GA HS Elite 8 Preview Part 2

Last night we took a look at the big boys in the Georgia High School basketball playoffs. Today, we breakdown classes 1A-3A. People really have no clue on how tough these small schools are. More importantly, some of the talent over the years that have come out of these small schools. Guys such as Tookie Brown( Morgan Co-Georgia Southern), Reggie Perry(Thomasville- Mississsippi State) are some of the guys that are playing in the college ranks. Their are a ton of guys that played at small schools that have made it to the NBA   Dwight Howard Southwest Atlanta Christian Kentavious Caldwell Pope Greenville Malik Beasley St.Francis Malcolm Brogdon GAC Derrick Favors South Atlanta   Their are countless other guys from this level that have made it big. Here is what you need to look for when the Elite 8 starts this week.   3A TATTNALL CO 21-8 AT MORGAN CO 27-2 WINDSOR FOREST 24-5 AT CEDAR GROVE 20-7 FRANKLIN CO 15-13 AT DAWSON CO 26-4 JOHNSON-SAVANNAH 21-7 AT HART CO 22-7   FAVORITES Morgan Co has been the powerhouse of 3A over the last 5 years. Led by Tyrin Lawrence and Alec Wooddard, Morgan Co could win it again. Don't be surprised Dawson Co meet them in the finals. The darkhorse out of this class is Franklin Co. Franklin Co received the at large spot in 3A because, Region 1-3A has four teams in the region. They only take 3 out of four teams from the region to automatically get playoff berths. The last spot from the region is at large berth. Franklin Co has made the most of their playoff run so far. They won both games on the road by defeating top seeded Central Macon , then the next week they defeated perennial powerhouse Beach. Watch put for Cedar Grove also. TOP PLAYERS Jaylin Williams Brantley Co Brandon Harris Johnson-SAV Devon Barnes Cedar Grove Luke Chisolm Dawson Co. Alec Wooddard Morgan Co Tyrin Lawrence Morgan Co   HIDDEN GEMS Darrien Cone Tattnall Co Dezman Kennedy Tattnall Co Michael Graham Johnson-SAV Christian Mobley Windsor Forest Stevie Green Morgan Co   2A Woodville -Tompkins 29-0 at Elbert Co. 27-3 Therrell 23-7 at Northeast Macon 23-5 Callaway 13-10 at Laney 22-8 Vidalia 25-4 at South Atlanta 25-4   RANKINGS <ol> <li>1.Woodville-Tompkins - undefeated, only been around about 5 years. deep and talented squad.</li> <li>2.South Atlanta- hornets may be one of the best teams in the state, regardless of class.</li> <li>3. Therrell- defeated South Atlanta earlier this season.</li> <li>4. Vidalia- the south Georgia powerhouse has been in the Elite 8 4 out of the last 5 seasons.</li> <li>5. Northeast Macon- Coach Grooms 's team may be the best team out of the MAC TOWN.</li> <li>6. Laney- The Augusta school is always in the thick of things.</li> <li>7. Elbert Co- dismantled Rockmart last week 59-36</li> <li>8. Callaway- Coach Terry Hayes has another good team. defeated top seed Chattooga last week by 12.</li> </ol>   BEST PLAYERS Preston Crisp Woodville Jaquante Dillard Woodville Darius Dunn NE MAacon Ja'Quavian Florence S.Atlanta Ra'sean Frederick Therrell   HIDDEN GEMS Bernard Pelote Woodville Cameron Cherry NE Macon Jarvis Washington Laney Javante Boddie Callaway Tyrese Thomas S.Atlanta   1A PUBLIC PELHAM 23-5 AT CALHOUN CO. 29-0 WILKINSON CO 20-9 AT MARION CO 21-5 HANCOCK CENTRAL 22-6 AT TREUTLEN 28-1 WILCOX CO 22-3 AT IRWIN CO 23-4   Their is a lot of good basketball played in South Georgia. All of these schools are located below Macon, Georgia(Macon is an 2 hours below Altanta).The big dog in public schools is Wilkinson Co. They may be the number 5 seed, but they are probably the most dangerous team. Calhoun Co, may have something to say about. They come into the Elite 8 undefeated.   PUBLIC SCHOOL PREDICTIONS Calhoun Co over Pelham Wilkinson CO over Marion Co Treutlen over Hancock Central Wilcox Co over Irwin Co   TOP 10 PLAYERS( College coaches, you need to take a trip to see some of these games .Alot of talent.) <ol> <li>1.Tykevious Curry Calhoun Co.</li> <li>2.Jalen Lamar Wikinson Co</li> <li>3. Josh Rodgers Marion Co</li> <li>4. Kemontarius Byrd Pelham</li> <li>5.Bryan Smith Calhoun Co</li> <li>6. Kertavius Culver Hancock Central</li> <li>7. Edwin Wims Calhoun Co</li> <li>8. Christian LAMAR Wikinson Co</li> <li>9. Reginald Reynolds Hancock Central</li> <li>10. Jahmad Wiley Calhoun Co.</li> </ol>   1A PRIVATE SAVANNAH CO DAY 20-7 AT ST.FRANCIS 25-4 GREENFOREST 19-6 AT MT.BETHEL 23-6 RIVERSIDE MILITARY 21-5 AT ELCA 20-8 NORTH COBB CHRISTIAN 17-10 AT CHRISTIAN HERITAGE 21-5   Next to 7A, 1A Private maybe the next best class in the state. Each year, 12 teams have a legitimate shot at winning it all. The number 1 seed this year is St.Francis. They are led by Xavier commit, Dwon Oden. This class has seen a different state champion almost every year. That shows you how deep this class is. The team to watch out for is Christian Heritage. AJ Kent and Drew Clements are a nice duo for the Lions.   TOP PLAYERS Lamar Oden GREENFOREST Mekhi Cameron ELCA AJ Kent Christian Heritage Dwon Odom ST.Francis Chase Ellis St.Francis Trevon Reddish ELCA Nate Brown Greenforest RJ Noord Greenforest Tre Chatman North Cobb Christian [caption id="attachment_252393" align="aligncenter" width="300"] South Atlanta Hornets[/caption] Bobby Moore North Cobb Christian