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My guess is that Fulton wins a competitive game. Fulton has strong guard play by Gallman and Jalen Steele. Chase Dunn is big time and he is going to have to get it going early and often b/c the team goes as he goes. When he scores, it opens up shots for the other players. If the rest of the LA boys step up and play, they could win. They should have some good experience from the poor effort they put up against Union City earlier this year.

Benford can flat go. If he gets it going, he is unstoppable and he is one of, if not the, best perimeter defender in the state....McDuffie is also a very good player and they have some good young ones. McDuffie jumps out of the gym and pounds the boards. This should be an entertaining game. White County obviously has some good players as well and the key will be whether they can handle the pressure of Red Bank.

Oak Hill didnt exactly play their guys the normal mins either. NCA got nice team but Jennings only played 21mins and Keith Gallon only played 12....whereas when the played Norcoss who is loaded, Jennings played the entire game and Gallon 20+ mins. That being said, Oak Hill's bench is pretty good as always but this also isnt one of the better Oak Hill teams in recent years. The urgency from Oak Hill's side wasnt really there in this one. Good for those guys from NCA to get out and play a top notch team though. Will serve them well long term.

Leslie McDonald very impressive in today's win. Super efficient and had great throwdown on the baseline to boot. Drew Barham is a MM or maybe better D-1 player, 6'6 can shoot lights out and scored off the dribble as well. Not super quick but very long and can really stroke it. Gary Pope battled all night scoring close to 30, mostly on post moves. CBHS has beaten Briarcrest 2/3....what will happen tomorrow? Briarcrest has pure talent advantage with McDonald, Wooten, Lee and Williams, but CBHS is extremely solid with a lot of solid players. The PG Martin is underrated. Good player.

I would agree on the solid season. The guards struggled at times hurting them in the big ones. Hopefully they can find some kids to step up next season. Kelly is the real deal. Va Tech was down to check him out a week or so ago.

If White House sags in off the ball the prevent penetration, they could have a long night b/c livingston has shooters and Dunn finds them when needed....of course they have to make the shots! Dunn will get his, everything depends on the supporting casts production tonight. I havent seen the Gaines kid much, but is he cant get back in transition, that will be a big problem. However, if they can get back and he can get touches in the paint, he will score quite a bit. Should be interesting. The losers odds of moving on at Howard are slim.

Forget pound for pound, Dunn is one of the best in the state, period. He has put up big numbers all year and the most ridiculous part is that he can score from anywhere. Only had 3 threes the entire game.....much better athletically than people think and can get off a shot on anyone anywhere. Big time effort. It was a game he had to do it in for them to move on and he took over and got the job done (no pun intended)

Prather had 28 or 26pts, depending who you ask, 15rebs, 6stls, and 4 asts............Mclin had 10pts.....I dont really like comparing kids, Prather doesnt have much help. Mclin has other players around him...that being said Prather is an elite prospect nationally, Mclin is a low major kid at best (meaning he is still a very good player)

Pretty much this summed it up. Poor floor game by the guards...bad post feeds, always a second late...didnt do well with the pressure.....Young did a nice job on McClemore...Centennial also doesnt have any shooters, which allows for double teams on the post and over help. Ugly game overall....neither team looked great but Franklin did what it had to do to win and no one for Centennial stepped up to help Kelly.

The problem for Centennial has and always will be inconsistent guard play. They struggle mightily against pressure....Drew Kelly is gonna give you 24pts and 14rebs every night but frankly, he should get more points if he got the ball in the right spot at the right time. Franklin's guard play is much better as a whole....Centennial may win, but it will take a great floor game by their guards in terms of decision making and protecting the ball

Broken wrist...out 4 weeks min

I love Demario Williams but Reginald Buckner out of Manassas is having a huge year and MJ Brown is certainly really good as well and I think a cut above, not by much.

Chase Dunn, Livingston Academy....he puts up huge numbers against everyone he plays against...has a D-1 offer already and getting a lot of interest....his team cannot win many games without him although they do play well together.

I think Dunn may put 40 on them this time. Last time he had 39pts

CPA will roll. No offense, but that district is extremely weak. CPA clearly has the best talent especially with Mason. Lipscomb will always be well coached but certainly their talent isnt what it has been losing Josh Slater (Lipscomb University). There isnt anyone in that district that can even somewhat compete with Mason so he will always put up huge numbers. Miller who is a nice player becomes even better with Mason on the court. Kennedy at FRA is pretty good, but he wont be enough as he doesnt have any help.

