The WingMan Mid-Season Report: A Look at the 4A West
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The NCHSAA 4A West is shaping up to be quite the competitive region as conference play ramps up. Take a look at some teams to keep an eye on this month. Olympic High sits atop the 4A West currently unbeaten…
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Continue ReadingThe NCHSAA 4A West is shaping up to be quite the competitive region as conference play ramps up. Take a look at some teams to keep an eye on this month.
Olympic High sits atop the 4A West currently unbeaten at 15-0 following their most recent victory on Tuesday over Berry High, 61-51. 2024 6-foot-5 wing Kameron Taylor Kameron Taylor 6'7" | SF Carmel Christian | 2024 State NC continues to excel for the Trojans as well. He’s coming off a career-high 29 points against Holy Innocents Episcopal. He continues to climb up the PH radar during the high school season, producing 17.9 ppg, 9.9 rpg, 3.4 apg, 1.7 spg and 1.0 bpg while shooting 65 percent from the floor. He’s an athletic, downhill presence that can also fly around for rebounds and blocks.
6-foot sophomore guard Jaydon Terrell Jaydon Terrell 6'1" | PG JL Chambers | 2025 State NC is another name to keep an eye on with the Trojans. He’s shown he can stroke it from deep and distribute at a high level so far in 2022-23 with averages of 14.3 ppg, 6.6 apg, 2.9 rpg, 1.3 spg while shooting 41 percent from 3-point land. He’s made 24 3-pointers so far. An unsigned senior name to keep an eye on with them is Devin Ragin Devin Ragin 6'7" | PF Olympic | 2023 State NC . Ragin is a 6-foot-7 athletic, thin forward that’s quite the presence in the paint so far in 2022-23. He’s putting up 10.4 ppg, 7.1 rpg and 4.1 bpg at the anchor spot for Olympic High. He’s a late-blooming name for college coaches for get eyes on. They’ve got South Mecklenburg on Friday.
North Mecklenburg is right behind the Trojans at 13-1 with their only defeat coming against Westminster Academy out of Florida. They’re another team to beat with top prospect Isaiah Evans Isaiah Evans 6'6" | SG North Mecklenburg | 2024 State #17 Nation NC leading the way for them. He’s a nice blend of wing/forward that allows them to create mismatches on the floor. He continues to lead the way for their squad with 2024s Christian Foy Christian Foy 6'6" | PF North Mecklenburg | 2024 NC and Trey Maxwell Trey Maxwell 6'4" | SG North Mecklenburg | 2024 State NC in tow. Ashton Pierce Ashton Pierce 6'3" | SG North Mecklenburg | 2026 State NC is another name to get to know with them with a recent offer from UNC-Wilmington. He’s a sharpshooting lead guard with a ton of playmaking ability in the 2026 class. They’ve got a big matchup coming up on Friday against JL Chambers High.
2024 Hopewell High guard Quay Watson Quay Watson 6'0" | CG Hopewell | 2024 State NC recently eclipsed the 1,000-point plateau with 36 points, though it came in a one-point defeat against JL Chambers High. He’s an efficient scorer shooting 52 percent from the field and 44 percent from 3-point range while posting 24.2 ppg, 4.7 apg, 3.5 rpg and 2.3 spg at the lead guard role for the Titans. Coaches in the area should get eyes on him soon.
JL Chambers High and Myers Park High are two teams at 10-3 in the 4A West that could go deep in the NCHSAA State Playoffs. They’ve already faced each other once with JL Chambers taking that early matchup but conference play doesn’t get any easier for either squad. Chambers is led by the 1-2 combination of Nick Dorn Nick Dorn 6'5" | SG JL Chambers | 2023 State NC and Maurio Hanson Maurio Hanson 6'7" | PF JL Chambers | 2024 State NC with Jahmir Brown Jahmir Brown 6'2" | CG JL Chambers | 2023 State NC bringing the heat defensively. Brown leads the team in steals per contest (2.8) while Dorn leads the team in scoring (16.4 ppg) and Hanson is behind him in scoring (16.1 ppg) and leads in rebounding (7.8 rpg). They’ve won six games in a row heading into a tough meeting on Friday night.
Myers Park High sits at 4-0 in conference play following a 73-32 victory over Palisades High on Tuesday night. They’re a team with some depth all-around with Elijah Strong Elijah Strong 6'8" | PF Myers Park | 2023 State #230 Nation NC (Wofford), Sir Mohammad, Bishop Boswell Bishop Boswell 6'4" | PG Myers Park | 2024 State #68 Nation NC , Sadiq White Jr Sadiq White Jr 6'8" | SF Myers Park | 2025 State #56 Nation NC and Santana Lynch Santana Lynch 6'4" | SG Lake Norman | 2024 State NC being their main contributors. Mohammad has shown off his ability to fill up the stat sheet, posting 14.4 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 4.4 apg and 2.1 spg while Boswell is starting to fit in nicely as well. He’s averaging 10.1 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 5.7 apg and 1.6 spg. Lynch is averaging 6.4 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 2.3 apg and 1.4 spg. White is due to breakout soon with 11.4 ppg, 7.1 rpg and 1.8 bpg in the frontcourt. Look for his production to grow with conference play approaching.
Chambers will face North Mecklenburg on Friday in what will be a battle of two top teams in the 704. Myers Park, on the other hand, sits at 4-0 atop the conference with unbeaten Olympic High (1/13) along with South Mecklenburg (1/10) coming up next week.