Basketball Spotlight 6th Grade Top Performers Part 4

SHAREEF JACKSON

The Basketball Spotlight Tip Off Classic 6th Grade Division presented a new champion and some fresh faces. Here’s a look at Part 4 of our Top Performers. 

Basketball Spotlight 6th Grade Top Performers Part 4 

SHAREEF JACKSON FORWARD (TEAM JACKO)- THE BIG MAN OF TEAM JACKO WHO’S GROWN TO ABOUT 6’4/ 6’4.5 THE SON OF 13 YEAR PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL PLAYER MARC JACKSON ... AND JUST LIKE HIS FATHER HE’S A WIDE LOAD AND HARD TO DEAL WITH ON THE BLOCK ... STILL RAW THE YOUNGER JACKSON HAS GOOD FEET AND A SOFT TOUCH AROUND THE BASKET. ONCE HE GROWS INTO HIS BODY, HE WILL BE HARD TO DEAL WITH IN THAT PAINT.

GRIFFIN LINSTRA GUARD (NJ SHORE SHOTS)- TALL FOR HIS POSITION AT HIS AGE ... THIS YOUNG PG REMINDS ME OF A YOUNG NICO MANNION .... ALWAYS WITH HIS HEAD UP ... MAKES THE RIGHT PLAY INFECTIOUS TO HIS TEAMMATES ..... EVEN THOUGH HES A WILLING PASSER THAT DOESN’T AFFECT HIM “GETTING HIS” .... WITH HIS ELITE SIZE HES STRONG GOJNG TO THE BASKET BUT ALSO HAS A VERY GOOD JUMPER TO OFFSET DEFENDERS WHO WANT TO LAG OFF IN FEAR OF HIS PENETRATION.

WILL FAHEY GUARD (NJ SHORE SHOTS)- THIS KID WAS ONE OF MY FAVORITES FROM SUNDAY .... CONTINUOUSLY SHOWING HIS ELEVATED IQ HE LIVED ON THE BREAK .... LAY UP AFTER LAY UP HE PACED HIS SHORE SHOTS TEAM IN THE 2ND HALF LEADING THEM TO VICTORY IN THE ELIMINATION ROUNDS.

SEBASTIAN LALO GUARD (PLAYAZ)-THIS LIL DYNAMO IS LIGHTING QUICK WITH THE BALL IN HIS HANDS AND VERY HEADY KNOWS HOW TO FIND OPEN SPACES ON THE FLOOR TO SPOT UP FOR THAT GOOD SET SHOT HE POSSESSES. NATURAL PLAYMAKER YOU CAN TELL HE GETS JOY IN FINDING HIS TEAMMATES FOR SHOTS EVEN MORE SO THAN HIMSELF WHICH IS A QUALITY YOU WANT IN ANY PG. 

ZYAIRE SIMMONS FORWARD (PLAYAZ)- NATURAL SMALL FORWARD WITH VERY LONG ARMS THAT ALLOWS FOR TO ALWAYS GET HIS HANDS-ON BALLS WHETHER IT BE REBOUNDING, (which is this kids specialty) or SHOT BLOCKING WHICH I THINK HES GONNA EXCEL AT AS HIS BODY AND HIS GAME GROWS. 

BRANDON STORES FORWARD (NY GAUCHOS)-LIL FUNDAMENTALS NOT ONLY DOES THIS KID LOOK LIKE TIM DUNCAN HE HAS THE MINI GAME TO MATCH ..... EXCELLENT FOOTWORK ON THE POST ..... UTILIZES THE BACKBOARD WITH A SEASONED TOUCH ...... ALREADY KNOWS TO KEEP THE BALL HIGH AWAY FROM THE SWIPING HANDS OF THE SMALLER DEFENDERS. 

PEYTON MILLER GUARD (NY GAUCHOS)- UNLESS YOU BEEN LIVING UNDER A ROCK YOU CAN’T BEGIN TO SPELL NYC BASKETBALL WITHOUT SAYING GAUCHOS. SO, THIS KID DESCENDS FROM A LONG LINE OF HIGH MAJOR AND PROFESSIONAL GUARDS FROM THROUGHOUT THE DECADES. THOUGH THIS KID THAT TRADITION LIVES ON. 

TAI TURNAGE GUARD (NY GAUCHOS)- ELITE PG / VERY HEADY ... THE RIGHTER OR THEIR WRONGS THE CAPT’N OF THEIR SHIP THAT SEEMS TO ALWAYS NAVIGATE THIS TEAM THROUGH THE TURBULENT WATERS OF A BASKETBALL SPOTLIGHT TOURNAMENT WEEKEND. 

TYRVON LEWIS FORWARD (NY GAUCHOS)-ENERGIZER BUNNY / REBOUNDING MACHINE - THE UNHERALDED GLUE GUY OF THE 6TH GRADE GAUCHOS MACHINE THAT JUST KEEPS STEAM ROLLING THROUGH THE COMPETITION THIS WEEKEND. THIS KIDS ENERGY LEVEL IS A MAGNET FOR THE BASKETBALL. HIS TENACITY AND HUSTLE IS THE GLUE THAT HOLDS CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS TOGETHER. HE WHAT EVERY TEAM NEEDS AND WHAT EVERY COACHES DREAM OF. UNSELFISH AND UNWAVERING.