The Big Interview: Jarrod Taylor

Andrew Force January 19, 2022 @ 11:49 PM

On the 19th of January, [player_tooltip player_id="1199591" first="Jarrod" last="Taylor"] shared his valuable time with @PrepHoopsTN. What did Taylor talk about during the relatively brief phone conversation? How is your season going? It is going good. We are winning. We are getting good dub’s. We are good. What is your record so far? I think it is, yeah, we are 16-2. What is your role with the team? My role right now is being a good leader and scoring the ball as versatile as I can. And being a good role model for the younger guys, as well. Who are the key younger guys? [player_tooltip player_id="992497" first="Jaylen" last="Jones"]. Jordan Crawford. Raz Armstrong. They are all going to take over next year. <h4>News and Notes</h4> Jarrod is having a tremendous senior season. You might remember that Jarrod moved to Atlanta after his sophomore season. This year is his first back in town. Taylor’s points per 32 minutes (Per32) is up there with the best in the entire state. Entering the latter stages of January, Taylor is averaging 26.4 Per 32, better than [player_tooltip player_id="1022635" first="David" last="Craig"], [player_tooltip player_id="1043214" first="Will" last="Keltner"], [player_tooltip player_id="1125601" first="Griffin" last="Cooper"], [player_tooltip player_id="1279091" first="Will" last="Jackson"], Ty Pryor (Rockwood), Jerrod Mackey (Hillcrest), and virtually everyone else. [player_tooltip player_id="1199591" first="Jarrod" last="Taylor"] will play in the Next Level Skills All-Star Game. Currently, Jarrod is one of two public high school players to get and then accept that coveted invitation. Look at the roster as it now stands. Each team will be composed of 10 players when the game tips March 26th at Valor Prep.   Public School Team Jarrod Talyor (East Nashville) [player_tooltip player_id="1317024" first="Asa" last="Hardyway"] (Hunters Lane)