NCHSAA 2A East Preview: Final Four

<h5>The NCHSAA 2A East is down to the final four teams in the playoff picture. Take a look at what to expect in Tuesday’s matchups.</h5> <h5> </h5> <h5>Farmville Central (25-3) @ St. Paul’s (22-5)</h5> <p>St. Paul’s High has won 18 games and counting coming into a big meeting with last year’s state champions in the Farmville Central Jaguars. [player_tooltip player_id="1032850" first="Jeyvian" last="Tatum"] and [player_tooltip player_id="1317697" first="Josh" last="Henderson"] are the two leading senior names to know for them given their ability to score the ball around the rim. <strong>Cameron Revels </strong>and [player_tooltip player_id="1384476" first="Marcus" last="Galbreath Jr"] are the other names to know for them. Revels has been a solid third option in the rotation while Galbreath is an emerging forward with solid upside as a paint presence. </p> <p>Farmville Central has a new crow of stars ready to make their stake in their year’s state playoffs. MJ Williams, [player_tooltip player_id="854917" first="Jah" last="Short"] and [player_tooltip player_id="854911" first="Jayden" last="Pitt"] have been a handful in the backcourt while [player_tooltip player_id="1076368" first="Alex" last="Moye"] and [player_tooltip player_id="577839" first="Derrick" last="Cox"] have been their other playmakers in the paint and defensively. They’re another squad that’s on a win streak of their own at 14 as they look to grab a victory with the winner of Cummings/Kinston awaiting them.</p> <h5>Cummings (22-0) @ Kinston (22-2) </h5> <p>Kinston High has things all set up for a rematch against Farmville Central, but they can’t look past unbeaten Cummings High. Winston-Salem State commit [player_tooltip player_id="577842" first="Jeremy" last="Dixon"] leads the way while junior forward [player_tooltip player_id="854918" first="Horace" last="Smith"] is an intriguing name in the 2023 class to watch with his ability to attack the rim and effect shots in the paint. They’re a scrappy bunch that should get all they can handle from the Cavaliers. </p> <p>Cummings went on the road and took home a 65-63 victory over Goldsboro and they’ll face another hostile environment on Tuesday night in Kinston. Freshman prospect [player_tooltip player_id="1382077" first="Johnniyus" last="Sharpe"] has been the biggest name to know for the Cavaliers. He leads the way for them in scoring (17.1 ppg) while 2024 forward [player_tooltip player_id="1131338" first="Kaden" last="Hammond"] has held his own in the frontcourt with 11.9 ppg, 10.9 rpg, 2.1 apg and 2.0 bpg. Then there’s unsigned senior <strong>Zion Crawley</strong> to keep an eye on, he leads the way with 2.6 spg for their squad. They’ve got an intriguing formula as they look to play spoiler on the road once again.  </p> <p>&nbsp;</p>