Sandy’s Spiel Fall League: Guards to Watch Pt. 1
The Sandy’s Spiel Fall League is set to enter Year 3 at East Paulding High School. With 16 boys teams in attendance, here is a look at some of the highest profile players ready to showcase their talents over the…
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Continue ReadingThe Sandy’s Spiel Fall League is set to enter Year 3 at East Paulding High School. With 16 boys teams in attendance, here is a look at some of the highest profile players ready to showcase their talents over the course of the seven-week season.
One of the hottest prospects in the 2025 class this offseason, Akai Fleming Akai Fleming 6’4″ | SG Osborne | 2025 State #44 Nation GA has racked up offers from Alabama, Indiana, Kennesaw State and Kansas State. Fleming showed flashes of his upside last year in the Fall League, averaging 9.3 points and hitting 10 threes over eight games. Fleming has great size on the perimeter and the shot making off the dribble from all three levels to warrant such High Major offers. Osborne will look much different this season after a large 2022 class graduates, but the defending league champs have a budding star in Fleming.
If you had to circle one player to enter the season as the favorite to claim the scoring title it would be Jax Abernathy Jax Abernathy 6’4″ | SG Christian Heritage | 2024 State GA . He’s a remarkably efficient scorer that most recently shots 21/33 (64%) from three and 18/30 (60%) from two in a 5-0 week at OTR Power 24. Abernathy already has the single-game scoring record at Christian Heritage with 53 points coming against Hamilton Heights last season. His ability to catch fire in the blink of an eye makes the Lions as dangerous as anyone in the league. Will he come close to breaking the league record set by Authur Johnson Authur Johnson 5’9″ | PG Douglas County | 2023 State GA last year of 54 points? We shall see.
Jeremiah Taylor Jeremiah Taylor 6’2″ | CG South Paulding | 2023 State GA is one of the best returning players in the Fall League, in fact he is the returning leading scorer at 16.3 points per game. Taylor also added 5.3 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.3 blocks. Jeremiah is a bouncy athlete that loves to slash to the rim. He corrected his eyesight this offseason with contacts and has seen improvements on his three-point shot. He sank a respectable nine threes over seven games a season ago. If he can come close to doubling that number, he could be in the hunt for league MVP.
If there was a most improved player award, LaVigne might be the front runner. He averaged 5.1 points last year but blossomed over the course of the high school seasons and was a consistent double-digit scorer in the summer with South Paulding. His cool demeanor and knockdown jumper are the perfect complement to Jeremiah Taylor Jeremiah Taylor 6’2″ | CG South Paulding | 2023 State GA ‘s high-flying act.
The second returning leading scorer from the Fall League? Keshaun Pace Keshaun Pace 6’1″ | CG Carrollton | 2023 State GA . The wiry lefty averaged 16.3 points per game a season ago. Pace is a great finisher in traffic that uses both hands well. He has rounded himself into being a real stat sheet stuffer that can impact games on both ends of the floor. Reinhardt has offered.
Ziair Finch Ziair Finch 6’1″ | CG Lithia Springs | 2025 State GA is another player that could take off this season. As a freshman he netted 6.4 points per game in the league and now will be the go-to guy for a young Lithia Springs group. The southpaw is a terrific three-point shooter that can score in bunches. He nailed 10 threes over eight games a season ago and will be among the league leaders this year. Ziair has emerged over the summer as Lithia Spring’s most reliable source of offense. He has a very good future ahead.