Marcus Jones and the Old US 27 Hot Hands

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>PICTURED: [player_tooltip player_id='2957067' first='Marcus' last='Jones']</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Soddy Daisy High (16-4) welcomed the Red Bank Lions (13-3) Tuesday night in a matchup between District 6's two favorites. The visiting Lions crushed the Trojans, 84-49. Brainerd ran all over Hixson in another district matchup. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2957067"],"_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-6966e39fc12e7"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700"><strong>1/13/26:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='2957067' first='Marcus' last='Jones'] punished a strong Tyner Academy team with 33 points and 16 rebounds late last week. Top-tier athlete. The best athlete in the district? Maybe. Jones is an ox with quick feet and a true terror to defend at the 3A level. He sliced through Soddy Daisy as did his cousin [player_tooltip player_id='3353427' first='Austin' last='Jones'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2477739"],"_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-6966e39fc134f"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700"><strong>1/13/26:</strong> Unrivaled confidence. DJ dressed and played varsity as a sophomore. The guy has been through the wars, seen it all. Like Rodney Henderson III last season with Tyner Academy [player_tooltip player_id='2477739' first='DJ' last='Wilbur'] is focused on the destination more than the ride. The team follows his lead, and Wilbur focuses on all of the right things. High-character. Exceptional shooting touch. His early performance versus Soddy Daisy set the tone along with the Jones cousins. Wilbur finished the win with 21 points on 5-9 from beyond the arc. The guard also helped with five assists.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2342285"],"_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-6966e39fc13db"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700"><strong>1/13/26:</strong> Captain [player_tooltip player_id='2342285' first='Aidan' last='Haile'] entered the middle of January averaging a blistering 20 ppg. He signed to Maryville University in the fall. Aidan is a serious competitor that puts in the work to be great. Before the public address announcer introduced the teams Aidan made sure to make two free throws, as per his pre-game ritual.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["3353427"],"_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-6967efba95094"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700"><strong>1/14/26:</strong> In the blowout win over Soddy Daisy Austin recorded a triple-double! The junior dual-sport athlete scored 13 points with 19 rebounds and 13 assists! It was just a magical night for Austin and the entire Lion team. Like his cousin Marcus, Austin is a tremendous athlete. At 6-foot-1 he rebounds like a big and continuously fends off defenders when slashing to the tin. Red Bank improved quite a bit when they added [player_tooltip player_id='2957067' first='Marcus' last='Jones'] and [player_tooltip player_id='3353427' first='Austin' last='Jones']. The pair give them a toughness they need to make a deep 3A playoff run. Austin leads the team in assists per (5.6 apg) and blocks (10).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2477732"],"_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-696829092039e"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700"><strong>1/13/26:</strong> Wonderful guard height. Kobe dominated Tuesday night against overmatched Hixson team in every conceivable manner. Kobe defended at the rim. He ran the floor. He snapped beautiful outlet passes. Though he will not be a college forward he was successful guarding Hixson's big men for stretches. Jackson was the best player on the court by quite a margin. Kobe is more 90's slasher than the 2020's wing that shoots three-pointers all night. Kobe is capable of playing NAIA possible JuCo.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block -->