Week 2 Scouting: Standout Performances & Game Recaps

<!-- wp:heading --> <h2>Standout Performances</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Mike White</strong> (Mountain View) - 35 points in 81-76 win over Greenbrier</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1444765' first='James' last='Leach']</strong> (Beach) - 17 points, 19 rebounds in 69-40 win over Dougherty</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1359902' first='Albert' last='Wilson']</strong> (North Cobb Christian) - 34 points, 17 rebounds in 66-65 win over Paulding County</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1145644' first='Kymel' last='Williams']</strong> (Athens Academy) - 32 points, 3 steals, 3 blocks in 63-78 loss to Monsignor Donovan</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Tito Majok</strong> (Solid Rock) - 33 points in 66-73 loss to Cumberland Christian</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1359903' first='Lamarius' last='Jackson'] </strong>(Social Circle) - 30 points in 73-70 win over Walnut Grove</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2>Games I Attended</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3>Parkview (58) vs Buford (56)</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Parkview escaped with a 2-point win over Buford at the Jared Cook Tip-Off Classic. [player_tooltip player_id='1444779' first='Jacob' last='Wilkins'] was the story in this one, finishing with 27 points on a handful of highlight dunks and three-pointers. Buford kept it interesting and had a shot to win it at the end but [player_tooltip player_id='1453932' first='Adonai' last='Mussie'] came up with huge back-to-back blocks at the buzzer to win the game for Parkview.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3>Grayson (66) vs Etowah (53)</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Etowah fell to Grayson as they navigate the gnarly front end of their schedule. The Eagles played a great first half, getting Grayson's bigs into foul trouble and taking a 3-point lead into the locker room at halftime. However, [player_tooltip player_id='1131772' first='CJ' last='Hyland'] got hot later in the game, going for 17 second-half points and guiding Grayson to the win. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3>Denmark (50) vs Mt. Vernon (47)</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Denmark took home the win in an overtime thriller Tuesday at the Jared Cook Tip-Off Classic. Mt. Vernon struggled shooting the three in the first half and couldn't get much going inside either, largely because of [player_tooltip player_id='1530985' first='Keinan' last='McFarlande']'s interior defense. Pace Bottoms hit 3 clutch free throws for Mt. Vernon to send it to overtime but Mt. Vernon ultimately prevailed.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3>Greenforest (69) vs Etowah (41)</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Greenforest's size proved to be too much to handle for Etowah, especially with [player_tooltip player_id='873083' first='Mason' last='Etter'] sidelined for injury. It was a balanced attack for Greenforest with a lot of their points coming from behind-the-arc surprisingly. [player_tooltip player_id='820301' first='DK' last='Manyiel'] led Greenforest in scoring with 18. [player_tooltip player_id='1063051' first='Dimitri' last='Angelakos'] was a bright spot for Etowah, hitting 5 threes on the night.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3>Buford (80) vs Grovetown (56)</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>After starting the year 0-2, Buford came out Tuesday looking like a completely different team. Their confidence and energy set the tone from the tip. Seniors like [player_tooltip player_id='1337715' first='David' last='Burnett'] and [player_tooltip player_id='820320' first='London' last='Williams'] stepped up on the big stage and showed no signs of hesitancy. The Wolves shot it extremely well from deep, connecting on 15 threes in the game. [player_tooltip player_id='1337715' first='David' last='Burnett'] was a standout on both ends and led Buford with 19 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3>Milton (59) vs North Gwinnett (47)</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The combination of [player_tooltip player_id='1383022' first='Josh' last='Dixon'] and [player_tooltip player_id='820284' first='Seth' last='Fitzgerald'] proved hard to defend as they combined for 43, scoring consistently through all 4 quarter. Dixon led the way with 23 and hit some really tough shots from all over the court. [player_tooltip player_id='1589294' first='Caleb' last='Jones'] played well in the loss for North Gwinnett and is an incoming transfer from Florida that you'll want to keeps tabs on.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3>Cumberland Christian (73) vs Solid Rock (66)</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Despite a valiant 4th-quarter effort from Solid Rock, Cumberland Christian hung on to get the win. [player_tooltip player_id='1607579' first='Max' last='McNeill'] showed an impressive offensive skillset and led Cumberland Christian with 26 points. Tito Majok from Solid Rock was a lot to handle around the rim and finished with a game high 33 points. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3>Pace (79) vs Decatur (45)</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Pace ran away with the win over Decatur in a game that was never very competitive. [player_tooltip player_id='996829' first='Kyle' last='Greene'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1383030' first='Eric' last='Chatfield'] both played well in Pace's backcourt and combined for 40 of Pace's 79 points. Greene showed a polished all-around game while Chatfield connected on 6 threes. The sophomores Chandler Bing and [player_tooltip player_id='1589322' first='Jackson' last='Ferry'] look to be developing quickly as well. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->