Blake Bryan has to be mentioned in one of the top players. He is the only change to the "much improved" Villa team. Their avg. 30 pts more and already have more wins then all of last year. And another reason Stephen Love scores alot of his points.

 

As far as pure athletic ability and talent Arrez Henderson hands down is the best around.

 

And Connor from NCC should be mentioned based on his ablility to hit the 3 ball.

 

Housley from Newport seems to be a ghost for mentioned players hes a good all around player.

I have seen Sorrell a couple times and I would take the other three ahead of him all day long.. Sorrell is a nice player that hasn't grown into his body yet..He looks very akward out on the court...I think McGraw when healthy is the best player in the region...:thumb::thumb:

 

You'd only take the other three ahead of him for part of the day...You'd spend the rest of the day wondering why you didn't take him.

IF being shut down by Arrez forbids you from being at the top of the list, we'd have no list.

 

 

Great post. Arrez isn't the best player in the region, but he is the best pure lockdown one-on-one defender I can remember in a long time in NKY.

This is by far the most inaccurate post I have ever seen on BGP. This list is nearly perfect, I agree with Giwa, but you are way off base with the Sorrel Comment. I'm not bashing him at all, he is where he needs to be on the list.

 

You're way wrong.

 

Holy Cross has played a murderous schedule and Sorrell averages closer to 30 points a night than 20, and also averages right at 10 boards a night. As a GUARD.

 

He's shooting better than 50 percent from the field, better than 40 percent behind the arc, and close to 90 percent from the foul line. And he's second on the team in assists.

 

As a GUARD, he also guards the other teams top POST player most nights.

 

All this kind of adds up to all the things the other guys in question do well, COMBINED.

 

Not bashing the other guys at all, but how does this justify fourth in the region?

You're way wrong.

 

Holy Cross has played a murderous schedule and Sorrell averages closer to 30 points a night than 20, and also averages right at 10 boards a night. As a GUARD.

 

He's shooting better than 50 percent from the field, better than 40 percent behind the arc, and close to 90 percent from the foul line. And he's second on the team in assists.

 

As a GUARD, he also guards the other teams top POST player most nights.

 

All this kind of adds up to all the things the other guys in question do well, COMBINED.

 

Not bashing the other guys at all, but how does this justify fourth in the region?

 

This is because he is the tallest player on his team....He would get beat off of the dribble everytime if he guarded a guard...He plays really hard and is a nice player..Like I said before he is where he should be in the rankings....

You're way wrong.

 

Holy Cross has played a murderous schedule and Sorrell averages closer to 30 points a night than 20, and also averages right at 10 boards a night. As a GUARD.

 

He's shooting better than 50 percent from the field, better than 40 percent behind the arc, and close to 90 percent from the foul line. And he's second on the team in assists.

 

As a GUARD, he also guards the other teams top POST player most nights.

 

All this kind of adds up to all the things the other guys in question do well, COMBINED.

 

Not bashing the other guys at all, but how does this justify fourth in the region?

 

You seem to be taking this way too personal. He's nice player but you can't tell me he's better than Simpson and Henderson. You can't make a fight for him being better than McGraw, but I'm guessing you haven't seen McGraw play this year then. When Greg McGraw is healthy he is as good as anyone I've seen.

Pretty good list. I would probably bump Earls up to the second group. A few other names to consider:

 

Brandon Housley-Newport (player to watch)

 

Sheena Giwa (top ten or second group?) (Played great defense, got lots of steals, and scored a lot of points the last two times I've seen him play against Boone)

 

Austin Flannery-Boone (up and coming)

 

Grant Pangallo-NewCath- (up and coming)

 

Clay Coleman-Ryle (up and coming)

 

Ronald Cotton-Boone (up and coming)

 

For players on your list, below are some stats to consider from NKY.com:

 

1. Arrez Henderson-Holmes-37 steals, 285 points, 19 points per game, 79 rebounds, 60.4% from the field.

 

2. Greg McGraw-Highlands-47.1% from the field, 43.3% from 3, 9 for 16 from FT, 14 steals, 102 points, 17 points per game.

