Bullis Holiday Classic Semifinal Preview
The Bullis Holiday Classic resumes on Saturday with two very intriguing matchups. Two of the top 30 Teams in Virginia, No. 1 Blue Ridge and No. 16 Episcopal, will go head-to-head at 1:45. Bullis will face off against Sidwell Friends…
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Continue ReadingThe Bullis Holiday Classic resumes on Saturday with two very intriguing matchups. Two of the top 30 Teams in Virginia, No. 1 Blue Ridge and No. 16 Episcopal, will go head-to-head at 1:45. Bullis will face off against Sidwell Friends at 5:45. Below is a preview featuring watch lists, x-factors, and predictions.
#16 EPISCOPAL vs. #1 BLUE RIDGE
WATCH LIST
EHS: ’17 George Mawanda-Kalema (Brown), ’18 Zach Pfaffenberger, ’19 Xavier Johnson
BLUE RIDGE: Blue Ridge: ’17 Aamir Simms (Clemson), ’17 Josh Colon, ’18 Darius McGhee, ’18 Sardaar Calhoun, ’18 Myles Jones, ’19 Jaden Frazier, ’20 Richard Amaefule
X-FACTOR
Zach Pfaffenberger was the “X-Factor” for Episcopal in their win on Friday, and he’ll likely need to put on an encore performance given the size of Blue Ridge’s front court. If the 6’8 junior can stay on the court, he will most certainly give his team a huge boost on both ends.
PREDICTION
Blue Ridge 66 Episcopal 64
BULLIS vs. SIDWELL FRIENDS
WATCH LIST
Bullis: ’17 Chyree Walker (Delaware), ’18 Vado Morse, ’17 Raffy Baumgardner, ’18 Lincoln Yuetter, ’18 Watara Mountari, ’19 CJ Amsellem
Sidwell: ‘17 G Jelani Williams (Penn), ‘17 F Ross Young, ‘17 F/C Ace Stallings, ‘17 G Abass Salah (Swarthmore), ‘19 G Jason Gibson, ‘18 G/F Saddiq Bey
X-FACTOR
Walker chipped in with 8 points and 6 rebounds off the bench for the Bulldogs.Chyree Walker returned for his first game of the season on Friday. The Delaware commit came off the bench and made an immediate impact with his work rate, athleticism and playmaking ability. It remains to be seen what type of impact Walker will have tomorrow, but we definitely expect him to improve on his production.
PREDICTION
Sidwell 58 Bullis 57