Cade Cunningham<\/a>, a 6-foot-6 do-it-all dynamo from Bowie (Arlington, Texas) also concluded his camp in spectacular fashion. The sophomore wing was relentless in his offensive attack, whether it was pull-up jumpers, long-range bombs or getting to the front of the rim under control. Cunningham has just the right blend of coordination, strength and athleticism to give even the toughest defender total fits. He finished the Cream of the Crop affair with 12 points, five rebounds and three spectacular assists.<\/p>\nEven though the Texas Team had the most impressive performer and arguably the best overall player in camp, the U.S. team played spectacular enough on the defensive end with their intensity, pressing and trapping to record the victory. Among those who contributed heavily on the defensive end and gave the Texans fits with their quickness included 6-foot sophomore Khalen Robinson<\/strong> of Bryant (Ark.), 6-foot-3 sophomore Matthew Murrell<\/strong> of Whitehaven (Memphis, Tenn.), 6-foot-6 sophomore Chris Moore<\/strong> of West Memphis (Ark.), and 6-foot-5 Moses Moody<\/strong> of North Little Rock (Ark.). Robinson finished with two steals, Murrell also was credited with two steals, Moore had seven points and three rebounds and Moody made a difference with relentless ball pressure in crunch time.<\/p>\nEach team actually had one player who technically should have played for the opposite team, but they didn\u2019t want to join forces with whom they considered the enemy in this intense contest. Sekou Kalle, a 6-foot-10 freshman (2021) from Apsire Academy (Louisville, Ky.), is a San Antonio, Texas product. He played for the Texas team and even though he didn\u2019t play his best in the all-star affair, he still finished with four points and four rebounds. He was one of the best long-term prospects in attendance.<\/p>\n
Donald Ghostone<\/strong>, a 6-foot-7 sophomore forward at Grand Prairie (Texas), hit two big 3-pointers for the U.S. team. The Arkansas native recently relocated to the Lone Star State and was adamant about playing with his comrades from the Razorback State.<\/p>\nOther Pangos Standouts<\/strong><\/p>\nThe Cream of the Crop Top 60 Game wasn\u2019t a matchup based on geographical boundaries and wasn\u2019t quite as competitive. As one can guess, the final score also wasn\u2019t as close as the Top 30 game, as the White Team built a sizable advantage early and rolled to a 97-71 victory.<\/p>\n
The game MVP and most impressive player was southpaw point guard Jackie Johnson III,<\/strong> a 6-foot freshman from Wichita North (Wichita, Kan.). The smooth and confident guard nailed four 3-pointers and dished off a handful of assists for the winning club.<\/p>\nHad the Black club came out victorious, the MVP likely would have been Grant Bulmash<\/strong>, a 6-foot-4 sophomore wing from Greenhill (Addison, Texas). Bulmash combined a nice blend of instinct and intensity to capture the attention of the scouts in attendance. The blue-collar worker finished with eight points and six rebounds, a few with were of the spectacular variety.<\/p>\nAnother standout for the white club with his offensive ability was 6-foot-6 sophomore Evan Williams<\/strong> of Plano East (Plano, Texas). He made some nice moves and cuts around the basket to free himself loose to the tune of 12 points. Six-foot-3 sophomore Jarren Cook<\/strong> of Newman Smith (Carrollton, Texas) also turned in a 12-point performance.<\/p>\nTwo eight-graders (class of 2022 prospects) also shined in the Cream of the Crop Top 60 game. From the lead guard position 6-foot Keyonte George<\/strong> (eight points) of Lewisville, Texas was a smooth operator whose possessed one of the best feels of any player in attendance. Shooting guard Tre White<\/strong>, a 6-foot-4 eighth-grader from Frisco, Texas, impressed with his passing and also had five rebounds.<\/p>\nThere were nearly 100 prospects nominated for one of the two all-star games and we\u2019d be remiss not to mention some of the better prospects who unfortunately just missed the cut.<\/p>\n
Those players included 5-foot-11 sophomore Andre Howard Jr.<\/strong> of Lone Star (Frisco, Texas), 5-foot-11 sophomore Kendall Fair<\/strong> of OD Wyatt (Ft. Worth, Texas), 6-foot sophomore Sebastian Kinney<\/strong> of International Community School (Winter Park, Fla.), 6-foot-4 freshman Toney Green<\/strong> of OD Wyatt (Ft. Worth, Texas), 6-foot-5 freshman Alden Applewhite<\/strong> of Lausanne Collegiate (Memphis, Tenn.) and 5-foot-7 sophomore Darryl McNealy<\/strong> of Duncanville (Texas).<\/p>\nRonnie Flores is the national Grassroots editor of Ballislife.com. He can be reached at <\/em>ronlocc1977@gmail.com<\/em><\/a>. Don't forget to follow him on Twitter: <\/em>@RonMFlores<\/a><\/em><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 2017 Pangos All-South Frosh\/Soph Camp concluded with the most competitive Cream of the Crop All-Star Game we… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":150156,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8316,1444,3176,6886,8320,46250,416,23,247],"tags":[11074,12193,12192,11940,12191,9023],"featured":[],"class_list":["post-150126","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles","category-all-blogs","category-events","category-exclusive-videos","category-grassroots-coverage","category-news","category-hs-south","category-video","category-hs-west","tag-cade-cunningham","tag-chanse-robinson","tag-gerald-doakes","tag-greg-brown","tag-moses-moddy","tag-pangos-all-south-froshsoph-camp"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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