Drive to Dayton Episode 3 is Posted!

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The third episode of the Drive to Dayton is posted! In this episode Hosts Michael Roth of Prep Hoops Ohio and Tj Peatross of NEO Spotlight discuss the biggest topics in Ohio High School Basketball by recapping the games they attended over the past week and took a look ahead at the top events being played over Christmas break.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6tmldj_fcg","type":"video","providerNameSlug":"youtube","responsive":true,"className":"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6tmldj_fcg </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Player of the Week</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mike: [player_tooltip player_id='1285295' first='Trey' last='Perry'] (Lakota East) Last week Perry fueled the Thunderhawks to two tough conference victories, scoring 31 points at Oak Hills and 36 points at home against Middletown.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tj: [player_tooltip player_id='1705956' first='Xavier' last='McKinney'] (Reynoldsburg) McKinney scored a career-high 27 points in a track meet versus Trotwood Madison. McKinney, an Ohio University commit, also dished out 8 assists along with 4 steals.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Team of the Week</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mike: Coshocton: The Redskins are the only unbeaten team in the Muskingum Valley League as senior guard [player_tooltip player_id='2373714' first='Colton' last='Conkle'] has been excellent to start the season. 24 points in a two point win over John Glenn. Coshocton is averaging 77.5 PPG through four games!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tj: Massillon Washington: The Tigers, who got off to a late start due to football, have started the year 2-0 with two wins over Uniontown Green and Mentor at the HOF Hardwood Classic. Senior [player_tooltip player_id='2419928' first='Chris' last='Knight'] and sophomore Gio Jackson Jr. combined for 50 points in the win over Mentor.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Alumni Spotlight</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mike</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Division I: Cliron Hornbeak (Toledo St Francis, Kent State) Golden Flashes are 2-0 in the month of December, Hornbeak averaging 12.5 points and 6.5 rebounds per game shooting 57% from the field, Kent State's top 5 leading scorers are all Ohio high school alumni.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Small College: Jair Knight (Saint Edward, Emory) Knight has Emory ranked number one in the country for the first time ever. Knight is scoring 21 PPG and grabbing 7 rebounds a contest as well for the Eagles this season, shooting almost 50% from the field.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tj</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Division I: Ej Farmer (Cleveland Heights, Youngstown State), Scored 20 points in YSU's win over Toledo, Farmer's former team. He has seen an uptick in his minutes and has eclipsed the 20-point mark a total of four times this season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Small College: Quentin Toles (Massillon Perry, Kentucky Wesleyan) Kentucky Wesleyan went 2-0 last week, capped off with a win on the road against Ashland. Toles scored a team-high 29 points (12/18 FG, 4/7 3FG) in the win + Ja'Corey Lipkins (Canton GlenOak, Charleston) Scored 42 points in a 103-94 win over Wheeling.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->