2023 Lighthouse Classic
Day 1 Recap
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The 10th Annual Lighthouse Classic
Friday November 24, 2023
From Corinth HS
Corinth, MS
(B) Central Wildcats 1-1 (4A Florence, AL) 44
Kossuth Aggies 0-1 (3A Kossuth, MS) 42
Notes: The first game of the 10th Annual Lighthouse Classic got us off to the right start as it foreshadowed what was yet to come over the weekend. This first game was decided by a game winning shot and defensive stop. Cole Wilcoxson (6-2 ’26 G Central 7 pts 1 3’s 2 reb 4 ast 1 st) delivered a bullet pass to Jackson Brewer (6-3 ’25 F/C Central 14 pts 6-7 fg 2-2 ft 4 reb 1 st) and he was able to connect on the go ahead basket down low for the win. Wilcoxson was then able to apply the defensive pressure on the other end of the court to help get the win. Brody Cole (6-4 ’25 F/C Central 16 pts 6-7 ft 11 reb 2 ast 2 blk 2 st) earned MVP honors with his impressive play and double-double.
Kossuth got a really good showing from Cade Essary (5-11 ’26 F Kossuth 15 pts 6-7 fg 2 3’s 3 reb 1 ast). Essary displayed his ability to finish around the basket and knock down the long balls too. Ethan Killough (6-0 ’28 G Kossuth 7 pts 2 3’s 2 ast) came off the bench and looked very solid for an 8th grader. Aiden McCalmon (5-5 ’29 G Kossuth) became the first ever 7th grader to play in the Lighthouse Classic. He was able to play a couple minutes and will be a top player in his class to keep an eye on as he develops the next several years.
Below is the video of the Brewer game winner.
Kossuth (traveled 12 miles) 42
’24’s
Reid Coward 6-1 F 8 pts 2-2 ft 7 reb 2 st
Hunter Hutchens 5-11 G 2 pts 3 reb 1 ast 3 st
Bryson Jackson 5-10 G 8 pts 2 reb 1 st
’26’s
Cade Essary 5-11 F 15 pts 6-7 fg 2 3’s 3 reb 1 ast
’28’s
Ethan Killough 6-0 G 7 pts 2 3’s 2 ast
’29’s
Aiden McCalmon 5-5 G
Central (traveled 53 miles) 44
’25’s
Dallan Dorsett 5-8 G 3 pts 1 3’s 4 reb 1 ast 2 st
Brody Cole 6-4 F/C 16 pts 6-7 ft 11 reb 2 ast 2 blk 2 st
Jackson Brewer 6-3 F/C 14 pts 6-7 fg 2-2 ft 4 reb 1 st Game winning basket
’26’s
Cole Wilcoxson 6-2 G 7 pts 1 3’s 2 reb 4 ast 1 st
Lighthouse Classic MVP
Brody Cole
Central
6-4 ’25 F/C
16 pts 6-7 ft 11 reb 2 ast 2 blk 2 st
Katie Roberts Photography
Senior Snapshot
Reid Coward
Kossuth
6-1 ’24 F
8 pts 2-2 ft 7 reb 2 st
(B) Saltillo Tigers 5-0 (6A Saltillo, MS) 64
Red Bay Tigers 3-1 (2A Red Bay, AL) 62
Notes: The “Battle of the Tigers” game came down to the wire. Jack Adams (6-0 ’25 G Saltillo 19 pts 7-10 fg 2 3’s 3-4 ft 7 reb 4 ast) earned MVP honors with high percentage shooting and a well rounded day. Cayden Howell (6-3 ’24 G Saltillo 16 pts 6-10 fg 2 3’s 2 reb 5 ast 2 st) came away with a timely steal in the closing minutes to help lock in the win. Holden Inmon (6-1 ’24 G Red Bay 14 pts 2 3’s 6 reb 6 ast 2 st) produced a balanced game for Red Bay.
Saltillo (traveled 44 miles) 64
’24’s
Gunner Wesson 6-2 G 14 points 1 3’s 3-4 ft 1 reb 2 st
Beacone Stewart 5-10 G 9 pts 5-6 ft 5 reb 2 ast 2 st
Cayden Howell 6-3 G 16 pts 6-10 fg 2 3’s 2 reb 5 ast 2 st
’25’s
Jack Adams 6-0 G 19 pts 7-10 fg 2 3’s 3-4 ft 7 reb 4 ast
’27’s
Crayden Shannon 6-0 SG
Red Bay (traveled 48 miles) 62
’24’s
Ethan McCoy 6-0 G 11 pts 2 3’s 3 reb 5 ast 1 st
Cody Carnes 6-0 G 16 pts 6-11 fg 4 3’s 2 reb 1 ast 1 blk
Holden Inmon 6-1 G 14 pts 2 3’s 6 reb 6 ast 2 st
Lawson Glover 6-5 F 13 pts 5-9 fg 9 reb 1 ast
Lighthouse Classic MVP
Jack Adams
Saltillo
6-0 ’25 G
19 pts 7-10 fg 2 3’s 3-4 ft 7 reb 4 ast
Katie Roberts Photography
Senior Snapshot
Holden Inmon
Red Bay
6-1 ’24 G
14 pts 2 3’s 6 reb 6 ast 2 st
Lighthouse Classic Challenge Semifinal Game
(B) PSAT Panthers (Houston, TX) 61
BFL Prep Kings (Seattle, WA) 58
Notes: TK Lawson (6-7 ’24 G PSAT 19 pts 3 3’s 8-10 ft 6 reb 3 ast 4 st) looked impressive in the win. Nikita Tyukalo (6-7 ’24 G BFL Prep 18 pts 7-12 fg 4 3’s 2 reb 1 ast 2 st) got everyone’s attention for BFL.
