Region 1-A Preview

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It's that time of the year to start looking at the regions around the Palmetto State. Let's start off with the smallest classification.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Prep Hoops Season Predictions: </em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Christ Church</strong> - Can the Cavaliers make a run in Class 1A this season after dropping down? Will <strong>Woods Windham </strong>be able to help after football? </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>High Point Academy</strong> - Will Grizzlies have an enough firepower to stay with the Cavaliers? New Head Coach in Jacob Smith leading the way.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>St Joesph's</strong> - The Knights will surprise somebody for sure on any given night. Well-coached and disciplined team</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Southside Christian</strong> - Will the Sabres have more than <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1634487' first='Nathan' last='Mokan']</strong> this season? </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Brashier Middle College</strong> - Can Brasier Middle College battle out of the bottom? </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"id":"block_6352ee9b1ae12","name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["865293"],"_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_0_evaluation":"Jordan recently made a pledge for the University of Missouri for next season.u003cemu003eu003cstrongu003e Butler is the Prep Hoops Preseason Region Player of the Year and the 2023 Top Senior in the Palmetto State. u003c/strongu003eu003c/emu003ernrnJordan averaged 14.5 ppg, 8 .1 rebounds and 3.8 blocks last season for the Cavaliers. 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