Region 5-A Preview

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Who will be the team to beat in Region 5-A this coming season in the Lower State? Read more about this region right here on your source for basketball coverage in the Palmetto State all year long. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prep Hoops Season Predictions: </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Scott's Branch HS</strong> - The Eagles have played in the last 3 straight Class A State Championship Games and have collected all runner-up trophies. The Eagles finished (19-4) last season. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Carvers Bay HS</strong> - The Bears will be in contention like always with good basketball tradition and a willingness to win games at homes. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Johnsonville HS</strong> - The Flashes are rolling on the Gridiron currently at (8-0) and will probably see a late start to basketball season this year. Harris Avant retired this past year and was replaced by Head Coach Casey Geter. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Hemingway HS</strong> - Will Hemingway HS be open after this season? Could another school in Williamsburg County be shutting down? </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>East Clarendon HS</strong> - Who will replace [player_tooltip player_id='992183' first='Ellis' last='Graham']? The Wolverines will battle for the last playoff spot here this season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>** Keep in mind C.E. Murray HS merged with Kingstree HS to form one school this past summer. </em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"id":"block_6356722ccaf20","name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["865309"],"_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":"Prep Hoops has seen Gibson play since the 8th grade when he was first coming on the varsity level. RJ is a multi-sport athlete for the Eagles over in Summerton. Gibson a left-handed guard brings a lot of toughness and grit to the floor. Randy wants to win at all and he's hoping this season to put a State Championship in the trophy case at Scott's Branch HS. RJ really stuffs the state sheet each night when he plays. 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Travis is an undersized post and really likes to mix it up at times down low on the block. Wilson averaged 10 ppg and 6.7 rebounds last season for the Flashes (16-7).","_player_evaluations_3_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":4,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"align":"","mode":"edit"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='992183' first='Ellis' last='Graham'] </strong>has left East Clarendon HS and now will play at Gray Collegiate this coming season. Ellis a very promising junior plays down in the post and was really active last season defending the basket for the Wolverines. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->