MLK Day Showcase – Sophomore surprises
Christian Coach Davion Famber has rapidly established the region’s top MLK Day basketball event in Year 2 of the MLK Day Showcase. The nine-game event – which featured great hospitality and media-friendliness – featured several squads knocking on the door…
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Continue ReadingChristian Coach Davion Famber has rapidly established the region’s top MLK Day basketball event in Year 2 of the MLK Day Showcase. The nine-game event – which featured great hospitality and media-friendliness – featured several squads knocking on the door of San Diego’s top 10, including Montgomery, Carlsbad, Sweetwater and Mater Dei Catholic.
The number of sophomores who produced for their team was the big surprise of the showcase. We discuss their efforts in the second of two reports dedicated to the 2021 class.
MLK Day Showcase – Sophomore surprises
Tyler Snell, 5-8 G, Liberty Charter
The pre-pubescent looking Snell has a nice game. He doesn’t get sped up, willingly passes the ball in the halfcourt, and shoots it with deep range and confidence.
Jonah Belprez, 6-5 PF, Liberty Charter
Belprez dominated Escondido Charter for long stretches until he ran out of gas in the fourth quarter. The long, lanky post has soft hands and touch around the basket. He also can step out and hit the corner three. Improved conditioning will make him an impossible cover at the small-school level.
Jaheim Williams, 6-1 F, Montgomery
Williams provided energy, toughness and key rebounds in the Aztecs win over Sage Creek. Giving up 4-5 inches in the paint, the athletic two-sport beast neutralized Sage Creek’s size advantage by outworking the bigs for position in the paint and ferociously pursuing rebounds. Williams then used his superior speed to create mismatches off the dribble.
Kyle Dobyns, 6-3 WF, West Hills
The crafty Dobyns has a nose for the basket, and can fill it up from around the rim and mid range. He moves very well without the ball, assertively cutting into voids left by the defense, putting himself in great scoring position. Dobyns also gives a solid effort on the boards. He lacks lateral quickness and is only a pedestrian athlete, but his feel for the game is superior.
Ashton Avestro, 5-11 G, West Hills
Avestro is a long, lanky shooting guard who has solid mechanics and a fluid release. He got it going in the fourth quarter to keep the Wolfpack in the game against Crawford. He’s improving scoring off the dribble, but he needs to get stronger and find the contact, rather than avoiding it on finishes.
Suhayb Dahir, 5-8 G, Crawford
A crafty and quick shoot-first combo guard, Dahir is tough to contain when he gets a step on his defender. He’s got the green light to shoot from Coach Jason Byrd, but sometimes takes quick shots in the halfcourt rather than moving the ball, an area where he needs to improve. When he’s on, he fills it up in a hurry though.
Brady Canfield, 6-3 G, Sage Creek
Canfield didn’t play a lot of minutes, but he showed flashes of future potential. He has solid mechanics from three, and shoots it with a quick release off the catch. H