Thanksgiving Week Hoops: Daily Dish from Tuesday & Wednesday

The Thanksgiving Classic, hosted by Green Oaks, has had all day hoops excitement everyday. Day two saw some action between Louisiana teams and various out-of-town foes. Day three has seen 1A newcomer Magnolia Charter jump into the frey with a couple of games scheduled. In this Daily Dish edition, we will look at several highlights from the last two days in the Home of the Giants. Woodlawn’s Dynamic Duo Stars in their Wins The Woodlawn (Shreveport) Knights have seen a transformation of their lineup not only since Marsh Madness but from their summer squad lineup as well. Even with the talent lost, the dynamic duo of [player_tooltip player_id="932850" first="Donavan" last="Seamster"] and [player_tooltip player_id="1180576" first="Andri" last="Lewis"] have helped the Knights to a record of 5-0 by taking their game to another level. They combined for 50 points in their victory over Marshall (TX) using Lewis as the primary ballhandler and Seamster in his customary two guard role. Lewis has shot the ball better from deep while forcing the action with a ton of straightline drives to the rim. Seamster has scored from everywhere from the three to dribble pull-ups in the mid-range, and breakaway dunks. These two are as good as any duo in 4A and have shown that so far at Green Oaks. Huntington Leaves the Thanksgiving Classic Undefeated The Raiders finished the Thanksgiving Classic with a win over the Marshall (Texas) Mavericks. [player_tooltip player_id="1130807" first="Devin" last="Myers"] was the leading scorer with 17 and he scored those points in a myriad of ways. He attacked the rim and got to the foul line, finished during transition, and completed layups from set plays. [player_tooltip player_id="1127251" first="Decedric" last="Webb"] did not score much but showed off his passing skills today. His passing from the high post in the half court was stellar. In fast break situations, he had a 30 foot bounce to a teammate between two defenders and a 3/4 court pass on the bounce to another teammate for a layup. All of that from the 6’4" post/wing. Dekaveon Taylor and his shooting from three and closer closed out a good team effort for the Raiders. Marshall has some pieces The Marshall Runnin’ Mavs (Mavericks) came into the Thanksgiving Classic 2-1. While they went 0-3 during the classic, they have some players that will make them very formidable in Texas. The junior inside duo of Robert Bellard and Gikovian McCoy are athletic forwards who battle on the glass and can score in the paint. McCoy knows how to avoid defenders and finish at the rim while Bellard can power through contact. Guards Domar Roberson and Campbell White are heady players who are shotmakers as well. With this core, they will be a team that gives others trouble in 5A. The Giants have a Duo also [player_tooltip player_id="932859" first="Christian" last="Yates"] and [player_tooltip player_id="1130805" first="Fredtravious" last="Benjamin"] are the primary scorers for Green Oaks. While they picked points in which they scored, they were big on assisting their teammates today. Yates found a couple of teammates for layups on the fast break while Benjamin penetrated the paint and made dropoff passes for layups. With their combined talents, these two will have the Giants competing in games nightly with a possible playoff push.

The Thanksgiving Classic, hosted by Green Oaks, has had all day hoops excitement everyday. Day two saw some action between Louisiana teams and various out-of-town foes. Day three has seen 1A newcomer Magnolia Charter jump into the frey with a couple of games scheduled. In this Daily Dish edition, we will look at several highlights from the last two days in the Home of the Giants.

Woodlawn’s Dynamic Duo Stars in their Wins

The Woodlawn (Shreveport) Knights have seen a transformation of their lineup not only since Marsh Madness but from their summer squad lineup as well. Even with the talent lost, the dynamic duo of Donavan Seamster Donavan Seamster 6'2" | SG Woodlawn-Shreve | 2022 State LA and Andri Lewis Andri Lewis 6'3" | CG Woodlawn Leadership Academy | 2022 State LA have helped the Knights to a record of 5-0 by taking their game to another level. They combined for 50 points in their victory over Marshall (TX) using Lewis as the primary ballhandler and Seamster in his customary two guard role. Lewis has shot the ball better from deep while forcing the action with a ton of straightline drives to the rim. Seamster has scored from everywhere from the three to dribble pull-ups in the mid-range, and breakaway dunks. These two are as good as any duo in 4A and have shown that so far at Green Oaks.

Huntington Leaves the Thanksgiving Classic Undefeated

The Raiders finished the Thanksgiving Classic with a win over the Marshall (Texas) Mavericks. Devin Myers Devin Myers 5'10" | SG Levenworth | 2022 KS was the leading scorer with 17 and he scored those points in a myriad of ways. He attacked the rim and got to the foul line, finished during transition, and completed layups from set plays. Decedric Webb Decedric Webb 6'5" | SF Huntington | 2023 State LA did not score much but showed off his passing skills today. His passing from the high post in the half court was stellar. In fast break situations, he had a 30 foot bounce to a teammate between two defenders and a 3/4 court pass on the bounce to another teammate for a layup. All of that from the 6’4" post/wing. Dekaveon Taylor and his shooting from three and closer closed out a good team effort for the Raiders.

Marshall has some pieces

The Marshall Runnin’ Mavs (Mavericks) came into the Thanksgiving Classic 2-1. While they went 0-3 during the classic, they have some players that will make them very formidable in Texas. The junior inside duo of Robert Bellard and Gikovian McCoy are athletic forwards who battle on the glass and can score in the paint. McCoy knows how to avoid defenders and finish at the rim while Bellard can power through contact. Guards Domar Roberson and Campbell White are heady players who are shotmakers as well. With this core, they will be a team that gives others trouble in 5A.

The Giants have a Duo also

Christian Yates Christian Yates 6'4" | SF Green Oaks | 2022 State LA and Fred’Travious Benjamin Fred’Travious Benjamin 6'2" | SG Green Oaks | 2023 State LA are the primary scorers for Green Oaks. While they picked points in which they scored, they were big on assisting their teammates today. Yates found a couple of teammates for layups on the fast break while Benjamin penetrated the paint and made dropoff passes for layups. With their combined talents, these two will have the Giants competing in games nightly with a possible playoff push.