Saturday November 6, 2022
From New Hope HS
Columbus, MS
(B) Amory Panthers (3A Amory, MS) 55
Pine Grove Panthers (2A Ripley, MS) 45
Notes: Amory was able to hold off the pesky Pine Grove Panthers with a well rounded attack. Amare Brown (6-0 ’23 G Amory 17 pts 3 3’s 3 reb 2 ast 2 st) earned Player of the Game honors in the win. Keaton Wilkerson (’23 G Pine Grove 18 pts 4 3’s 3 reb 3 ast 1 charge taken) had a strong performance for the Grovers. Pine Grove looked very impressive in the loss and far exceeded what my expectations were going into this season for the defending 2A Champs. They were also playing with a key piece missing in Jack Hudson (’23 G Pine Grove).
Amory (traveled 46 miles) 55
’23’s
CD Bolton 6-0 G 10 pts 2 3’s 1 ast
Quaid Johnson 6-2 F 12 pts 2-2 ft 7 reb 1 st
Ty Hester 5-7 PG 4 reb 3 ast
’24’s
DeAndre Blair G 4 pts 10 reb 3 ast 1 st
Amare Brown 6-0 G 17 pts 3 3’s 3 reb 2 ast 2 st
Kanye Stevenson 6-4 F/C 12 pts 2 3’s 6 reb
Pine Grove (traveled 107 miles) 45
’23’s
Jamas Cox 6-3 F 4 pts 2-2 ft 5 reb 5 ast 4 st
Keaton Wilkerson G 18 pts 4 3’s 3 reb 3 ast 1 charge taken
Hayden Holcomb 5-11 G 13 pts 3 3’s 1 reb 2 ast 1 st
Southern Sports Platform
Player of the Game
Amare Brown
Amory
6-0 ’23 G
17 pts 3 3’s 3 reb 2 ast 2 st
Southern Sports Platform
Player of the Game
Keaton Wilkerson
Pine Grove
’23 G
18 pts 4 3’s 3 reb 3 ast 1 charge taken
(B) Holmes County Central Jaguars (5A Lexington, MS) 50
Columbus Falcons (5A Columbus, MS) 49
Notes: Reginald Davis (6-3 ’23 PF Holmes County Central 9 pts 3-3 ft 4 reb 1 st 1 blk) was able to get into the lane to get the game winning basket with :03 seconds remaining. Lamarcus Crawford (6-4 ’23 G/F Holmes County Central 15 pts 2 3’s 8 reb 3 blk) had a very solid game to earn the Player of the Game award. Jayden Tatum (6-4 ’24 G/F Columbus 12 pts 2 3’s 9 reb 1 st) recorded a near double-double for Columbus. Jace O’Neal (6-2 ’25 G Columbus 8 pts 4-5 ft 4 reb 6 ast 1 st 1 blk) stepped up and hit 2 free throws for Columbus with :17 seconds remaining to give the Falcons the lead before the Davis basket.
