Basketball: Box Elder soph is one to watch
One of the players I got a chance to see play for the first time at the recent Las Vegas all-star tournaments was Box Elder's Brant Mecham, the 6-foot-5, 191-pound rising sophomore.
Mecham played for Salt Lake Metro Black's under-17 team, so he was going against guys two years older than him, but still showed remarkable shooting range and poise for a 15-year-old.
It was also Mecham's first time playing with that particular collection of players.
"I played OK," he said. "I was just getting used to playing with them, and against better and older players. I was just trying to contribute."
Mecham said he doesn't have any offers yet, but that BYU and Utah State seem the most interested. He said he hasn't heard from Utah since assistant coach Chris Jones left to join the USU coaching staff.
"I've got a long, long way to go in my high school career, so I am not worried about offers or a timetable [to decide] or anything like that," he said. "My only [focus] is working hard and getting better."
Mecham said he doesn't have plans to play in any more tournaments or camps this summer.
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Timpview's Xavier Su'a-Filo drew the praise of Rival.com's Jeremy Crabtree for his performance at LSU's camp last weekend. Here's what Crabtree, quoting another national recruiting analyst, wrote about Su'a-Filo in USA Today:
Many top prospects flocked to LSU's camp, but the main headliners had to be offensive linemen Chris Faulk of Northshore (Slidell, La.) and Xavier Su'a Filo of Timpview (Provo, Utah). Recruiting analyst Barton Simmons came away impressed with both, especially Faulk.
"On the day, there may not have been a better overall performance than that of Faulk," Simmons said. "He has a terrific frame (6-6/280) and has great strength and balance. He has that ability to keep his weight back and still have the strength to deal with a defensive rush. He also showed some nimble feet that don't always come out on film.
"Athletically, Su'a Filo (6-4/285) was the best lineman in attendance. You never catch him off-balance, and he is always technically sound. He had great consistency all day and looks the part of an athletic offensive tackle."
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Who in the heck is Michael Yeck? Well, he's a 6-foot-7, 260-pound offensive lineman from Keller, Texas, who signed with BYU last February. However, Yeck won't be joining the Cougars when they start fall camp on Saturday because he will first go on an LDS Church mission.
Nevertheless, Yeck will be playing football tomorrow. He will play in a Texas all-star football game for graduated seniors, the Ft. Worth Star-Telegram reports
in an interesting article on the giant lineman.
-- Jay Drew
Mecham played for Salt Lake Metro Black's under-17 team, so he was going against guys two years older than him, but still showed remarkable shooting range and poise for a 15-year-old.
It was also Mecham's first time playing with that particular collection of players.
"I played OK," he said. "I was just getting used to playing with them, and against better and older players. I was just trying to contribute."
Mecham said he doesn't have any offers yet, but that BYU and Utah State seem the most interested. He said he hasn't heard from Utah since assistant coach Chris Jones left to join the USU coaching staff.
"I've got a long, long way to go in my high school career, so I am not worried about offers or a timetable [to decide] or anything like that," he said. "My only [focus] is working hard and getting better."
Mecham said he doesn't have plans to play in any more tournaments or camps this summer.
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Timpview's Xavier Su'a-Filo drew the praise of Rival.com's Jeremy Crabtree for his performance at LSU's camp last weekend. Here's what Crabtree, quoting another national recruiting analyst, wrote about Su'a-Filo in USA Today:
Many top prospects flocked to LSU's camp, but the main headliners had to be offensive linemen Chris Faulk of Northshore (Slidell, La.) and Xavier Su'a Filo of Timpview (Provo, Utah). Recruiting analyst Barton Simmons came away impressed with both, especially Faulk.
"On the day, there may not have been a better overall performance than that of Faulk," Simmons said. "He has a terrific frame (6-6/280) and has great strength and balance. He has that ability to keep his weight back and still have the strength to deal with a defensive rush. He also showed some nimble feet that don't always come out on film.
"Athletically, Su'a Filo (6-4/285) was the best lineman in attendance. You never catch him off-balance, and he is always technically sound. He had great consistency all day and looks the part of an athletic offensive tackle."
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Who in the heck is Michael Yeck? Well, he's a 6-foot-7, 260-pound offensive lineman from Keller, Texas, who signed with BYU last February. However, Yeck won't be joining the Cougars when they start fall camp on Saturday because he will first go on an LDS Church mission.
Nevertheless, Yeck will be playing football tomorrow. He will play in a Texas all-star football game for graduated seniors, the Ft. Worth Star-Telegram reports
in an interesting article on the giant lineman.
-- Jay Drew
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