BFL Prep (traveled 2,391 miles) 58
’24’s
Nikita Tyukalo 6-7 G 18 pts 7-12 fg 4 3’s 2 reb 1 ast 2 st
Jayden Ford 6-11 C 6 pts 10 reb 1 st
’25’s
Diabe Bathily 6-8 F 2 pts 6 reb 2 ast 2 st0
Christian Jones 5-10 PG 17 pts 2 3’s 5-6 ft 3 reb 4 ast 1 st
’26’s
Katrelle Harmon 6-5 PG 13 pts 1 3’s 3 reb 1 ast 1 st
PSAT (traveled 688 miles) 61
’24’s
TK Lawson 6-7 G 19 pts 3 3’s 8-10 ft 6 reb 3 ast 4 st
Chase Ashby 6-3 G 16 pts 4-7 fg 2 3’s 6 reb 2 ast
’25’s
Aidan Duran 6-7 G 16 pts 6-9 fg 4-5 ft 4 reb 2 ast 1 st
Kal-El McNeilly 6-7 G 2 reb 2 ast 2 st
Lighthouse Classic MVP
TK Lawson
PSAT
6-7 ’24 G
19 pts 3 3’s 8-10 ft 6 reb 3 ast 4 st
Lighthouse Classic Challenge Semifinal Game
(B) Moravian Prep Lions (Hudson, NC) 117
Albuquerque Prep Wolves (Albuquerque, NM) 70
Notes: Moravian Prep showed up bombing 3’s and it didn’t take them long to get the big lead. They set a Lighthouse Classic record with 24 3’s made. Abu Yarmah (6-7 ’25 F Moravian Prep 18 pts 7-10 fg 4-6 3’s 9 reb 2 ast 1 st) and Eli Ellis (6-1 ’25 PG Moravian Prep 18 pts 8-14 fg 1 3’s 4 reb 7 ast 1 st) had big games in the win. Christian Gilliland (6-2 ’25 PG Albuquerque Prep 26 pts 10-15 fg 3 reb 1 ast) had a huge day playing back in the North Mississippi region.
Moravian Prep (traveled 490 miles) 117
’24’s
Evan Morton 6-2 G 10 pts 2 3’s 4 reb
Kendrick Wilson 6-0 PG 6 pts 2 3’s 1 reb 3 ast
Miles Beard 6-1 G 9 pts 3 3’s 1 reb 4 ast
Ty Burton 5-10 G 9 pts 3-4 fg 3 3’s 4 reb 5 ast 2 st
Don Lewis 6-6 PF 9 pts 3 3’s 3 reb
Zati Loubaki 6-8 F 9 pts 4-4 fg 4 reb 1 ast 1 blk
’25’s
Isaac Ellis 6-0 G 7 pts 3 reb 3 ast 1 st
Eli Ellis 6-1 PG 18 pts 8-14 fg 1 3’s 4 reb 7 ast 1 st
Bobby Hardison 6-5 G 12 pts 4 3’s 3 reb 2 ast
Chanx Martin 6-8 F 5 pts 1 3’s 3 reb 1 ast 1 blk
Abu Yarmah 6-7 F 18 pts 7-10 fg 4-6 3’s 9 reb 2 ast 1 st
Albuquerque Prep (traveled 1,108 miles) 70
’24’s
Michale Knaub 6-6 F 11 pts 5-7 fg 1 3’s 5 reb 3 ast
Micah Munoz 6-5 G 4 pts 2-2 fg 3 reb 2 ast
Jackson Tumbridge 6-4 GS 7 pts 1 3’s 2 reb 1 ast 1 st
Taye Williams 6-5 G 6 pts 3-4 fg 6 reb 3 ast 1 blk 1 st
Uche Nsonwu Jr. 6-8 G/F 13 pts 5-9 fg 3-4 3’s 4 reb 1 st
’25’s
Christian Gilliland 6-2 PG 26 pts 10-15 fg 3 reb 1 ast
Lighthouse Classic MVP
Eli Ellis
Moravian Prep
6-1 ’25 PG
18 pts 8-14 fg 1 3’s 4 reb 7 ast 1 st
(B) Bartlett Panthers 5-0 (4A Bartlett, TN) 66
Germantown Mavericks 4-2 (7A Madison, MS) 32
Notes: Germantown had the hard task of trying to take down the best team in Tennessee. That task didn’t work out too well as Bartlett got the win in convincing fashion. The combo of R’Chaun King (6-7 ’24 F Bartlett 11 pts 5-9 fg 1-1 ft 13 reb (11 offensive) 3 ast 3 st) and Christian Alston (6-5 ’24 G/F Bartlett 22 pts 4-7 3’s 3 reb 1 ast 2 st) were hard to handle. This Bartlett team has size, speed, depth and are just flat out good. I fully expect them to walk away with a championship this season.