 

3. Nick Simpson-Highlands-45.6% from the field, 33.3% from 3, 32-40 FT (80%), 30 assists, 16 turnovers, 1.9 assist-to-turnover ratio, 100 points, 14.3 points per game.

 

4. Corey Sorrell-Holy Cross-No stats posted.

 

5. Michael Grimes-CovCath-52.6% from the field, 60 rebounds, 24 assists, 16 turnovers, 171 points, 11.4 points per game, .44 points per minute (384 minutes)

 

6. David McFarland-Boone-47.8% from the field, 56% FT, 88 rebounds, 50 assists, 27 turnovers, 1.9 assist-to-turnover ratio, 40 steals, 150 points, 12.5 points per game, .5 points per minute (298 minutes)

 

7. Mitch Shover-CovCath-42% from the field, 48.1% from 3, 72.3% FT, 21 steals, 37 assists, 30 turnovers, 1.2 assist-to-turnover ratio, 158 points, 10.5 points per game, .44 points per minute (357 minutes)

 

8. Luke Maile-CovCath-41.7% from the field, 27.3% from 3, 71.4% FT, 95 rebounds, 25 assists, 44 turnovers, .6 assist-to-turnover ratio, 24 steals, 165 points, 11 points per game, .46 points per minute (357 minutes)

 

9. Todd Krohman-Boone-47.3% from the field, 45.8% from 3, 88.4% FT, 64 rebounds, 13 assists, 30 turnovers, .7 assist-to-turnover ratio, 21 steals, 267 points, 15.7 points per game, .6 points per minute (432 minutes)

 

10. Ricardo Johnson-Holmes-42.9% from the field, 37.2% from 3, 71.1% FT, 76 rebounds, 29 assists, 29 turnovers, 25 steals, 17 blocks, 174 points, 11.6 points per game

 

Players to watch:

 

Mike Gabbard-Boone-49.1% from the field, 50% from 3, 76.5% FT, 105 assists, 64 turnovers, 1.6 assist-to-turnover ratio, 36 steals, 150 points, 8.8 points per game, .33 points per minute (450 minutes)

 

Stephen Love-Villa-50.9% from the field, 35.7% from 3, 73.8% FT, 111 rebounds, 23 assists, 37 turnovers, .6 assist-to-turnover ratio, 20 steals, 307 points, 21.9 points per game

 

J.D Schmerge-CovCath-46.3% from the field, 28.9% from 3, 77.8% FT, 56 rebounds, 12 assists, 11 turnovers, 19 steals, 96 points, 6.4 points per game, .36 points per minute (265 minutes)

 

Chris Bondick-CovCath-38.9% from the field, 30.3% from 3, 79.4% from FT, 35 rebounds, 31 assists, 23 turnovers, 1.3 assist-to-turnover ratio, 21 steals, 107 points, 9.7 points per game, .41 points per minute (255 minutes)

 

Erik Thomas-Conner-30.5% from the field, 23.9% from 3, 70.3% FT, 26 rebounds, 6t7 assists, 23 turnovers, 2.9 assist-to-turnover ratio, 26 steals, 137 points, 12.5 points per game, .45 points per minute (303 minutes)

 

Josh Craddock-Lloyd-42.5% from the field, 30.8% from 3, 44.4% FT, 12 rebounds, 2 assists, 5 turnovers, 42 points, 21 points per game, .7 points per minute (30 minutes) (stats provided for only 2 games)

 

Alex Hall-Beechwood-No stats posted

 

Micah Pugh-Conner-52.8% from the field, 77.5% FT, 66 rebounds, 10 assists, 24 turnovers, .4 assist-to-turnover ratio, 8 blocks, 21 steals, 181 points, 16.5 points per game, .7 points per minute (280 minutes)

 

Cameron Speed-St. Henry-No stats posted.

