King’s Klassic: Observations

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prep Hoops took in some of the action yesterday at the King's Klassic at Marion HS. Prep Hoops took in the first 3 games of the day here. What teams were in the event? Who played well? Well, this is a good time to jump on board and <strong><em>SUBSCRIBE to the site. Use the passcode "Swanny30" at checkout to save 30% off your first billing cycle. #RecruitThePalmettoState</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Red Foxes Hold Off Red Raiders</em></strong>: </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":2736865,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/eZy-Watermark_19-01-2025_05-26-18-5640AM.jpeg"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/eZy-Watermark_19-01-2025_05-26-18-5640AM.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-2736865" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Hartsville HS Red Foxes jumped out to a 36-18 halftime lead over the Red Raiders yesterday at the King's Klassic at Marion HS. The Red Raiders closes the gap to 44-36 at the 1:38 of the 3rd quarter. The Red Foxes still held the lead 53-50 with 4:13 left in the game. Senior [player_tooltip player_id='1672085' first=<strong>'Tylin' last='Jenkins</strong>'] tied it up at 53-53 with 3:03 left in the 4th quarter. Hartsville HS would prevail in the end and hold onto a 60-55 over the Hannah-Pamplico HS Red Raiders.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":2736867,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/eZy-Watermark_19-01-2025_05-25-11-2690AM.jpeg"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/eZy-Watermark_19-01-2025_05-25-11-2690AM.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-2736867" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hartsville HS was led in scoring by <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2531807' first='Braden' last='Crawley']</strong> with 14 points,<strong> Casey Hawkins </strong>added 12 points and <strong>EJ Smith</strong> chipped in with 11 points. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":2736866,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/eZy-Watermark_19-01-2025_05-26-02-2690AM.jpeg"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/eZy-Watermark_19-01-2025_05-26-02-2690AM.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-2736866" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Red Raiders were led in scoring by sophomore guard <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2314647' first='De'Auje' last='Bacchus']</strong> with 19 points today. Senior<strong> [player_tooltip player_id='1672085' first='Tylin' last='Jenkins']</strong> finished with 17 points and 6 rebounds </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Bulldogs Too Much Stallions</em></strong>: </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Marlboro County HS Bulldogs jumped out on Lee Central HS and cruised to victory today 73-56. Senior small forward <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1672080' first='Ralphier' last='Monroe']</strong> was on fire here today. He knocked down (6-8) from three-point range on his way to scoring 26 points. Monroe is a long and rangy forward who has all the tools to be a good one when he figures things out. Ralphier can handle the rock in transition and play along the perimeter. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":2736869,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/eZy-Watermark_19-01-2025_05-24-20-4380AM.jpeg"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/eZy-Watermark_19-01-2025_05-24-20-4380AM.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-2736869" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2455148' first='Isaiah' last='Whitner']</strong> a sophomore lengthy forward finished with 14 points in the win. New name for the database sophomore shooting guard <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2615504' first='Will' last='Jeffcoat']</strong> finished with 8 points. Jeffcoat hurt his ankle and didn't play in the second half for the Bulldogs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":2736868,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/eZy-Watermark_19-01-2025_05-24-55-3620AM.jpeg"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/eZy-Watermark_19-01-2025_05-24-55-3620AM.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-2736868" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jaquarius Davis </strong>led the Stallions in scoring with 13 points while senior <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1295791' first='Jamisen' last='Wilds']</strong> added 12 points in the loss. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Gators Roll by Saints</em></strong>: </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Lakewood Gators jumped out to a 32-19 halftime lead and never looked back against the Class 1A Calhoun County HS Saints and longtime Head Coach Zam Fredrick. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":2736872,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/eZy-Watermark_19-01-2025_05-23-31-0770AM.jpeg"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/eZy-Watermark_19-01-2025_05-23-31-0770AM.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-2736872" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2376515' first='Za'Myrian' last='Cato']</strong> a senior guard led the Gators with 21 points today. Cato nicknamed "Pop" scored all of his buckets around the basket. He was (9-10) from the floor. Cato was able to overpower defenders and score quite easily at times and through contact. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":2736871,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/eZy-Watermark_19-01-2025_05-23-48-4280AM.jpeg"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/eZy-Watermark_19-01-2025_05-23-48-4280AM.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-2736871" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1578600' first='Darius' last='Franklin']</strong> a senior finished with 20 points for the Gators. Franklin who was at Ridge View HS last season but didn't play after being injured played his sophomore season at Sumter HS. Darius took high percentage shots today with his play around the paint area finishing (7-11) from the floor. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jayden Wallace</strong> a water bug senior point guard led the Saints with 12 points. Wallace is extremely quick from end to end with the ball in his hands. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prep Hoops just took in the first 3 games here today at the King's Classic at Marion HS. Stay informed all season long with all the latest coverage from around the Palmetto State right here.<strong><em> SUBSCRIBE today. #RecruitThePalmettoState</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->