<p>The week has finally come, the 2020 Boys Basketball State Tournament is kicking off. </p>
<p><strong>Preview</strong></p>
<p>The class 1A bracket includes sixteen teams. Paxton, Holmes County, Graceville, Jay, Hawthorne, Pahokee, Wildwood, Williston, Madison County, Trenton, Hilliard, Jefferson County, Vernon, Franklin County, Port St. Joe, and Malone. </p>
<p><strong>Teams and Players to watch</strong></p>
<p><span style="color: #0000ff;">Paxton <span style="color: #000000;">seems to be the favorite, finishing the season 20-5. They are led by two seniors <a href="https://prephoops.com/player/alonzo-wright/">Alonzo Wright</a> and Connor Varnum. Alonzo, standing at about 6'1" averages 13 points per game along with 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Connor at 6'3" follows suit with a very similar stat line. He averages 12 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 assists. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #0000ff;">Wildwood <span style="color: #000000;">proves hard to deal with. With their 6'2" star player <a href="https://prephoops.com/player/marcus-niblack/">Marcus Niblack</a> and a host of younger talent behind him, they look to make a deep playoff run. Marcus looks to drop 20 points per game. The junior class behind him looks to be full of talent. <a href="https://prephoops.com/player/alfred-corbin/">Alfred Corbin</a>, <a href="https://prephoops.com/player/nate-mikell/">Nate Mikell</a>, <a href="https://prephoops.com/player/joe-poyser/">Joe Poyser</a> all standing around 6'4" help Marcus in every way. Joe almost averages a double-double in rebounds and points, plus Nate and Alfred averaging double digits as well. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #0000ff;">Madison County <span style="color: #000000;">has fallen to the sleeper pick. Finishing the season at 19-5 with <a href="https://prephoops.com/player/demarvion-brown/">Demarvion Brown</a> and <a href="https://prephoops.com/player/zarrion-robinson/">Zarrion Robinson</a> running the show. Demarvion averages 13 points per game and has the senior leadership this team will need to make a run. Zarrion (Junior) helps in all aspects of the game. He is a stat sheet stuffer with an average of 10 points per game and 8 rebounds per game. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #0000ff;">Franklin County<span style="color: #000000;"> is the unspoken underdog when it comes to this bracket. They finished the season at 15-7. </span></span><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><a href="https://prephoops.com/player/eden-brathwaite/">Eden Brathwaite</a> will look to will his team to victory. Throughout the season he has done just that averaging 16 points per game and 7 rebounds per game.</span></p>
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