NCHSAA Games to Watch: Dec. 15-17

<p>Take a look at some public high school basketball games and prospects to put on your schedules this week in Games To Watch. </p> <h5>Dec. 15</h5> <h6>West Stanly (5-2) @ Mount Pleasant (4-1) </h6> <p>Mount Pleasant leads a solid group of juniors &amp; seniors led by 2022 <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1113682" first="Jadon" last="Carnes"]</strong> and 2023 <strong>Easton Leonard.</strong> Sharpshooting senior <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1113681" first="Brady" last="Duke"]</strong> is another name to keep eyes on with Mount Pleasant. West Stanly will look to challenge this squad and put some of their own prospects on the radar.</p> <h5>Dec. 16</h5> <h6>Freedom High (5-1) @ AC Reynolds High (4-2)</h6> <p>2024 [player_tooltip player_id="1131546" first="Rakease" last="Passmore"] and his AC Reynolds High squad will have their hands full on Thursday night against a solid Freedom High squad. They should get all they could handle from a well-coached group.</p> <p>Seventy-First High (5-1) @ Pine Forest High (5-1)</p> <p>All eyes should be on Seventy-First and Pine Forest High when they square off on Thursday night. [player_tooltip player_id="1168305" first="James" last="Scott"], [player_tooltip player_id="1323453" first="Jared" last="Davis"] and [player_tooltip player_id="1130146" first="Randy" last="Dockery"] are a few names to know for Seventy-First while [player_tooltip player_id="848090" first="Tristin" last="Harkins"], [player_tooltip player_id="1104959" first="Darris" last="Simmons"] and [player_tooltip player_id="1214481" first="Chamond" last="Williams"] are a few names to know for Pinecrest. This is a game that should come down to the wire with a ton of talent to be seen on both sides.</p> <h5>Dec. 17</h5> <h6>Apex Friendship (5-1) @ Panther Creek (5-1)</h6> <p>A battle of two of the top squads in the Raleigh area is going down on Friday night between Apex Friendship and Panther Creek. The Panthers host the game while being led by [player_tooltip player_id="1014989" first="Amari" last="Odom"], Caleb Surgers and [player_tooltip player_id="1217070" first="James" last="Daly"]. The Patriots are led by [player_tooltip player_id="1028010" first="Gabe" last="Proctor"], [player_tooltip player_id="1219914" first="Isaac" last="Holmes"] and newcomer Moustapha Diop. These are two well-coached groups with a ton of talent on the floor.</p> <h6>JH Rose (4-1) @ South Central (6-1)</h6> <p>Two one-loss teams play their second conference game of the season as JH Rose visits South Central in what should be another strong game full of talented prospects. South Central is led by [player_tooltip player_id="848081" first="Joe" last="Thompson"], [player_tooltip player_id="577851" first="Omar" last="Harris"] and [player_tooltip player_id="848084" first="Neeko" last="Taylor"] while JH Rose is led by their backcourt of [player_tooltip player_id="945075" first="Kevion" last="Waller"] and [player_tooltip player_id="1126563" first="Montez" last="Green"].</p> <h6>Myers Park (4-4) @ Ardrey Kell (7-2)</h6> <p>Myers Park might be the best .500 team in the state as they continue to climb in the win-column with wins in two of their last three games. [player_tooltip player_id="997734" first="Elijah" last="Strong"], [player_tooltip player_id="1180892" first="Sir" last="Mohammed"] and company will look to make life difficult for [player_tooltip player_id="725186" first="Evan" last="Smith"], [player_tooltip player_id="1049199" first="Brock" last="Rose"] and [player_tooltip player_id="1336324" first="Toni" last="Akinyelu"]. Rose exploded for 26 points on five made 3-pointers in a 59-52 victory over Covenant Day this past Friday.</p>