November 26-December 1 Report
The stats listed are unofficial but are close to what the players accomplished on the court (mostly because I run my mouth too much and don’t pay the closest attention the entire game).
Thursday November 29, 2018
TishoWamba Bi-County Tournament
From Belmont HS
Belmont, MS
(B) Itawamba Indians 4-3 (4A Fulton, MS) 51
MS #43 4A #8
Tremont Eagles 3-4 (1A Tremont, MS) 24
MS #163 1A #15
Notes: Gary Hoskins (6-7 ’19 C Itawamba) was a force down low for the Indians. Manuel Prates (6-3 ’20 G Tremont) is a very solid guard for Tremont.
Itawamba (traveled 29 miles)
’19’s
Jaxon Orr 6-6 G/F 12 pts 3 reb 1 ast 1 st
’20’s
Dashawn Wilder 6-0 SG 4 pts 6 reb
’21’s
Jamerison Martin 6-0 G 6 pts 2 reb 2 ast 2 st
Davon Wilder 6-5 C 7 pts 6 reb 1 blk
Tremont (traveled 24 miles)
’20’s
Manuel Prates 6-3 G 14 pts 1 reb 1 st 1 blk
Magnolia Hoops Player of the Game
Gary Hoskins
Itawamba
6-7 ’19 C
7 pts 3 reb 1 st 4 blk
Katie Roberts Photography
Senior Snapshot
Trey Nanney
Itawamba
6-4 ’19 SG
2 pts 1 reb 1 ast 1 st
(B) Mantachie Mustangs 4-3 (3A Mantachie, MS) 61
MS #119 3A #17
Belmont Cardinals 2-3 (3A Belmont, MS) 45
MS #98 3A #12
Notes: Mantachie is a very good shooting team and that includes free-throws. They connected on 12 of 14 free-throws to help get the victory. Carson Burns (5-11 ’19 G Mantachie) had a very good all-around game showed solid leadership for the Mustangs. Avery Kuykendall (5-8 ’21 PG Belmont) looks like a 10th grade version of Coach Guy Gardner on the court. Wait a second, Kuykendall? That is also a famous name around Belmont. He does have some big-time basketball in his blood so he’ll be a good one to keep an eye on over the next few years.
Mantachie (traveled 30 miles)
’19’s
John Curtis Devaughn 5-9 G 7 pts 3 reb 1 ast
’20’s
Jacob Frazier 6-2 F/C 13 pts 4 reb
’21’s
Alex Duthe 6-0 G 9 pts 5 reb
Belmont (home team)
’19’s
Trey Williams 6-0 G 12 pts 6 reb 1 st
’20’s
Eric Torres 5-9 G 16 pts 3 3’s 1 reb 1 ast 1 st
’21’s
Avery Kuykendall 5-8 PG 11 pts 3 3’s 1 reb 2 ast
Magnolia Hoops Player of the Game
Carson Burns
Mantachie
5-11 ’19 G
9 pts 4 reb 1 ast 3 st
Katie Roberts Photography
Senior Snapshot
Mason Johnson
Mantachie
5-11 ’19 F
15 pts 5-5 ft
Friday November 30, 2018
Gentry vs Ruleville Central
From Ruleville Central HS
Ruleville, MS
(B) Gentry Rams 7-3 (4A Indianola, MS) 66
MS #45 4A #10
Ruleville Central Tigers 2-3 (3A Ruleville, MS) 48
MS #164 3A #23
Notes: Gentry is back to playing Gentry defense. Darrius “Chip” Clark (6-5 ’19 G/F Gentry) is getting better and is really looking impressive with his guard skills. Robert Bell (6-2 ’19 F Gentry) looked solid and should be looked at and considered for the next level. Joshujuan Townsend (6-0 ’20 G Gentry) is a strong guard that provides bench help. Deandre Brisco (5-7 ’22 G Gentry) is playing big, productive minutes as a freshman with his heart and hustle. Gentry is back in the mix with the 4A north run to Jackson. Michael Barnes (’20 F Ruleville) had a double-double. Joseph Perez (6-1 ’20 SF Ruleville) will be one to keep an eye on to see how he develops going into next year for next level coaches. He has a good mid-range jumper and a strong body. Ty’Rikus Williams (6-5 ’21 F/C Ruleville) has a super high motor, size and length. He also has time to develop into a next level guy.
