Best Teams Outside the Preseason Top 10: Class 6A
River Ridge (21-8) You’ll be hard-pressed to find a team with more seniors. Although they all have varying levels of varsity experience, the Knights have talent and an imposing frontline. The Knights can go 6-foot-7 Garrett Fettinger, 6-foot-6 Wesley Harrison,…
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You’ll be hard-pressed to find a team with more seniors. Although they all have varying levels of varsity experience, the Knights have talent and an imposing frontline. The Knights can go 6-foot-7 Garrett Fettinger, 6-foot-6 Wesley Harrison, 6-foot-6 Matthew Gordon, 6-foot-5 Dylan James and 6-foot-4 Ian Helms. Guard play will be crucial between Rylan Stallard and Bret Senay. The late addition of New Yorker Joe Danisi could put the Knights over the top, a knockdown shooter that brings northeastern toughness down south.
Gainesville (14-11)
The Red Elephants are a completely different team with Trey Rhodes (Norcross), Charlie Gersmehl (South Forsyth), Brandon Nelson (Morgan County), Amari Chatman (Old Suwanee Christian) and Jack Collins (Lakeview Academy) all transferring in to play for new Head Coach Charlemagne Gibbons. Holdovers Ellis Pitts and Octavion Demory are experienced seniors with diverse skill sets. Don’t be surprised if Gainesville contends for a Region 8 title.
Lee County (28-4)
The state runner-ups graduate a ton, but return their top prospect in 6-foot-6 point-forward Josiah Parker. The inside-out big man averaged 7.3 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3 assists per game. Explosive four-star running back Ousmane Kromah is an elite athlete that plays much bigger than his 5-foot-11 size. He averaged 10.1 points and 10.7 rebounds as a sophomore.
Marist (20-9)
Marist graduates leading scorers 2-6 but have a deep rotation still in place. Georgia Tech football-commit Luke Harpring would return as the War Eagles’ leading scorer at 12.7 points per game if he doesn’t enroll early at Tech. Juniors Owen Ritger and Trace Gaynes have seen their older brothers run through the program and are expected to take a step forward in production as upperclassmen. Jackson Harkness, Davis Ledford and Luke Waugh all saw minutes as juniors.
Etowah (22-9)
The tandem of Aiden Weaver and Dimitri Angelakos will have to carry the load for the Eagles. Weaver, an explosive athlete, took major strides over the offseason becoming more of a well-rounded offensive weapon. Angelakos is one of the most dangerous three-point shooters in the state.