Brawl For The Ball: 16U Superlatives

On July 3rd-4th I attended the Brawl for the Ball Prep Hoops Circuit at Inspire Courts in Gilbert. AZ. The event featured 40 teams from the 15U-17U divisions.  In this article we not move over to the 16U division on the players who stood out. Players shine at different times during these events and we can only comment on what we saw when they played in front of us.    Here were some 16U superlatives:    Most Outstanding Player: Parker Gerrits Parker Gerrits 6'1" | PG Olympia | 2023 WA (Roots Academy 2023) (Pictured)     1st team: Exodus Ayers Exodus Ayers 6'2" | PG La Cueva | 2023 State NM (ABC NM 2023) Masaiah Binford Masaiah Binford 6'4" | SF South Mountain | 2023 State AZ (PAL Elite 2023) Dylan Chavez Dylan Chavez 6'2" | CG Phhoenix Prep | 2024 NM (NM D1 2023) Parker Gerrits Parker Gerrits 6'1" | PG Olympia | 2023 WA (Roots Academy 2023) Carter Gittens Carter Gittens 6'5" | SF Sunrise Mountain | 2023 State AZ (AZ Factory 2023) Lashy Perez Lashy Perez 6'2" | CG Apollo | 2023 State AZ (Team RHJ 2023)   2nd team: Donovan Black Donovan Black 6'6" | PF Onate | 2023 State NM (NM D1 2023) Myles Damon (Fuego 2023) Andreas Engholm (Roots Academy 2023) Caleb Hofmeister (Coastal Elite 2023) Chris Parra Chris Parra 5'11" | PG Atrisco Heritage | 2023 State NM (ABC NM 2023) Royce Ramos Royce Ramos 6'5" | PF Rancho Solano Prep | 2023 State AZ (PAL Elite 2023)   Top shooter: Parker Gerrits Parker Gerrits 6'1" | PG Olympia | 2023 WA (Roots Academy 2023)   Hard to stay in front of him: Lashy Perez Lashy Perez 6'2" | CG Apollo | 2023 State AZ (Team RHJ 2023)   Feistiest player: Caleb Hofmeister (Coastal Elite 2023)   Top Bucket: Vari Hogan Vari Hogan 5'10" | CG Tolleson | 2023 AZ (AZ Phenoms 2023) Deven Johnson Deven Johnson 6'1" | CG AZ Compass Prep HS | 2023 State AZ (PAL Elite 2023)   Top pure PG’s: Chris Parra Chris Parra 5'11" | PG Atrisco Heritage | 2023 State NM (ABC NM 2023) Mason Juergens (Roots Academy 2023) Kota Benson Kota Benson 5'11" | PG Mesa | 2023 State AZ (PAL Elite 2023)   Scorer: Dylan Chavez Dylan Chavez 6'2" | CG Phhoenix Prep | 2024 NM (NM D1 2023)   Unique scorer: Vaughn Weems (Fuego 2023)   Top on-ball defender: Myles Damon (Fuego 2023)   Top all-around defender: Adrien Armstrong Adrien Armstrong 6'4" | SF Carl Hayden | 2023 State AZ (PAL Elite 2023)   Best pull-up: Isaiah Bronson Isaiah Bronson 6'0" | PG Williams Field | 2024 State AZ (AZ Factory 2023)   Tough inside/outside match-up:   Royce Ramos Royce Ramos 6'5" | PF Rancho Solano Prep | 2023 State AZ (PAL Elite 2023)   Mold of clay with upside: Ka’Shar Benton Ka’Shar Benton 6'8" | C AZ Compass Prep | 2023 AZ (Team RHJ 2023)   Dog mentality: Latavious Morris Latavious Morris 5'7" | PG NM (Rebel Elite NM 2024)    Best undersized rebounder: Gideon Harris Gideon Harris 6'2" | SF Del Norte | 2023 State NM (D1 NM 2023)