Illinois St Commit Powers Fremd to Second Straight Wheeling Title

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Wheeling Hardwood Classic finished up on Saturday night with the championship game between Fremd and Deerfield.&nbsp; Not a surprise to see these two in the title game as Deerfield came in 11-3 and Fremd had a record of 10-1.&nbsp; The heavy favorite all tournament Fremd took home the title winning 58-36.&nbsp; Here are our takeaways from the game and prospects!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Illinois State Commit Leads in Impressive Performance</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In the championship game it was the [player_tooltip player_id='2839970' first='Jordan' last='Williams'] show especially early.&nbsp; The combo forward is a top 20 prospect from Fremd that is headed to Illinois State.&nbsp; He came out aggressive from the beginning attacking off the bounce scoring in the lane on three and-1s.&nbsp; Tough cover off the bounce with his spin move and combination of athleticism/physicality.&nbsp; Also always a threat to dish it as he is such a good passer as almost a point-forward.&nbsp; Snatches rebounds in traffic.&nbsp; Finished with explosiveness out of the dunker spot and also knocked in a three.&nbsp; The shot making from the perimeter is what can take his game to the next level.&nbsp; He is already a very good free throw shooter with a nice looking lefty shot.&nbsp; Effective positional defender that has the tools you look for to be successful at the next level on that end.&nbsp; He had 25 points.&nbsp; Williams won tournament MVP honors.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Fremd is More Than One Player</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This squad isn't just Williams.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='2540096' first='Rafael' last='Pinto'] shoots lights out every time we see him play.&nbsp; The senior has good positional size and can really knock down shots from the perimeter.&nbsp; Quick release and consistent mechanics.&nbsp; Passes well on the move making good reads in their offense.&nbsp; He notched 13 points.&nbsp; If wasn't a huge scoring game for [player_tooltip player_id='2403723' first='Tommy' last='Moffett'], but the big wing did the little things passing, defending, and rebounding.&nbsp; Ricardo Requeno is a scrappy guard who is a spark for this team!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Nagler Steps Up with Pollack Out</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Deerfield was without their go to player in Dartmouth commit [player_tooltip player_id='1552404' first='Jake' last='Pollack'].&nbsp; No doubt this would have been a more competitive game with Pollack playing.&nbsp; Without their go to player it was [player_tooltip player_id='2217962' first='Evan' last='Nagler'] that stepped up helping keep his team in the game in the first half.&nbsp; Athletic wing that attacked in the open floor, finished around the hoop, and got on the offensive glass for 14 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->