Hoophall West: 2024 Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>December 8th-10th I attended the prestigious&nbsp;<strong>Hoophall West&nbsp;</strong>located at Chaparral HS in Scottsdale. AZ. Some of the top teams in the West took part along with a few local teams to challenge themselves.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2>Here were the local junior standouts:</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='994006' first='Styles' last='Phipps'] St. Mary's</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A super shifty scoring point guard. He made a few advance passes down the court and changed speeds about as well as you can to get passed his defenders. His sweet spot is his mid-range jumper of the dribble for sure. His upper body is stronger to take contact and score inside. He makes a few wow plays every game. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='996166' first='Braeden' last='Speed'] Brophy Prep</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A defensive guard with big time lateral quickness and strength. He is a downhill type of guard who is tough. He can pull-up from mid-range and get to the rim with his shift and build. He defends the best player on every team and is invaluable if the Broncos want to make a deep run. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='996175' first='Barron' last='Silsby'] Perry&nbsp;(Pictured) </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The starting point guard for the Pumas has a high feel for the game. He is a deep three point shooter who will rattle them off versus some top notch teams. He has a high level floater game and he is a better passer than he gets credited with. He has a little burst but his shooting sets up the rest of his game.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1345369' first='Ben' last='Rosenberg'] Chaparral</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>An undersized, shifty ball handler is their pure point guard for the Firebirds. He is the floor general who guides the offense and sets up the team for easier scores. He can hit perimeter jumpers and burst into the lane. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1695248' first='Luke' last='Rehl'] Brophy Prep</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A long and lean wing with good size. He can shoot the three with nice ball rotation on his shooting. He plays the game with a good IQ and court awareness. Once he fills in a little, he should be even more valuable. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1135513' first='Nathan' last='Wanjohi'] Ironwood</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A long versatile forward is a two-way player. He was crashing the glass and scoring inside the paint. His length, size and quickness allows him to defend multiple positions. He can rip thru with either hand and brings his hard hat to every game he plays. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1135515' first='Noah' last='Gifft'] Ironwood</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Their top shooter made his usual catch and shoot triples but also had a couple difficult shots made. One was as the shot clock was running down, he faded away over the defender and bang, right in. His ability to shoot gives the forwards space in the middle, since the defenders know they can't sag off of him.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->