Holmes County Central (traveled 130 miles) 50
’23’s
Lamarcus Crawford 6-4 G/F 15 pts 2 3’s 8 reb 3 blk
Ricarvis Waters 6-2 SG 13 pts 1 3’s 6 reb 1 ast 4 st
Jabarious Landfair 6-1 G 8 pts 8 reb 3 ast 5 st
Reginald Davis 6-3 PF 9 pts 3-3 ft 4 reb 1 st 1 blk Game winning basket
’24’s
Charles Luckett 5-10 PG 5 pts 1 3’s 2 reb 3 ast 3 st
Columbus (traveled 6 miles) 49
’23’s
Jakele Phillips 6-2 G 10 pts 2 3’s 6 reb 1 ast 1 st
Fradell Cook 6-2 F 1 pt 2 reb 2 ast 1 chrage taken
’24’s
Jeremiah Aaron 6-4 F 7 pts 3 reb 2 ast 1 st
Jayden Tatum 6-4 G/F 12 pts 2 3’s 9 reb 1 st
Joshua Smith 5-8 G 11 pts 3 3’s 2 st
BB Smith 6-6 F/C 3 reb 1 ast 3 blk 1 st
’25’s
Jace O’Neal 6-2 G 8 pts 4-5 ft 4 reb 6 ast 1 st 1 blk
Southern Sports Platform
Player of the Game
Lamarcus Crawford
Holmes County Central
6-4 ’23 G/F
15 pts 2 3’s 8 reb 3 blk
Southern Sports Platform
Player of the Game
Jayden Tatum
Columbus
6-4 ’24 G/F
12 pts 2 3’s 9 reb 1 st
Magnolia Hoops
Player of the Game
Reginald Davis
Holmes County Central
6-3 ’23 PF
9 pts 3-3 ft 4 reb 1 st 1 blk Game winning basket
(B) Starkville Yellowjackets (6A Starkville, MS) 57
Madison-Ridgeland Academy Patriots (MAIS 6A Madison, MS) 54
Notes: This was billed as the battle of top seniors in the state between Makhi Myles (’23 G/F Starkville 8 pts 1 3’s 9 reb 2 ast 1 st 1 blk) and Josh Hubbard (6-0 ’23 G MRA 22 pts 10-12 ft 6 reb 6 ast 1 st) but Connor Rogers (5-9 ’23 G Starkville 30 pts (23 in 2nd half and OT) 2 3’s 6-8 ft 1 reb 4 ast) stole the show. Connor scored on all levels on his way to his 30 points.
Starkville (traveled 33 miles) 57
’23’s
Connor Rogers 5-9 G 30 pts (23 in 2nd half and OT) 2 3’s 6-8 ft 1 reb 4 ast
Makhi Myles G/F 8 pts 1 3’s 9 reb 2 ast 1 st 1 blk
John Baker 5-10 PG 3 pts 1 3’s 3 reb 4 ast 2 st
Nate Pruitt 6-3 F 10 pts 7 reb 2 st 2 blk
’25’s
David Washington 6-4 PF 2 pts 9 reb 1 ast 1 st
MRA (traveled 155 miles) 54
’23’s
Harrison Alexander 6-6 G/F 12 pts 2 3’s 5 reb 1 blk 1 st
Canaan Yates SF 6 pts 8 reb 1 ast 1 st
Josh Hubbard 6-0 G 22 pts 10-12 ft 6 reb 6 ast 1 st
’24’s
Sam Hailey 5-10 G 14 pts 4 3’s 1 reb
’25’s
Jas Smith SG 6 reb
Southern Sports Platform
Player of the Game
Connor Rogers
Starkville
5-9 ’23 G
30 pts (23 in 2nd half and OT) 2 3’s 6-8 ft 1 reb 4 ast
Southern Sports Platform
Player of the Game
Josh Hubbard
MRA
6-0 ’23 G
22 pts 10-12 ft 6 reb 6 ast 1 st
(B) Olive Branch Conquistadors (6A Olive Branch, MS) 88
New Hope Trojans (5A Columbus, MS) 81
Notes: Olive Branch got hot in the 4th quarter to overcome the home team. Zahir Gutierrez (5-10 ’24 G Olive Branch 20 pts (8 in 4th qtr) 3 3’s 2 reb 1 ast 2 st), Javion Stephen (’24 G Olive Branch 20 pts (9 in 4th qtr) 5 3’s 1 reb 2 ast 1 st) and Jaylyn Tyler (6-0 ’24 G Olive Branch 34 pts (13 in 4th qtr) 4 3’s 10-12 ft (4-4 in 4th qtr) 3 reb 4 ast 1 blk 2 st) lead OB with 30 4th quarter points in the comeback win. Tyler is an electric lefty scorer that has extended range. TJ Warren (6-1 ’26 G New Hope 25 pts (18 in 2nd half) 5 3’s (4 in 2nd half) 10-10 ft 2 reb 3 ast 1 blk 1 st) was a really impressive freshman for New Hope.
