MIAA Player Spotlight

As of late I attended three MIAA basketball games including Concord-Carlisle defeating Bedford 69-56. Each team had major contributors from all facets of the game but I narrowed down 3 players that stood out. Monday I saw Bishop Feehan lose to Archbishop Williams but a few players scored 25 plus. Then last night Needham is filled with athletes a couple I have written about before. The Rockets defeated Walpole but the Timberwolves have an Alpha with a few players around him that can contribute. Give me a follow on <a href="https://x.com/jayjohnson88">X</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ambrosepe/">Instagram</a> to see where I am at in real time.    The all around leader on Concord-Carlisle, a reason he is a Junior captain. He makes smart decisions, takes care of the basketball and works hard on defense. Continuing on smart decisions knows when to push tempo and slow offense down especially in late 2nd quarter getting a better look at the hoop. He had some nice soft touch passes tonight like a QB dropping it in like a fade route to a receiver. Makes catching in traffic look easy. He is not afraid to take the rock to the rim challenging bigs especially against Bedford's big athletic players. He is a stat sheet stuffer in every category. He will have this team compete and try to make noise in D1 playoff tournament. A projected D3 players if he chooses to play in college.     A player forced to play against the bigs in MIAA and does a good job. On the offense he can run fast breaks with his handles. He stretches the floor, has good footwork. He takes high percentage shots and can score from anywhere on the court. He has the ability to guard 1-5 in MIAA. He has a good second bounce for rebounds but his timing on blocking shots is impecable. He has a good wing span to cause issues for offensive players trying to pass, shoot or on his close out. A D3 player in college if he wants to play at the next level.     A dual sport athlete on the football field as well. He has a good strong physique as a sophomore for the varsity level. I loved his leadership trying to settle players down or pick them up after making a terrible decision. He has soft touches around the rim and can shoot the 3 ball. He has good vision finding teammates on the floor, especially him given up a wide open shot for a higher percentage made field goal. He gets downhill when driving to the rim. If he chooses basketball as his future he is a projected D3 player.     A D1 baseball player commited to Texas, well deserved based on his energy, commitment and effort on the basketball court. He is strong and powerful, plays through contact. He even had a slam dunk off two feet through contact. He is very efficient around the rim. He plays as big as he can with hands constantly above his waist. Brody continues to have monster numbers against MIAA opponents, averaging a double double. Brody continued to have good footwork around the paint when he was being attacked from all angles by double & triple teams. If he really wanted to he could play D1 basketball as a walk on, D2 with some good minutes or be effective at D3 level along with baseball.     A dual sport athlete playing football as well. He was impressive tonight with his quickness and explosiveness. He has good hangtime, likes to play sky high attacking bigs at the rim. He can split the defense in a hurry, protects the ball on fast breaks and draws fouls if needed. I liked his handles as he changed the tempo, countered what the defense gave him. He is a true scorer, stretching the floor from NBA range. Rebounds well for a guard. If he continues this productiveness he is a D2 basketball player with a chance at D1. In D3 he would have a good career.     He played as well as anyone lately in MIAA. He has a high IQ getting rid of the ball to open teammates, takes care of the basketball. His scoring was unique with his floater but the most intriguing was the quickess release I have seen because of how consistently he caught and shot the ball. He is a no dip 3 player according to this game against Feehan. A projected D3 player in college if he chooses the right school and system. All fans should try to watch him play these next two years.     The best game (4th) yet I have seen from Foster. He fills the stat sheet. He drew multiple fouls tonight 8/10 from the line. He made some nice interior passing. Offensively scored 14 but had a smart jump stop paint touch off two feet field goal. He also had a nice lefty finish after squaring shoulders to baseline from the right block switching hands mid air. I liked how Needham used him heavily in press break. Two more things that stood out from everyone else was him guarding Walpole's best at times tonight and his rim run after blocking a shot directly under his hoop drawing a foul to go along. He could play D3 basketball in college if he chooses.     Ben is athletic as anyone in MIAA. He has a high motor/great endurance. He gets downhill, great drives to the hoop with a variety of moves. He has an improved dribble compared to last year. A dual sport athlete, plays volleyball as well. He would make a good high school football player as well. He can legit take over games, saw him last year go for 20 and got all 13 tonight in second half. Go watch Ben play if you haven't because he is great piece to Needham's puzzle to make a good run in D1 playoffs this year. A projected D3 player in college if he wants to.     An absolute Alpha on Walpole. He is smart/creative getting shots off. Had a sweet back to hoop coming off a screen 3 ball. Another play was his step through step back Dirk like mid-range. He gets shots up quick understanding where defense is coming from. He draws fouls because of his creativity and plays through contact. A projected D3 player in college and can carry this Walpole team. Surrounded by teammates who can make plays allowing them too, facilitates plays for them.

As of late I attended three MIAA basketball games including Concord-Carlisle defeating Bedford 69-56. Each team had major contributors from all facets of the game but I narrowed down 3 players that stood out. Monday I saw Bishop Feehan lose to Archbishop Williams but a few players scored 25 plus. Then last night Needham is filled with athletes a couple I have written about before. The Rockets defeated Walpole but the Timberwolves have an Alpha with a few players around him that can contribute. Give me a follow on X and Instagram to see where I am at in real time.