ArizonaVarsity watched many games early on this season and is now looking at possible candidates for some post-season awards.
It's mid-season and not only are teams settling in, but are getting some players back due to the transfer rule, which could spark a team quickly.
Some 5A players about to start playing or just started playing due to injury (or will start playing)::
6'8" C 2020 Griffin Lamb (Gilbert)
6'5" SG 2020 Chance Garland (McClintock)
6-10 C 2019 Cameron Katal (Millennium)--(still awaiting result to play or not this year)
5A Mid-season Candidates:
8 POY candidates:
6-3 Sr CG Josh Baker--McClintock
6-4 Sr SG Skylar Certo--NDP
6-5 Sr SF Emad Elniel--Independence
6-8 Jr PF Jason Harris--Higley
6-8 So PF DaRon Holmes--Millennium
5-11 Sr CG KJ Patrick--Willow Canyon
6-7 Sr SF Emmanuel Taban--Apollo
6-7 Sr F Carson Towt--Gilbert
13 Breakout candidates:
6-1 Sr SG Jake Benci--Cactus Shadows
6-5 Sr SF Cassius Carmichael--Ironwood
6-4 So CG D'Marco Dunn--Marana
6-6 So SF Jason "JT" Elder--Cienega
6-3 Sr SF Logan McCullough--Horizon
5-10 Jr PG Deven Franks--Casteel
6-4 Fr F Isaac Garcia--Cholla
6-7 Jr PF Anthony Giliberto--Paradise Valley
6-3 Jr SG Dominic Gonzalez--Ironwood
6-6 Jr PF Terrence "TJ" Green--Carl Hayden
6-2 Jr SG Brycen Long--Gilbert
5-10 Sr PG Cinsere West--Central
6-1 Jr SG Armani Williams--McClintock
6 DPOY candidates:
6-3 Sr PF Jalen Calvert--McClintock
6-5 Sr SF Emad Elniel--Independence
6-6 Jr PF Terrence "TJ" Green--Carl Hayden
6-8 Jr PF Jason Harris--Higley
6-8 So PF DaRon Holmes--Millennium
6-3 Jr W Sunday John--Willow Canyon
8 Underclassman POY candidates:
6-5 So SF Colin Carey--South Mountain
6-4 So CG D'Marco Dunn--Marana
6-6 So SF Jason "JT" Elder--Cienega
5-11 So PG Isaiah "Zay" Freeney--South Mountain
6-4 Fr F Isaac Garcia--Cholla
6-8 So PF DaRon Holmes--Millennium
5-11 So PG Justus Jackson--Millennium
6-5 So SG Paris Woods--Apollo
6 COY Candidates:
Jordan Augustine--Ironwood
Jay Caserio--Gilbert
Sam Dentz--McClintock
Jacob Marin--Apollo
Gary Rath--Sunrise Mountain
Zach Washut--Cactus Shadows
