Opening Week Eye Openers

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The high school basketball season has gotten of to a hot start. Here are a few early-season eye-openers to watch out for the next few weeks.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='3876752' first='Titus' last='Disheroon']-Point Guard/Shooting Guard-Fayetteville Christian-5'9” 2027</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='3876752' first='Titus' last='Disheroon'] had no problem opening eyes this week as the high school basketball season fired up. Disheroon gave the opposing defenders on Monday night fits. He connected on jumpers from all three levels of the floor. Disheroon had 22 points on the night and in the process laid the groundwork for a solid season from the Fayetteville Christian guard.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2857973' first='Monti' last='Mixon']-Power Forward/Small Forward-Nevada County-6'7” 2028</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>One player who has gotten off to a tremendous start this season is [player_tooltip player_id='2857973' first='Monti' last='Mixon']. Mixon is a difficult matchup for opposing defenders in the paint. Meanwhile, he cause plenty of problems for opposing teams on the defensive end of the floor. Mixon struck twice to start the season. Against Bradford, he had 25 points and 15 rebounds and against Westside he tacked on 29 points and 13 rebounds. He is a player to watch out for this season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2373586' first='Brandon' last='Wright']-Point Guard-Little Rock Central-6'4” 2027</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2373586' first='Brandon' last='Wright'] is the type of guard who sees the floor well. He will get in the paint and battle for rebounds on both ends of the floor. Meanwhile, he has the range from a shooting perspective to light it up from anywhere on the floor. Against a tough Bentonville team, Wright struck for 25 points and six rebounds. He is a prospect to watch out for with the Tigers this season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2637777' first='Press' last='Taylor']-Point Guard/Shooting Guard-Farmington-6'1” 2028</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We knew before the season started that [player_tooltip player_id='2637777' first='Press' last='Taylor']'s role would grow this season for the Cardinals. Taylor is running the offense at the point guard spot for the Cardinals. Against Harrison on Monday, Taylor filled up the stat sheet on both ends of the floor. On Monday night, Taylor had 24 points, three assists, two rebounds, and two steals. Taylor is setting the stage for a big season with the Cardinals this season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->