Wood Elite Sewer Classic: Afternoon Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Wood Elite hosted their first annual Sewer Classic on Saturday and gathered talent from all over the state. College coaches and scouts filled the gym as a number of prospects showed out on the big stage. We saw some great battles between Cherokee County and Gwinnett County, also some intriguing non-GHSA matchups. These are a couple of top performers from the afternoon games.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1227101"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"u003cpu003eDarlington got off to a slow start on Saturday but they gradually got back in it on the back of [player_tooltip player_id='1227101' first='D'marion' last='Floyd'] and made it a game in the 4th. Floyd finished with a game-high 19 points and provided some solid defense on the other end. He was attacking the rim all afternoon and earned numerous trips to the free throw line. 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