Ruleville (home team)
’19’s
Damarcus Knighten-Ross 5-10 PG 4 pts 3 reb 2 ast 1 st
’20’s
Michael Barnes F 12 pts 11 reb 2 ast 2 st
Joseph Perez 6-1 SF 11 pts 5 reb 1 ast 4 st 2 blk
’21’s
Ty’Rikus Williams 6-5 F/C 10 pts 4 reb 3 st
Gentry (traveled 24 miles)
’19’s
Shamarvious Hodges 6-0 G 13 pts 3 reb 2 ast 2 st
Markevious Frazier 6-1 F 2 pts 2 reb 1 st
’20’s
Joshujuan Townsend 6-0 G 3 pts 2 reb 1 ast 1 st
’22’s
Deandre Brisco 5-7 G 2 pts 1 reb 1 ast
Magnolia Hoops Player of the Game
Robert Bell
Gentry
6-2 ’19 F
15 pts 8 reb 3 st 1 blk
Katie Roberts Photography
Senior Snapshot
Darrius “Chip” Clark
Gentry
6-5 ’19 G/F
20 pts 6 reb 2 ast 1 blk
Saturday December 1, 2018
Red Hills Showdown
From Winston Academy HS
Louisville, MS
(B) Winston Academy Patriots 9-2 (AAA Louisville, MS) 55
MS #61 AAA #2
Nanih Waiya Warriors 2-3 (1A Louisville, MS) 36
MS #162 1A #14
Notes: Winston Academy has an internal alarm and it doesn’t go off until about 11:30. That is two early morning games that I’ve seen where they didn’t show up or didn’t show up at tip-off. When they did finally decide to show up, they did it in a big way. Several players were in contention for Player of the Game including the recipient, Blake Peterson (6-2 ’19 G/F Winston Academy). Peterson was a block machine and he altered as many shots as he blocked. Nash Vanlandingham (5-10 ’19 F Winston Academy) posted a double-double. Collin Mills (6-0 ’19 G Winston Academy) got in early foul trouble which kept him from getting big stats. He is for sure the spark plug to the team. Hoyt Hendrix (6-1 ’19 F Winston Academy) had a very productive game across the board also.
Winston Academy (home team)
’19’s
Noah Dempsey 5-5 G 7 pts 2 reb 3 ast 3 st
Collin Mills 6-0 G 11 pts 1 reb 3 ast 3 st
Hoyt Hendrix 6-1 F 9 pts 7 reb 3 ast 4 st
Nanih Waiya (traveled 16 miles)
’19’s
Jordan Higginbotham 6-4 PF 8 pts 4 reb 1 ast 3 blk
Rodney Welch 5-10 G/F 5 pts 4 reb 1 st
’21’s
Ethan Dailey 5-10 G 4 pts 5 reb 1 ast 1 st
Magnolia Hoops Player of the Game
Blake Peterson
Winston Academy
6-2 ’19 G/F
9 pts 7 reb 1 ast 2 st 7 blk
Katie Roberts Photography
Senior Snapshot
Nash Vanlandingham
Winston Academy
5-10 ’19 F
14 pts 10 reb 2 ast 3 st
(B) Hillcrest Christian Cougars 3-3 (AAA Jackson, MS) 47
MS #184 AAA #6
East Webster Wolverines 1-2 (2A Maben, MS) 44
Notes: Hillcrest has a good mixture of experienced players to go along with some young studs. Donovan Givens (6-6 ’19 G/F Hillcrest Christian) notched a double-double and looked very fluid on the court. The long and lanky wing needs to be looked at by next level coaches as soon as possible. As far as the young studs, it doesn’t get any better than Carter Mullins (6-2 ’24 PG Hillcrest Christian). Yes, that’s right, ’24. He’s a 7th grader that is 6-2 and can run point. He is going to be a big time player and could end up being a national level kid. Carrin Townsend (5-9 ’19 G East Webster) caught my eye for East Webster with his hard play and hustle.
Hillcrest (traveled 109 miles)
’19’s
JD Ransom 6-3 G/F 3 pts 6 reb 1 blk 1 st
’20’s
Harrison Carr 5-11 PG 15 pts 5 reb 2 ast 2 st
’24’s
Carter Mullins 6-2 PG 7 pts 6 reb
East Webster (traveled 40 miles)
’19’s
Keevon Patterson 6-0 PG 8 pts 8 reb 4 ast 2 st
’20’s
Nash Caldwell 6-2 C 11 pts 4 reb 1 st
’21’s
Reid Gatlin 5-8 SG 16 pts 4 3’s 2 reb 1 ast 3 st
Magnolia Hoops Player of the Game
Donovan Givens
Hillcrest Christian
6-6 ’19 G/F
16 pts 10 reb 2 st 1 blk
Katie Roberts Photography
Senior Snapshot
Carrin Townsend
East Webster
5-9 ’19 G
7 pts 3 reb 3 ast 4 blk
(B) Noxapater Tigers 1-3 (1A Noxapater, MS) 39
MS #261 1A #34
Starkville Christian Cougars 3-3 (Freelance Starkville, MS) 27
MS #154
Noxapater (traveled 11 miles)
’20’s
Ryan Whitfield 5-10 F 7 pts 6 reb 2 ast 3 st
’21’s
Byran Glass 5-10 G 3 pts 6 reb 2 st
’22’s
Claderakas “KD” Carter 5-8 G 9 pts 5 reb 2 st
Starkville Christian (traveled 27 miles)
Judah Buckner 4 pts 7 reb 1 st
Magnolia Hoops Player of the Game
Jordan Wilson
Noxapater
6-0 ’21 G/F
16 pts 6 reb 2 ast 1 st
Katie Roberts Photography
Senior Snapshot
Isaac Buckner
Starkville Christian
6-0 ’19 G
6 pts 4 reb
(B) Canton Academy Panthers 1-0 (AAA Canton, MS) 62
Columbus Christian Academy Rams 1-2 (A Steens, MS) 56
Notes: Columbus Christian is a very fun team to watch. They let the long balls fly and have some good shooters. However, the size and strength of Canton Academy ended up being too much to overcome.
