Region 4-AAA Preview

<p>Who will be the team beat in Region 4-AAA this season. How will the Keenan HS Raiders be with <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="650215" first="Jazian" last="Gortman"]</strong> gone to Overtime Elite ? Prep Hoops is making its way around the Palmetto State to cover all the regions. Lets stop in the Midlands. </p> <p><em><strong>Prep Hoops Predictions:</strong></em></p> <p>1.Keenan HS - The Raiders still have plenty of fire power to win the region. Raiders were (13-6) last season. </p> <p>2.Lower Richland HS (Hopkins) - Diamond Hornets have a new coach in JoJo English this coming season. </p> <p>3.Mid-Carolina HS (Prosperity) - The Rebels finished (12-4) last season and tied with Keenan at (7-1) in region play. </p> <p>4.Chester HS - Can the Cyclones battle for the 4th place finish after going (4-7) last year. </p> <p>5.Fairfield Central HS (Winnsboro) - The Griffins struggled at (0-8) last year. </p> <p><a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/07/96A6AE39-22C9-4050-8DAA-FB044F3A82C5.jpeg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1240277" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/07/96A6AE39-22C9-4050-8DAA-FB044F3A82C5-300x225.jpeg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="865331" first="Chrisean" last="Oree"] (2023) - Keenan HS - Prep Hoops Preseason Region Player of the Year (pictured on front)</strong></p> <p>Oree will run the show from out top this season for the Raiders with the departure of Gortman to Overtime Elite. Chrisean is a capable perimeter shooter with the ability to knockdown some jumpers. Look for Oree to improve on his stats this season after averaging 8.7 ppg, 3.8 assists and 2.7 rebounds last fall. </p> <p><a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/11/80EBF1AE-C410-487F-9B58-6DDE784478F0.jpeg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1322673" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/11/80EBF1AE-C410-487F-9B58-6DDE784478F0-300x225.jpeg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="795990" first="Semajeh" last="Echols"] (2022) - Keenan HS</strong></p> <p>Echols is a blue collar workhorse in the paint. Semajeh can rebound the ball on both ends and does a good job of rebounding outside of his area. Echols looks to manufacture points on put-backs and second chance opportunities. Echols averaged 8.6 ppg and 6.2 rebounds last season. </p> <p><a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/06/5D2DDC99-700D-445A-9866-56C24BCB8010.jpeg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1224929" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/06/5D2DDC99-700D-445A-9866-56C24BCB8010-300x225.jpeg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="930632" first="Olyn" last="Knox"] (2022) - Keenan HS </strong></p> <p>Knox was a welcome addition to the Raiders as a rim protector and rebounder this season. Knox transferred in from Blythewood HS this past summer. Olyn will fill the lane in transition does a good job of keeping the ball up high after rebounding it. </p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1322644" first="Jackson" last="Owens"] (2022) - Mid-Carolina HS </strong></p> <p>Owens is back for the Rebels after averaging 12.5 ppg and 10.4 rebounds last season. </p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1096260" first="Lamonte" last="Smith"] (2022) - Lower Richland HS </strong></p> <p>Smith is a bit of mismatch tweener guy on the floor. Lamonte can score inside out at times and does all the little things to help your squad win games. </p> <p><strong>Zan Dunham (2022) - Chester HS </strong></p> <p>Dunham is a 3-sport athlete for the Cyclones and excels on the football field and baseball diamond just as much on the hardwood. Zan has solid recruitment on the football field as a Quarterback. </p> <p><a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/04/4AD06A71-39E5-4F79-AD76-59A55801819C.jpeg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1169353" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/04/4AD06A71-39E5-4F79-AD76-59A55801819C-300x225.jpeg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="865332" first="Arturo" last="Overton"] (2023) - Lower Richland HS </strong></p> <p>Overton a left-handed guard has scoring the ball on his mind at times. Arturo can get the ball into the gaps and paint while dishing off to the open man. </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>