Hillcrest High and Jordan Allen Midseason Report
PICTURED: Jordan Allen Jordan Allen 5'10" | PG Hillcrest | 2024 State Hillcrest Head Coach Chris Adams shared his time just before lunch January 3rd. During a phone call we talked about everything from Hillcrest’s season, their success last year,…
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Hillcrest Head Coach Chris Adams shared his time just before lunch January 3rd. During a phone call we talked about everything from Hillcrest’s season, their success last year, Jordan Allen Jordan Allen 5'10" | PG Hillcrest | 2024 State ‘s Mr. Basketball campaign, his impending college commitment announcement, the depth of the team, and the postseason expectations. Enjoy!
How are you playing this year?
We are 12-4 right now. We start District play Friday. We should finish undefeated in district play. We should finish 24-4 or whatever, if we take care of business in district play.
Jordan is having a great year. But I am guessing, to you, it is not really surprise. He was great last year.
Yes.
What is he doing even better this season?
He is getting everybody involved too. Everybody thinks we are a one-man team because he scores so many. But Mario Morgan is averaging like 10.9 rpg. We have
Xavier Herron
Xavier
Herron
6'0" | PG
Hillcrest | 2024
State
. He is averaging 20 ppg. Mario Jones is averaging 8p, 7r. One game Jordan will have 15 and Xavier will have 20, the next game Jordan will have 40 and Mario will have 15.
Xavier Herron Xavier Herron 6'0" | PG Hillcrest | 2024 State is very good too. Is he going to play in college?
Xavier is going to commit soon. I don’t know the date yet. Dyersburg State, Fisk University, Philander Smith, South Arkansas.
How tall is he?
6’0”
Who are your District rivals?
Really. Last year it was Power Center. It should Westwood and City University.
Who put you out of tournament last year?
Douglass. They lost in championship game. That tells you how good we were.
Five teams made it to state last year. East, Ridgeway, PCA, Douglass. That was four of our five losses were to those teams.
Do you have the same team back?
I lost 3 people from last year.
Jerrod Mackey
Jerrod
Mackey
6'4" | SG
Memphis Overton | 2024
State
is at Overton.
They have a new coach at Overton, right?
Yeah.
What kind of player is Mario Jones?
Mario Jones is a rebounder. An energy guy. He does a lot of the dirty work that you don’t see in the boxscore.
How tall is he?
6’2”.
What grade?
11th.
Mario Morgan?
12th Grade. He is a senior.
What does he do well?
Defensive stopper. We put him on the other team’s scorer. He rebounds the ball well from the guard spot.
We also have a big, Rodney Mitchell. He is 6’4”.
How is he doing this year?
He is averaging 7p, 7r.
Who are the biggest challenges to your postseason?
MASE and Middle College.
Have you seen them play?
No, I just know they have talent.
The Decision
This upcoming weekend Jordan Allen Jordan Allen 5'10" | PG Hillcrest | 2024 State will select his college home, as first reported by PrepHoopsTN Reporter Courtney Asher Smith. His three finalists are Walters State, Holmes Community College (MS), and Ranger College (TX).
The announcement will be at noon C.S.T. Sunday, per Coach Adams.