News and Notes

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The high school basketball season is only a few weeks away in the Natural State. Here is a few players making news to keep note of over the next few weeks.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2389972' first='Mitch' last='Kirkland']-Power Forward/Small Forward-Fayetteville-6'8” 2028</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2389972' first='Mitch' last='Kirkland'] is the type of post prospect who can take over the paint on both ends of the floor. Kirkland is a tough defender who alters shots and rebounds the basketball. He runs the floor well and does not the ball in his hands to cause problems on the offensive end of the floor. Kirkland is making headlines this week. Earlier in the week, he earned a scholarship offer from UC-Riverside. He has the potential for a big season for Fayetteville.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Garyn High-Point Guard-Cave City-5'11” 2028</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Garyn High is a point guard who has the range to connect on jumpers from all three levels of the floor. The Cave City guard causes problems for defenders with his ability to consistently knock down the deep three-point jumper. High is an unselfish player who sees the floor. He had transferred to Texas but will be returning to play basketball for Cave City this season. He is a player to watch out for this upcoming season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2882930' first='Jamie' last='Dunn']-Small Forward-Little Rock Central-6'7” 2029</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The future is bright at Little Rock Central with [player_tooltip player_id='2882930' first='Jamie' last='Dunn'] continuing to develop his game on both ends of the floor. Dunn operates well in the paint on both offense and defense. He grabs rebounds and forces opposing players to alter shots. Meanwhile, he continues to shoot the ball well and is improving his consistency on the offensive end. Earlier in the week, Dunn had the opportunity to take part in the John Wooden Camp for top 150 players. Dunn is a player to watch out for over the next few seasons.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2422333' first='Brian' last='Cal Jr.']-Point Guard-Benton-6'1” 2028</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2422333' first='Brian' last='Cal Jr.'] is the type of point guard who can carve up opposing defenses using the dribble. He shoots the ball well from all three levels of the floor. Cal Jr. has proven to be an unselfish player with the ball in his hands. He finds the open shooter with no problems at all. Earlier in the week, Cal Jr. earned a scholarship offer from Nicholls State. He has the potential to rack up the scholarship offers over the next few months.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->