NCISAA 4A: Early Favorites, 1st Edition

<h5>The New Year is here and conference play is right around the corner for NCISAA squads. Take a look at some of the early favorites to take home the NCISAA 4A title in 2021-22.</h5> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h5>Carmel Christian School 15-2</h5> <p>Carmel Christian School enters as this year's early favorite with their only 2 losses of the season coming to out-of-state opponents. The Cougars are off to a hot start already with [player_tooltip player_id="1008879" first="Cade" last="Tyson"] (Belmont) and unsigned seniors [player_tooltip player_id="932138" first="Logan" last="Threatt"] and [player_tooltip player_id="1274301" first="Nyles" last="Howard"] leading the charge. 2023 big man [player_tooltip player_id="1142620" first="Kaleb" last="Siler"] is one to keep eyes on as well. They fell short last season of the NCISAA 4A crown but this season, they're firing on all cylinders and could be a tough out for opponents who face them. They've got Asheville School on Friday and JL Chambers on Saturday this week.</p> <h5>Greensboro Day School 18-2</h5> <p>Greensboro Day School is another squad in the NCISAA 4A ranks looking to return to the state title game in 2021-22. [player_tooltip player_id="848080" first="Michael" last="Zanoni"] (Mercer), [player_tooltip player_id="577847" first="Nikolas" last="Graves"] (Charlotte), CJ Collins (Princeton) and [player_tooltip player_id="577840" first="Jackson" last="Noble"] (Navy) are all off the board in the 2022 class but they've still got 2023s [player_tooltip player_id="577888" first="Jaydon" last="Young"] and [player_tooltip player_id="577876" first="Julius" last="Reese Jr"]. playing well among other prospects in the 2025 class. They're another team with losses to teams out-of-state on their schedule with just two losses under their belt. They'll be in action this week  </p> <h5>Charlotte Latin School 14-1</h5> <p>Charlotte Latin School has been one of the surprise squads in the NCISAA 4A ranks this season as they stroll into the New Year with just one loss on their record. [player_tooltip player_id="1336317" first="Brandon" last="Lavitt"] (Susquehanna) leads the way for them as their glue and energy guy on both ends of the floor. 2023s [player_tooltip player_id="1219884" first="Ned" last="Hull"] and [player_tooltip player_id="854915" first="Sean" last="Rose"] are a few other prospects to keep an eye on for them as well. They'll get their conference schedule underway on Tuesday with Charlotte Country Day School then Providence Day on Friday. </p> <h5>Providence Day School 13-4</h5> <p>Providence Day School is a squad with a nice blend of veterans and youth with unsigned senior [player_tooltip player_id="848075" first="Quave" last="Propst-Allison"] running the show and [player_tooltip player_id="848076" first="Donovan" last="Atwell"] (UNC-Greensboro) on the wing. 2024 [player_tooltip player_id="1336428" first="Jaxon" last="Prunty"] and 2025 [player_tooltip player_id="1336430" first="Nick" last="Hailey"] have gotten their feet wet a bit while 2023s [player_tooltip player_id="1180816" first="Riley" last="Allenspach"] and [player_tooltip player_id="854899" first="Trey" last="Horton"] make their presence felt as inside-out threats. They've got a big test coming up this week with Cannon School in their conference opener tonight then Providence Day then Charlotte Latin School on Friday.</p> <h5>Covenant Day School 12-6</h5> <p>Covenant Day School is an early darkhorse on the NCISAA 4A stage. [player_tooltip player_id="1022040" first="Iffy" last="Ufochukwu"] (Boston) makes his presence felt down low while [player_tooltip player_id="854882" first="Marcus" last="Brown"] does his things as a scorer, rebounder and playmaker. [player_tooltip player_id="1180893" first="DJ" last="Boyce"] and [player_tooltip player_id="1338305" first="Michael" last="Marcus Jr"]. are two 2024 prospects to keep an eye on as well with this group. Marcus is posting 10.6 ppg and 6.7 rpg in the paint while Boyce leads the coring attack with 11.2 ppg.</p>