Versatile 2022 Wings
In the coming year the Class of 2022 ascends to upperclassmen. Who will be the leaders? What wings appear ready to score in bunches and score in a variety of ways? Scan these versatile wings. Jarrod Taylor (East Nashville) “He…
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Continue ReadingIn the coming year the Class of 2022 ascends to upperclassmen. Who will be the leaders? What wings appear ready to score in bunches and score in a variety of ways? Scan these versatile wings.
Jarrod Taylor (East Nashville)
“He is a real aggressive kid,” said East Nashville Head Coach Avery Patton. “Goes down hill well. Gym rat. Sophomore. We are young. You look at our team we start a freshman, two sophomores, and a junior. All of these guys was the scorer or the man in middle school. You are trying to get them to work as one and make the extra pass.” Taylor is built like a football player, but enjoys fending for himself on the wing. He needs to get his lateral mobility a little quicker and continue to develop his outside shot to help East Nashville get back to the state tournament.
Gus Davenport (Cannon County High School)
Davenport delivered strong freshman and sophomore seasons for Cannon County. Sandwiched in between he starred at the 2019 @PrepHoopsTN Spring Combine. Davenport mustered 13.6 ppg, 2.3 apg, 2.2 rbpg, 2.0 apg this most recent winter. Davenport projects as a tall lead guard, but his height and skills suggest he will mature into a killer wing. Right now Davenport stands 6-foot-4 with both improving handles and consistent rebounding commitment.
Hayden Ledbetter (Lausanne Collegiate)
Though Ledbetter projects as a point guard, he starred in Nashville (2019 State) as a do-everything guard. Ledbetter’s redeeming quality is mental toughness. Handles, shooting, ability to finish all coalesce beautifully within Ledbetter’s game and yet his unwavering determination to be great jumps off the page first.
Zach Amonett (Pickett County)
All-around talent. Zach could play point guard or wing at the next level. For now, Amonett spent his sophomore basketball nights working over 6A guard defenders. Amonett earned 1st Team All-Conference. Helping him amass 20+ points per game is high court awareness and a quick shot release. Considering Amonett’s crisp handles and sharp cuts he just might become one of those point guards with an elite three-point touch. Amonett truly can do nearly everything at the high school level, including lead a team. Pickett County finished 19-13 in the state’s second most competitive district. Both Clay County and Monterey advanced to state and Mr. Basketball Finalist Dalton Marsh Dalton Marsh 6'6" | PF Red Boiling Springs | 2020 State TN doubled-doubled and then doubled-doubled some more. Look for Amonett to challenge for Mr. Basketball in Tennessee in the next two years. He is on pace to record over 2,000 career points.
Our team presenting sophomore @ZachAmonett with his 1000 point club basketball…Zach is the 28th member of the PCHS Boys Basketball 1000 point club and the fastest boy in school history to score 1000 points in his first 50 games. pic.twitter.com/DfhhR6q5Nb
— Pickett Co. Boys Basketball (@PickettBobcats) February 11, 2020
Reid Satterfield (Greeneville)
The Greeneville season sparkled with riveting win after riveting win. Thanks to Jakobi Gillespie, Reid Satterfield, and the seniors the Green Devils won 26 games for the first time since 2013-2014. The Class AA State Tournament was to include GHS for the first time since that same 2014 season. Satterfield finished the year averaging 17.6 ppg and 6.7 rebounds per. Satterfield earned many postseason honors, perhaps the most distinguished was his inclusion on the Class AA TSWA All-State Team.
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