I agree that this isnt even an argument. No one will discount what Morris can do, etc. But Drew Kelly is a HM/MM+ division 1 player. He has offers from Southern Illinois, Notre Dame, George Mason, etc. and getting a lot HM interest as well. FYI...there is an article from this week on rivalshoops.com about Kelly right now. One player can take another on a given night but when you are looking at overall skill set and potential, it is no question Kelly. He proved it all summer playing against elite competition in both 16s and 17s division including 12pts against Greg Monroe (#1 player in 2008) and 18pts and 12 rebs against Keith Gallion (5 star 2009 center) and he has put up huge numbers so far this year even showing the ability to hit the three in a few games which he is very capable of doing but most times doesnt need to. Again, this is not a slap at Morris at all.

Anyone seen the 6'5/6'6 sophomore at Crockett County...cant remember his name, gibson, giles or something maybe...someone had mentioned he may be a pretty good player but I dont know...any help on this from someone who knows Crockett County

There is no question they are a very talented team because it is a "prep" school and they have recruited all these kids to their school from different cities and states. Not that it is good or bad but its a different comparison. Its basically like throwing an AAU team together to play high school teams. From a talent perspective, they should absolutely beat just about anybody in the TSSAA they play against. That being said, they have unlimited freedom rules wise unlike TSSAA teams as to recruiting, when they can practice, eligibility of players, etc. Their best player perhaps is James Harris and he I think is from St Louis before coming to NCA this year. They also have a kid from New York area and everyone knows about Martino Brock moving in from Memphis. Robert Elam was originally from South Carolina I believe. So as you can see this is a different animal all together than a traditional TSSAA team. I wouldnt go so far to say they are the best team in the state quite yet, but they are certainly up in the top 5. Again, its more of a question as to whether you even consider them in the conversation of best team in the state due to what the school is.

This school has been around for a while playing in the independent TVAC league. NCAC was basically from what I understand the governing organization for a group of home schooled kids. They had a team that was decent with a couple good players but this year they turned into this new "prep" school deal. Incidentally, sophomore Meiko Lyles is the college best prospect on the team in terms of level. T

Should be pretty good. Tavares Jefferson is injured and unlikely to play the entire season. That kills any chance they had of making a State Championship run in D-II. Miles is good but not the scorer or distributed that Jefferson is. Trent Wallace is 6-8 and multi-skilled...can handle, shoot the three and score inside...if he keeps his head on straight in terms of focus (not an attitude deal at all, just focus and needs to relax) he could be really good and help this team alot. Gary Pope is a solid player, needs to incorporate perimeter skills into his game...has the skill but hasnt done it in games yet. This team will probably make state tourney but wont go much further than 1st round.

I'd be surprised if Centennial beats out Franklin in this division. Drew Kelly is the real deal and one of the state's best in any class, however, they will struggle at the guard position as usual. McClemore, if he is still there is more shoot first and the rest of the guards havent shown they can protect the ball and feed it to Kelly in the right spots. I think the point made that the Franklin kids played AAU all summer together, and they are skilled, is a major advantage. Guards always seem to make teams go and that is where Centennial has come up short in the past. However, if those guys can get it to Kelly and make good decisions, they can be effective. Just have to see what happens with their development. If they all realize the ball needs to go through Kelly first, then they could succeed.

You are talking about Nashville Advancement Christian...it is a quasi-prep school start up...they probably do play Oak Hill's A-team since Pioneer Christian played them last year and their coach is Pioneer's coach from last year but no, they cannot beat Oak Hill. They do have some pretty good players on the team though. I think two or three have commited to Austin Peay and 1 has commited SEMO.

His SEC football options were South Carolina, Ole Miss. He was a high major basketball recruit heading into his junior season last year. However, he was banged up virtually the entire season and into the Spring/Summer which really hurt his stock b/c he lost a lot of lift and explosion that he previously showed. Injury was the only thing preventing him from achieving that High Major level in basketball. It wasnt that he played football. He was one of those kids that was able to do both at a high level. The injuries really hurt his stock in both sports, frankly. There werent SEC schools coming in for basketball at the end although he did have a lot of serious interest, not offers, previously before his injuries really became noticable.

Where is Greenfield....Casey Prather is a ridiculous game dunker...Terrico White, McDuffie and Dominique Harper all are extremely impressive as well.