In depth review of updated 2021 rankings
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In this article we’re going to be taking an in-depth look at the updated 2021 rankings on our website. The senior class has been the focus of mine all season. Colleges are really only recruiting high school seniors at an…
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Continue ReadingIn this article we’re going to be taking an in-depth look at the updated 2021 rankings on our website. The senior class has been the focus of mine all season. Colleges are really only recruiting high school seniors at an in-depth level right now. Juniors and Sophomores have fallen behind transfers (seniors have too) for college programs. This article will take a closer look at our updated rankings, highlighting some notes and looking at some major risers.
The top 14 players in our rankings are committed to a college program, George Mangas George Mangas 6'4" | SF Lima Shawnee | 2021 State OH of Lima Shawnee is the highest ranked uncommitted senior, with Corey Tripp Corey Tripp 6'3" | PG Medina | 2021 State OH of Medina right on his heels. TJ Pugh TJ Pugh 6'6" | SF Shelby | 2021 State OH , Tasos Cook Tasos Cook 6'2" | SG Westerville Central | 2021 State OH and Amarion Dickerson Amarion Dickerson 6'6" | SF Richmond Heights | 2021 State OH are the only other players ranked in the top 30 that are uncommitted.
The highest ranked player committed to a Division II program is Maceo Williams Maceo Williams 6'6" | C Gahanna | 2021 State OH at 27th overall, he’ll be continuing his athletic career at Ashland University. Kobe Rodgers Kobe Rodgers 6'3" | SG St. Xavier | 2021 State OH is next, as the St Xavier Bomber will be headed south to Nova Southeastern. This continues a history of Nova Southeastern grabbing a high priority recruit from SW Ohio, after signing Alex Mangold Alex Mangold 6'7" | PF Lakota East | 2020 State OH last recruiting class. A pair of Hillsdale commits are next in regards to Division II commits, in Henry Raynor Henry Raynor 6'7" | PF St. Ignatius | 2021 State OH and Cole McWhinnie Cole McWhinnie 6'1" | PG Toledo Christian | 2021 State OH .
We had some players completely out of our rankings make huge leaps, Quincy Clark Quincy Clark 6'3" | PG Westerville Central | 2021 State OH , Marquis Barnett Marquis Barnett 6'3" | PG Brunswick | 2021 State OH and Ian Schupp Ian Schupp 6'5" | PF Worthington Kilbourne | 2021 State OH were all un-ranked during our last update and now find themselves in the top 50. All players are scholarship level prospects and should be viewed as priorities for Division II programs around the region. Quentin Toles Quentin Toles 6'0" | PG Massillon Perry | 2021 State OH , Isaiah Young Isaiah Young 5'11" | PG Archbishop Hoban | 2021 State OH , Jamir Billings Jamir Billings 6'2" | SG Lorain | 2021 State OH , and Trey Killens Trey Killens 6'1" | PG Mason | 2021 State OH were also all un-ranked and now find themselves in the top 100. Each player has enjoyed a breakout senior season.
Among players that were already ranked, Tyishawn Smiley Tyishawn Smiley 6'5" | PF Warrensville Heights | 2021 State OH , Marcus Steele Marcus Steele 6'0" | PG Solon | 2021 State OH , Tyson Elwer Tyson Elwer 6'6" | C Lima Shawnee | 2021 State OH , Prophet Johnson Prophet Johnson 6'3" | PF Thurgood Marshall | 2021 State OH and Johrdon Mumford Johrdon Mumford 6'6" | SF Middletown | 2021 State OH each saw their ranking climb significantly. Elwer is the only committed prospect among this group, college coaches should be taking a look at each of these players.
Be sure to stay on the lookout for our updated 2022 and 2023 rankings in the near future on our website.