Three Game Gauntlet Looming

Tuesday: vs Salpointe Catholic

• The Salpointe Catholic Lancers enter this week as the No. 2 team in the eyes of Richard Obert based off their 7-0 start.
  
• Salpointe's Last 5 years: 19-11, 13-16, 25-7, 10-17, 14-16.
  
• Players to watch:
  
• G/F Emilio Acedo Sr. 6'4- he is the teams leading scorer (20 points/game), also has 3 pt range.
• G Colby Weaver Sr. 6'4- also has 3pt range, good at getting steals.
  

Thursday: at Mesquite (Gilbert)

• The Mesquite Wildcats lost their best players from last year due to graduation and are off to a 0-2 start.
  
• Mesquite's last 5 years: 25-5, 15-11, 9-17, 15-13, 21-6.
• Players to watch:
  
• Sami Bazi Jr. He's going to take a ton of shots, but he won't make many of them (32%), most of his shots are from 3pt range.
  
• Jason Garretson Sr. He's averagin 19.5 points/game and 6 assists/game.
  

Friday: at Perry (Gilbert)

• The Perry Pumas have lost four games in a row.
• Last 2 years (can't go back any further): 16-14, 18-11.
  
• Players to watch:
  
• C Lucas O'Brien Jr. 6'4 225. He has the potential to be a dominant big man in 5A-II. O'Brien averages 16 points/game and 8 rebounds/game
• G Desmond Howard (no, not the Heisman award winner) 5'10 170. He's a decent guard, just needs to work on his range. Averages 9 points/game, 3.5 assists/game.