#PHRockyMountainMayhem Day 3 Standout Guards
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Jumping into a handful of guards that balled out on day 3 and left a big impression on the final day. Elias Cornelius HEIGHT 5'6" POS PG CLASS 2026 Elias Cornelius School: Weld Central Club: Colorado Elite 2026 Cornelius is…
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Continue ReadingJumping into a handful of guards that balled out on day 3 and left a big impression on the final day.
Elias Cornelius
Elias Cornelius
Cornelius is a player that is all over on both ends of the court. He is a player that is able to create for himself, getting past defenders and finishing at the rim. He can create contact and get himself to the charity stripe and connect at a high rate. He can step behind the arc and knock down some shots as well. On defense he is able to play the passing lane and get a hand on the ball.
Mekhi McNeal
Mekhi McNeal
McNeal is a player with a lot of bounce and is able to attack the basket, playing around the rim. He has a lot of athleticism and uses that to get past defenders to get to the paint finishing over taller players at times. He plays smart on defense, being able to come up with a couple blocks and was able to get a charge in a clutch situation late in the game. Will be a high energy guard to keep an eye on moving forward.
Henry Shoemaker
Henry Shoemaker
Shoemaker was a player that made an impact on day 2 and was one of the key players on day 3 for his team. He is a good spot up shooter who is able to knock down 3’s and was able to create for himself getting inside and finishing at the rim. He had a good two man game going with Reed Havenar and they were both able to get out on in transition and finish inside. He was a pest on defense and was in the passing lanes creating turnovers. Will be a player to watch with his dynamic scoring ability.
Brody Deniston
Brody Deniston
Deniston is a player that was able to score inside out, as he went into his bag of moves early to get some scoring opportunities for himself and his teammates. He is able get inside and finish in the paint, finishing consistently in the paint with nice touch. He did show the ability to connect from range as well, knocking down a couple of 3’s. He was a pest on the defensive end and was coming away with steals, playing good on ball defense and in the passing lanes.
Jeilo Hamenyimana Jeilo Hamenyimana 5'9" | PG Harrison | 2026 State CO
Jeilo Hamenyimana Jeilo Hamenyimana 5'9" | PG Harrison | 2026 State CO
Hamenyimana was a player that was able to get his teammates involved with his vision, finding the bigs when they got positioning in the paint. He was also able to create for himself when getting the ball inside, finishing with touch or pulling up from midrange and hitting shots from the top of the key. He was able to get some fast break points as well by playing the passing lane and getting out in transition.
Kirkland was hustling the whole game trying to keep his team in the game. He was constantly moving and staying in the play. He kept a couple of plays alive by hustling for balls going out of bounds and tipping them back in to save the play. He has good vision and was finding the cutter for scoring opportunities. Was a high energy guard that is under the radar but will have a chance to change that.
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Jacob Chavez
Jacob Chavez
Chavez was a player that was aggressive and continued to battle even with his team facing a big deficit. He was able to knock down a couple of 3′ for his team and continued to attack the basket to try and get fouls. He was able to knock down all of his shots from the charity stripe and was constantly guarding the best players on the other team. He showed heart not backing down from the challenge and will be an under the radar guy to watch.
Jeb Stoppel
Jeb Stoppel
Stoppel was a player that showed off his range early and was able to knock it down consistently. He was hitting some long range bombs from behind the college arc making it look effortless. His range was eye catching and was not phased by defenders. He was also being active on the defensive end coming away with steal and in the passing lanes.