Prospect Report: West Catholic vs St. Joe’s Prep

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Monday afternoon, the Prep came away with the overtime win against West Catholic at home. Here are the prospects to keep track of:&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"textDecoration":"underline"}}} --> <p style="text-decoration:underline">West Catholic</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1121735' first='Adam' last='“Budd” Clark'] | 5'10 G 2023</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Clark had a herculean performance for the Burrs. The <strong>Coppin St</strong>-commit put up 21 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists, 6 steals, and 2 blocks. His usage of screens has come a long way. In pick-and-roll, he used them to snake-dribble into the paint to lay the ball in and/or draw fouls (5-8 FT). And when his man went under the screen, Budd pulled up for three, making a pair of them in the second quarter. His 4th quarter was big for them two. He scored 6 points and grabbed 2 steals, plus a chase-down block to give his team the lead before going to overtime.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1121734' first='Zion' last='Stanford'] | 6'5 W/F 2023</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Coach Boc gave Stanford a crucial defensive assignment - create havoc and still help on Guillouette - while relying on him on offense. And for the most part, he did just that: two steals, 3 blocks, and several deflections to go along with 20 points and 8 boards (6 on defense). The future <strong>Temple Owl</strong> used his size and strength to get to his spots inside. In the process, he was able to make multiple trips to the charity stripe where he made 7-of-10.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"textDecoration":"underline"}}} --> <p style="text-decoration:underline">St. Joe's Prep</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1460800' first='Jordan' last='Ellerbee'] | 6'1 G 2025</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A sixth man for the Hawks, Ellerbee was the unofficial-but-unquestioned player of the game with 20 points on 4 threes. He entered the game and immediately enhanced the vertical dimension of their offense. His jumpers - including 2 middies - came from him relocating and/or running off screens. After a mental error late in the fourth, the sophomore guard bounced back by making the game-tying layup with single digits left on the clock. Then in OT, he hit two big shots to swing the momentum in SJP's favor. Before the season, I underestimated SJP because I underrated Ellerbee. He and they made a believer out of me.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Matthew Gorman | 6'2 G 2024</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Gorman made smart decisions with the ball all game. They didn't ask him to do much, but when they needed him he was on-point. The junior wing knocked down a pair of threes and got fouled on a third (2-3 FT). Almost as important, he made great connecting passes, including the assist across the baseline for Ellerbee's three in OT. Gorman totalled 12 points, 3 rebounds, and 3 assists.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='933048' first='Tristen' last='Guillouette'] | 6'9 C 2024</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>His teammates had difficulties getting him paint touches, but he maximized the ones he did get. Guillouette scored 12 points, 4 of which came on putbacks. And even when the Jersey-native didn't get the ball down low, the defense had to pre-rotate his way to deny him. His presence on defense gave SJP the upper hand. He hauled in double-digit defensive rebounds, blocked 6 shots, and clogged the lane, deterring even more attempts.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1197607' first='Jaron' last='McKie'] | 6'2 G 2025</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Even when McKie doesn't have the ball, he is still a threat. So West Catholic did their best to account for him every second he was on the court. And two of the times they didn't, the marksman made them pay with trey-balls. Other times, he capitalized on frantic closeouts by kicking it to other shooters or getting the ball inside. McKie finished the game with 13 points, 3 rebounds, and 4 assists.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>For more hoops coverage, follow me on Twitter/IG @ CGraham_Sports</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->