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Sunday, January 18, 2009

Findlay Prep ties up the Dawgs.

Findlay Prep, which is already in the midst of developing into a basketball dynasty traveled from Henderson,Nevada to take on the Bulldogs of Garfield Heights,and their team didn't need to bring any luck with them from Vegas as they prevailed 60-50. Prep was lead by Texas signee, 6'3, 2009, Guard, Avery Bradley who put on a wide display of slashing dribble drives, crafty pull-ups, catch-n-shoot jumpers,and a polished perimeter game to tally up 22 points for his Findlay squad. Bradley without a doubt was the most complete basketball player after 2 days of competition and one of the most athletic to go along with it after leaving defenders helpless in their stances. Prep also has a sound cast around bradley with;
6'8, 2009 SF Victor Rudd who runs the floor like a deer and jumps out of the gym. Rudd tends to float on the edges in a half-court set, but makes that up with his lock-down defense and ability to finish above the rim in transition a high percentage of the time. Rudd will need to get stronger, considering his inability to post and finish inside. Gonzaga, Arizona, Marquette, UNLV are just some that Rudd is receiving interest from.
6'2, 2010, SG Corey Joseph did not play well in the first half, as the zone threw off his game a bit, but in the second half he was hitting spot up deep range jumpers to cause the Garfield zone to shift and open up. Not a true point guard, he shows signs of shifting into more of a combo shooting guard with his capability of dealing with on the ball pressure, but also owns the ability to catch and shoot. A intriguing prospect that has high-major interest from coast to coast.
Garfield was lead by 6', 2011 shooting guard Trey Lewis with 16 points, Lewis showed the ability to hit shots coming off fade screens, stagger screens and even off dribble drive hand-offs. Lewis who likes to catch and shoot, also displayed the ability to attack from the wings and finish at the rim.
Carl Jones finished with a meager 13 points as DJ Richardson de-railed his traditional scoring output with swarming on the ball defense and over matched speed and power. 6'6, 2011, SF Will Weeks played very well in the second-half as he finished with 10 points with impressive post-moves and finishing with either hand around the hoop. The Senior trio of Mario Hines, Fred Chatman and Roy Brown were just outmatched by the bigger, stronger and more athletic team as they struggled to get on track all night. All in All, Garfield displayed a great amount of heart considering the level of talent they were going up against.

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