
Posted On: 02/19/21 6:54 PM
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The Cedar City Showcase is the premier grassroots event of this weekend. Featuring 16 local teams, and 25 games, the evaluation event offers a great opportunity for players to showcase their talents. The two-day event begins on Saturday at 3 pm and concludes on Sunday evening. In this article we breakdown some of the most anticipated matchups at the event.
- Hard 2 Guard v LV Shooters 17U – Could be the premier game of the weekend. H2G is bringing one of the top PGs on the West Coast in
Tavionte Jackson
Tavionte Jackson 6'1" | PG Las Vegas | 2022 NV , the shooters have one of the top rising 2022 players in the state in Dontrell Johnson
Dontrell Johnson 6'5" | SF Trinity | 2022 State NV , add in Kiree Huie Kiree Huie 6'8" | PF Desert Valley Prep | 2021 State NV and Jaycob McBath
Jaycob McBath 6'0" | PG Skyline Prep | 2022 State AZ and the Shooters bring a loaded squad. H2G’s 17U team dominated last summer, and now face their first test of the new year. In addition to Jackson, they have Anthony Pittman
Anthony Pittman 6'0" | PG Bishop Gorman | 2022 State NV to lock up the perimeter, the rebounding and rim protection of Lorenzo Moore
Lorenzo Moore 6'5" | PF Canyon Springs | 2022 State NV , and the defensive versatility off Donte Turner
Donte Turner 6'2" | SF Cimarron | 2022 State NV .
- Team Rogue v Elko – The rubber match of this 3 game series is can’t miss basketball. Elko won up in St George in December, and TR returned the favor last month in Cedar. Now they play the tiebreaker. Faith brings Eastern Washington commit,
Coleman Lemke
Coleman Lemke 6'7" | PF Faith Lutheran | 2021 State NV , while Elko counters with top 10 c/o 2022 stud Michael Klekas
Michael Klekas 6'3" | SF Elko | 2022 State NV . The game may come down to the play of Jackson Williams
Jackson Williams 6'2" | SF Faith Lutheran | 2021 State NV , and Sean Klekas
Sean Klekas 6'0" | PG Elko | 2021 State NV . Williams is a rangy versatile defender, who finds ways to score, while Klekas is a heady PG and team leader.
- OTTG v Hard 2 Guard – It will be a tough night of competition for H2G. Their matchup against OTTG is dripping with intrigue. These teams know each other well and are mirror images. The staffs have worked together, and the players know each other well. The
Damion Byrd
Damion Byrd 5'10" | PG Silverado | 2022 State NV Tavionte Jackson
Tavionte Jackson 6'1" | PG Las Vegas | 2022 NV matchup should be exciting, Naurese Meno Naurese Meno 6'3" | SG Losee | 2021 State NV battling with Donte Turner
Donte Turner 6'2" | SF Cimarron | 2022 State NV , while playing against his his high school coaches team will be fun and Brandon Ruiz Brandon Ruiz 6'5" | C Centennial | 2021 State NV and Lorenzo Moore
Lorenzo Moore 6'5" | PF Canyon Springs | 2022 State NV banging down low should grab attention. Keep an eye on Christian Ware
Christian Ware 6'2" | SG SLAM | 2022 State NV in this one as he could be the unsung hero.
- Redcats v LVXF – LVXF has a fast and athletic team. The Redcats have several small school players. I’m looking in the backcourt for this one, specifically, how do
Lucas Walker
Lucas Walker 5'11" | PG Moapa Valley | 2021 State NV and Kobe Kelley
Kobe Kelley 5'10" | PG Lincoln Co | 2021 State NV handle the defensive pressure of Craig Comanche Craig Comanche 6'1" | CG Cheyenne | 2021 State NV ? I’m looking inside as well as the Redcats will have to find a matchup for 6’7 Chase Jackson
Chase Jackson 6'8" | C Centennial | 2023 State NV . The likely candidate for the Redcats is 6’4 Cody Zile
Cody Zile 6'4" | SF Lincoln Co | 2021 State NV , however c/o 2024 stud Robert Blandanburg Robert Blandanburg 6'6" | SF SLAM | 2024 State NV who stands at 6’6 should also spend some time on him.
- Loyalty VP v Team Rogue Freshmen – I’m looking forward to seeing the young guys. This one should be interesting. I don’t know much about the TR freshmen, but historically they run a disciplined system Loyalty features many of the top players in the c/o 2024 and 2025, including 6’6 Chris Nwuli, 6’6
Anthony Nwuli
Anthony
Nwuli
6'5" | PF
Bishop Gorman | 2024
State
NV
, and 6’5 c/o 2024 small forward
Pharaoh Compton
Pharaoh Compton 6'6" | PF AZ Compass Prep | 2024 AZ . I’m interested in seeing if the young players can keep their own discipline against a TR squad that will be jacked up to play them.