Canton Academy (traveled 73 miles)
Corey Jackson 4 pts 4 reb 5 ast 4 st
’19’s
Will Anderson 6-4 8 pts 4 ast 2 st
Columbus Christian (traveled 62 miles)
Lawson Studdard 25 pts 5 3’s 3 reb 1 ast
Matthew Phillips 10 pts 3 3’s 4 reb 1 ast 2 st
Will Teague 2 pts 7 reb 3 ast 1 st
Jonathan Peal 10 pts 7 reb 3 ast 1 st
Dakota Shaw 7 pts 4 reb 2 ast 2 st
Magnolia Hoops Player of the Game
Christian Rainor
Canton Academy
’19 SG
19 pts 3 3’s 8 reb 3 ast
Katie Roberts Photography
Senior Snapshot
Josh Humphrey
Canton Academy
5-10 ’19 PG
20 pts 4 reb 2 ast 4 st
(B) Hillcrest Christian Cougars 4-3 (AAA Jackson, MS) 70
MS #184 AAA #6
Grace Christian School Eagles 0-1 (Freelance Louisville, MS) 33
Hillcrest (traveled 109 miles)
Kyren Wilkerson 10 pts 3 reb 3 ast 5 st
Kristen Adams C 6 pts 4 reb 1 ast 1 blk
Joe Wade 11 pts 2 reb 1 ast 2 st
’19’s
JD Ransom 6-3 G/F 4 pts 3 reb 2 st 1 blk
Donovan Givens 6-6 G/F 6 pts 3 reb 1 blk
’23’s
Cameron Beverly G/F 2 pts 4 reb 2 ast 1 st 3 blk
’24’s
Carter Mullins 6-2 PG 1 reb 2 ast 3 st 1 blk
Grace Christian (traveled 2 miles)
Zach Boyles 10 pts 3 reb 1 st
Alex Taylor 2 pts 6 reb 1 ast 2 st 1 blk
Jacob Hogue 6 pts 4 reb 1 st 1 blk
Micah Ballard 5 pts 4 reb 1 ast
Magnolia Hoops Player of the Game
Harrison Carr
Hillcrest Christian
5-11 ’20 PG
23 pts 3 3’s 3 reb 2 ast 3 st
Katie Roberts Photography
Senior Snapshot
Donovan Givens
Hillcrest Christian
6-6 ’19 G/F
6 pts 3 reb 1 blk
Magnolia Hoops Fantasy Head of the Class
The best players in their respective classes that I saw during this time period based on stats.
2019: Christian Rainor
SG Canton Academy
2020: Harrison Carr
5-11 PG Hillcrest Christian
2021: Jordan Wilson
6-0 G/F Noxapater
2022: Claderakas “KD” Carter
5-8 G Noxapater
2023: Cameron Beverly
G/F Hillcrest Christian
2024: Carter Mullins
6-2 PG Hillcrest Christian
Magnolia Hoops Fantasy 5
The top five players that I saw during this time period based on stats.
Harrison Carr
’20 PG Hillcrest Christian
Christian Rainor
’19 SG Canton Academy
Josh Humphrey
5-10 ’19 PG Canton Academy
Donovan Givens
6-6 ’19 G/F Hillcrest Christian
Nash Vanlandingham
5-10 ’19 F Winston Academy
Magnolia Hoops Head of the Class
The best players in their respective classes that I saw during this time period based on performance.
2019: Darrius “Chip” Clark
6-5 G/F Gentry
2020: Harrison Carr
5-11 PG Hillcrest Christian
2021: Davon Wilder
6-5 C Itawamba
2022: Deandre Brisco
5-7 G Gentry
2023: Cameron Beverly
G/F Hillcrest Christian
2024: Carter Mullins
6-2 PG Hillcrest Christian
Magnolia Hoops Starting 5
The top five players that I saw during this time period based on performance.
Magnolia Hoops 