Region 2-A Preview

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Region 2-A sits nestled up in the Northwestern Corner of the Palmetto State. Who will be the Top Gun in this region this coming season? Who are some of these players up in this part of the Palmetto State? </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Prep Hoops Season Predictions: </em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Calhoun Falls Charter</strong> - The Blue Flashes have a solid nucleus back to win the region this year. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>McCormick HS </strong>- The Chiefs finished (11-9) and have the Region Player of the Year is <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1350735' first='A'Chean' last='Durant']</strong> on the roster. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Dixie HS</strong> - Can the Hornets improve on a (9-14) season? </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Ware Shoals HS</strong> - The Fighting Hornets will rely on <strong>Lavarious Posley</strong> to provide scoring. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Whitmire HS</strong> - The Wolverines finished (4-12) last year. Can <strong>Jacob Dickerson</strong> and Ki-Mani Mealing provide a spark this season?</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>South Carolina School Deaf &amp; Blind </strong>- </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"id":"block_6352fa5e7169c","name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1350735"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Durant has received plenty of football interest which makes plenty of sense. A'Chean a running back in the Chiefs backfield was recently selected for the North-South Football Game down in Myrtle Beach in December. Durant shows to have good body control and a toughness to finish at the basket. 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