CyHoops Invitational: Championship Saturday

On the final day of the event consistency was key to success for teams. Some prospects had breakout games and others stayed consistent with their game from the start of the season. This is the 2nd year in a row that an DFW area team has been crowned champion. Here are the prospects from the Championship Game as well as other prospects who stood out on Championship Saturday. Lancaster Tigers Guard play was a bit to much for Cypress Springs Panthers. The final of the title game was 73-60 in favor of the Tigers. Mike Miles 6’3 PG / 2020 / Lancaster Was able to take his man off the dribble every single time. Played solid on the defensive side of the ball. Has great strength for his size and position. He finished through contact at the rim every single time. He finished the game with 21 points. Marco Foster 6’2 SG / 2020 / Lancaster Talk about a deep ball threat. Marco doesn’t get the credit that others get on his team but he keeps the floor spaced out for the Tigers. He was hitting nothing but the bottom of the net on his makes. He knocked down contested and uncontested threes is spurts of three in a row. He finished the game with 18 points and shot 6/9-3PT. Wade Taylor 6’0 PG / 2021 / Lancaster Played to get his teammates involved. He attacked the lane. Finished in the lane as well as distributed the ball. He was able to break down his defender every time. He was very vocal on the court. This young prospect made sure everyone was in the right places. He finished the game with 15 points and 4 assist. Bonke Maring 6’9 C / 2019 / Cypress Spring Played solid in the title game and every single game during the tourney. He was a walking double-double. He was a monster inside as they had no answer for him in the paint. He has gotten really strong since the summer. He was active on the glass grabbing 12 rebounds. He was altering shots and blocked 3 of them. He finished with 17 points. Davon Wright 6’5 WG / 2020 / Cypress Spring Played very solid and is my 6th man of the tourney as he came off the bench every game. He plays with that slo-mo style of basketball. Finished well around the rim with both hands. Attacked the lane and used head fakes and shot fakes against his opponent. Brought a different style which opened up the game for him. He finished with 17 points in the game. Other prospects that I seen on Championship Saturday who stood out in there games. Damian “DJ” Richards 6’3 SG / 2021 / Cypress Creek DJ played well on Saturday as he scored 8 points, 30 points, and then 14 points in the Consolation Title Game. He attacked the rim. Shot the ball well from behind the arc. He was able to get to the foul line where thrived and shot over 90% on the day. Had spurts defensively throughout all the games. Was definitely the big shot taker for his team. Ed Trahan 6’3 WF / 2020 / Cypress Creek Plays the post for his HS team. He utilized his quickness to be affective on the low block. He played best when he caught the ball on the wing. Was able to size up his defender. Uses his triple threat moves to get to the basket. Cameron Maxwell 5’11 PG / 2019 / Cypress Creek Cam shot the ball well. Played aggressive on defense. For his size he is very physical guard who can create his own shot. He was able to draw defenders as he attacked the lane. Nice strong crisp passes to his teammates on the perimeter. RJ Crawford 6’2 SG / 2020 / Langham Creek He had been cooking all Saturday. Shot the ball well as he has been all season long. On Saturday he scored 15, 27, and 22 points in the Consolation Title Game. He also went 4/6-3PT in that game and shot 11/20-3PT on Saturday. Bronson Evans 6’2 WF / 2019 / Langham Creek He is a small forward that is utilized as combo forward for his HS team. Played solid defense and boxes out every time the ball goes up. He’s a prospect that’s not afraid to get in the mix and get dirty. Tre’Von Clay 5’10 PG / 2021 / Langham Creek Quick floor general that gets to the second level of the defense every time. He played with great motor in the consolation title game. He was able to get his teammates involved in the game. He finished with 11 points and 5 assist. Nathan Clover 6’8 PF / 2020 / Port Arthur Memorial Is coming off an cold that had him out the first game. In this game on saturday he showed up big time for his team against a 6’9 opponent. He was active on the glass bringing down 7 rebounds. He was altering shots and blocked 2 of them. He also finished with good moves from the post. Had good post control over his opponent and finished with 16 points. Jaden Conner 6’1 G / 2019 / Port Arthur Memorial This prospect came to play against Cy Springs. He was not backing down from any challenge. Whatever needed to be done he did it. Played with a high motor and got after it. He finished the game with 11 points, 8 rebounds, and shot 3/3-3PT. Kenneth Lofton Jr 6’6 CF / 2020 / Port Arthur Memorial Junior had himself a big weekend. He was on my All-Tourney team. This was his only game in which he did not grab over double digit rebounds. He finished the game with 10 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assist, and 2 blocks. His average for the tourney was 15 ppg, 14 rpg, 4 apg, and 2 bpg. He is a versatile forward that has great footwork in the paint and can get to the rim from the wing. Micah Peavy 6’7 SF / 2020 / Duncanville Played solid all weekend, another All-Tourney selection member. He was able to take his man off the dribble. Shot the ball well from behind the arc. Finished at the rim. Finished the game against Cy Springs with 19 points to led his team. Damon Nichols 6’4 SG / 2021 / Duncanville This prospect was lighting it up from behind the arc in this game. He went 4/6 from behind the arc. He finished the game with 16 points. Had active hands on the defensive side of the ball, and took two charges in the game. Ja’Bryant Hill 5’9 PG / 2020 / Duncanville This point guard plays with a good motor. He also gets his teammates involved in the game because of his speed with the ball. Has a quick first step. Finished in the lane at a good rate over bigger defenders. He knocked down a deep ball that changed the momentum of the game, but unfortunately it wasn't enough. He finished the game with 15 points. Terron Cofield 5’9 PG / 2020 / Cypress Park Played very poised on both games Saturday, which happened to be his birthday. He shot the ball good from behind the arc. He is a quick guard that has good change of direction. He had 10 points and 11 points in the two games Saturday.   Anthony “AJ” Ferguson 6’2 SG / 2021 / Cypress Park AJ is the scoring leader for Cy Park Tigers. He played solid defensively by playing the passing lanes and on ball. He also shot the ball well from behind the arc. He was hot in his final game on Saturday which he totaled 18 points. Cam Clardy 6’0 PG / 2020 / Bridgeland Plays with a high motor and is the team leader thus far this season. He controls the floor and is a general. He is active defensively and also gets on the boards for his size. He shot the ball well from behind the arc. Has the capabilities to score in bunches. Davion Coleman 6’0 PG / 2020 / Jersey Village This prospect is hot right now. He will be featured in the December Edition of Known and Unknown Class of 2020. He scores the ball at a high rate in the lane and behind the arc. He plays solid defensively and gets after it on the boards. His Saturday scoring totals was 14 points vs Dickinson, 27 points vs Cypress Woods, and 41 points vs Harker Heights. Stock is definitely on the rise stay tuned for the Decembers issue of Known and Unknowns Class of 2020.   For any further information on any prospect please contact me by email gday@bshscouting.com or twitter @GDayHoopScout or one of the staff members of Prep Hoops Texas.