Team Preview: Apex HS (Raleigh)
Team Preview : Apex High School (Raleigh) Head Coach: David Neal Conference: Southwest Wake 4-A Last Season: 22-8 (13-3 in conference) Lost to Millbrook High School in 3rd round of NCHSSA 4-A state title game. David Neal Apex High School is…
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Continue ReadingTeam Preview : Apex High School (Raleigh)
Head Coach: David Neal
Conference: Southwest Wake 4-A
Last Season: 22-8 (13-3 in conference) Lost to Millbrook High School in 3rd round of NCHSSA 4-A state title game.
David NealApex High School is coached by David Neal, who played for legendary University of North Carolina head coach Dean Smith in the 1990’s. He was on the same team as All-Americans Antwan Jamison and Vince Carter that went to the Final Four in 1995. He was inducted into the Sanderson High School (his alma-mater) Hall of Fame in 2012. He helped lead Apex High School to the 2014 NCHSAA 4-A state championship over Lake Norman High School 62-59. Neal led Apex to the 2018 championship game where they finished as runner-up. Apex has won the East Regional is 2018 and 2014 under Neal.
Outlook:
Only returning starter is senior Eric Fox, a, 6-foot-8 lefty who is very skilled. Eric has started the past two seasons on teams that won a regular season conference championship (2015) and a conference tournament championship (2016). An exceptional shooter, Eric also handles and passes the ball very well, and is a great defender. As a junior last season, Eric averaged 12.8 ppg, 6.6 rebounds pg, and 1.2 assists, and led the team with 71 blocks on a team that finished 22-8. He scored 28 and 29 points in consecutive road playoffs games against Fayetteville 71st High School and Millbrook High School.
Other senior starters will include Carl Dean at point guard and Colton Williams at shooting guard.
Colton Moore is a another senior who should add toughness and 3-point shooting.
Junior Denzel Jacobson is a very talented lefty who will see a lot of action.
Chavis Coachman and Sal Curcuru are two more juniors that will play a lot.