Olive Branch (traveled 158 miles) 88
’24’s
Zahir Gutierrez 5-10 G 20 pts (8 in 4th qtr) 3 3’s 2 reb 1 ast 2 st
Jaylyn Tyler 6-0 G 34 pts (13 in 4th qtr) 4 3’s 10-12 ft (4-4 in 4th qtr) 3 reb 4 ast 1 blk 2 st
Javion Stephen G 20 pts (9 in 4th qtr) 5 3’s 1 reb 2 ast 1 st
Caleb Hunt 5-10 G 4 pts 1 3’s 1 reb 5 ast 4 st 1 blk
New Hope (home team) 81
’23’s
Matthew Stennis 6-1 G 16 pts 1 3’s 6 reb 4 ast 2 st
Makye Butler 5-11 G 7 pts 1 3’s 3 reb 4 ast 1 st
’24’s
Issace Grady 6-4 G/F 11 pts 3-3 ft 10 reb 1 ast
’25’s
Lonnie Shinn 6-5 F 6 pts 5 reb
Wilton Bush 6-3 G 11 pts 6 reb 2 ast 1 blk 1 st
Jahden Smith 6-2 F 3 pts 4 reb
’26’s
TJ Warren 6-1 G 25 pts (18 in 2nd half) 5 3’s (4 in 2nd half) 10-10 ft 2 reb 3 ast 1 blk 1 st
Southern Sports Platform
Player of the Game
Jaylyn Tyler
Olive Branch
6-0 ’24 G
34 pts (13 in 4th qtr) 4 3’s 10-12 ft (4-4 in 4th qtr) 3 reb 4 ast 1 blk 2 st
Southern Sports Platfrom
Player of the Game
TJ Warren
New Hope
6-1 ’26 G
25 pts (18 in 2nd half) 5 3’s (4 in 2nd half) 10-10 ft 2 reb 3 ast 1 blk 1 st
(B) Tupelo Golden Wave (6A Tupelo, MS) 89
Hamilton Heights Christian Academy Hawks (Chattanooga, TN) 88
Notes: Tupelo mounted a huge comeback to get the victory over the national power Hamilton Heights Hawks. Dayveun Anderson (5-10 ’23 G Tupelo 27 pts (13 in 4th qtr) 1 3’s 8-9 ft (7-8 in 4th qtr) 4 reb 2 ast 2 st 1 charge taken) had a huge 4th quarter including the game tying and game winning free throws. His heart and will to win were evident in the final frame. A much improved Gavin Shannon (6-6 ’23 G Tupelo 28 pts 3 3’s 11-14 ft 8 reb 3 ast 1 blk 1 st 1 charge taken) hit that next level in this game and really impressed me. He looked like the best player to touch the court the entire day. Jordann Dumont 6-8 G/F 25 pts 6 3’s 3-4 ft 10 reb 5 ast) had a big double-double for Coach Cook and the Hawks.
Tupelo (traveled 73 miles) 89
’23’s
London Fields 6-3 G/F 18 pts (9 in 4th qtr) 3 3’s 3 reb
Dayveun Anderson 5-10 G 27 pts (13 in 4th qtr) 1 3’s 8-9 ft (7-8 in 4th qtr) 4 reb 2 ast 2 st 1 charge taken
Gavin Shannon 6-6 G 28 pts 3 3’s 11-14 ft 8 reb 3 ast 1 blk 1 st 1 charge taken
Chris Crump 5-10 G 13 pts 7-9 ft 8 reb 2 ast 4 st 1 blk
Demetrius Knox 6-5 F 6 reb
Hamilton Heights (traveled 265 miles) 88
’23’s
Camden Andrews 6-1 PG 13 pts 1 3’s 2-2 ft 4 reb 4 ast
Jordann Dumont 6-8 G/F 25 pts 6 3’s 3-4 ft 10 reb 5 ast
Ogbonna Agbo 6-6 F 17 pts 8 reb
Mathieu Nader-kalombo 6-4 G 10 pts 2 3’s 2 reb 3 ast 1 st
’24’s
Bryson Andrews 6-0 G 8 pts 4-4 ft 6 reb 2 ast 1 st
’25’s
Casper Pohto 6-3 G 12 pts 2 3’s 2 reb
Southern Sports Platform
Player of the Game
Gavin Shannon
Tupelo
6-6 ’23 G
28 pts 3 3’s 11-14 ft 8 reb 3 ast 1 blk 1 st 1 charge taken
Southern Sports Platform
Player of the Game
Jordann Dumont
Hamilton Heights
6-8 ’23 G/F
25 pts 6 3’s 3-4 ft 10 reb 5 ast
Magnolia Hoops
Player of the Game
Dayveun Anderson
Tupelo
5-10 ’23 G
27 pts (13 in 4th qtr) 1 3’s 8-9 ft (7-8 in 4th qtr) 4 reb 2 ast 2 st 1 charge taken
Game tying and game winning free throws
Boys
Mississippi Head Coach-The best coaching job that I saw during this time period.
