What’s going on y’all! From the beginning of Hoophall West, I set out on a goal to watch 40 teams across 40 days to evaluate who some of the best players and teams both boys and girls in the state are. My goal was to cover games from December 8th to January 17th but a stomach bug took three days off and tonight (January 20th) was the final day of the stretch.
I observed a lot of great talent in that stretch and below is a list of some of my standout players! These names are in no order and are only players that I watch play live, these reflect who caught my eye and who you should keep an eye on as region play ramps up and we get closer to the postseason!
Girls: 3 seniors, 3 juniors, 1 sophomore
Jennah Isai, Guard/Forward, C/O ‘22, Valley Vista
Mikela Cooper, Forward, C/O ‘22, Valley Vista
Taeja Bartee, Guard, C/O ‘24, Sandra Day O’Connor
Sasha Daniel, Guard, C/O ‘22, Seton Catholic
Khamil Pierre, Forward, C/O ‘23, Perry
Janae Floyd, Combo, C/O ‘23, Mountain Ridge
Michaela Lee, Center, C/O ‘23, Deer Valley
Boys: 15 seniors, 5 juniors, 4 sophomores, 2 freshman
Rafe Canale, Guard, C/O ‘22, Sunrise Mountain
Carter Gittens, Forward, C/O ‘23, Sunrise Mountain
Tayvion “Tay” Wilson, Guard, C/O ‘25, Raymond S. Kellis
Trey Phillips, Forward, C/0 ‘22, Brophy Prep
Logan Hopkins, Guard, C/O ‘22, Mountain Ridge
Kylen Mamon, Guard, C/O ‘23, Tolleson
Styles Phipps, Guard, C/O ‘24, St Mary’s
Garrison Phelps, Guard, C/O ‘24, St Mary’s
Quincy Adams, Guard, C/O ‘22, Hamilton
Ky Green, Forward, C/O ‘23, Liberty
Caleb Shaw, Guard, C/O ‘22, Valley Christian
Jason Parent, Guard, C/O ‘22, Prescott
Andrew Camacho, Guard, C/O ‘23, Peoria
Alijah “AJ” Marsh, Guard, C/O ‘24, Raymond S. Kellis
Jake Lifgren, Guard, C/O ‘22, Centennial
Emery Young, Forward, C/O ‘23, Centennial
I’yar Shadowvine, Guard, C/O ‘25, Ironwood
Ringo Aguek, Forward, C/O ‘22, Ironwood
Antwon Miles, Guard, C/O ‘22, Betty Fairfax
Semajay James, Guard, C/O ‘22, Deer Valley
JoJo Montgomery, Forward, C/O ‘22, Deer Valley
Jovan Allen, Combo, C/O ‘23, Desert Edge
Rowan McKenzie, Guard, C/O ‘24, Boulder Creek
Pike Tancil, Guard, C/O ‘22, Willow Canyon
Tate Deboer, Forward/Center, C/O ‘22, Willow Canyon
Jordan Talbert, Guard, C/O ‘22, Carl Hayden
Denton Latimore, Guard, C/O ‘22, Dobson
I observed a lot of great talent in that stretch and below is a list of some of my standout players! These names are in no order and are only players that I watch play live, these reflect who caught my eye and who you should keep an eye on as region play ramps up and we get closer to the postseason!
Girls: 3 seniors, 3 juniors, 1 sophomore
Jennah Isai, Guard/Forward, C/O ‘22, Valley Vista
Mikela Cooper, Forward, C/O ‘22, Valley Vista
Taeja Bartee, Guard, C/O ‘24, Sandra Day O’Connor
Sasha Daniel, Guard, C/O ‘22, Seton Catholic
Khamil Pierre, Forward, C/O ‘23, Perry
Janae Floyd, Combo, C/O ‘23, Mountain Ridge
Michaela Lee, Center, C/O ‘23, Deer Valley
Boys: 15 seniors, 5 juniors, 4 sophomores, 2 freshman
Rafe Canale, Guard, C/O ‘22, Sunrise Mountain
Carter Gittens, Forward, C/O ‘23, Sunrise Mountain
Tayvion “Tay” Wilson, Guard, C/O ‘25, Raymond S. Kellis
Trey Phillips, Forward, C/0 ‘22, Brophy Prep
Logan Hopkins, Guard, C/O ‘22, Mountain Ridge
Kylen Mamon, Guard, C/O ‘23, Tolleson
Styles Phipps, Guard, C/O ‘24, St Mary’s
Garrison Phelps, Guard, C/O ‘24, St Mary’s
Quincy Adams, Guard, C/O ‘22, Hamilton
Ky Green, Forward, C/O ‘23, Liberty
Caleb Shaw, Guard, C/O ‘22, Valley Christian
Jason Parent, Guard, C/O ‘22, Prescott
Andrew Camacho, Guard, C/O ‘23, Peoria
Alijah “AJ” Marsh, Guard, C/O ‘24, Raymond S. Kellis
Jake Lifgren, Guard, C/O ‘22, Centennial
Emery Young, Forward, C/O ‘23, Centennial
I’yar Shadowvine, Guard, C/O ‘25, Ironwood
Ringo Aguek, Forward, C/O ‘22, Ironwood
Antwon Miles, Guard, C/O ‘22, Betty Fairfax
Semajay James, Guard, C/O ‘22, Deer Valley
JoJo Montgomery, Forward, C/O ‘22, Deer Valley
Jovan Allen, Combo, C/O ‘23, Desert Edge
Rowan McKenzie, Guard, C/O ‘24, Boulder Creek
Pike Tancil, Guard, C/O ‘22, Willow Canyon
Tate Deboer, Forward/Center, C/O ‘22, Willow Canyon
Jordan Talbert, Guard, C/O ‘22, Carl Hayden
Denton Latimore, Guard, C/O ‘22, Dobson
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