 

Up and Coming players to watch:

 

Elijah Pittman-Holmes-48.1% from the field, 40.7% from 3, 64.3% FT, 43 rebounds, 5 assists, 11 turnovers, .5 assist-to-turnover ratio, 7 steals, 70 points, 5 points per game

 

Ryan Popp-Boone-50% from the field, 31.8% from 3, 60% FT, 27 rebounds, 25 assists, 39 turnovers, .7 assist-to-turnover ratio, 32 steals, 92 points, 6.1 points per game, .37 points per minute (246 minutes)

 

Stephen Kowolonek-Highlands-53.7% from the field, 30.8% from 3, 58.3% FT, 38 rebounds, 8 assists, 6 turnovers, 1.3 assist-to-turnover ratio, 10 steals, 69 points, 9.9 points per game

 

Jamon Greene-Newport-43.1% from the field, 24.3% from 3, 56.8% FT, 56 rebounds, 37 assists, 49 turnovers, .8 assist-to-turnover ratio, 24 steals, 162 points, 10.8 points per game

 

Ben Bessler-St. Henry-No stats posted

 

Andy Earls-Boone-60.4% from the field, 73.3% FT, 85 rebounds, 19 assists, 32 turnovers, .6 assist-to-turnover ratio, 21 blocks, 237 points, 13.9 points per game, .6 points per minute (407 minutes)

 

Tate Nichols-Ryle-59.3% from the field, 36.4% FT, 42 rebounds, 14 assists, 13 turnovers, 19 blocks, 40 points, 2.9 points per game, .23 points per minute

 

Mitch McLeish-Ryle-43.7% from the field, 39.5% from 3, 54.5% FT, 36 rebounds, 23 assists, 32 turnovers, .7 assist-to-turnover ratio, 9 steals, 83 points, 5.9 points per game, .39 points per minutes (215 minutes)

This is because he is the tallest player on his team....He would get beat off of the dribble everytime if he guarded a guard...He plays really hard and is a nice player..Like I said before he is where he should be in the rankings....

 

 

Nice job ignoring his stats. But, I'll play along just for fun.

 

If he got beat off the dribble, it would only be by a step, and then his size advantage would more than make up for that one step. I'm pretty sure this would be the case.

You seem to be taking this way too personal. He's nice player but you can't tell me he's better than Simpson and Henderson. You can't make a fight for him being better than McGraw, but I'm guessing you haven't seen McGraw play this year then. When Greg McGraw is healthy he is as good as anyone I've seen.

 

Of course I've seen McGraw, if I hadn't I wouldn't have made my post.

 

He's a really good player, as are Simpson and Henderson. But, I revert back to my stat line on what Sorrell has done this year. He seems to be the best full package guy this year based on the numbers, against great competition.

 

It's not personal at all, just a quick study of the numbers. I'll leave it at that for now.

Of course I've seen McGraw, if I hadn't I wouldn't have made my post.

 

He's a really good player, as are Simpson and Henderson. But, I revert back to my stat line on what Sorrell has done this year. He seems to be the best full package guy this year based on the numbers, against great competition.

 

It's not personal at all, just a quick study of the numbers. I'll leave it at that for now.

 

What numbers? His stats aren't turned in by Holy Cross to the Enquirer. How do you know his numbers are better? If you have some give them to us.

 

Also Sorrell has to be a scorer for Holy Cross or they won't win. The offense runs through him at Holy Cross, so he's going to get more opportunities to score and more shots.

Eric Thomas 2.9assist to turnover ratio is by far the best in the area and probably one of the best in the state. 67 assist for 23 turnovers.

6. David McFarland-Boone-47.8% from the field, 56% FT, 88 rebounds, 50 assists, 27 turnovers, 1.9 assist-to-turnover ratio, 40 steals, 150 points, 12.5 points per game, .5 points per minute (298 minutes)

 

 

He still plays for Boone??????:laugh:

If we are gonna throw out names like Love and Bryan than I am gonna throw out the name Shawn Eastin from Dayton because he outscored them both in their game last week...

Sorrell is not the best player in the region. Sorrell i could see at #3 but i still think Henderson and Simpson are much better than him. You cant say Holy Cross' schedule has been harder than Cov Caths. So Sandman does this mean that all Cov Cath players in the top 10 are better than those who dont play as strong of a schedule???

As I said in the HC/CCH game thread, Sorrell easily has the best all around offensive game in NKY. Its not close.