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craigoscarsonTJ Haws and Frank Jackson have both averaged over 20 ppg in the platinum division of the Tarkanian classic and were leading late in the end of the game against Redondo (who got blasted by #2 in the country mater dei in the next game).
Frank Jackson is the kind of kid we don't get very often and TJ Haws cross over dribble is getting national attention...
Dalton Nixon has been averaging 25+ in the Tarkanian classic
Zac Seljaas has gotten a lot of twitter mention by recruiting gurus at the tourney and has had some big games.
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Orem plays Wasatch Academy in the gold championship today.
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Our Arizona guys are blowing up
http://www.azcentral.com/video...d/2168006494001" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I think the point is, we knew Toolson had some legacy blood in him (Ainge, Toolson), fits the honor code, and is a good basketball player, but those kinds of numbers are not put up by many high school players ever, anywhere, and were unexpected as some of us thought the Toolson commit was kind of underwhelming. But what he's done particularly against 5a and 6a teams, is eye opening. Mesa was top 10 ranked in Arizona to start the season and has D1 signees.
http://www.maxpreps.com/high-s...ll/schedule.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Highland plays Orem on the 27th so we should get some good info after that game too.
http://www.azcentral.com/sport...mp;schoolid=411" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Mesa has lost 3 games... 2 to the same undefeated Hamilton team and 1 to Toolson and Highland. Mesa has a 6-10 big man and Toolson pulled down 20 rebounds against them...
http://www.azcentral.com/video/2943159425001" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Dastrups team played and won in a tourney up in Canada (I dont' think the phoenix paper has those games listed)
http://www.azcentral.com/insid...s-i-through-iv/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
bottom line it looks like Toolson and Dastrup are legit. Prep guys tend to grow up the most their senior years and it appears these guys are growing up. (Brandon Davies was a manchild his last year at Provo and just a tall kid before the AAU summer his senior season, where he blew up.... so what Toolson and Dastrup are doing is very telling.)
This is for the entire state of Arizona (and it doesn't appear to me that Toolson nor Dastrup have another D1 player on their team... and maybe not another college basketball prospect period)
New Arizona boys basketball rankings in Divisions I through IV
Through Dec. 14
Division I
No.1 Tempe Corona del Sol (1) 7-0
No.2 Phoenix Pinnacle (2) 6-0
No. 3 Chandler Hamilton (4) 8-0
No. 4 Phoenix Sunnyslope (6) 7-0
No. 5 Mesa Mountain View (3) 7-1
No. 6 Gilbert Highland (x) 7-2
No. 7 Mesa (6) 7-2
No. 8 Gilbert (9) 6-1
No. 9 Desert Mountain (x) 6-3
No. 10 Gilbert Perry (7) 9-1
Frank Jackson is the kind of kid we don't get very often and TJ Haws cross over dribble is getting national attention...
Dalton Nixon has been averaging 25+ in the Tarkanian classic
Zac Seljaas has gotten a lot of twitter mention by recruiting gurus at the tourney and has had some big games.
Orem plays Wasatch Academy in the gold championship today.
Our Arizona guys are blowing up
http://www.azcentral.com/video...d/2168006494001" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I think the point is, we knew Toolson had some legacy blood in him (Ainge, Toolson), fits the honor code, and is a good basketball player, but those kinds of numbers are not put up by many high school players ever, anywhere, and were unexpected as some of us thought the Toolson commit was kind of underwhelming. But what he's done particularly against 5a and 6a teams, is eye opening. Mesa was top 10 ranked in Arizona to start the season and has D1 signees.
http://www.maxpreps.com/high-s...ll/schedule.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Highland plays Orem on the 27th so we should get some good info after that game too.
http://www.azcentral.com/sport...mp;schoolid=411" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Mesa has lost 3 games... 2 to the same undefeated Hamilton team and 1 to Toolson and Highland. Mesa has a 6-10 big man and Toolson pulled down 20 rebounds against them...
http://www.azcentral.com/video/2943159425001" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Dastrups team played and won in a tourney up in Canada (I dont' think the phoenix paper has those games listed)
http://www.azcentral.com/insid...s-i-through-iv/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
bottom line it looks like Toolson and Dastrup are legit. Prep guys tend to grow up the most their senior years and it appears these guys are growing up. (Brandon Davies was a manchild his last year at Provo and just a tall kid before the AAU summer his senior season, where he blew up.... so what Toolson and Dastrup are doing is very telling.)
This is for the entire state of Arizona (and it doesn't appear to me that Toolson nor Dastrup have another D1 player on their team... and maybe not another college basketball prospect period)
New Arizona boys basketball rankings in Divisions I through IV
Through Dec. 14
Division I
No.1 Tempe Corona del Sol (1) 7-0
No.2 Phoenix Pinnacle (2) 6-0
No. 3 Chandler Hamilton (4) 8-0
No. 4 Phoenix Sunnyslope (6) 7-0
No. 5 Mesa Mountain View (3) 7-1
No. 6 Gilbert Highland (x) 7-2
No. 7 Mesa (6) 7-2
No. 8 Gilbert (9) 6-1
No. 9 Desert Mountain (x) 6-3
No. 10 Gilbert Perry (7) 9-1