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Augusta Christian Defeated a Relentless King’s Ridge Group in Overtime
Augusta Christian v. King’s Ridge I’m getting lucky with attending these nail bitters. Augusta Christian defeated a relentless King’s Ridge group in overtime. This victory came on a buzzer beater by Chas Beasley. He picked up a loose ball with 2 seconds left and nail a jumper from the short corner. Augusta Christian (Martinez, GA)The…
Read MoreCentennial’s Match up with Camp Jewel Went Down to the Final Second
Centennial High School (Roswell, GA) Centennial is an extremely well coached, gritty group. They get after it on the defensive end and move the ball fluently on offense. They won an instant classic, defeating Camp Jewel 65-64 at home on a put back buzzer beater by Carter Wit. Wit’s first 2 points of the game…
Read MoreTherell Gutted out an Intense Home Win Against Walker.
Therell High School (Atlanta, GA)Therell gutted out an intense home win against Walker. Quay Bailey (featured picture) posted 14 points, 12 rebounds and 4 blocks, while Andrew Taylor added 12 points, 7 assists, 3 steals to lead the way for the Panthers. Bailey and Taylor are both “undersized” for their positions, but play with the…
Read MoreEagles Landings Pulled out a Close 58 to 55 Battle Against St. Pius
Eagles Landing (McDonough, GA)This game had a playoff feel to it from the beginning. 2023 Mercer commit David Thomas #15 and 2023 Khylan McKennie #24 finished with 16 points a piece and made game winning plays down the stretch to secure the victory for Eagles Landing. Thomas operated from the wings to the foul line…
Read MoreCedar Grove Pulled out a High Scoring Contest against a Young Heritage Team
Cedar Grove (Ellenwood, GA) pulled out a high scoring contest against Heritage, 82-77. Darius Reynolds (#15 featured above) set the tone from the tip-off, setting solid screens and rolling hard to the basket to get easy buckets. Reynolds made his presence felt in the paint and allowed the guards to have easier jobs on the…
Read MoreAirious Bailey Records a Triple Double for McEachern
Airious “Ace” Bailey was at the forefront of McEachern’s commanding victory on the road against South Cobb. Bailey put on one of the best high school performances in recent memory. He posted 34 points, 14 rebounds and 10 blocks in just 3 quarters. Bailey’s upside just may be the highest in the class of 2024.…
Read MoreKIPP Middle School had a Dominant Performance Against Long Middle
Kipp had a dominant win against Long. They jumped on them right from the opening tip led by #1 Christian Dixon and #22 Solomon Bratton. They resemble the old school duos of having a skillful guard and forceful big. Dixon is a crafty lead guard with the basketball IQ that will propel him to seeing…
Read More2024 Michigan commit Christian Anderson is an ELITE Guard
Event: Holiday Hoopsgiving 11.25-11.26 at Shiloh HS in Snellville, GA 2024 Michigan commit, Christian Anderson can affect the game in a way most guards struggle to do. For starters Anderson’s productivity ranges from scoring, shooting, facilitating, playmaking and constantly moving without the ball. For the jumper wasn’t falling for Anderson he began to attack the…
Read MoreNewton and Grovetown Put on a Show in the Final Game of the Hard in the Paint Classic
Newton (Covington, GA) completely took this game over in the second half behind the stellar play of their 2023 back court, Stephon Castle (UConn commit) and MJ Whitlock (Unsigned senior). Castle imposed his will against the smaller guards Grovetown had defending him. He got to the cup at will and made high level plays down…
Read MoreMays Pulled Out a 67-64 Victory Over Westlake
EVENT: HARD IN THE PAINT hosted by The Sports for Champions Mays pulled out a 67- 64 victory over Westlake. Slow paced contest with great overall team efforts from both clubs, but two players in particular stood out most. 2023 guard, Mykel Williams and 2024 wing, Jayshon Arrington did a little bit of everything to get…
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