2024 Pete Hollis Showcase: Saturday Recap
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Nike’s EYBL Scholastic League has made a stop in Greenville, South Carolina for the weekend! The action continued on Saturday Night at Legacy Early College with 4 Games – including the host – and numerous top prospects. Check out a recap…
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Continue ReadingNike’s EYBL Scholastic League has made a stop in Greenville, South Carolina for the weekend! The action continued on Saturday Night at Legacy Early College with 4 Games – including the host – and numerous top prospects. Check out a recap from Day Three’s matchups:
Final Scores:
IMG Academy 72, La Lumiere School 63
AZ Compass Prep 66, Canyon International Academy 64
Montverde Academy 77, Orangeville Academy 51
Wasatch Academy 70, Legacy Early College 65
Notable Performers:
Donnie Freeman Donnie Freeman 6'9" | C IMG | 2024 State FL – 35 Points & 16 Rebounds
Darius Acuff Darius Acuff 6'2" | PG IMG | 2025 State #9 Nation FL – 11 Points & 6 Assists
Jerry Easter II Jerry Easter II 6'5" | PG La Lumiere | 2025 #55 Nation IN – 28 Points
Darius Adams Darius Adams 6'4" | SG La Lumiere | 2025 #32 Nation IN – 22 Points, 3 Steals, & 2 Blocks
Jeremiah Fears Jeremiah Fears 6'1" | PG AZ Compass Prep | 2025 State #31 Nation AZ – 28 Points & 4 Steals
Amier Ali Amier Ali 6'8" | SF Canyon International Academy | 2024 State #38 Nation AZ – 23 Points & 7 Rebounds
Asa Newell Asa Newell 6'8" | PF Montverde Academy | 2024 State #29 Nation FL – 20 Points on 8-10 FG & 6 Rebounds
Rob Wright III – 19 Points & 6 Assists
Elijah Duval Elijah Duval 6'2" | SG Martin County | 2024 #118 Nation FL – 14 Points
John Mobley John Mobley 6'2" | PG Wasatch Academy | 2024 UT Jr. – 34 Points on 5-8 3FG & 6 Assists
Cole Hansen Cole Hansen 6'4" | SG Legacy Early College | 2024 State SC – 20 Points on 3-5 3FG & 4 Assists
IMG Dominate Paint En Route To Win Over La Lumiere
Down big man Steve Solano Steve Solano 6'11" | C La Lumiere | 2024 IN , La Lumiere had a gaping hole in the interior of their defense. However, they masked it pretty well early and got good offensive production from Jerry Easter II Jerry Easter II 6'5" | PG La Lumiere | 2025 #55 Nation IN who scored 8 of the team’s first 10 points on 4-4 FG. Gerard O’Keefe and Khani Rooths Khani Rooths 6'7" | SF IMG Academy | 2024 State #16 Nation FL each hit a three to put IMG up 7 at the end of the first quarter. Rooths was terrific on the defensive end holding Jalen Haralson Jalen Haralson 6'7" | PG La Lumiere | 2025 #8 Nation IN to 6 points on 2-10 FG in the game. Haralson did, however, recognize that and become a facilitator, tallying 6 first-half assists as Easter II continued his hot shooting with 16 first-half points. But Head Coach Sean McAloon had his squad adjust to that lack of interior defense in the second half. Donnie Freeman Donnie Freeman 6'9" | C IMG | 2024 State FL took the game over with 10 points and 7 rebounds in the third quarter alone. IMG had both an 8-0 run to start the third quarter and a 10-0 run to start the fourth quarter. also out-rebounded La Lumiere 25-9 and scored 34 points in the paint in the second half alone. Freeman was the catalyst behind all of that, finishing the game with 35 points and 16 rebounds. La Lumiere had a couple of mini-runs to keep the game close, but they couldn’t a third scorer besides Easter II and Darius Adams Darius Adams 6'4" | SG La Lumiere | 2025 #32 Nation IN , so IMG pulled up the nine-point win.
