Team Preview: Hallandale

<p>Throughout this month, I will be highlighting selected teams across South Florida. This article takes me to Hallandale High School.</p> <p>The Chargers finished 12-10 a season ago with wins over <strong>Pembroke Pines Charter</strong> (60-57) and <strong>Westminster Academy</strong> (53-51). Hallandale played a tough schedule and were much better than their mark. 2021 <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1068726" first="Jonathan" last="Pierre"]</strong> signed with <strong>Nova Southeastern</strong> and 2023 <strong>Ashton</strong> <strong>Smith</strong> transferred to <strong>Sagemont</strong>. The Chargers also lost <strong>David Valcourt</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1068739" first="Charles" last="Smith"]</strong>. All four players were high contributors and will not be easy to replace.</p> <p>Key players/roster:</p> <p>2023 guard [player_tooltip player_id="709231" first="Anthony" last="Floyd"]</p> <p>2022 wing [player_tooltip player_id="829495" first="Kareem" last="Barnett"]</p> <p>2022 Issac Harney</p> <p>2023 Raynaldo Narcisse</p> <p>2023 Anthony Edouard</p> <p>2023 Kirkland Sands</p> <p>2023 [player_tooltip player_id="963315" first="Jordan" last="Washington"] (ranked top 15 freshman year)</p> <p>Both Floyd and Barnett are transfers from <strong>Mater Lakes Academy</strong>. Therefore, I’d expect them to have continuity with one another. Floyd is about 5-foot-9 while Barnett is approximately 6-foot-4. Floyd is very dangerous with a strong handle. He plays above his size/weight and is not afraid to attack the rim. Barnett is a Ferrari in the open floor and will throw down if left unattended. He has a quick first step and will finish with authority. I continue to believe he has a chance to be a big-time player. I just think Barnett has to tighten his skill up a bit. </p> <p>Kirkland Sands is a prospect I saw at <strong>Dr. Krop</strong>. The 6-foot-2 guard averaged 7.2 points and 3.6 rebounds per game as a member of the Lightning. Sands has some athleticism and scoring ability beyond 15 feet. Although, I think he has more offensive potential. Sands might be a sleeper at his new home. The same could be said for Anthony Edouard and [player_tooltip player_id="963315" first="Jordan" last="Washington"].</p> <p>Per Maxpreps, Narcisse averaged 3.4 points per game across 14 games. He will need to step up this season.</p> <p>The 2023 class played with each other over the summer. That should help Hallandale as they replace a good senior class and a transfer in Smith. It seems to be a strength of the team heading into November. Look for them to gel quickly and perform early on. Hallandale could make some noise as they did last season.</p> <p><em><strong>For any South Florida Prep Hoops news or information...please contact Michael Costeines @Steins_23 on Instagram or follow him on Twitter @Mungertown_Mike23.</strong></em></p>