GCL South rivals headline this article as Schaefer had a big summer for Nova Village 15 U on the UAA circuit and will be going up against Higgins for the next three seasons at the varsity level. I actually caught Schaefer’s biggest game of his freshman season against Brebeuf Jesuit as the Bombers were without a handful of football players who were preparing for the state title game and Schaefer’s 12 points were huge in the overtime victory. Schaefer has grown as both a player and literally since that November contest and is filling out his frame to become a main scoring option on the Bombers this winter. It sure will be fun seeing these two talented guards battle it out in huge rivalry games!

Despite the tough loss, July has been very kind to the Nova Village 15 U group as they’ve hit their stride and strung together back-to-back weekends of quality performances. I was really impressed with Schaefer offensively as he was involved with over half of Nova’s points on Friday Vs Utah Mountain Stars. Schaefer made some tough dribble moves to get to the paint and is a crafty finisher at the rim. Even though he didn’t finish every opportunity at the rim, Schaefer got good looks and was confident when attacking shot blockers at the basket. That level of aggression off the dribble was a welcome surprise as I had already seen Schaefer light it up from 3-point range before and he knocked down another pair of 3-pointers on Friday. Talented scoring guard in the class of 2029 who should be an impact player in the GCL South next season.