AZ Compass Prep Downs Desert Rival Canyon International Academy
Amier Ali Amier Ali 6'8" | SF Canyon International Academy | 2024 State #38 Nation AZ and Vyctorius Miller started the game in an offensive rhythm. They each had 4 points before the opening media timeout as the game jumped out to a fast start. Canyon International Academy kept AZ Compass scoreless for the final five minutes of the first quarter, going on a 12-0 run over that stretch to gain early control of the game. Miles Sadler Miles Sadler 5'11" | PG Canyon International Academy | 2026 State AZ had an impact for them on both ends of the floor, drawing several “ohs” and “ahs” from the crowd. AZ Compass matched the CIA run closer to halftime, going on a 9-0 run capped by a couple of nice plays from Jayce Nathaniel Jayce Nathaniel 6'7" | SF AZ Compass Prep | 2024 State AZ . AZ Compass did not make a three in the first half, but 9 offensive rebounds and 7 second-chance points helped them stay close to CIA who was boosted by 13 points from Ali. Despite a couple of plays by Cam Miles Cam Miles 6'2" | PG AZ Compass Prep | 2024 State AZ here and there, the third quarter belonged to CIA who didn’t miss a shot until their final possession of the period. However, AZ Compass chipped away over the course of the fourth quarter getting several tough buckets from Jeremiah Fears Jeremiah Fears 6'1" | PG AZ Compass Prep | 2025 State #31 Nation AZ . CIA had a chance to win the game at the buzzer, but Ali’s fadeaway corner three was no good and AZ Compass Prep escaped with their sixth EYBL Scholastic win of the season.
Montverde Academy Top Orangeville Academy To Finish Undefeated Regular Season
The Montverde Academy Eagles won big on Saturday Evening at the 2024 Pete Hollis Showcase to seal a 31-0 Season and the 2024 Nike EYBL Scholastic Championship. They survived a rough offensive game from Cooper Flagg Cooper Flagg 6'9" | PF Montverde Academy | 2024 State #1 Nation FL , who shot just 3-14 from the field and 0-6 from three, but the Nation’s #1 Player made an impact on the defensive end with several high-level plays. The Eagles have so many options and it was Rob Wright III and Asa Newell Asa Newell 6'8" | PF Montverde Academy | 2024 State #29 Nation FL who picked up the scoring load. Wright III had a field day getting downhill and Newell dominated the interior and stepped out to make a couple of jump shots. Orangeville Academy struggled to take care of the ball and Montverde capitalized with 28 points off 16 turnovers. The Eagles also used the size of Newell and Derik Queen Derik Queen 6'9" | PF Montverde Academy | 2024 State #18 Nation FL inside, doubling Orangeville’s points in the paint total with 42. Overall, Montverde shot 50% from the field en route to a 20-point win in their final game in Greenville this weekend.
Mobley’s Big Scoring Night Propels Wasatch To Win over Legacy
Both teams had the same absentees as their Friday-night encounters: Isiah Harwell Isiah Harwell 6'5" | CG Wasatch Academy | 2025 State #7 Nation UT and Malick Diallo Malick Diallo 6'9" | C Wasatch Academy | 2024 State #131 Nation UT for Wasatch Academy, and JJ Rembert JJ Rembert 5'11" | PG Nation Ford | 2024 State SC for Legacy Early College. John Mobley John Mobley 6'2" | PG Wasatch Academy | 2024 UT Jr. opened the game scorching hot, hitting a three on each of Wasatch’s first four possessions of the game. They gradually got tougher and tougher, but Mobley Jr. was unphased. Deston Christian Deston Christian 6'6" | SF Legacy Early College | 2024 State SC had a couple of good moments early for the home team, but a four-minute field goal drought allowed Wasatch to open up a double-digit lead. The Lions responded by putting pressure around the basket, drawing early foul trouble on Bhan Buom Bhan Buom 6'8" | SF Wasatch Academy | 2024 State UT and Augustine Ekwe Augustine Ekwe 6'10" | C Wasatch Academy | 2025 State UT . Just like that, Legacy had cut the lead down and Cole Hansen Cole Hansen 6'4" | SG Legacy Early College | 2024 State SC hit a three at the end of the half to make it just one. Kyelin King Kyelin King 6'4" | SF Legacy Early College | 2024 State SC had a beautiful euro-step layup to give the Lions the lead at the start of the third quarter, but Wasatch responded with a 10-2 to take the lead right back. Legacy took the lead back with just over three minutes left in the fourth quarter, but Mobley Jr. added a three and a floater to go over thirty points and put Wasatch back on top. Legacy made a couple of shots to keep the game late close, but Wasatch sealed the game at the free throw line and the hosts finished 0-2 at the 2024 Pete Hollis Showcase.