Four Forwards Endure their Annual Checkups

<p>Guards, guards, guards.  All we ever talk about in Tennessee are guards.  Today, four wonderful Class of 2022 forwards demand our attention and respect.</p> <h3>[player_tooltip player_id="1021825" first="Cade" last="Pendleton"]</h3> <p>East Hamilton’s exceptional senior guard pair are bolstered by Cade "The Counterbalance" Pendleton.  Ok, that is not his nickname.  Unless he wants it to be?  I’ll get back to you.  In a dominating win over Ooltewah, Cade not only scored 28 points, he scored on an astonishing 12 of his 14 field goal attempts.  CP also amassed six rebounds and blocked five shots.</p> <p>https://twitter.com/EastHamBball/status/1350645936788271104?s=19</p> <h3>[player_tooltip player_id="1011978" first="JaSteven" last="Walker"]</h3> <p>The dreamy athleticism of [player_tooltip player_id="1011978" first="JaSteven" last="Walker"] is starting to inspire calls and communication from high-major basketball programs.  It was only a matter of time and the 17th best college prospect in Tennessee is only going to draw more interest and offers in the coming months.</p> <p>"He has heard from a lot of schools," said Fayette Ware Head Basketball Coach Chris Chearis.  "He has an offer from Hampton University.  He and I are both in constant contact with Iowa State, Murray State.  Wake Forest a whole lot.  Western Kentucky.  And East Tennessee State are the one’s that are contacting us a lot, especially him."</p> <p>How has he been developing?</p> <p>"He has been flashing the inside game and the outside game," said Coach Chearis.  "A lot of teams are trying to keep the ball out of his hands.  What he doesn’t do with a whole lot of points, he is averaging 3.5 blocks.  He is averaging over a steal a game.  He is impacting the game all the way around."</p> <h3>[player_tooltip player_id="787686" first="Braeden" last="Moore"]</h3> <p>Everybody in Tennessee now knows the name of [player_tooltip player_id="787686" first="Braeden" last="Moore"].  Though it may seem like he got better over night, he did not.  <br /> <br /> Braeden was starting for C.P.A. since his freshman season and despite the flood of D1 offers in the last half-year, his skill and willingness to work were always apparent.  Moore’s coaching staff makes him that much better.  The sky is the limit.  Just look at how many college programs offered him in the last two weeks: St. John’s, Nebraska, Cincinnati, Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Houston, Ole Miss, West Virginia, Georgetown, Auburn, Tennessee.</p> <h3>[player_tooltip player_id="787687" first="Braden" last="Ilic"]</h3> <p>For the season, Morristown East forward [player_tooltip player_id="787687" first="Braden" last="Ilic"] maintains averages of approximately 19 points per game, 9 rebounds per game, and 2 blocks per.</p> <p>Currently, Ilic is in recruiting contact with Western Kentucky, West Virginia, Appalachian State, Liberty, George Washington, Virginia Tech, Lipscomb, and Belmont.</p> <p><em>Follow @PrepHoopsTN.</em></p>