DII-AA State Tournament Contender: John Paul II

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>PICTURED: John Paul II</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Enjoy the preview of the Pope John Paul II (DII-AA) of the Middle Region ...a State Tournament Contender.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Head Coach: <strong>Charles Wade</strong> (12th season at John Paul II)<br>Last Season's Record: 27-5<br>Last Season's Ending: Loss to M.B.A. in DII-AA State Quarterfinal</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Key Players</strong>:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2236659"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-693a1b63b9fd4"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700"><strong>12/10/25:</strong> Speedy combo guard. Anthony played a lot early in his high school career and broke out a year ago while star [player_tooltip player_id='1560719' first='Trey' last='Pearson'] was out injured. Wiggins' shooting is a bit underwater at 40% FG. It would be helpful if he can draw more fouls and get "easy" points. Right now, he makes about two free throws a game. One area he needs to improve long-term is as a creator for others. Wiggins' strength is shot creation.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1578715"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-693a1b63ba033"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700"><strong>12/10/25:</strong> Gets better every year. Osby keeps surpassing external expectations. Midway through December Osby is averaging a staggering 24.4 ppg, 5.0 rpg, and 3.5 apg. Cavin signed to Montevallo in November. He made a strong case for November MVP of the entire state. Nobody rivaled his productivity in the season's opening month.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2289220"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-693a1c3bbd56b"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700"><strong>12/10/25:</strong> Turner is a physical wing. He s not scoring at the rate he did at other schools. The coaching staff likes to use him as a "3 and D guy." For a team that lacks some height he certainly helps as a defender of multiple positions. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1560719"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-693a1c3bbd5b9"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700"><strong>12/10/25:</strong> Potential Mr. Basketball. Trey is pulling down an insane 7.8 rebounds per game. Pearson and his Brad Beal Elite 17u team won the Peach Jam, AAU's premiere tournament in July. Pearson can drop 20 a night, but seems to be focusing more on leading the team with the pass (5.6 apg). Pearson began the season dealing with a nagging groin injury.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Returners</strong>:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2236659' first='Anthony' last='Wiggins']<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1578715' first='Osby' last='Cavin']<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1560719' first='Trey' last='Pearson']<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2236515' first='Cornelius' last='Marshall']<br>Noah Wagner<br>Hudson Curlee<br>DeVaughn Cantrell<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2617667' first='London' last='Alston']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Newcomers</strong>:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2856293' first='Logan' last='Williams'] (Class of 2028)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2289220' first='CJ' last='Turner'] (Class of 2026)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2786734' first='Bryce' last='Lane'] (Class of 2029)<br>John Foster (Class of 2029)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Key Departures</strong>:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1508978' first='Jarron' last='Talley'] (Transferred)<br>Kamden Days (Graduated)<br>Jack Valentine (Graduated)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/JPIImbb/status/1998573014015947017?s=20","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/JPIImbb/status/1998573014015947017?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed -->