GBCA Live Preview: Purple Division

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>GBCA Live tips off this week June 12-14. Here is a look at some of the premier players and teams in the Purple Division.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">TEAMS</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>North Cobb Christian<br>Mount Vernon<br>Tri-Cities<br>Mount Bethel<br>Pace Academy<br>Peachtree Ridge<br>McEachern<br>Langston Hughes<br>Milton<br>Cedar Grove<br>Dutchtown<br>Cherokee<br>Westlake<br>South Gwinnett<br>Alexander<br>St. Pius X</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Two defending state champions are found in the bracket featuring Alexander and St. Pius X. Both teams will look very different upon graduating historic senior classes. Perennial powers line the field elsewhere with star power coming back.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">TOP RANKED PLAYERS</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>North Cobb Christian -</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='2125534' first='Isaiah' last='Chandler'], [player_tooltip player_id='1543506' first='Grant' last='Robich'], [player_tooltip player_id='1859867' first='Amari' last='Smallwood'], [player_tooltip player_id='2380974' first='Jordan' last='Wiseman'], [player_tooltip player_id='2639058' first='Tyson' last='Matta']<br><strong>Mount Vernon </strong>- [player_tooltip player_id='2102288' first='Noah' last='Brady'], [player_tooltip player_id='2523999' first='Quint' last='McGrath'], [player_tooltip player_id='2466840' first='JJ' last='Page']<br><strong>Tri-Cities</strong> - [player_tooltip player_id='2102286' first='Tre' last='Keith'], [player_tooltip player_id='3553075' first='Kamari' last='Grier'], [player_tooltip player_id='2523081' first='Korbin' last='Wilburg']<br><strong>Mount Bethel </strong>- [player_tooltip player_id='2125566' first='Roman' last='Avery'], [player_tooltip player_id='2436950' first='Peter' last='Julius'], [player_tooltip player_id='3535751' first='Liam' last='McTeer'], [player_tooltip player_id='3535783' first='Justin' last='Lamisere']<br><strong>Pace Academy</strong> - [player_tooltip player_id='2826748' first='Gavin' last='Fountain'], [player_tooltip player_id='2900406' first='Henry' last='Dickert'], [player_tooltip player_id='2194478' first='Brielen' last='Craft'], [player_tooltip player_id='3423714' first='Jaden' last='McCullough']<br><strong>Peachtree Ridge </strong>- [player_tooltip player_id='2194833' first='Tyler' last='Barnes']<br><strong>McEachern</strong> - [player_tooltip player_id='2746184' first='Chase' last='Lumpkin'], [player_tooltip player_id='2275439' first='Zach' last='Graves'], [player_tooltip player_id='3341806' first='Zion' last='Williams'], [player_tooltip player_id='2481642' first='Abu' last='Jallow'], [player_tooltip player_id='2826986' first='Alvin' last='Pettway']<br><strong>Langston Hughes</strong> - [player_tooltip player_id='2471155' first='Jason' last='Hill'], [player_tooltip player_id='2409107' first='Jojo' last='Foster II'], [player_tooltip player_id='2194577' first='Dominion' last='Whitaker'], [player_tooltip player_id='2767911' first='David' last='Whitaker']<br><strong>Milton </strong>- [player_tooltip player_id='2478482' first='Solomon' last='Bratton'], [player_tooltip player_id='2052370' first='Jackson' last='Harrison'], [player_tooltip player_id='3569255' first='Tate' last='Golden'], [player_tooltip player_id='2194589' first='Mason' last='Pridgett'], [player_tooltip player_id='2194592' first='Pierce' last='Strom']<br><strong>Cedar Grove</strong> - [player_tooltip player_id='3569268' first='Kevin' last='Rogers'], [player_tooltip player_id='2125539' first='Jaimarion' last='Mathis'], [player_tooltip player_id='3553077' first='Dakota' last='Freeman'], [player_tooltip player_id='3553099' first='Tayson' last='Blount'], [player_tooltip player_id='3535759' first='Terry' last='Coleman']<br><strong>Dutchtown</strong> - [player_tooltip player_id='2554815' first='Bryce' last='Celestine'], [player_tooltip player_id='3553082' first='AJ' last='Doyley'], Laron Mack Jr., [player_tooltip player_id='2887544' first='Isaiah' last='Dorsainvill']<br><strong>Cherokee</strong> - [player_tooltip player_id='2102285' first='Braylon' last='Luster'], [player_tooltip player_id='3569389' first='Kingston' last='Eleazer'], [player_tooltip player_id='2845062' first='Buddah' last='Key']<br><strong>Westlake </strong>- [player_tooltip player_id='3569577' first='Roscoe' last='Hayes'], [player_tooltip player_id='2513318' first='Johnquell' last='Garner'], [player_tooltip player_id='3658986' first='Camrin' last='Singleton']<br><strong>South Gwinnett </strong>- [player_tooltip player_id='2986685' first='JaCody' last='Terry'], [player_tooltip player_id='2634535' first='Jacob' last='Reid'], [player_tooltip player_id='3535719' first='Treu' last='Taylor'], [player_tooltip player_id='3535986' first='Christian' last='Skinner']<strong><br>Alexander</strong> - [player_tooltip player_id='2194586' first='Donovin' last='Martin'], [player_tooltip player_id='2553576' first='Aiden' last='Allaire'], [player_tooltip player_id='3535727' first='KJ' last='Reed'], [player_tooltip player_id='3535747' first='Chauncey' last='Young'], [player_tooltip player_id='3535789' first='Amerjay' last='Hunter']<br><strong>St. Pius X</strong> - [player_tooltip player_id='3569289' first='Max' last='Etienne'], [player_tooltip player_id='2862493' first='Jackson' last='Rusnak']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Elite scorers line the field headlined by [player_tooltip player_id='2746184' first='Chase' last='Lumpkin'] and [player_tooltip player_id='2102286' first='Tre' last='Keith'], both with major offers. [player_tooltip player_id='2436950' first='Peter' last='Julius'] is a dominant post presence, highly regarded nationally when healthy as a double-double machine. Laron Mack is a new face in Georgia, transferring in from Riviera Prep, FL. [player_tooltip player_id='2478482' first='Solomon' last='Bratton'] is coming off an All-State season with his dynamic play inside for Milton while [player_tooltip player_id='2102288' first='Noah' last='Brady'] is a steady mismatch creating forward for Mt. Vernon. Heading into Year 2, [player_tooltip player_id='2826986' first='Alvin' last='Pettway'] is starting to garner D-I looks. [player_tooltip player_id='2513318' first='Johnquell' last='Garner'] has a ton of momentum, as does [player_tooltip player_id='2986685' first='JaCody' last='Terry'], a highflyer along with [player_tooltip player_id='2767911' first='David' last='Whitaker'] in the 2029 class. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->