Holiday Hoopla: Sunday Preview

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Basketball returns to the Columbus Convention Center as Bleacher Republic presents the Holiday Hoopla event December 27-29. In this article we'll break down the games on Sunday December 29th as an event preview.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Harvest Prep Vs Toledo St John's 11:30 A.M.</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>After playing on Friday, Toledo St John's returns to the event on Sunday to take on a top small school team in Ohio. The Titans size will be a key factor with guys like [player_tooltip player_id='2288540' first='Coy' last='Hamic'] and [player_tooltip player_id='2433540' first='Jack' last='Goodnough'] bringing size to the table. Harvest Prep has a nice mix of experience and youth with [player_tooltip player_id='1432008' first='Brandon' last='Roddy'] and transfer [player_tooltip player_id='1701047' first='Pharez' last='Nicholas']. Sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='2294839' first='Antwon' last='Pollard'] is another name to watch for the Warriors.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Gahanna Vs Holy Name 1:15 P.M.</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Gahanna has a new look team with point guard [player_tooltip player_id='2439641' first='Xavier' last='Rogers'] as the key name to know heading into the season. For Holy Name, they bring back [player_tooltip player_id='2296993' first='Drew' last='Styers'] and they usually play fast and like to shoot a lot of 3-pointers, could be a fun game with lots of points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Hilliard Bradley Vs Youngstown Ursuline 3:00 P.M.</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A game with a lot of talent, Hilliard Bradley comes in with an underclassmen guard duo of [player_tooltip player_id='2140168' first='Ben' last='Mirgon'] and [player_tooltip player_id='2461095' first='Kyp' last='Norris'] bringing back the Mirgon-Norris combo for the Jags backcourt. Youngstown Ursuline counters with a 2027 trio of [player_tooltip player_id='2144204' first='Jaylen' last='Gunther'], [player_tooltip player_id='1761782' first='Jace' last='Riccardo'] and [player_tooltip player_id='2377846' first='Noah' last='Bell'], this game has tons of young talent to watch for the future.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Delaware Hayes Vs Brunswick 4:45 P.M.</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>One of the top teams in Columbus takes on one of the top teams in northeast Ohio. Delaware Hayes is led by Landon Vanderwalker, a Kent State commit. The Pacers are coming off a regional championship and while they lost some key seniors, still have a strong core of talent. Brunswick will be led by [player_tooltip player_id='1708688' first='Trey' last='Drexler'], one of the top point guards in Ohio's 2026 class. This is maybe the game I'd be most excited to watch all weekend.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Reynoldsburg Vs Cincinnati Princeton 6:30 P.M.</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lots of talent in this one as Reynoldsburg brings four players with Division I offers including Toledo commit [player_tooltip player_id='1432037' first='Toby' last='Nwokolo'], Ohio commit [player_tooltip player_id='1432017' first='Jordan' last='Fisher'] and 2026 studs [player_tooltip player_id='1705958' first='Jorden' last='Bowens'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1705956' first='Xavier' last='McKinney']. Cincinnati Princeton has a handful of talented pieces with [player_tooltip player_id='1432054' first='Kieran' last='Granville-Britten'] leading the way. [player_tooltip player_id='2532391' first='Amire' last='Gill'] is a breakout player to watch, he could thrive in a game like this with lots of athletes on the court.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Olentangy Orange Vs Centerville 8:15 P.M.</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The finale to the event is a really good one as Olentangy Orange takes on Centerville. Olentangy Orange has gone to the regional championship two straight years and fallen just short while Centerville has gone to the final four the past three seasons. [player_tooltip player_id='1480848' first='Devin' last='Brown'] (Davidson commit) leads the Pioneers while [player_tooltip player_id='1432042' first='Eli' last='Greenberg'] (Le Moyne commit) and [player_tooltip player_id='1432031' first='Ethan' last='Greenberg'] (Air Force commit) will lead the way for the Elks.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->