Week three of the 2023 Summit Summer League, ran by Flow Hoop, takes place this Wednesday, August 23.
Where: 07 Complex (formerly Events at the Summit) on Rudisill
When: Three total games start at 6:30 with a five minute break between games.
Price: $5 entry fee with a concession stand available.
Info: Click here for Week 3’s schedule and rosters
Now, onto the important stuff…what should you expect in week three action of this league? We’ve got the details.
CONSISTENCY PAYS OFF
Many of week one’s top players weren’t as good in week two. Many of week two’s top players weren’t at the forefront on week one.
But a handful of guys, they really have spread their consistency out through the first two weeks of the league, meaning that we have the potential to really see who some of the best in the league are based on what they can do different weeks, with different coaches, with different teammates.
Just four players are averaging double figures after playing in four total games, led by Joey Taylor (Churubusco) at 12.8 while close to him are Qualyn Clopton (Snider) at 11.5 points per game and Preston McCann (Missisinewa) at 11.3; Ryker Quake (East Noble) rounds out the double digit scorers at 10.3 points per game.
But who has been the most consistent game to game in scoring?
Only Taylor (10, 17, 12, 12) has scored in double figures every game he has played. Behind him, McCann is the next most consistent with scoring of 13, 13, 10 and 9 with Quake at 12, 11, 10 and 8 and Kyle Hartsough at 10, 11, 7 and 11. Clopton has scored in double figures twice but narrowly missed the other two games with scoring of 9, 10, 18 and 9.
In rebounding, Gannon Smith (Mississinewa) had the league’s only 10 rebound game, which came in week two but is fourth in total rebounds behind Canterbury’s Tucker Day, Fremont’s Conner Slee and Blackhawk Christian’s Jackson Hauser. Day is the only player in the league to have six or more rebounds every game with Hauser (3, 7, 7, 7) and Homestead’s Michael Raudenbush (6, 4, 5, 6) looking like the next most consistent. Slee had one off rebounding game but has put up single game totals of 6, 7, 9 and 2.
In assists, only Clopton, Smith and McCann have double digits total with Clopton being the most consistent with games of 2, 4 ,3 and 3.
COMBO OF THE WEEK
Last week, one of the most anticipated team ups on the rotating teams was Leo’s Jackson McGee and Wayne’s Jevon Lewis. Both showed up to play and did very well, but Team Traylor went 0-2. So how about we try again and hope this isn’t a preview curse?
This week, I am going back to Team Traylor with the impending team up of Ryker Quake (East Noble) and Qualyn Clopton (Snider). Clopton is coming off a week where he was the official Player of the Week in the league and Quake has been a high end steady hand every single game he has played. Quake is a fun one too because he played in this league last year as a sophomore with not a lot of high end in-school experience and he has shown what kind of growth he has made in the last 12 months.
And if you want more possible high end duos just from that team, Preston McCann (Mississinewa) and Kyle Hartsough (Lakeland) are on the roster too.
Elsewhere, Team Rauch sports Jevon Lewis (Wayne) and Joey Taylor (Churubusco) and that means speed, speed, speed.
WHO IS KYLE HARTSOUGH?
One of the best things about this league is a chance for breakout performances. In the case of Lakeland’s Kyle Hartsough, that hasn’t been limited to one week so far. Remember when I said consistency matters? It truly does in his situation.
When I saw the actual stats from week one, I was a bit taken aback. One of the leading scorers, with a good percentage to boot, was Hartsough. Admittedly, I didn’t know much about Hartsough heading into this league but after two weeks of really stellar play, I am highly intrigued by his prospects.
the 5-foot-9 Lakeland sophomore has really separated himself on Wednesday nights, but that was something he was already working on as a freshman at Lakeland. Last season, Hartsough hit 51 percent of his three pointers (23/45) for the Lakers and became the program’s all-time single season leader in that regard.
When I asked Hartsough’s Lakeland teammate Nate Keil what he would tell people about Kyle, he hit me with a quick and to the point “don’t let him shoot.”
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