Robert Green Tupelo
Best Game-The best game that I saw during this time period.
Tupelo 89 Hamilton Heights 88
Top 5 Mississippi Teams-The top five teams that I saw during this time period.
- Tupelo
- Starkville
- MRA
- Holmes County Central
- Columbus
Magnolia Hoops Mississippi Head of the Class
The best players in their respective classes that I saw during this time period based on stats.
2023: Gavin Shannon 6-6 G Tupelo
28 pts 3 3’s 11-14 ft 8 reb 3 ast 1 blk 1 st 1 charge taken
2024: Jaylyn Tyler 6-0 G Olive Branch
34 pts (13 in 4th qtr) 4 3’s 10-12 ft (4-4 in 4th qtr) 3 reb 4 ast 1 blk 2 st
2025: Wilton Bush 6-3 G New Hope
11 pts 6 reb 2 ast 1 blk 1 st
2026: TJ Warren 6-1 G New Hope
25 pts (18 in 2nd half) 5 3’s (4 in 2nd half) 10-10 ft 2 reb 3 ast 1 blk 1 st
Magnolia Hoops Mississippi Starting 5
The top five players that I saw during this time period based on stats.
- Jaylyn Tyler 6-0 ’24 G Olive Branch
34 pts (13 in 4th qtr) 4 3’s 10-12 ft (4-4 in 4th qtr) 3 reb 4 ast 1 blk 2 st - Gavin Shannon 6-6 ’23 G Tupelo
28 pts 3 3’s 11-14 ft 8 reb 3 ast 1 blk 1 st 1 charge taken - Dayveun Anderson 5-10 ’23 G Tupelo
27 pts (13 in 4th qtr) 1 3’s 8-9 ft (7-8 in 4th qtr) 4 reb 2 ast 2 st 1 charge taken - Connor Rogers 5-9 ’23 G Starkville
30 pts (23 in 2nd half and OT) 2 3’s 6-8 ft 1 reb 4 ast - Josh Hubbard 6-0 ’23 G MRA
22 pts 10-12 ft 6 reb 6 ast 1 st
Katie Roberts Photography Mississippi Senior Squad
The top five seniors that I saw during this time period based on stats.
- Gavin Shannon 6-6 G Tupelo
28 pts 3 3’s 11-14 ft 8 reb 3 ast 1 blk 1 st 1 charge taken - Dayveun Anderson 5-10 G Tupelo
27 pts (13 in 4th qtr) 1 3’s 8-9 ft (7-8 in 4th qtr) 4 reb 2 ast 2 st 1 charge taken - Connor Rogers 5-9 G Starkville
30 pts (23 in 2nd half and OT) 2 3’s 6-8 ft 1 reb 4 ast - Josh Hubbard 6-0 G MRA
22 pts 10-12 ft 6 reb 6 ast 1 st - Chris Crump 5-10 G Tupelo
13 pts 7-9 ft 8 reb 2 ast 4 st 1 blk
Magnolia Hoops 