The Top 20 Guards in Rutherford County: Part IV
Forget school classification. Forget size of school. This feature will only look at location. Who are the best guards in Rutherford County? Read about the players ranked #6-10. Read about the players ranked #11-15. Read about the players ranked #16-20.…
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Continue ReadingForget school classification. Forget size of school. This feature will only look at location. Who are the best guards in Rutherford County?
Read about the players ranked #6-10.
Read about the players ranked #11-15.
Read about the players ranked #16-20.
Included Teams
1. Blackman
2. Lancaster Christian
3. Murfreesboro Central Magnet
4. Riverdale
5. Smyrna
6. Eagleville
7. LaVergne
8. Oakland
9. Rockvale
10. Stewarts Creek
11. Franklin Road Christian
12. Middle Tennessee Christian
13. Providence Christian
14. Siegel
{1} Zion Swader Zion Swader 6'0" | PG Siegel | 2021 State TN , Siegel (2021)
Zion is a player deeply respected by PrepHoopsTN since he was thriving as an underclassman. Swader’s dad was a legend for Oakland High School. Allen Swader was named All-State in both 1983 and 1984 and named to the Oakland High School Basketballl Hall of Fame. In this season, Zion is making his own run for an All-State nomination: 16.8 ppg, 3.5 apg, 3.3 rpg. Perhaps the most sterling of all of Swader’s statistics is his 55% field goals. Swader is a guard. High school guards rarely finish off over half of their shots, since they obviously operate largely outside the lane. Signed to Missouri Western (D2).
{2} Jaylan Wetzel Jaylan Wetzel 6'1" | SG Siegel | 2021 State TN , Siegel (2021)
Wetzel broke out statewide over Summer ’19 with his AAU team RFS Elite 16u, not his high school program. The shooting of Jaylan Wetzel Jaylan Wetzel 6'1" | SG Siegel | 2021 State TN earned him a prominent starting spot for Siegel High. The Class of 2021 at Siegel is deep and talented and Jaylan is right up there with Swader and forward Matthew Schneider Matthew Schneider 6'5" | CG Siegel | 2021 State TN . Wetzel’s scoring average hovers between 15 and 16 ppg. The outside shooting is a strength.
{3} Damon Fann Damon Fann 6'2" | SG Riverdale | 2022 State TN , Riverdale (2022)
Physical, athletic. Wonderfully versatile as an attacker. Fann enters the latter half of January averaging 18+ points per game and 4+ assists per game.
{4} Jacob Beasley Jacob Beasley 5'10" | PG Rockvale | 2021 State TN , Rockvale (2021)
Jacob took a gamble in 2019 by transferring from Blackman High School to brand new Rockvale High. He was not assured of starting for Blackman in his junior season and yet Rockvale was a complete unknown not just for Jacob but the entire program. Judging by the success of Beasley in the last month, that gamble paid off handsomely. Beasley averaged 19.1 ppg through his first 7 games. He knocked down an impressive 42.2% from deep.
{5} Mark Cooper, Blackman (2021)
The Blaze are a strong, balanced team this season. Consider that Blackman plays more low-scoring games than most teams in this county, so these stats are less gaudy. Cooper averages 11.7 points per game along with 4.2 rpg and 3.6 apg.
Read about the players ranked #6-10.
Read about the players ranked #11-15.
Read about the players ranked #16-20.
Partial Rosters w/ Starters*
Smyrna Roster
#1 F BJ Lowe* (2023) 5.8 ppg, 71 reb/12 games
#2 TJ Lee* (2023) 10.0 ppg, 88.6% FT
#10 Chico McDowell* (2022) 6.4 ppg, 32.9% FG
#12 Ashton McCarver* (2022) 15.6 ppg, 47.4%
#23 Brandon Sanders 8.3 ppg, 31.6 FG%
#33 Laith Al Taie 6.8 ppg, 50/11 reb
Stewarts Creek
#0 Blake Dixon (2022)
#2 Bryce Jackson* (2021)
#11 Kaine Severance (2021)
#15 F Charlie Manley* (2022)
#24
Trevor Chatman
Trevor
Chatman
6'3" | CG
Stewarts Creek | 2021
State
TN
* (2021)
Riverdale
#1 Maddux Bodenhamer* (2024)
#2 Santonio McDaniel* (2022)
#5 Nick Miller (2021)
#10 Tre’Von Bass* (2022)
#11
Damon Fann
Damon
Fann
6'2" | SG
Riverdale | 2022
State
TN
* (2022)
#12
Elijah Buckner
Elijah
Buckner
6'6" | PF
Riverdale | 2021
State
TN
(2021)
30 Seed Coleman* (2022)
Rockvale
#2
Jacob Beasley
Jacob
Beasley
5'10" | PG
Rockvale | 2021
State
TN
#10 De’Eric Patton
#12 Jt Hathaway
#30
Kareem Sharif
Kareem
Sharif
6'2" | CG
Rockvale | 2021
State
TN
#40 Nathan Barnhart
LaVergne
#3 Cam Mcullough (2022)
#11 Brennon Hagewood (2023)
#15 Greg Bush (2021)
#23 Tony Nowlin (2022)
#33 Daunte White (2024)
Oakland
#4
Carrington Allen
Carrington
Allen
6'3" | SG
Oakland | 2022
State
TN
* (2022)
Providence Christian Academy
#1 Carson Posch* (2021)
#3 Eli McFarland*(2021)
#4 Eli Wilson* (2022)
#11 Anderson Reddell* (2022)
#14 Austin Thompson* (2022)
#15 Luke McFarland (2023)
#25 Ben Blake (2023)