One of our feel-good stories of the summer has been the recent rise of Hinsdale South’s break-out star Zion Griffin. The six-foot six forward’s performance created some buzz at the Hardwood Classic in Kansas City last weekend. Griffin’s three-point barrage mixed in with assortment of dunks & mid-range jumpers clocked Howard Pulley for 41 points. The lefty returned his next outing to spray Boo Williams for a cool 31 markers. Zion’s arsenal display did not go un-noticed either, he elevated his play in front of numerous high-majors, prompting likes of Georgia Tech, Illinois, Oregon, & Nebraska to watch him closely. Iowa State, Missouri State offered recently. Western Michigan’s Larry Farmer saw him in April and thought he might land a gem. “Now the romance begins with a flurry of others.” Even I didn’t see this kind of out-put occurring so suddenly, we just saw Griffin at our Spot-Lite Pre-Evaluation Tune-Up & I was on the premises of Griffin’s season-ending play-off lost to Wheaton North, which was a defeat at the buzzer. His performance last weekend use to be how our state guys use to capitalize on opportunities during the July period, it was a stage to strut your game, not social media hype & video clips!
Another vastly improved area player who have enhanced his stock this summer was Simeon’s recent transfer, Xavier Pinson. His play was exhilarating at times during the NY2LA clash last weekend. Pinson, has a huge up-side and he’s regarded now as a top 10 talent, in our 2018 crop. This kid facilitates well, with the ability to read schemes & situations during the course of a game. And he can really score. He’s probably one of the more exciting talents we have in the class. Evansville, Drake, Cleveland St., UIC, Kent-St., Valpo looks to be his heaviest pursuers for now.
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