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<p>The second live period gets underway with some fun matchups to keep an eye on on Friday. Check out our favorite matchups with teams all across the state being featured below.</p>
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<p><strong>Afternoon Session</strong></p>
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<p>Charlotte Catholic vs. Mooresville will be a cross-county matchup I'm super interested in, with a lot of young talent on both sides of the scorers table. <strong>Ryan Lewis</strong> is expected to conduct the show this year for the Cougars as a knockdown shooter and scorer, and should get some help from rapidly developing 2025 [player_tooltip player_id='1286838' first='Chris' last='Eagan']. [player_tooltip player_id='1154669' first='Liam' last='Gates'] may also take over some ball handling duties and initiate offense this year as well, and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2375700' first='Eddie' last='David']</strong> will compete with him for backcourt minutes. For Mooresville, their intriguing group starts with dynamic slasher [player_tooltip player_id='1270430' first='Travelle' last='Bryson']. Inside is 2025 [player_tooltip player_id='1409596' first='Dylan' last='Clark'], and his battle with Eagan should be a fun one. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2302436' first='Jalen' last='Chambers']</strong> and 2026 <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2362523' first='Eian' last='Bailey']</strong> will be interesting guard prospects to watch and see what they bring to the table as well. Overall, both teams are talented and deep, making this one a matchup I'm very interested in.</p>
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<p><strong>Evening Session</strong></p>
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<p>Dudley is a program who graduated three leading scorers last year, but there's still some new guys I'd like to check out in their matchup with Chambers. [player_tooltip player_id='2055662' first='CJ' last='Jones'] is undeniably a top shooter in the state, regardless of class, and his progression will be a priority for me to see. [player_tooltip player_id='2320793' first='Nasir' last='Newkirk'] is a two sport athlete but has showed talent on the hardwood, and Ishmael Monde has had a solid showing so far on the grassroots scene. Chambers is a pretty known commodity already, but it is always good to watch [player_tooltip player_id='1680976' first='Jordan' last='Patton'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1076352' first='Maurio' last='Hanson'] on a basketball court with their entertaining and physical styles of play. However, they've got 3 2026s to get eyes on now. [player_tooltip player_id='2023905' first='Tarris' last='Bouie'], [player_tooltip player_id='2449196' first='Malik' last='McCotter'] and Brennan Mckoy are all exciting players, and I think Bouie and McCotter have the potential to be special. I'm excited to see all these young guys on the court together and check out their improvement.</p>
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The second live period gets underway with some fun matchups to keep an eye on on Friday. Check out our favorite matchups with teams all across the state being featured below.
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