January 7-12 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).
Tuesday January 8, 2019
North Panola vs Coahoma Early College
From Coahoma Early College
Clarksdale, MS
(B) Coahoma Early College Tigers 13-4 (3A Clarksdale, MS) 56
MS #43 3A #3
North Panola Cougars 7-4 (3A Sardis, MS) 49
MS #88 3A #12
Coahoma Early College (home team) 56
’19’s
Rashard McCray 6-2 PF 7 pts 5 reb 1 st
’20’s
Trey Payno 5-10 G 16 pts 1 reb 3 ast 2 st
Willie Eagins 6-2 PG 6 pts 5 reb 4 ast
Hertavious Williams 6-1 PG 11 pts 5 reb 4 ast 1 st
Thomas “TJ” Williams Jr 6-4 C 8 pts 3 reb
North Panola (traveled 49 miles) 49
’20’s
Kevon Nunley 5-7 G 5 pts 2 reb 2 ast 1 st
Ankerion Gross 6-4 G/F 10 pts 3 reb 2 blk 1 st
Javon Williams 6-2 F 8 pts 2 reb 1 ast 1 st 2 blk
’22’s
Cedquavious “DaeDae” Hunter 5-10 G 11 pts 5-6 ft 2 reb 2 st
Magnolia Hoops Player of the Game
Jermell Daniels
Coahoma Early College
6-1 ’21 G
4 pts (in 4th qtr) 8 reb (7 in 4th qtr) 2 ast (in 4th qtr) 3 st (2 in 4th qtr)
Katie Roberts Photography
Senior Snapshot
Mario Fenner
North Panola
6-5 ’19 F/C
9 pts 3 reb 1 st
Friday January 11, 2019
Prentiss County Tournament
Semifinals
From Jumpertown, HS
Booneville, MS
(B) Baldwyn Bearcats 17-2 (2A Baldwyn, MS) 73
MS #45 2A #3
New Site Royals 16-6 (2A New Site, MS) 59
MS #85 2A #8
Notes: This was a very fun and intense game. Kobe Williams (6-2 ’20 G Baldwyn) played big putting up a 21-10 performance. Riley Hoard (6-4 ’20 F/C Baldwyn) connected on a monster put-back slam for the play of the game. Ethan Carmichael (5-10 ’19 G Baldwyn) had a game high 7 dimes in the winning effort. Gabe Richardson (5-10 ’20 G Baldwyn) and Williams are perfect for creating shots or getting into the lane and making plays happen. Jaden Ward (5-10 ’20 G Baldwyn) provides high energy and defensive effort. As for New Site, Walker Moreland (5-11 ’20 SG New Site) had one of the worst shooting performances I’ve ever seen him have. Yeah he still dropped 28 with 5 three’s and was perfect at the free-throw line on 9 attempts. You can not stop him from scoring, just try and slow him down. Carson Fitzsimmons (5-11 ’20 G/F New Site) and Dalton Pounds (6-4 ’21 F/C New Site) both had solid efforts. Chandler Johnson (6-2 ’20 G New Site) brought good energy off the bench for the Royals.
Baldwyn (traveled 18 miles) 73
’19’s
Cam Wicks 5-11 G 10 pts 2 reb 1 st
’20’s
Riley Hoard 6-4 F/C 16 pts 7 reb 1 ast 1 blk
Gabe Richardson 5-10 G 15 pts 3 reb 1 st
Jaden Ward 5-10 G 2 pts 1 reb 4 ast 2 st
New Site (traveled 21 miles) 59
’19’s
Colby Lindsey 5-9 G 3 pts 1 reb 5 ast 3 st
’20’s
Walker Moreland 5-11 SG 28 pts 5 3’s 9-9 ft 1 reb 1 ast 3 st
Carson Fitzsimmons 5-11 G 12 pts 9 reb 2 ast 1 st
Chandler Johnson 6-2 G 4 pts 1 reb 1 st
’21’s
Dalton Pounds 6-4 F/C 5 pts 5 reb 1 ast 1 blk 1 st
Ethan Eaton 5-11 G/F 2 pts 5 reb 1 ast 3 st
Magnolia Hoops Player of the Game
Kobe Williams
Baldwyn
6-2 ’20 G
21 pts 10 reb 2 ast 1 blk
Katie Roberts Photography
Senior Snapshot
Ethan Carmichael
Baldwyn
5-10 ’19 G
8 pts 2 reb 7 ast
(B) Booneville Blue Devils 11-7 (3A Booneville, MS) 68
MS #102 3A #15
Wheeler Eagles 14-6 (1A Wheeler, MS) 61
MS #107 1A #8
Notes: Booneville looked like they had this game in complete control the entire game but Wheeler was still right there behind them the whole way. Booneville continued their winning ways with a big win over Baldwyn in the Prentiss County Championship. It’s always hard to pick a player of the game when Booneville wins because they are so level with team play. Trey McKinney (’21 G Booneville) stepped up with his rebounding from the guard spot in the fourth quarter. Dallas Gamble (6-1 ’19 F Booneville) made his presence known and was a defensive headache for Wheeler. Cole McGrath (6-1 ’19 G Booneville) played big before going down with an injury late in the game. Mac Shinault (6-4 ’22 C Booneville) nearly pulled of a double-double with his strong play. With Jalon Beene (5-11 ’19 G Wheeler) having a slow night, and slow I mean only dropping 21, several other Eagles stepped up. Cade Franks (5-10 ’19 SG Wheeler) pitched in 20. Jacob James (6-0 ’20 PG Wheeler) played all-out as always and Jacob Coats (5-9 ’19 G Wheeler) caught my eye with his strong effort.
