What We Know Now: D11-4A

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The balance of 11 AAAA was prepared to change.&nbsp; Brentwood and Centennial graduated program players.&nbsp; Franklin added an elite transfer, a year after adding two strong players from transfer.&nbsp; Hillsboro's star won PrepHoopsTN Combine MVP just a month ahead of the season.&nbsp; Talent exists everywhere in D11 AAAA.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>District 11</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Brentwood High School&nbsp;(Brentwood, TN)<br>Centennial High School&nbsp;(Franklin, TN)<br>Franklin High School&nbsp;(Franklin, TN)<br>Hillsboro High School&nbsp;(Nashville, TN)<br>John Overton High School&nbsp;(Nashville, TN)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>John Overton High</strong><br>#1 <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1140768' first='Kyree' last='Christian']</strong><a href="https://prephoops.com/player/kyree-christian/"></a>&nbsp;* (2024)<br>#2&nbsp;<strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1553160' first='Donovan' last='Bender']</strong><a href="https://prephoops.com/player/donovan-bender/"></a>&nbsp;* (2023)<br>#4 William Carter* (2024)<br>#5 Marquez Price (2023)<br>#10 [player_tooltip player_id='2497565' first='Ryleigh' last='Meanus'] (2025)<br>#11 Tyson Edwards (2023)<br>#20 Kaleb Hurt (2024)<br>#21 Tyler Leonard (2023)<br>#22&nbsp;<strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1618397' first='Jadon' last='Huston']</strong><a href="https://prephoops.com/player/jadon-huston/"></a>&nbsp;* (2023)<br>Jordan Pica (2024)<br>Cameron Price (2025)<br>Zachariah Lee (2024)<br>Kaleb Johnson (2025)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Centennial High</strong><br>#0 Dominic Reed*<br>#1 Taner Lee*<br>#2 Malaki Moore* (2023)<br>#3 Luke Burnett* (2023)<br>#5 JP Young* (2023)<br>#11 Drake Roberts<br>#12 Riley Turner<br>#13 Jonah Soto<br>#15 Tytus Tagatauli (2024)<br>#20 Avery Pauley (2024)<br>#22 Ryland Mckeluy<br>#23 [player_tooltip player_id='2345556' first='Daniel' last='Patton']*<br>#24 [player_tooltip player_id='2283590' first='Carter' last='Ezell']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Franklin High</strong><br>#1&nbsp;[player_tooltip player_id='1029084' first='Jack' last='Medalie']*<a href="https://prephoops.com/player/jack-medalie/"></a>&nbsp;(2023)<br>#2&nbsp;[player_tooltip player_id='1273548' first='Sam' last='Mewborn']*<a href="https://prephoops.com/player/sam-mewborn/"></a>&nbsp;(2025)<br>#4&nbsp;[player_tooltip player_id='1476101' first='Davis' last='Long']*<a href="https://prephoops.com/player/davis-long/"></a>&nbsp;(2024)<br>#5 Myers Tschantz (2023)<br>#10 Lucas Young (2025)<br>#12&nbsp;[player_tooltip player_id='1210772' first='Sam' last='Medalie']*<a href="https://prephoops.com/player/sam-medalie/"></a>&nbsp;(2024)<br>#20 Riley Jordan (2025)<br>#34 [player_tooltip player_id='2747408' first='Cooper' last='Jordan'] (2025)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1318564' first='Christian' last='Brown']<a href="https://prephoops.com/player/christian-brown-2/"></a>&nbsp;(2025)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Brentwood High</strong><br>#10 Daniel Olopade (2024)<br>#14&nbsp;<strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1529946' first='Mason' last='Ball']</strong>* (2025)<br>#24&nbsp;<strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1329774' first='Nick' last='Degnan']</strong>* (2025)<br>#34&nbsp;<strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1214939' first='Daniel' last='Cochran']</strong>* (2023)<br>#42 Phillip Hyams (2023)<br>#44 Doug Janicek (2023)<br>#52&nbsp;<strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1329987' first='Kyler' last='Green']*</strong><a href="https://prephoops.com/player/kyler-green/"></a>&nbsp;(2023) PF</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Hillsboro High</strong><br>#2 F [player_tooltip player_id='1664889' first='Tyren' last='Fisher']* (2025) 6'4" 170<br>#3 F&nbsp;<strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1618374' first='Trey' last='Johnson']</strong><a href="https://prephoops.com/player/trey-johnson-3/"></a>&nbsp;* (2023)<br>#4 G Malachi Tate (2023)<br>#5 G Mannie Tate (2025)<br>#10 G Xavier Crawley (2024)<br>#11 SG/SF [player_tooltip player_id='2042562' first='Xavier' last='Washington'] (2025)<br>#12 SG&nbsp;<strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1259396' first='Cortez' last='Graham']</strong> * (2025)<br>#15 G [player_tooltip player_id='2042563' first='Arnez' last='Anderson'] (2024)<br>G Drew Hull (2025)<br>#20 G Dee Hoskins (2024)<br>#21 G Alex Hoban (2024)<br>#23 F Alphonso Henry (2023)<br>#30 C Kyle Hicks (2024)<br>#35 F Max Burtner (2025)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>District 11</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Brentwood High School&nbsp;(Brentwood, TN)<br>Centennial High School&nbsp;(Franklin, TN)<br>Franklin High School&nbsp;(Franklin, TN)<br>Hillsboro High School&nbsp;(Nashville, TN)<br>John Overton High School&nbsp;(Nashville, TN)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4>Best Five</h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1214939' first='Daniel' last='Cochran']</strong><a href="https://prephoops.com/player/daniel-cochran/"></a><br><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1259396' first='Cortez' last='Graham']</strong><a href="https://prephoops.com/player/cortez-graham/"></a><br><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1029084' first='Jack' last='Medalie']</strong><br><a href="https://prephoops.com/player/jack-medalie/"></a>Dominic Reed<br><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1618374' first='Trey' last='Johnson']</strong><a href="https://prephoops.com/player/trey-johnson-3/"></a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Next Five</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1553160' first='Donovan' last='Bender']</strong><br><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1318564' first='Christian' last='Brown']</strong><a href="https://prephoops.com/player/christian-brown-2/"></a><br><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1476101' first='Davis' last='Long']</strong><a href="https://prephoops.com/player/davis-long/"></a><br>[player_tooltip player_id='1664889' first='Tyren' last='Fisher'] (Hillsboro)<br><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1329774' first='Nick' last='Degnan']</strong><a href="https://prephoops.com/player/nick-degnan/"></a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3><strong>Sophomores.