Week 7: Recap & Top Performers

This past week, I was able to attend and cover three games. I had the luxury to watch Papillon- LaVista South at Millard North, Elkhorn South hosting Omaha Northwest, & the current number one team in the state, Omaha Westside protect their home court against Omaha South. Tuesday’s Recap & Top Performers  It doesn’t get better than Tuesday night basketball at The Stable. Papillon- LaVista South on the road looking to bounce back from a 30 point loss to Bellevue West last Saturday. Millard North last loss at home was February 16th 2021 to Creighton Prep.  Daniel Brocaille Daniel Brocaille 6'5" | SF Papillion-La Vista South | 2022 State NE is coming off a 30 point performance in a loss to the Thunderbirds and against the defending state champs, he did not shy away. Brocaille finished with a game-high 24 points for the Titans. Brocaille was doing it all for the Titans, knocking down shots from deep, attacking the rim, finishing through contact, and making tough shots around the rim. Brocaille is averaging 18.9 points & 8 rebounds. He will be heading to one of the best NAIA teams in the nation in Morningside College. Along side Brocaille, Ian Medeck Ian Medeck 6'3" | SG Papillion La Vista South | 2022 State NE was huge for the Titans. He finished with a career-high 18 points and 7 rebounds. Medeck did a tremendous job defensively guarding Creighton commit in Jasen Green Jasen Green 6'7" | PF Millard North | 2022 State #153 Nation NE holding him to 10 points as he's averaging 18 points and 10 rebounds per contest. Isaiah McMorris Isaiah McMorris 6'0" | CG Millard North | 2024 State NE came off the bench for the Mustangs and lead them in scoring. His contribution in the first half was the difference maker in the game. Morris came in and knocked down his first two attempts from deep banking one of them off the glass, he also had a huge and one play that shift momentum for the Mustangs. Eli Gaeth went on a scoring spree in the 4th quarter scoring 8 straight points. As the game continued going back and fourth, Gaeth came up huge as Neal Mosser Neal Mosser 6'2" | SF Millard North | 2024 State NE went down with an ankle injury earlier in the first-half.  Thursday’s Recap & Top Performers  Elkhorn South was coming off a 106-102(4OT) thriller victory at Omaha South. As they hosted winless Omaha Northwest, The Storms came out from the jumped and never looked back. Elkhorn South had 11 players who made a basket as their leading scorer for the game were  Parker Spann Parker Spann 6'6" | SF Elkhorn South | 2022 State NE and Alec Noonan Alec Noonan 6'1" | SG Elkhorn South | 2023 State NE with 8 points a piece. Mekhi Marks Mekhi Marks 6'2" | SF Omaha Northwest | 2023 State NE had a game-high 15 points for the Huskies, but that wasn’t enough. Marks was impressive on both end as he was the sole leader of the team.  Isaiah Forte Isaiah Forte 6'1" | SF Omaha Northwest | 2022 State NE -Williams was another piece that contributed for the Huskies as he finished the game with 13 points and 6 rebounds for the point guard. Friday’s Recap & Top Performers  Westside was hosting the Packers of Omaha South. The Warriors were able to show why they’re the number one team in Class A. The Warriors were able to cap off the weekend with a dominating 86-64 performance, as they had 4 guys in double-figures. Reggie Thomas Reggie Thomas 6'0" | SG Omaha Westside | 2022 State NE finished with a team-high 15 points for the Warriors. Charlie Davis Charlie Davis 5'10" | SG Omaha Westside | 2022 State NE , Payson Gillespie Payson Gillespie 6'3" | SG Omaha Westside | 2022 State NE & Chandler Meeks Chandler Meeks 6'2" | CG Omaha Westside | 2022 State NE all pitched in with 12 points each. Meeks in the first-half threw in a hammer on 3 Packers defender. As for Davis & Gillespie, they both combined 7-13 on three-pointers.  For the Packers, Jordan Foard Jordan Foard 6'0" | PG Omaha South | 2022 State NE put up a game-high 19 points putting up 17 points in the first-half. He was unstoppable and was scoring at will. He was attacking the rim and finished strong, I sense that Foard loves the mid-range as most of his field goal attempts came from the area.  Jacob Martin Jacob Martin 6'0" | PG Millard North | 2023 State NE came off the bench scoring 12 points all in the second-half including a half court buzzer beater. Martin is a shifty guard that knows how to protect the basketball. Not only did Martin make a tough half court shot but he was making defenders fall and reach for their ankles during the entire game.