Booneville (traveled 7 miles) 68
’19’s
Dallas Gamble 6-1 F 4 pts 1 ast 1 st
Cole McGrath 6-1 G 11 pts 1 reb 3 ast 1 st 1 blk
’20’s
Davian “DaeDae” Price 5-6 PG 10 pts 1 reb 1 ast 2 st
’21’s
Kaleb Guy G 6 pts 2 reb 3 ast 2 st
Billy Johnson 6-3 C 10 pts 2 reb
’22’s
Mac Shinault 6-4 C 8 pts 9 reb
Wheeler (traveled 13 miles) 61
’19’s
Jalon Beene 5-11 G 21 pts 5 reb 2 ast 3 st 1 blk
Jacob Coats 5-9 G 5 pts 3 reb
’20’s
Jacob James 6-0 PG 12 pts 3 reb 2 ast 2 blk 1 st
Magnolia Hoops Player of the Game
Trey McKinney
Booneville
’21 G
16 pts 7 reb (6 in 4th qtr) 3 ast 2 st
Katie Roberts Photography
Senior Snapshot
Cade Franks
Wheeler
5-10 ’19 SG
20 pts 3 3’s 1 reb
Saturday January 12, 2019
Philadelphia Tornadoes Invitational Tournament
From Philadelphia HS
Philadelphia, MS
(B) Leake Central Gators 9-10 (4A Carthage, MS) 66
MS #125 4A #26
Pisgah Dragons 11-7 (2A Sandhill, MS) 42
MS #141 2A #16
Notes: Demarcus Gray (6-6 ’20 F/C Leake Central) did his job on both ends of the court to help create the separation in the score. He was a force in the paint as a defender and made the best of his scoring opportunities when he got the ball on the offensive end.
Leake Central (traveled 27 miles) 66
’20’s
Andrew LeFlore 6-1 2 pts 5 reb 5 ast 2 st
’21’s
Jalen Wilder 6-2 F 14 pts (10 in 1st qtr) 6 reb
Montero Willis 2 pts 4 reb 3 st 1 blk
Deonta Johnson G 8 pts 3 reb 2 ast 1 st
’22’s
Jarred Gray 8 pts 3 reb 1 ast 1 blk
Pisgah (traveled 56 miles) 42
’20’s
Ladarius Fulgham 5-10 G 10 pts 3 3’s 2 reb 2 st
Kayon Fulgham G 8 pts 1 reb 1 ast 2 st
’22’s
Tie Smith G 8 pts 2 reb
Magnolia Hoops Player of the Game
Demarcus Gray
Leake Central
6-6 ’20 F/C
12 pts (10 in 2nd qtr) 6 reb 1 ast 3 blk
Katie Roberts Photography
Senior Snapshot
Cooper Patterson
Pisgah
5-9 ’19 G
7 pts 3 reb 2 ast
(B) Philadelphia Tornadoes 13-5 (2A Philadelphia, MS) 56
MS #96 2A #11
McAdams Bulldogs 7-8 (1A McAdams, MS) 49
MS #150 1A #15
Notes: Philadelphia has a tough team. Jordan Hill (’20 G/F Philadelphia) and Shemar Rush (’19 G/F Philadelphia) are two long wings. Zabian Hunter (’19 C Philadelphia) is a solid post. Jacobi York (’19 G Philadelphia) is a strong body lefty shooter. Nicholas Crockett (6-1 ’20 G/F Philadelphia) brings energy off the bench. Querrion Gadson (5-11 ’19 G McAdams) was a pleasant find for McAdams. He scores easy around contact and also plays above the rim. He is a good passer too.
Philadelphia (home team) 56
’19’s
Shemar Rush G/F 10 pts 6 reb 1 ast
Zabian Hunter C 14 pts 9 reb 1 ast 1 st
’20’s
Jordan Hill G/F 8 pts 4 reb 4 ast 2 st
Tanner Boler 5-8 G 3 pts 4 reb 3 ast 1 st
Nicholas Crockett 6-1 G/F 4 pts 2 reb 1 ast 1 st
McAdams (traveled 44 miles) 49
’19’s
T’Caivan Bolton 5-5 G 10 pts 3 3’s 3 reb 1 ast 2 st 1 blk
John Bayne 5-11 G/F 6 pts 7 reb 1 st
’20’s
Corte Dotson 6-1 G/F 6 pts 2 reb 4 st
Magnolia Hoops Player of the Game
Jacobi York
Philadelphia
’19 G
13 pts 3 3’s 4 reb 3 st
Katie Roberts Photography
Senior Snapshot
Querrion Gadson
McAdams
5-11 ’19 G
17 pts 8 reb 7 ast 2 st
Magnolia Hoops Best Game
The best game that I saw during this time period.
Baldwyn 73
New Site 59
Magnolia Hoops Head of the Class
The best players in their respective classes that I saw during this time period based on stats.
2019: Querrion Gadson
5-11 G McAdams
2020: Kobe Williams
6-2 G Baldwyn
2021: Trey McKinney
G Booneville
2022: Mac Shinault
6-4 C Booneville
Magnolia Hoops Starting 5
The top five players that I saw during this time period based on stats.
Magnolia Hoops 