Region Tournaments to Watch: R8-7A
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Where: BufordWhen: Friday (2/10), Monday (2/13), Wednesday (2/15)Who: Mill Creek, Buford, Collins Hill, Central Gwinnett, Mountain View, Dacula Mill Creek enters play with the one-seed and will play the winner of Central Gwinnett and Mountain View. The Hawks are winners…
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Continue ReadingWhere: Buford
When: Friday (2/10), Monday (2/13), Wednesday (2/15)
Who: Mill Creek, Buford, Collins Hill, Central Gwinnett, Mountain View, Dacula
Mill Creek enters play with the one-seed and will play the winner of Central Gwinnett and Mountain View. The Hawks are winners of six straight and eight of their last nine including beating Collins Hill 55-53 in overtime to clinch the top seed. Trajen Greco Trajen Greco 6'1" | PG Mill Creek | 2024 GA and Jonathon Taylor combined with Nate Eroh Nate Eroh 6'6" | PF Mill Creek | 2023 State GA and Stephen Akwiwu Stephen Akwiwu 6'7" | PF Mill Creek | 2023 State GA gives Mill Creek a balanced inside-out game. Mountain View as the five-seed is a dark horse to watch for. The Bears opened the season 9-2 before sputtering to a 3-10 finish. Mike White can be a mismatch with his strength on the perimeter and when the Bears are hitting from the outside, Bronson Blair Bronson Blair 5'11" | CG Mountain View | 2024 State GA and CJ Johnson can light it up. Buford tied with Mill Creek at 8-2 in the region but settle for the two-seed. The Wolves are dangerous, having played a grueling non-region schedule. Brennan Wansley has developed into one of their top perimeter scorers while David Burnett David Burnett 6'3" | SF Buford | 2023 State GA is a sought-after D-II swingman and Chase James-Robinson Chase James-Robinson 5'9" | PG Buford | 2024 State GA can fill it up from deep. Cameron Kelly Cameron Kelly 6'7" | PF Buford | 2023 State GA and London Williams London Williams 6'5" | PF Buford | 2023 State GA give Coach Benjie Wood punishing size that rebounds and protects the rim while also being able to provide offense in the paint. Collins Hill isn’t a team to sleep on even though they enter play on a three-game losing streak, causing them to fall to the three-seed. Kai McArthur is a tenacious defender while Keishawn Hampton Keishawn Hampton 6'1" | PG Collins Hill | 2023 State GA (Emory & Henry) is a smooth scorer. Central Gwinnett only has 7 wins, but they are 2-2 over their last four games with wins over Collins Hills (59-55) and Mountain View (69-68) to sneak up to the four-seed. Timothy Smith Timothy Smith 6'3" | SG Central Gwinnett | 2024 State GA (11.1 ppg), Malik Rideout Malik Rideout 6'1" | PG Central Gwinnett | 2026 State GA (10 ppg) and Jacy Mils (9 ppg) lead the Black Knights. The six-seed is Dacula, who underwent a midseason coaching change. Jackson Sousa Jackson Sousa 5'10" | PG Dacula | 2023 State GA (14.5 ppg) is a dangerous shooter while young guards Jaden Mattison Jaden Mattison 6'2" | PG Dacula | 2024 State GA (12 ppg) and Keith Banks (10.1 ppg) hold promise for the future.