Top Dayton recruit to play in event in Vandalia

One of the teams, AZ Compass Prep, ranks second in the MaxPreps.com top 25. Its roster includes Dayton Flyers recruit DaRon Holmes, the 36th-ranked recruit in the class of 2021, according to Rivals.com.

Compass Prep will play Ypsi Prep, of Michigan, in the final game of the event at 7:45 p.m. on March 8. Ypsi Prep’s roster includes former Belmont center Shawn Phillips, who ranks 61st in the class of 2022, and Emoni Bates, a Michigan State recruit who ranks first in the class of 2022.

Holmes and Phillips aren’t the only players in the field who have been offered scholarships by Dayton. Twin brothers Amen and Ausar Thompson, who are in the class of 2022 and play for Hillcrest Prep (Ariz.), were offered scholarships by Dayton in November. Fray Nguimbi, of First Love Academy (Pa.), received an offer in June.

Here’s the Top Gun’s complete schedule:

March 7

Session 1

1 p.m.: Bishop Walsh (Md.) vs. ISA Andrews Osborne (Ohio)

3:45 p.m.: Crestwood Prep (Ontario) vs. Hillcrest Prep

Session 2

6 p.m.: First Love Academy vs. Premier Academy (Texas)

7:45 p.m.: Dohn Prep (Ohio) vs. Ypsi Prep

March 8

Session 3

6 p.m.: Hillcrest Prep (Ariz.) vs.Bishop Walsh

7:45 p.m.: Ypsi Prep vs. AZ Compass Prep