev. — The Border League has become one of the premier fall high school and prep school basketball events in the country and the 2026 event lived up to the hype. More than 150 teams from across the country made the trip to Southern Nevada to participate in the three day event. We were in the gym from morning until night at the Henderson Sport & Social and Coronado high school locations and below we break down the class of 2030 prospects who look to have a spot in their team's rotation.   Note: This includes only players we watched live at this event.    Bible was a key component in Bosco pulling off one of the most shocking upsets of the Border League schedule when it took down Arizona-based Canyon Academy - which featured a roster filled with Division 1 players. What stood out most about the 6-foot-8 center was his strong fundamental base, understanding of his skill-set and willingness to play to his strengths. Bible was a consistent presence on the offensive glass, finished around the rim with touch with either hand and showed that he can handle physicality inside on both ends of the floor.     Demirozu willend up playing starter's minutes for Campbell Hall this season as its defacto "big" despite his strength being his ability to stretch the floor. The 6-foot-7 forward is best in spot-up situations where his fundamental shooting mechanics lead to high percentage shooting from behind-the-arc. With its depth of small, quick, attacking guards who get paint touches in transition and dribble-drive motion, Demirozu pulling bigs away from the rim with his shooting ability will be important.     Rice has all of the physical and athletic tools to make an immediate impact on the wing for Riordan and will likely be thrust into a bigger role quicker than expected with the unfortunate injury to sophomore point guard [player_tooltip player_id='2952295' first='Judah' last='Van Ewijk']. The 6-foot-4 freshman has quick-twitch leaping ability, covers ground with long strides in transition and is an effective slasher, cutter, lane-filler and finisher in transition and half-court offense.     Vernis has some dynamic scoring and playmaking ability to his game that Servite will lean on heavily in its 4-around-1 and 5-out offensive looks. The shifty and well-paced 5-foot-10 combo guard is confident isolation breakdown guy who can get to the rim and score with creativity or pull-up for a mid-range or three-point jumper. Vernis was also a disruptive presence on the defensive end with his combination of IQ, focus, intensity and quick hands and feet.     Forbes has been gaining national recognition since the Border League as he had his lethal three-point shooting on display throughout the event. The 6-foot-4 shooting guard flashed his unconscious level of confidence in his off-catch and off-bounce shooting ability complete with a quick release and as deep of range as you'll find in the country regardless of class. Forbes has been given the green light by the Mater Dei coaching staff and he made the most of that shooting freedom.     Harris looks to be up next in a strong line of point guard play at Sheldon High. The 5-foot-10 freshman has a feel for the game well-beyond his years and that translates to him being an orchestrator of offense with his passing and table-setting standing out as his best qualities. Griffin has dynamic open court speed which allowed him to earn early paint touches, put pressure on the rim and score or create as needed. While his speed is his strength, Griffin did a good job of staying under control and made good decisions with the ball.     Harris is a smooth and polished scoring guard whose combination of feel, instincts, talent and self-confidence show in his ability to create and make shots. Harris is the type of guard who can hunt his spots with an efficient handle and versatile scoring arsenal that includes paint finishes through contact, floaters, pull-up jumpers and crafty buckets around rim protectors.     Clark's role at Mater Dei will be a glue-type one and that's where he will excel early in his high school career. The wiry 6-foot-5 forward is an effective positional and out-of-area rebounder on both ends of the floor and his combination of length and lateral fluidity will allow him to defend multiple positions. Offensively, Clark was best when generating second-chance opportunities and cutting or slashing his way to the rim.

HENDERSON, Nev. — The Border League has become one of the premier fall high school and prep school basketball events in the country and the 2026 event lived up to the hype. More than 150 teams from across the country made the trip to Southern Nevada to participate in the three day event. We were in the gym from morning until night at the Henderson Sport & Social and Coronado high school locations and below we break down the class of 2030 prospects who look to have a spot in their team's rotation.

Note: This includes only players we watched live at this event.

Bryce Bible

CA-S #WL

PF/C #WL

HEIGHT 6'8"

POS PF/C

CLASS 2030

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Bryce Bible

State: Southern California

School: St. John Bosco

Bible was a key component in Bosco pulling off one of the most shocking upsets of the Border League schedule when it took down Arizona-based Canyon Academy - which featured a roster filled with Division 1 players. What stood out most about the 6-foot-8 center was his strong fundamental base, understanding of his skill-set and willingness to play to his strengths. Bible was a consistent presence on the offensive glass, finished around the rim with touch with either hand and showed that he can handle physicality inside on both ends of the floor.