Top 3 Games To Watch: Week 2

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The high school boys' basketball season is well underway and we at Prep Hoops Florida want to give you the absolute best coverage around the whole state. Florida is full of great talented prospects and gives the fans great matchups every week. Starting today, we will be revealing the top matchups of the week every Monday during the season as I reveal what matchups are coming up for the week ahead. Let's get started...</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#3: DME Academy at Columbus- Tuesday, 11/29 at 6:00 p.m.: Not a bad game to kickoff the week as two national powerhouses square off on the hardwood as DME Academy, who are led by 6-3 junior point guard Baraka Okojie who put up 31 points and 13 rebounds in a win against The Rock School. Another name to watch will be 6-8 senior forward Petras Padegimas, who has signed with Central Florida. The Explorers are the reigning Class 7A champions and are led by Cameron and [player_tooltip player_id='1301715' first='Cayden' last='Boozer'] who are among the top sophomores in the nation. The Explorers went 1-1 at the Thanksgiving Hoopfest held in Dallas this past weekend.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#2: IMG Academy at Montverde Academy- Thursday, 12/1 at 5:00 p.m.: The 2nd Annual National Interscholastic Basketball Conference (NIBC) tips off with what appears to be a Monstrumental game in the Sunshine State. Key names to watch in this one will be senior guard [player_tooltip player_id='957021' first='Jacoi' last='Hutchinson'] (George Washington commit), [player_tooltip player_id='709236' first='Jayden' last='Hastings'] (Boston College commit) and [player_tooltip player_id='999638' first='Jamie' last='Kaiser'] (Maryland commit) for the Ascenders. Meanwhile for the Eagles, they will be led by the sophomore backcourt duo of [player_tooltip player_id='1454289' first='Cooper' last='Flagg'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1385293' first='Bryce' last='Heard']. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#1: Hamilton Heights (TN) vs Calvary Christian Academy (Fort Lauderdale)- Friday, 12/2 at 7:00 p.m.: The top game of the week will take us to the Marshall County Hoopfest where the reigning Class 4A Florida champion Calvary Christian Academy Eagles, who decided to play a national schedule this upcoming season take on the Hawks of Hamilton Heights, out of Chattanooga, Tennessee. The Hawks are led by 6'5 senior small forward Jordan Dumont who is committed to Villanova and 6'0 senior point guard [player_tooltip player_id='1259357' first='Camden' last='Andrews'] who has committed to D2 Nova Southeastern. The Eagles are led by 6'5 senior guard [player_tooltip player_id='709228' first='Carl' last='Cherenfant'] who has committed to Memphis, as well as 6'2 guard [player_tooltip player_id='947288' first='Jaylen' last='Curry'] who transferred from Chambers High School in Charlotte. Another name to keep an eye on will be 6'7 sophomore guard [player_tooltip player_id='1301718' first='Shon' last='Abaev'] who can shoot the three ball with the best of them.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->