NCISAA Championships Preview- X Factors 1A/2A

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The NCISAA Championships come down to this weekend, with 4 trophies being handed out at Forsyth Country Day to each classifications champion. Read below for our previews and X-Factors for the 1A and 2A matchups.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>1A- (1) United Faith Christian Academy (31-2) vs. (2) Northside Christian Academy (21-14)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>UFCA has been a wagon so far, and their depth and talent should be on display again on Saturday. Their ability to play hockey-like shifts and keep quality on the floor will make them hard to keep up with for the full 32 minutes, but Northside is a team full of elite shooters that could make enough shots to keep them in the game. However, I think this game will be won on the interior, where UFCA has wings and bigs that can make a real impact on the game with their rebounding and interior presence, both on offense and defense. I think UFCA grinds them down and takes home their second state title in as many years. <strong>SCORE PREDICTION- UFCA 88-72</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>KEY PLAYERS</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:table --> <figure class="wp-block-table"><table><tbody><tr><td>NCA</td><td>UFCA</td></tr><tr><td>G [player_tooltip player_id='1869285' first='Kyrell' last='Shaw'] - 15.7 PPG, 1.6 SPG, 53% 3P%</td><td>W [player_tooltip player_id='1204932' first='Alex' last='Bates'] - 12.1 PPG, 3.3 RPG, 1.5 SPG, 41% 3P%</td></tr><tr><td>W [player_tooltip player_id='1278076' first='Antonio' last='Perkins'] - 15.5 PPG, 5.5 RPG, 3.1 APG, 52% 3P%</td><td>W [player_tooltip player_id='1315501' first='Lance' last='Gill'] - 10.9 PPG, 4.1 RPG, 1.9 SPG</td></tr><tr><td>G [player_tooltip player_id='854883' first='Joshua' last='Bullock'] - 11.7 PPG, 6.3 APG, 2.3 SPG</td><td>G [player_tooltip player_id='1241705' first='Evan' last='Morton'] - 10.3 PPG, 2.4 APG</td></tr><tr><td>G <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2235113' first='Arael' last='Jones']</strong> - 9.9 PPG, 1.4 ORPG</td><td>G J<strong>D Bowden</strong> - 9.8 PPG, 4.3 APG, 58% FG%</td></tr><tr><td>G <strong>Kamar Goudelock</strong> - 9.0 PPG, 2.5 APG, 47% 3P%</td><td>F [player_tooltip player_id='1046670' first='Isaiah' last='Sutherland'] - 6.0 PPG, 4.2 RPG, 2.1 BPG</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>W/F [player_tooltip player_id='1076353' first='Dylan' last='Deluca'] - 7.6 PPG, 4.8 RPG</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2A- (1) The Burlington School (22-15) vs. (3) Greenfield School (29-10)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This is going to be a clash of two veteran, battle tested teams. [player_tooltip player_id='1098355' first='Zion' last='Walker'] has been one of the top players in the state regardless of grade, school, or class this year, and he has a formidable group of teammates to support him. They have size, physicality, and toughness at every position. However, Greenfield is another grizzled group that has some quality playmakers and shooters on offense. Their outside shooting should cause TBS trouble, and mean this game is never out of reach until the final whistle. However, I like the Spartans to grind out a tight game to get their third state championship in a row. <strong>SCORE PREDICTION- TBS 66-60</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:table --> <figure class="wp-block-table"><table><tbody><tr><td>TBS</td><td>GREENFIELD</td></tr><tr><td>G [player_tooltip player_id='1098355' first='Zion' last='Walker'] - 21.3 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 1.6 SPG</td><td>W [player_tooltip player_id='1076333' first='Hampton' last='Evans']</td></tr><tr><td>W [player_tooltip player_id='992925' first='Steven' last='Lassiter'] - 9.5 PPG, 3.9 RPG</td><td>G [player_tooltip player_id='1277989' first='Matt' last='Kirby']</td></tr><tr><td>F [player_tooltip player_id='1131338' first='Kaden' last='Hammond'] - 8.9 PPG, 6.9 RPG</td><td>G [player_tooltip player_id='1391677' first='Kyshon' last='Atkinson']</td></tr><tr><td>G [player_tooltip player_id='1373705' first='Cam' last='Flippen'] - 7.7 PPG, 2.6 APG</td><td>G <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1739830' first='Nik' last='Edwards']</strong></td></tr><tr><td>G [player_tooltip player_id='1167705' first='Savion' last='Taylor'] - 7.4 PPG, 38% 3P%</td><td>G [player_tooltip player_id='1280938' first='Kobe' last='Edwards']</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table -->