Jahlil Okafor

 Jahlil Okafor, class of 2014, attending Whitney Young high school in Chicago IL, is a monster in the paint. Okafor 6’8 weighting in as a 260 pounds (lb), is a great inside player. He is ranked as number 7 in Espn top 100, but by his position number 1 in the nation. Being a freshmen at Whitney Young, he has already got many offers from colleges and he has been talked about on Espn TV show. Okafor has been offered a scholarship to DePaul, and Illinois fighting Illini, what school will he choose not a big deal as of right now, later on in his high school year im pretty sure he’ll get offers from many other schools.

 Last year aau season Okafor played with the Chicago Ferrari, who’s ranked number two in the nation. In the season Ferrari went to Florida for the Division one bracket. They finish as number two; they lost to number one ranked Houston select. The select where just to amazing for the Ferrari team, there leading scorer Justice Winslow is ranked number 22 by the Espn top 100. Score 64-53, as the Chicago Ferrari went home with a smiling face because they made it all the way to the championship. The starting five Jahlil Okafor of the Whitney Young Dolphins, Paul White of the Whitney Young Dolphins, Paul Turner of the St. Josephs Chargers., Miles Reynolds of the Whitney Young Dolphins, and Marcus Smith of the Mount Caramel high school.

Okafor has a cousin in the NBA Emma Okafor; will the freshmen beast make it that far? In Okafor’s first Varsity basketball game, he had his first two points in the third quarter with a two hand jam. He plays Soph basketball two with the starting lineup; Miles Reynolds, Keith Langston, Scott Kingsly, Paul White, and Jahlil Okafor. With help off the bench they have Robbie, Erwin Henry, Everret Reid, Terry Johnson, Ramon Taylor, and Robert Johnson. Will the soph team win the city championship?

Sam thompson of Whitney young

Sam Thompson of Chicago Whitney Young is a 6’7 guard weighing in as about 185 pounds (lb). Class of 2011, Thompson considered Florida Gators, Oregon State Beavers,, Georgetown Hoyas, and Kansas Jayhawks, but he has signed for a scholarship to Ohio State, where the rookie Evan Turner of the NBA attended, will Sam be an Evan Turner, or much better? Ranked in as number 61 in the Espn top 100, but 15 by his position, Sam is a high flyer he is one of the nations best high school dunkers. You can go to youtube.com and check out many of his highlights, after watching these one would think he is an amazing basketball player.

Sam played with the Mac Irvin Fire during his junior year of the aau season; will he go back and fulfill his title as Fires number 1 along with Wayne Blackshear, and Mike Shaw? He can easily beat the defender off the dribble and finish with a strong move or his specialty dunk a windmill. He is a good shot blocker for a wing player, he can rebound the ball and he has a great mid range shot that he hits about 70% of the time. Sam needs to improve on his strength, don’t get me wrong he is capable of getting the job done but he has to have the ability to finish more often while drawing the foul. If he want to be better Sam can really improve on his three point shot, that way it can open the floor, defenders will try and challenge the shot but he could fake them and then drive to the hole with his speed, to get the easy finish, and if its not there he can kick it out to Wayne who’s known for his all around skills.

Wayne Blackshear

  Wayne Blackshear is an 18 year old basketball killer. He is 6’5 weights 205 lbs coming out of Morgan par high school, class of 2011. In Espn top 100 Wayne is ranked number 18 in the nation but by his position he is ranked number 5. During his junior year in high school he averaged 29.2 points per game (ppg), 14.2 rebounds per game (rpg) and 3.2 assists per game (apg).

  In the 2009-2010 basketball season of Morgan Park they beat the Marshall commandos 61-60; he banked in a shot during the last 13 seconds of the game to win the victory over the commandos. In that game vs. Marshall Wayne scored 21 points and had 5 rebounds. That shot wasn’t surprising because Wayne has done this many times, he’s like Kobe they each are trying to get the last shot to finish the game.

  In my opinion Wayne is a dominant player on and off the court, I had many conversations with him he’s a good friend we talk every now and then and he loves volunteering for community service. When Wayne graduates he will be attending Indiana State, on a scholarship for basketball.

 Last year aau season Wayne played with Mac Irvin Fire who’s known for having great talent and high flyers. The team ranked number one in the nation, to me that’s great, the staring five: Wayne Blackshear, Sam Thompson, Derrick Randolph, Mike Shaw, and Crandall Head. The Fire had a terrible lost to the Drew Gooden Soldiers (102-60). Drew’s best player Johnson was just too much for the fire, I guess they put the on ice to become the Mac Irvin Cold. Neither Sam nor Wayne could step up and over come the big challenge but the Fire still remains number 1.