Team Preview: Butler HS (Matthews)
Team Preview: Butler High School (Matthews) Head Coach: Myron Lowery Conference: Southwestern 4-A Last Season: 24-6 (11-1 in conference) Advanced to fourth round of NCHSAA 4-A state playoffs. Butler High School is coming off one of the best seasons in the history of…
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Continue ReadingTeam Preview: Butler High School (Matthews)
Head Coach: Myron Lowery
Conference: Southwestern 4-A
Last Season: 24-6 (11-1 in conference) Advanced to fourth round of NCHSAA 4-A state playoffs.
Butler High School is coming off one of the best seasons in the history of the school. The Bulldogs are 47-10 since Head Coach Myron Lowery has taken over two years ago.
They have have won the Conference Championship both years and reached the Sweet 16 and went to the Elite 8 (farthest in school history). Butler went 30-1 this summer and have a experienced core coming back from their 24-6 record last year.
The Bulldogs will be well balanced with plenty of shooting and power from their big men. Butler has four players with college offers.
6’5 Senior Power Forward Jah’Lil Carter has been starting since his sophomore year and was All-Conference last year. He has an incredible motor, blocks shots and led the conference in rebounding. He has an offer from Queens University.
His counterpart is 6’5 Junior Power Forward Gerrale Gates, he provides the team with low post scoring as well an improved outside shot. Gerrale is an extremely smart player and has an offer from the University of New Orleans.
Zane Rankin is a 6’4 Senior wing and a human highlight reel with an array of athletic dunks and deadly three point shooting. He is able to guard all five positions and is the team’s best perimeter defender.
D.J. Little 6’1 junior shooting guard is player who loves the big games. He has hit six and seven three pointers in a game, one which won a big conference game at the buzzer and he hit a free throw with .2 seconds to propel Butler into the Elite 8. D.J. was All-Conference last year and has an offer from Winthrop.
Butler lost two guards from last year but believe guards (all seniors) Tarique Stowe, a 6’0 2017 Point Guard, Omega Stitt, a 6’0 2017 combo guard and Chase Morrissette-Barnett, a 6’2 Senior Combo Guard are more than capable of picking up the slack. The guards are tough, athletic and play to win. They have plenty of experience, shoot the ball well and play excellent pressure defense.
Butler has a newcomer in 6’4 senior Combo Guard Justin Rivera who has three years of varsity experience in New Jersey. He has 812 career points and will add athleticism and versatility to the Bulldogs.
Season outlook:
Butler will strive to win it’s third consecutive SW 4A Conference Championship and will be a serious State title contender. Butler has great team chemistry, athleticism and shooting to make a deep run in March to Chapel Hill.
Key Games:
Arch rival Independence (Conference)
at Hough
at Charlotte Catholic
vs Victory Christian (Phenom Hoops Challenge)
Myers Park (Conference)
East Meck (Conference)