Utah Fall Classic: SoCal Standouts Pt. 4

David Yapkowitz

November 14, 2020 @ 09:18 PM

With the uncertainty still surrounding the high school basketball regular season, various grassroots events have popped up across the country. On the weekend of Oct. 30, St. George, Utah played host to the Utah Fall Classic put on by West Coast Elite. The event featured players from California, Utah, Nevada, and Washington. Quite a few players from Southern California were in attendance, and I was able to follow along through social media livestreaming. Here’s a quick look at some additional top standouts from Southern California. 1. [player_tooltip player_id="103354" first="Jaeda" last="Spence"] - Santa Barbara 2022 Spence is a player that’s capable of playing both forward positions. In small ball lineups when she’s at the power forward, she acts as a stretch big who can face up and shoot jumpers. Solid mid-range game. At small forward, she can handle the ball on the wing and run the floor in transition. Good finisher at the rim. She’s a strong rebounder. Has a bit of a size advantage over smaller wings. 2. [player_tooltip player_id="204010" first="Demonnie" last="Lagway"] - Palisades 2022 Lagway is a player who I first saw during the 2019-20 season. She was the only sophomore to be named to the All-CIF LA City Section Team last year. She’s an explosive scorer capable of taking over a game offensively. She’s tough to stop when coming downhill. Gets into the lane with ease and can draw contact and get to the free-throw line. She’s also a good defensive player. She slides her feet well on the wings and can stick with most players. 3. [player_tooltip player_id="162825" first="Jolie" last="Johnson"] - San Clemente 2022 Johnson is a wing who has a knack for playing defense. She has great defensive awareness, she knows where the ball is when guarding a player off-ball and she can read passes well. Hustles back defensively on the break. She’s a good shooter with range out to the three-point line. Quick release on her jumper. Also a pretty strong rebounder.