SCISA Story Lines

<p>The SCISA State Tourney will begin this coming Saturday in various locations around the Palmetto State. The brackets will come out of the SCISA offices tomorrow afternoon. The SCISA State Finals will be played on Saturday February 26 in Sumter at the Sumter Civic Center. </p> <p><strong><em>Who to Watch in SCISA Class 1A? </em></strong></p> <p><a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2022/02/6A1A24A1-9C91-4734-BBBB-2C063FFC96AF.jpeg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1379182" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2022/02/6A1A24A1-9C91-4734-BBBB-2C063FFC96AF-300x225.jpeg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p> <p>Could this be the year of the Cathedral Academy Generals? Head Coach Blake Ferguson has plenty of weapons to make a run with sophomore <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1038227" first="RJ" last="Simmons"]</strong>, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1038226" first="Montreal" last="Jenkins"]</strong>, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1135989" first="Kai" last="Murdock"]</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1261946" first="Anthony" last="Washington"].</strong> </p> <p><a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2022/01/307BA59E-3FB9-46A9-84B0-CEFB43C45718.jpeg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1357938" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2022/01/307BA59E-3FB9-46A9-84B0-CEFB43C45718-300x225.jpeg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p> <p>Will Clarendon Hall get back in them mix after missing out of the fun last season. The Saints had previously won the 2019 and 2020 State Championships. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="594050" first="Kylic" last="Horton"]</strong> a University of South Carolina football signee is back for one last week of basketball. Horton recently joined the 2,000 points club in a win over Jefferson Davis Academy. Horton stands at 2,003 points currently in his career. </p> <p>Holly Hill Academy could be the last team standing in Class 1A this year. [player_tooltip player_id="650233" first="<strong>Jabari" last="Sumpter</strong>"] a unsigned senior currently has 1,092 points in his career. Stay tune for the Class 1A field looks to be an exciting one. </p> <p><em><strong>Can the Warriors 3-Peat? </strong></em></p> <p>The Spartanburg Christian Academy Warriors defeated Dillon Christian 68-44 last season and Bethesda (GA) 44-30 back in 2020 to capture the past Class 2A titles. The Warriors will look to make it 3 in a row this season for Head Coach Chris Arp. </p> <p><a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2022/02/3354E720-89D6-4C3F-9925-66234925B629.jpeg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1383654" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2022/02/3354E720-89D6-4C3F-9925-66234925B629-300x225.jpeg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p> <p>The Pee Dee Academy Eagles and Christian Academy of Myrtle Beach Saints might have other plans for the Warriors. These two teams battled it out during region, and each won on their home courts.<strong> [player_tooltip player_id="1278636" first="Hudson" last="Spivey"]</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="976897" first="Cameron" last="Weston"]</strong> provide a good 1-2 punch for the Eagles. </p> <p><a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2022/02/16B035C4-3788-4733-98EC-AF4673187D14.jpeg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1383653" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2022/02/16B035C4-3788-4733-98EC-AF4673187D14-300x225.jpeg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p> <p>The Saints will rely on seniors<strong> [player_tooltip player_id="930642" first="Fisher" last="Darden"]</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="930647" first="Marcus" last="Saunders"]</strong>. Sophomore <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="987980" first="Quadir" last="Scott"]</strong> and freshman <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1183946" first="Jack" last="Green"]</strong> provide good scoring options for the Saints when needed. </p> <p>The Beaufort Academy Eagles have played a staggering 34 games and will enter the tourney at (27-7) this season. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1172559" first="Sully" last="Gay"]</strong> and freshman <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1372628" first="Amarion" last="Wilson"]</strong> look to lead the Eagles. </p> <p><em><strong>SCISA Class 3A State Tourney </strong></em></p> <p>The Trinity Collegiate Titans defeated Porter Gaud 63-54 last season to win the championship. Can the Titans do it again this year? </p> <p>Augusta Christian and First Baptist might have some say so in that. The Hurricanes will rely on <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="837322" first="Colin" last="McKenzie"]</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="865305" first="Matty" last="Foor"]</strong>. </p> <p><a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/12/86AB832E-A49E-4F8A-9AE8-DFAB9987737F.jpeg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1345896" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/12/86AB832E-A49E-4F8A-9AE8-DFAB9987737F-300x225.jpeg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p> <p>What about Hilton Head Prep and Head Coach Jerry Faulkner? <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="870178" first="JJ" last="Hayes"]</strong>, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1189857" first="Sean" last="Cusano"]</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1108827" first="Kane" last="Eanes"]</strong> have the Dolphins at (20-3) this season. Pinewood Prep and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="930606" first="Tariq" last="Shabazz"]</strong> finished with 19 wins this season.</p> <p>Laurence Manning Academy Swamp Cats won the conference tourney with a big win over Trinity Collegiate to close out the regular season. </p> <p>This year’s SCISA Class 3A State Tourney looks to be a good one. Stay tune right here to Prep Hoops for all the action and coverage all season long. </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>