Contenders, Prospects, & Sleepers: 6A Region III District 20

<p>It is October and that means its only days away from season opening games. Let’s take a dive into the various districts, and begin previewing teams and players to watch! Today we dive into the 6A-III District 20!</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Pre-Season Player of the Year:</strong></span></p> <p>This season MVP race will be between these two prospects. <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Justin Hill</strong></span> a modern point who has a quick first step and wont hesitate to put you in the rim. He was a All-District 1st team player last year and has a couple of NCAA D1 offers on the table. <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Jemarcus Holt</strong> </span>could be big time for Elkins High School. Although he has transferred within the District he will still be a problem and is the highest returning varsity scorer from last season. He is long and athletic look and can score inside and outside. </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Team to Beat:</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Fort Bend Bush will be the favorite to win the district this season. The Broncos went 11-3 finishing in 2nd place in their district last year. Finished with an overall record of 26-11 and made it regional semi-finals (4th round) of the playoffs. They are returning four starters from last years team in seniors point guard <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>DJ Stewart</strong></span>, guard <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Braelon Joe</strong></span>, wing <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Danny McAdory</strong></span>, and big <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Stephen Faramade</strong></span>. They will also be adding in transfer shooting guard <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Ethan Yancy</strong></span> and the diaper dandy <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Tyler Smith</strong></span> who already holds an offer from the University of Houston. </span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Biggest Threat:</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Fort Bend Travis won't lay down for anyone. They will return a key player in MVP favorite senior point guard <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Justin Hill</strong></span>. They will receive great contributions from junior guard <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Cam Oliver</strong> </span>and sophomore small forward <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Cam Crockett</strong></span> who holds multiple D1 offers. The Tigers finished 25-11 overall and went 10-4 in district play where they finished in 3rd place. They also made it to the 2nd round of the playoffs last season. Although they lose two prospects who have went on to play collegiate ball they will still be a force in their district.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Sleeper:</strong></span></p> <p>Fort Bend Elkins was senior oriented last season, but don't sleep on Elkins. They have a new transfer who is the returning top varsity scorer in the district with an average from last season at 15.8 points per game in senior <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Jemarcus Holt</strong></span>. Two familiar face from last season in juniors <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Jacolby Harris</strong></span> who is the returning starting point guard and <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Shane Bell</strong></span> who had a limited role but has been lighting it up all fall ball. They will also have a diaper dandy in <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Chris Johnson</strong></span> who will look very seasoned when he steps foot on the hardwood. Last year the Knights went 31-8 overall and 13-1 in district play. They had an overtime thrilling loss in the regional semi-final(4th round) of the playoffs last season. </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Top Prospects to Watch</span> [Last Season Award]</strong></p> <p><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Ethan Yancy </strong></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">6’3 SG Sr. </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Fort Bend Bush </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>[All-District 2nd Team] </strong></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">transferred in from Fort Bend Austin High School</span></span></p> <p><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>D.J. Stewart </strong></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">5’11 PG Sr. </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Fort Bend Bush </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong><a href="https://prephoops.com/texas/rankings/2020-rankings/"><span style="color: #ff6600;">PH</span><span style="color: #ff9900;">TX</span><span style="color: #ff0000;">150</span></a> [All-District 1st Team]</strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Jemarcus Holt</strong></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> 6’6 SF Sr. </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Fort Bend Elkins </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">transferred in from Fort Bend Dulles High School</span></span></p> <p><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Chris Johnson</strong></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> 6’3 SG Fr. </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Fort Bend Elkins</span></i></p> <p><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Jacolbi Harris</strong></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> 5’8 PG Jr. </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Fort Bend Elkins </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://prephoops.com/texas/rankings/2021-rankings/"><strong><span style="color: #ff6600;">PH</span><span style="color: #ff9900;">TX</span><span style="color: #ff0000;">75 </span></strong></a></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>[All-District 2nd Team]</strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Justin Hill</strong></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> 6’0 PG Sr. </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Fort Bend Travis </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong><a href="https://prephoops.com/texas/rankings/2020-rankings/"><span style="color: #ff6600;">PH</span><span style="color: #ff9900;">TX</span><span style="color: #ff0000;">150</span></a> [All-District 1st Team]</strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Clay Baldwin </strong></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">6’0 PG Sr. </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Fort Bend Ridge Point</span></i></p> <p><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Elijah Thomas</strong></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> 6’2 G Sr. </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Fort Bend Ridge Point </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>[All-District 2nd Team]</strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Coby Farley</strong></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> 6’2 SG Sr. </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Fort Bend Kempner </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>[All-District 1st Team]</strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Cameron Oliver</strong></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> 6’2 G Jr. </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Fort Bend Travis </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>[All-District 2nd Team]</strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Cam Crockett</strong></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> 6’6 SF So. </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Fort Bend Travis </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong><a href="https://prephoops.com/texas/rankings/2022-rankings/"><span style="color: #ff6600;">PH</span><span style="color: #ff9900;">TX</span><span style="color: #ff0000;">25</span></a></strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Jalen Bates</strong></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> 6’0 PG Sr. </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Fort Bend Kempner </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>[All-District 2nd Team]</strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Jared Wilson</strong></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> 5'9 PG Jr. </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Fort Bend Dulles </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>[All-District 2nd Team]</strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Danny McAdory</strong></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> 6’5 SF Sr. </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Fort Bend Bush </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong><a href="https://prephoops.com/texas/rankings/2020-rankings/"><span style="color: #ff6600;">PH</span><span style="color: #ff9900;">TX</span><span style="color: #ff0000;">150</span></a> [All-District 1st Team]</strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Stephen Faramade</strong></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> 6’10 C Sr. </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Fort Bend Bush </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong><a href="https://prephoops.com/texas/rankings/2020-rankings/"><span style="color: #ff6600;">PH</span><span style="color: #ff9900;">TX</span><span style="color: #ff0000;">150</span></a> [All-District 1st Team]</strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Shane Bell</strong></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> 6’0 G Jr. </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Fort Bend Elkins</span></i></p> <p><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Braelon Joe</strong></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> 5'9 PG Sr. </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Fort Bend Bush </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>[All-District 2nd Team]</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Tyler Smith</strong> </span>6'9 F Fr. </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Fort Bend Bush</span></i></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Top Contenders</span></p> <ol> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Bush</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Travis</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Elkins</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ridge Point</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Kempner</span></li> </ol>