CNHY Showcase – Day 1 Results

<p>Prep Hoops is taking in the action here in the Midlands this weekend at Cardinal Newman in Columbia. The opening night of the CNHY Showcase hosted by Hoop-olgy took place with 3 games. Let’s look at some of the action before diving into the Top Performers from the opening night right here on your source for basketball coverage in the Palmetto State. </p> <p><strong>West Florence HS 66 vs Hammond 54</strong></p> <p><a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/12/0A374509-2FAF-4180-9F37-CF00588231A6.jpeg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1340412" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/12/0A374509-2FAF-4180-9F37-CF00588231A6-300x225.jpeg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p> <p>The Knights look to be at full strength now after the football team made a deep run into the football playoffs before losing in the Lower State Championship Game. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="865315" first="Deuce" last="Hudson"]</strong>, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1162462" first="Darren" last="Lloyd"]</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1048143" first="Avion" last="McBride"]</strong> (Georgia State Football commit) have made their way back on the roster. </p> <p>Hudson came up big all game long for the Knights. Deuce finished the night with 22 points, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1162462" first="Darren" last="Lloyd"]</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1295771" first="Valerian" last="Bruce"]</strong> both finished with 11 points in the victory. </p> <p><a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/12/B88C1D03-CCD8-47C1-BBDC-74C9F81B6AF4.jpeg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1340409" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/12/B88C1D03-CCD8-47C1-BBDC-74C9F81B6AF4-300x225.jpeg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p> <p>Junior guard<strong> [player_tooltip player_id="1340380" first="Amari" last="Evans"]</strong> led the way with 24 points for the Skyhawks. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1340381" first="Jackson" last="Osborne"]</strong> added 13 points in defeat. </p> <p><strong>Cardinal Newman 54 vs Wilson HS (Florence) 48</strong></p> <p>The Wilson HS Tigers are coached by former University of South Carolina Gamecock Carlos Powell. The Cardinals battled back in the second half and made several free throws down the stretch to secure the victory. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1214135" first="Cedric" last="Shelby"]</strong> came up with 17 points, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1340384" first="Evan" last="Carter"]</strong> added 13 points. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1160755" first="Russ" last="White"]</strong> was clutch down the stretch connecting on 8-8 from the free throw line. </p> <p><a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/12/26A7926B-0CFF-4C64-8D85-11BEDE555165.jpeg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1340404" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/12/26A7926B-0CFF-4C64-8D85-11BEDE555165-300x225.jpeg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p> <p>The scrappy Tigers were led in scoring by [player_tooltip player_id="1295774" first="<strong>Xavier" last="Brown</strong>"] with 15 points. [player_tooltip player_id="1186674" first="<strong>Dominick" last="Jones</strong>"] 12 points, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="865290" first="Merel" last="Burgess"]</strong> 11 points and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="865294" first="Zandae" last="Butler"]</strong> 9 points for the Tigers. </p> <p><strong>York Prep 72 vs Keenan HS 48</strong></p> <p><a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/12/8AC78411-AF8A-440B-BEDA-5D9E37D0C438.jpeg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1340407" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/12/8AC78411-AF8A-440B-BEDA-5D9E37D0C438-300x225.jpeg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p> <p>What a classic match-up here in Columbia. The Keenan HS Raiders 9-time State Champions vs the Patriots. The Patriots pretty much dominated this game from start to finish. York Prep connected on 10 three pointers as a team. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="746056" first="Kory" last="Davis"]</strong> led the way with 18 points, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="746059" first="Kendall" last="Davis"]</strong> added 13 points while <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="930618" first="Jevon" last="Long"]</strong> chipped in with 11 points. The Patriots led 28-20 at halftime last night before pulling away in the 2nd half. </p> <p>Stay tune to Prep Hoops all this week with coverage from the CNHY Showcase and more games on Day 2. We will be breaking the players in several different categories. Prep Hoops is your source for all the latest basketball coverage in the Palmetto State all year long. </p>