Casa Grande ‘s talented 5-foot-9 senior combo-guard prospect Jeylynn Fields is having, what is becoming, a superb high school career for herself. As a result of the talented guard prospect’s performance, she is now beginning to garner some serious recruiting attention. While division-I college basketball programs have yet to take notice of Fields, one of the nation’s premier women’s junior college program has extended a scholarship offer to the talented guard prospect. This week, Fields received a scholarship offer, her first, from Central Arizona Junior College and head coach Denise Cardenas. Central Arizona is a 4-time national championship women’s basketball program, and the class…
Author: Anthony Ray
Phoenix College (14-6, 8-4) is playing their best basketball of the season, and they proved it on Saturday evening in a big road win over Glendale Junior College – 90-68. The match-up was an exciting one, as Glendale had won their last 4 games in a row on the season, including a win this week over Pima Junior College. The two teams would face off in a preview of what could become the championship game at season’s end for the Division-II title. Phoenix College, led by the strong leadership of Matt Gordon and his basketball staff, came into Saturday’s game with something to…
Queen Creek High School’s athletically gifted 6-foot-5 senior forward Parker Anderson is quickly becoming one of the better unsigned recruiting targets in Arizona’s loaded 2014 class. While there are still many unsigned prospects in the class, Anderson is beginning to pick up recruiting steam for himself with numerous college programs. This weekend, Anderson took an unofficial recruiting visit to a college program in the Summit League – North Dakota State University. The program has expressed serious interest in recruiting Anderson, and he advised me that he is very interested in the mid-major program. “They have a good program, and I really like it…
The last three days have been a whirlwind for Westwind Prep Academy’s superb 6-foot-4, 180-pound senior guard prospect Lyrik Shreiner. After a scoring outburst where Shreiner exploded for 65 points on Saturday, on 26 for 27 shooting, college coaches have been ringing the phone off the hook for the Westwind Prep coaching staff. With many college programs now looking to travel to the state of Arizona and catch a glimpse of the talented senior guard prospect, University of Louisville assistant coach Wyking Jones became the first high-major college program to make it to Arizona this week – on Tuesday evening while Westwind Prep…
Westwind Prep Academy’s superb 6-foot-4, 180-pound senior guard prospect Lyrik Shreiner completed shocked the state of Arizona and now the country this past weekend when he poured in an Arizona high school basketball state scoring record of 65 points. The scoring outburst came this Saturday afternoon in a 133-53 blowout victory over The Orme School. What was most impressive in the scoring outburst was Shreiner’s efficiency, as he connected on 26 of 27 shots in the game – an unreal and completely efficient performance. Shreiner’s scoring performance broke the state scoring record set by former McClintock HS graduate and current University…
Glendale Junior College (7-6, 4-6) looked to be one of my favorites this season to compete for the ACCAC Conference title when the season began, but second-year head coach Damin Lopez and his team has had their struggles early in the season – looking to gain a team identity and develop a sense of commitment level to the game. After some early season struggles, Lopez and his staff are now headed in the right direction and gaining some steam. As winners of their last 3 games on the season and currently one of the hottest teams in the ACCAC, Glendale would explode…
On Saturday afternoon, while many other high school programs were taking the day off, Westwind Prep Academy’s high school basketball program was in action against The Orme School. Westwind Prep would blow out their opponent in fine fashion, 133-53, and would see an historic performance by 6-foot-4, 180-pound senior guard Lyrik Shreiner. Shreiner would absolutely explode in the road victory for his team – pouring in an amazing 65 points on 26 for 27 shooting in the game! Shreiner would turn in the best scoring performance in Arizona high school basketball history while playing in the nice Tim’s Toyota Center in Prescott,…
Marcos De Niza High School (7-9) has not been a major threat in the state’s Division-II Class this season, but one prospect for the program is making a name for himself this season among the better unheralded senior guard prospects in the state. An unsigned prospect, 6-foot senior guard Anthony Varela has really improved as a player and is coming off his best performance of his high school career this week. This week, in a road loss at Queen Creek High School, Varela carried his team in the game – pouring in a game-high 25 points, while connecting on (5) three-pointers in the…
One of the top prospects still available this spring has soared this high school season, while under the recruiting radar by most college programs. Desert Ridge High School’s talented and athletic 6-foot-3 senior point guard Hunter Thomas is having an excellent season this year for his team – leading the Jaguars to a strong 14-3 overall record on the season in the state’s Division-I Class. Thomas has been terrific this high school season – recently leading his ballclub to a nice runner-up championship finish in this year’s McClintock Holiday Shootout. In the process, Thomas put up big scoring numbers in…
Post players take time to develop, and so patience becomes a virtue in preparation for the time it takes to develop a rising post talent. One prospect that has developed as of late is Westwind Prep’s 7-foot prep post Jeremiah April. April is coming off a couple of strong performances against top-rated junior college talent in the state. April posted big numbers in his team’s match-ups with Midland Junior College (TX) and Pima Junior College. April poured in 26 points against Midland, and 28 points in his team’s game against Pima Junior College – both impressive performances for the rising post talent. April has come…