Top Performers (December 13th)

<p>This eve was a light December night, but there were noteworthy scorers around the state.  </p> <p><em>To be included in this or future stories, please DM <a href="https://twitter.com/PrepHoopsTN">@PrepHoopsTN.</a></em></p> <h4>57 Anderson County<br /> 60 Carter</h4> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1122552" first="Connor" last="Martin"]</strong> beautifully finished off a set play on the backdoor cut.  Anderson County needed plenty of scoring from him, as the Carter defensive transition limited much of the easy buckets hoped for.</p> <p><strong>Bryson Vowell</strong> hit a comfortable three-pointer from the wing.  Overall, Anderson County ran crisp offensive sets, particularly from out-of-bounds scenarios.</p> <p><strong>Ethan Degenhart</strong> ran down an offensive rebound in the corner.  A Carter foe tried to rescue the ball while Degenhart faced away from his basket, but Degenhart hit him with a slippery behind-the-back dribble, dropping the defender to his knees.  It was a startling instinct.</p> <p><strong>Hayden Craig</strong>, listed as a power forward, smoothly put two dribbles on the deck to initiate a counter-attack.  His versatility is encouraging.</p> <p>Freshman<strong> Brandon Dake</strong> showed off a pure and consistent jumper.</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Anderson County</strong></span><br /> #0 Bryson Vowell (2023)<br /> #1 PG Carter Nelson (2024)<br /> #2 Tate Russell (2023)<br /> #4 Ethan Degenhart (2024)<br /> #11 [player_tooltip player_id="1122552" first="Connor" last="Martin"] (2022)<br /> #12 Hayden Craig (2025)<br /> #13 Ryan McGhee (2024)<br /> #15 Brandon Dake (2025)<br /> #21 Trent Strickland (2025)<br /> #22 Jacob Dooley (2024) 6’5"<br /> #23 Gracen Bradshaw (2024)</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Carter</strong></span> (Partial Roster w/ Starters*)<br /> #5 [player_tooltip player_id="1262130" first="Dalton" last="McNew"]* (2023)<br /> #11 Chandler Wilson* (2023)<br /> #14 Blake Smith* (2023)<br /> #15 Brandon<br /> #22 PG [player_tooltip player_id="1346538" first="Kaleb" last="Harper"]* (2023)<br /> #24 Brody Blankenship* (2024)<br /> #20 Gage Hutchinson (2023)<br /> #10 Zane Brown (2024)</p> <p>https://twitter.com/PrepHoopsTN/status/1470562607526551555?s=20</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1262130" first="Dalton" last="McNew"]</strong> (Carter) is just an electric scorer with uncanny instincts. His first three-pointer, a step-back mid-1st, began a scoring run that Carter needed to develop early confidence on the road.  Surely, it took much more, but Dalton showed everybody in the gym that Carter was ready to battle.</p> <p>Though Dalton entered the game ranked just inside the Top 100, he will be close to the 75-80 range by January 1st, when the Class of 2023 PrepHoopsTN rankings are updated.</p> <p>With the win, Carter improves to 6-2, with their only losses to Karns and South Doyle, two solid teams.  The Carter Hornets must be pleased to hold a 2-0 record within the D3-3A atop Seymour, Gibbs, and Northview Academy. The Hornets dress zero seniors, so this fun might last awhile.</p> <h4>38 Siegel<br /> 45 Wilson Central</h4> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Siegel</span> </strong>(Partial Roster w/ Starters*)<br /> #2 Carter Webb (2025)<br /> #10 [player_tooltip player_id="1006437" first="Trevon" last="Bass"] (2022)</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Wilson Central</strong></span> (Partial Roster w/ Starters*)<br /> #1 Damon Fayne (2022)<br /> #2 [player_tooltip player_id="1346820" first="Evan" last="Riggan"]* (2022)<br /> #12 Ethan Thomas (2023)<br /> #24 [player_tooltip player_id="1008279" first="Adler" last="Kerr"]* (2022)</p> <p>Adler was strong as a wing guard.  He created from the point of the attack and with his own dribble.  Adler’s court vision was, as usual, exceptional.  He did not have a 20-point game, but he did what the team needed from him.</p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="1346820" first="Evan" last="Riggan"] hit numerous open shots, often created by Adler and friends.  Riggan moved expertly without the basketball and punished Siegel for losing track of the senior with scores.</p> <p>Wilson Central completed the 45-38 victory Monday night over Siegel High School.  The Wildcats desperately needed this win, as they entered the game with just two wins (Father Ryan, Hendersonville). </p> <p>Wilson Central gets Stewarts Creek Tuesday night and play Rossview Friday night.</p> <h4>73 David Crockett<br /> 61 Unicoi County</h4> <p>Dawson Wagner (David Crockett) managed 20 points. For Unicoi County, [player_tooltip player_id="1346542" first="Grant" last="Hensley"] scored 23 points.</p> <h4>70 Northview Academy<br /> 62 Gatlinburg-Pittman</h4> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Ty Glasper scored 34 points with 4 steals and teammate [player_tooltip player_id="1140815" first="Carlos" last="Orr"] helped with 10 points in an abbreviated game for him of nine game minutes.</p>