I was reading the Posts under the "How stacked is the 2024 class". Are these still holding up? Has anyone else emerged to be a dominant 8th grader? Any 8th grader's playing a lot of JV/V min.?

Good group of players in the original thread I think those holdup for the most part.

 

Top 5 who are still playing 8th grade (no order and I believe most were asked to play up but for one reason or another decided against it)

 

Giffen - Woodland

Class - Highlands

Verax - Ockerman

Bryant - RA

Jabari - Holmes

*honorable mention to Hagan who has been out with injury this season but would be on the list.

 

Those playing up

 

Noah Johnson - HC

Cam Geisler - NCC

Brodi Binke (SP?) - Highlands

Hudson Blank - Dixie

 

A couple of up and coming big men to watch

 

Maddox Jones - Ockerman

Mattox Kelly - SVA

 

Pretty athletic class at the top end with a lot of multi sport players that would be top 5 in another sport as well ie Football Class, Verax and Geisler all great players.

I believe there is a Krohman playing up at SK. Would be an 8th grader at Twenhoffel.

Good group of players in the original thread I think those holdup for the most part.

 

Top 5 who are still playing 8th grade (no order and I believe most were asked to play up but for one reason or another decided against it)

 

Giffen - Woodland

Class - Highlands

Verax - Ockerman

Bryant - RA

Jabari - Holmes

*honorable mention to Hagan who has been out with injury this season but would be on the list.

 

Those playing up

 

Noah Johnson - HC

Cam Geisler - NCC

Brodi Binke (SP?) - Highlands

Hudson Blank - Dixie

 

A couple of up and coming big men to watch

 

Maddox Jones - Ockerman

Mattox Kelly - SVA

 

Pretty athletic class at the top end with a lot of multi sport players that would be top 5 in another sport as well ie Football Class, Verax and Geisler all great players.

 

Hagen is the real deal and will most likely go straight to JV for CCH next year.

I believe there is a Krohman playing up at SK. Would be an 8th grader at Twenhoffel.

 

I believe he is at Walton now playing varsity and a Freshman, unless there is another who is in 8th grade.

Hagen is the real deal and will most likely go straight to JV for CCH next year.

 

Is the Hagan kid out for the year for Pius?

Is the Hagan kid out for the year for Pius?

 

Most likely-back issue.

SVA at Campbell County

6th - SVA by 5

7th - CC by 40

8th - CC by 2

7th - CC by 40

 

That had to be fun to watch.

Sorry. I put this in the wrong thread.

We are wrapping up the regular season this week. Who stood out as 8th graders this year? Any surprises? I know some of the programs suffered as a result of players playing up and I believe there are several other guys who could have played up but didn't.

We are wrapping up the regular season this week. Who stood out as 8th graders this year? Any surprises? I know some of the programs suffered as a result of players playing up and I believe there are several other guys who could have played up but didn't.

 

Of the 8th graders playing 8th grade, the 3 that impressed me the most were (in no particular order)

 

Hussey-St. Pius

Class-Highlands

#35 for Ockerman (not Verax, although he too is good, but the 6'3"ish dark haired kid, sorry, I do not recal his name)

No order;

 

Hussey - Pius was a lot stronger this year and his driving ability added a dimension to his outside shot

 

Class - Highlands he's probably the most physical of all the 8th graders this year

 

Jones (35) - Ockerman definitely improved this season the pick and roll with Verax is pretty tough to defend. Intermediate jumper was good. Has a bit of a bully mentality which is good in the post

 

Verax - Ockerman was used in a different role than past seasons as more of a distributor but still solid year

 

Giffen - Woodland kid can flat out score

 

Best duo Jones / Verax pick and roll

Best scorer Hussey / Giffen

 

Loss of a player that hurt a team most - Kelly at SVA created a multiple game losing streak (honorable mention to Hagen at Pius he was definitely missed but they still are the team to bear going into the tournament)

I believe he is at Walton now playing varsity and a Freshman, unless there is another who is in 8th grade.

 

Jeff Krohman's son is playing frosh at SK. Carter Krohman iscat WV he's Bobby's son.

I thought all the players in this thread had fantastic tournaments with most making the all tournament team.