Carter’s 40 Piece Powers Intrinsic Downtown Overtime Win

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>After a weekend full of mostly local and national powers we took in an off the beaten path game with some intriguing prospects on Monday as Intrinsic Downtown traveled to Lycee Francias.&nbsp; Each team had a prospect that we knew going in as Intrinsic Downtown has top 25 2026 post Cedric Carter while Lycee Francias features 2028 [player_tooltip player_id='2531972' first='Bonheur' last='Balita'] who caught our attention as a freshman.&nbsp; More prospects emerged in a thriller that went to overtime where Intrinsic went on to win 72-65.&nbsp; We dive into the prospects and game here!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2927775' first='Cedrick' last='Carter'] (Intrinsic Downtown – 2026)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Carter was outstanding in the first half.&nbsp; The 6'8” center did pretty much whatever he wanted whenever he wanted.&nbsp; Opened the game up with a swat followed by a three.&nbsp; Then when coast to coast off a defensive rebound.&nbsp; When he runs the floor hard he is pretty much impossible against this level of competition with his athleticism and size.&nbsp; Reverse layups and several explosive dunks.&nbsp; Caught the ball in traffic and threw it in for an and-1.&nbsp; Knocked in multiple threes in the contest showing legit range.&nbsp; He also forced several that he shouldn't be taking.&nbsp; While this is definitely an area he has improved and we saw at the Prep Hoops EXPO back in August he is most dominant around the hoop.&nbsp; Would like to see him work harder to gain deep post position consistently as he is a force when he does.&nbsp; In the second half and OT Lycee went to a box and one on Carter.&nbsp; He was often pushed out of the paint and was more of a facilitator than scorer.&nbsp; Did get it going late in the game again with a big swat, free throws, and a thunder slam to end it.&nbsp; As a rebounder he rebounds pretty well in his area and while he got a double double could have garnered double the amount of boards with some better positioning and consistent motor on the glass.&nbsp; Defensively he is super impressive being able to switch in ball screens and move his feet on the perimeter.&nbsp; Protects the rim on the back end at a good level volleyball swatting several shots.&nbsp; D'Youville got a steal at the D2 level early in the process.&nbsp; Massive credit to them for getting this done early before anyone saw him as a senior because he is going to put up crazy numbers.&nbsp; All the physical tools are there at 6'8” with broad shoulders and plus athleticism.&nbsp; He is fairly skilled that just needs some refinement and it would not surprise us at all in a couple years to see him at the mid-major level.&nbsp; In this game he had 40 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 blocks.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jervarion Millsap (Intrinsic Downtown – 2028)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Millsap is a thick bodied 6'3” undersized junk yard dog four man.&nbsp; Got to the foul line, was excellent on the offensive glass finished dump offs, and made floaters.&nbsp; Little bit of crafty handles in his bag as he had 18 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Antoine Lavender (Intrinsic Downtown – 2027)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lavender is a 6'4” 2027 wing that brings nice length and athleticism.&nbsp; Got loose in transition, threw several nice passes, and was a good defender.&nbsp; Went for 12 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2829943' first='Jordie' last='Machara'] (Lycee Francais – 2028)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Machara was a breakout player in this game.&nbsp; While we came to see one 2028 it was this sophomore that jumped off the floor.&nbsp; The 6'0” two guard has a silky smooth pull up three point game where he rose over defenders to drain them.&nbsp; Also created on a side-step long ball.&nbsp; He had 25 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2829942' first='Sidy' last='Doumbouya'] (Lycee Francais – 2027)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Intrigued here with the 6'1” point guard that has a projectable frame.&nbsp; Slippery driver that got skinny through traffic for scores.&nbsp; Passes well off live dribbles and converted around the hoop for 9 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2531972' first='Bonheur' last='Balita'] (Lycee Francais – 2028)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Balita is a well-built shooting guard that physically looks the part.&nbsp; Early in the game he was jacking up a ton of threes that were super forced. &nbsp;As he settled in we saw him make a few nice passes, fouled on a straight line take, and did manage to make a couple deep pull up threes.&nbsp; Would like to see him use his burst more off the bounce and have better shot selection.&nbsp; Went for 8 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->