PH Carolinas Freshman Showcase Preview – Part 2

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>As North and South Carolinians know, Charlotte is typically where plenty of events involving the convergence of the two Carolinas take place. From conventions to major football games (such as Tar Heels vs. Gamecocks at Bank of America Stadium), the Queen City is where the Carolinas come together.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A few minutes northeast of Charlotte is Concord – home to Cox Mill HS – site of this year's Prep Hoops Carolinas Freshman Showcase.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cox Mill has become Hoop State hallowed ground by virtue of several standouts from the school having made it to the collegiate and pro ranks – including Wendell Moore and Leaky Black. We profiled a few of this year's participants in an earlier piece. Let us spotlight a few more.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"[player_tooltip player_id='2908504' first='Christian' last='Brown']","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2027","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"5'8u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Irmo","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"u003cp style=u0022font-weight: 400u0022u003eBrown played his final season at Irmo MS in 2022-23. When he takes to the court for 4A Irmo, he will be doing so for a team that won last season's 4A state championship last season. Brown will be looking to admirably fill the shoes of one of the five seniors that graduated from last season's Yellow Jackets rendition. Brown is listed at 5-foot-8. Brown will be the lone representative from Irmo that will be participating in this season's Prep Hoops Freshman Showcase. 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Flora","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"u003cp style=u0022font-weight: 400u0022u003eDavis is also set to take the court this coming season for another one of the Palmetto State's premier 4A basketball programs. Davis stands at an even six feet. With the number of seniors – including one who shared team captaincy duties -  that A.C. Flora graduated from last season's team, Davis will look to find a footing on the 2023-24 rendition of the Falcons. He will be one of two from A.C. Flora that is slated to be on hand at Cox Mill HS this Saturday for this year's Prep Hoops Freshman Showcase. 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His resume includes stints where he has played football at the junior varsity level in addition to baseball. Dauska is another one of the taller representatives that will be on hand at this weekend's Prep Hoops Freshman Showcase as he stands in at 6-foot-2. Dauska can maintain his accuracy from behind the 3-point arc and keeps defenses guessing with his ability to weave through defenses en route to the basket. Throughout the spring and summer months, Dauska has worn the uniform of Carolina Courts Elite. 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Gonzalez is listed at 5-foot-8. His freshman season with the 3A Trojans will also be the first season of Julian Carlton's tenure as head coach at Northwest Cabarrus as he takes over in Ricky Moore's stead. Both he and Gonzalez will look to build on the 14-12 record that the Trojans posted in the 2022-23 regular season. Gonzalez is the only boys representative who will be at this weekend's event representing Northwest Cabarrus.u003c/pu003e","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-64ef5ec1ef66d"} /-->