Battle at the Rock: Saturday Roundup

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prep Hoops took in the action from the Battle at the Rock from this past weekend in Rock Hill. The event featured several games being played at Northwestern HS. Let's take a peek at the results right here on your source for basketball coverage in the Palmetto State. <strong><em>#RecruitThePalmettoState</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>North Augusta 52 Andrew Jackson HS 47 </em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":2289946,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/eZy-Watermark_05-12-2023_06-37-38-8220PM.jpeg"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/eZy-Watermark_05-12-2023_06-37-38-8220PM.jpeg?w=380" alt="" class="wp-image-2289946" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Yellow Jackets held off a feisty Volunteers squad to take the opening game on Saturday from Northwestern HS. North Augusta HS got solid production from Junior <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1157438' first='Daron' last='Dunbar']</strong> who finished with 18 points and 10 rebounds in the win. Guard <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2289958' first='Jordan' last='Rouse']</strong> was great from out top scoring 11 points and dishing out 8 assists. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Volunteers got balance scoring from <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1221523' first='Ghaleb' last='Wilson']</strong> with 14 points, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1630005' first='Bryce' last='Peterson']</strong> notched 14 points and<strong> [player_tooltip player_id='1630004' first='Jykevius' last='Johnson'] </strong>added 12 points. Wilson is headed to Francis Marion University next season. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Gray Collegiate 62 Covenant Day (NC) 45 </em></strong> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":2289942,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/eZy-Watermark_05-12-2023_06-31-37-3250PM.jpeg"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/eZy-Watermark_05-12-2023_06-31-37-3250PM.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-2289942" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The War Eagles defeated the visitors from the Hoop State. Georgia Southern University signee <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1180896' first='Braylhan' last='Thomas']</strong> finished with 20 points and 9 rebounds in the win. Junior <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1162932' first='Treyvon' last='Maddox']</strong> finished with 12 points while senior forward <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1295784' first='Darius' last='Carr'] </strong>added 8 points. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":2289936,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/eZy-Watermark_05-12-2023_06-31-08-1600PM.jpeg"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/eZy-Watermark_05-12-2023_06-31-08-1600PM.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-2289936" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Senior post player <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1338305' first='Michael' last='Marcus Jr'] </strong>led Covenant Day with 17 points and 9 rebounds. Guard <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1410267' first='Chris' last='Rivens']</strong> chipped in with 14 points in the loss. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>South Florence HS 55 South Pointe HS 47 </em></strong> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":2289937,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/eZy-Watermark_05-12-2023_06-32-28-6660PM.jpeg"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/eZy-Watermark_05-12-2023_06-32-28-6660PM.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-2289937" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Bruins were playing shorthanded since the football team was playing in the Class 4A State Championship on Saturday. Senior guard <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1156890' first='Jamarie' last='Brown']</strong> and<strong> [player_tooltip player_id='1444327' first='Jarius' last='Davis'] </strong>both finished with 16 points apiece in the win. Brown finished with 6 assists and 5 rebounds. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Stallions were led by <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2042601' first='Jaheim' last='Hall']</strong> with 14 points while <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1466665' first='Tre' last='Raymon'] </strong>added 11 points and junior guard <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1848086' first='Jaden' last='Hayden-Barber'] </strong>finished with 9 points. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Christ School (NC) 62 Wilson HS (Florence) 47</em></strong> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":2289943,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/eZy-Watermark_05-12-2023_06-32-15-5580PM.jpeg"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/eZy-Watermark_05-12-2023_06-32-15-5580PM.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-2289943" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Greenies were too much for the Tigers today here at the Battle At the Rock. Christ School received balance scoring from <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='865287' first='Jamari' last='Briggs']</strong> leading the way with 15 points. Briggs is a former Hartsville HS player that is currently in his second season in Arden, NC. Junior <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1164550' first='Mikey' last='Wilkins']</strong> finished with 12 points and 7 rebounds. Seniors <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1076360' first='Bryson' last='Cokley']</strong> and<strong> [player_tooltip player_id='951365' first='Keenan' last='Wilkins']</strong> both added 10 points apiece in the win. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":2289941,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/eZy-Watermark_05-12-2023_06-32-55-5720PM.jpeg"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/eZy-Watermark_05-12-2023_06-32-55-5720PM.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-2289941" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Tigers were led by <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1149789' first='Tristan' last='Thompson']</strong> with 17 points and freshman <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1486211' first='Josh' last='Leonard'] </strong>added 14 points in the loss. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Indian Land HS 60 Augusta Christian (GA) 46 </em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":2289938,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/eZy-Watermark_05-12-2023_06-32-41-1820PM.jpeg"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/12/eZy-Watermark_05-12-2023_06-32-41-1820PM.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-2289938" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Warriors topped the Lions from Peach State to improve to (5-1) on the season. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1482610' first='Mike' last='Jones'] </strong>led the way with 22 points while freshman guard <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1955614' first='Sequel' last='Patterson']</strong> added 15 points. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->