Drive to Dayton Episode 4 is Posted!

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The fourth episode of the Drive to Dayton podcast co hosted by Prep Hoops senior scout Michael Roth has been posted! In this episode Michael and Tj Peatross of NEO Spotlight review the month of December and talk about the biggest topics surrounding high school basketball in Ohio.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fly3gFcxMVU","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=Fly3gFcxMVU </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Teams of the Month</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Michael: Defiance: Currently 8-0 with their marquee victory coming over Toledo St Francis. Also won on a buzzer beater at Ottawa Glandorf. Have games against Lima Central Catholic and Lima Shawnee in January.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tj: Strongsville: Coach Sapara and company are currently sitting at 6-0 and have big wins over Nordonia, Medina and Chaminade-Julienne. [player_tooltip player_id='1708713' first='Josh' last='Byers'] could very well be the most underrated senior in Northeast Ohio.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Players of the Month</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Michael: [player_tooltip player_id='2405956' first='Andrew' last='Hoerner'], Miamisburg: Hoerner currently leads the GWOC in scoring and rebounding at 24.4 points per game and 11.6 rebounds per game, a feat he achieved as a junior as well. Hoerner is also second in the conference with 1.9 blocks per game. Miamisburg is 4-0 in GWOC play, every other team has at least 2 conference losses.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tj: [player_tooltip player_id='1705956' first='Xavier' last='McKinney'], Reynoldsburg: Reynoldsburg currently sits at 8-0 despite playing an early season gauntlet thus far. They've knocked off Whitmer, Trotwood Madison, St. Ignatius, and Cincinnati Princeton. McKinney has seemed to get better on a weekly basis and his emergence, on both sides of the ball, has been worth noting. He oozes with confidence, has become a more reliable shooter from deep, and his versatility as an on-ball creator could prove to be the difference for them come postseason.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Alumni Spotlight</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Michael</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Division 1: Quincy Clark (Westerville Central, Umass Lowell) Career high 21 points and 6 rebounds Vs Stonehill, also scored 11 points on 5 for 6 shooting and 6 assists Vs Dartmouth.<br>Small College: Cali Davis (Columbus Africentric, Wilberforce) Davis became Wilberforce's all time leading scorer last week, Davis is averaging almost 19 points per game shooting above 40% from 3-point range.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tj</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Division I: Jonathan Powell (Centerville, West Virginia) and Sencire Harris (Akron STVM, West Virginia) both getting the start as West Virginia knocked off a Kansas team that was ranked in the Top 10. Powell scored 11 points (three triples) while Sencire Harris had 8/3/3.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Small College: Duane Davis (Groveport Madison, Muskingum) is currently leading the OAC in points per game (20.9) while being 5th in rebounds per game (7.3). The Muskies are 3-0 in league play and currently tied with Mount Union atop the league.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->