South Granville Holiday Invitational: Championship Day Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Championship Day brought two exciting games in the Navy &amp; Columbia brackets as Franklinton faced C.B. Aycock High and South Granville hosted Wake Forest High in the title games. Take a look at the prospects who stood out on the final day of action. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1722116"],"_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":"Alston still led the way for his squad with 18 points but he exhibited a much more concerted effort to get his teammates involved and it came in handy down the stretch as he took home MVP honors in the Navy bracket for Franklinton High. He knocked down three early 3-pointers to set the tone on the perimeter then found his teammates in space to squeeze out a 56-51 victory in the end to take home the championship. He's one for DII and DIII programs in the area to get eyes on.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_1_player":["1350160"],"_player_evaluations_1_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_1_override_profile_image":["override_image"],"_player_evaluations_1_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_1_player_featured_image":1722267,"_player_evaluations_1_player_featured_image":"field_62f141137ead9","player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"Alston had another big game including the game-clinching free-throws to lift the Wake Forest Cougars to an improbable victory against the host team. He buckled down in the fourth quarter with 10 of his 21 points coming in the final quarter. When things got close, he looked to get to the rim and it paid off for him with the MVP award in the Columbia bracket of the South Granville Holiday Invitational.","_player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_2_player":["1216311"],"_player_evaluations_2_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_2_override_profile_image":["override_image"],"_player_evaluations_2_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_2_player_featured_image":1725000,"_player_evaluations_2_player_featured_image":"field_62f141137ead9","player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_2_evaluation":"Grant showed off his ability to be an effective scoring threat in the backcourt in the Cougars' final day of action. He finished with 20 points and was a big reason for Wake Forest's double-digit lead at the half. He didn't falter when things got close though as he looked to get the ball to Alston inside for easy buckets. 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