by Jeff Bendel | Dec 31, 2024 | Event Coverage, Featured, Gate City Classic, News, Player Reports
6’4 ’26 Dane Cassada (Calvary Day) It’s easy to appreciate everything Cassada does to assert himself as a focal point and team-oriented leader for this group. He’s a smart, highly skilled guard with great size, feel, and the necessary polish to burden a massive...
by Patrick O'Brien | Dec 9, 2024 | Event Coverage, Featured, News, Tyler Lewis HS Hoopfest
The talent was big-time this past weekend at the Tyler Lewis Hoopfest, as plenty of prospects earned the attention of our scouts and should now be deserving more attention from college programs as well. We dive into a few names that D1 programs should really be...
by Patrick O'Brien | Dec 8, 2024 | Featured, News, Tyler Lewis HS Hoopfest
2025 Dawson Esbrandt (NW Guilford) In a very balanced attack for Northwest Guilford, it was the senior guard who led the way with an impressive showing. Esbrandt was able to make a variety of plays off the dribble, creating and getting around defenders, forcing the...
by Patrick O'Brien | Jul 19, 2024 | Featured, News, Summer Havoc, Summer Havoc Live, Summer Havoc Showcase
2026 6’3 Drayton Cockfield (Carolina Pressure) Cockfield continues to be a newer name that impresses me. Though he started out slow, he got things going and continued to really flourish his versatility on the court. Posting up down low, finishing at the rim,...
by Jeff Bendel | May 13, 2024 | Event Coverage, Featured, News, Player Reports, Stay Positive
6’0 ’27 Brayden Gatling (SW15H Elite) It doesn’t take long to recognize Gatling as a leader for SW15H Elite’s 2027 group. Although they’ve clearly grown as a collective, he’s simply the guy that makes them go. Gatling is a natural leader whose combination of IQ,...