</strong></h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1329774' first='Nick' last='Degnan']</strong> started as a freshman, as did <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1259396' first='Cortez' last='Graham']</strong> and teammate <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1664889' first='Tyren' last='Fisher']</strong>. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2497565' first='Ryleigh' last='Meanus']</strong> is a big piece for John Overton. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1529946' first='Mason' last='Ball']</strong>,<strong> [player_tooltip player_id='1318564' first='Christian' last='Brown']</strong>, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1273548' first='Sam' last='Mewborn']</strong>. The list is absurdly long. Might this district house the deepest crew of sophomores in Tennessee? </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3>Preseason Thoughts (October)</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prephoops.com/2022/10/slightly-too-early-4a-preview-d11-2/">Slightly Too Early 4A Preview (D11) - Prep Hoops</a> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3>Bigger Roles.</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Both&nbsp;<strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1618397' first='Jadon' last='Huston']<a href="https://prephoops.com/player/jadon-huston/"></a>&nbsp;</strong>(5.9 ppg) and&nbsp;<strong>William Carter</strong>&nbsp;(5.0 ppg) started last season, but their roles are much different now. Carter flew all over the floor against KIPP Academy, rebounding offensively and defensively, scoring in the lane and shooting a couple outside. His energy will keep John Overton in games during scoring droughts by elevating moods and inspiring continuous effort.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Projected Order of Finish</strong><br>1. Hillsboro<br>2. Brentwood<br>3. Franklin<br>4. Centennial<br>5. John Overton</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Analysis:</strong> Picking Hillsboro over Brentwood was very difficult. The Bruins are so tough defensively. Take for example their convincing 45-30 win late December over a strong Antioch basketball team. Hillsboro is unbeaten, certainly not unbeatable, but unbeaten all the same with days before Christmas. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Player of the Year</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2023 [player_tooltip player_id='1618374' first='Trey' last='Johnson'], Hillsboro: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1214939' first='Daniel' last='Cochran'] was our preseason favorite with [player_tooltip player_id='1259396' first='Cortez' last='Graham'] a close second, but Trey's senior season knows few peers. Thaddeus "Trey" Johnson is averaging 21.8 points per game on a blistering 63% shooting. [player_tooltip player_id='1214939' first='Daniel' last='Cochran'] will easily outpace Johnson in the rebounding column, and possibly the assist column too. Cortez committed just a single turnover through his first eight games. He too will be in consideration all season for District MVP and yet Johnson's efficiency and production is tremendous. He is the PrepHoopsTN favorite to claim D11 MVP.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Biggest Sleeper</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1140768' first='Kyree' last='Christian'], John Overton: </strong>Exceptionally quick on-ball defensive whiz, Kyree makes John Overton a much better team. This is his first year with the central Nashville outfit. Multiple times facing a less-talented KIPP Academy team, Kyree stayed in front of his man as Bender came flying up to trap and the duo generated a hectic turnover.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:quote --> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote"><!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>“<strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1476101' first='Davis' last='Long']</strong><a href="https://prephoops.com/player/davis-long/"></a>&nbsp;is probably the most underrated player in the state. 4:1 a/to ratio at one point last year. He has been starting to score the basketball this summer. Used to be managing offense, defending. He has made a jump this summer, averaging 21 ppg, that is quite a jump from 10 ppg as a sophomore. High IQ. High motor. Does it all. He has been in the shadow of Reed Kemp since his freshman year. He really stepped into the role of scoring the basketball, as well.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --><cite>Franklin HC Jason Tigert - September 2022</cite></blockquote> <!-- /wp:quote --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">Unheralded</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2025 [player_tooltip player_id='1529946' first='Mason' last='Ball'], Brentwood:</strong>&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2024 [player_tooltip player_id='1476101' first='Davis' last='Long'], Franklin:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>Follow <a href="https://twitter.com/AndrewForce8">@AndrewForce8</a>.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->