For Germantown, Joseph Anthony (6-1 ’26 G Germantown 15 pts 4-6 fg 7-7 ft 1 ast 1 blk 2 st) was a pleasant surprise to find out about. The young guard played very well against the powerhouse guards from Bartlett.
Bartlett (traveled 94 miles) 66
’24’s
Kody Hickerson 5-10 G 9 pts 4-6 fg 1 3’s 2 reb 1 ast 1 st
Derek McIntyre Jr. 6-3 G/F 8 pts 2 3’s 3 reb 1 ast 1 blk 1 st
Christian Alston 6-5 G/F 22 pts 4-7 3’s 3 reb 1 ast 2 st
R’Chaun King 6-7 F 11 pts 5-9 fg 1-1 ft 13 reb (11 offensive) 3 ast 3 st
Jackson Shackelford 6-8 F 4 pts 3 reb 2 ast 1 st
’26’s
Axton Perry 6-6 G/F 2 pts 5 reb 2 ast
Germantown (traveled 234 miles) 32
’24’s
Caleb West 6-1 G 1 pt 3 reb 2 ast 1 st
’26’s
Joseph Anthony 6-1 G 15 pts 4-6 fg 7-7 ft 1 ast 1 blk 2 st
Sam Funches 6-11 C 4 pts 2 reb 2 ast 1 blk
Lighthouse Classic MVP
Christian Alston
Bartlett
6-5 ’24 G/F
22 pts 4-7 3’s 3 reb 1 ast 2 st
(B) Raymond Rangers 5-2 (4A Raymond, MS) 45
St. Thomas More Cougars 1-1 (4A Lafayette, LA) 44
Notes: This is one of the games that I had circled on day 1 as “must see” and it lived up to the hype. Raymond was able to come away with the win on two defensive stops. Mekhi Strong (6-4 ’24 G Raymond 11 pts 3-4 ft 8 reb 2 ast) stole the ball and connected on the go ahead dunk with 22 seconds to go in the game. Chris Stephens (6-3 ’24 G Raymond 2 pts 2 reb 4 ast 2 blk 1 st) provided a huge block with seconds remaining to lock the win down. Keymarius Lewis (5-10 ’24 G Raymond 16 pts 4 3’s 2 reb 2 ast 2 st) earned MVP with his offensive play when he went on a 9 point scoring run earlier in the game. Michael Mouton (6-5 ’24 G St. Thomas More 17 pts 2-2 3’s 5-5 ft 1 reb 4 ast 1 st) had a solid game for the Cougars.
Raymond (traveled 266 miles) 45
’24’s
Mekhi Strong 6-4 G 11 pts 3-4 ft 8 reb 2 ast
Keymarius Lewis 5-10 G 16 pts 4 3’s 2 reb 2 ast 2 st
Eric “EJ” Paymon 6-9 F 8 pts 4 reb 2 blk 3 st
Chris Stephens 6-3 G 2 pts 2 reb 4 ast 2 blk 1 st
St. Thomas More (traveled 413 miles) 44
’24’s
Monwell Willis 6-1 G 4 pts 5 reb 2 ast
Anthony Angelle 6-4 G 8 pts 3-3 fg 2 3’s 2 reb 2 ast 1 blk 3 st
Michael Mouton 6-5 G 17 pts 2-2 3’s 5-5 ft 1 reb 4 ast 1 st
Chad Jones 6-7 F 10 pts 4 reb
Lighthouse Classic MVP
Keymarius Lewis
Raymond
5-10 ’24 G
16 pts 4 3’s 2 reb 2 ast 2 st
(B) Yazoo City Indians 6-0 (5A Yazoo City, MS) 45
Pinson Valley Indians 7-1 (6A Pinson, AL) 43
Notes: This is the other Friday game I had circled as the other “must see.” It also lived up to the hype. Yazoo City won out with the defensive style. Damarion Winston (6-2 ’24 G Yazoo City 19 pts 2 3’s 3-4 ft 1 reb 2 ast 2 st) dropped nearly half of his teams’ points with his ISO game. Clyde Walters (6-7 ’26 G Pinson Valley 9 pts 6 reb 3 ast) and Quay Lynch (5-9 ’26 PG Pinson Valley 15 pts 3 3’s 4 reb 2 ast) both chipped in solid games for Pinson Valley. Yazoo City is off to an impressive start and appears to be sitting in the #1 overall spot in the state so far. Can Coach Carlyle get another Gold Ball in his 4th classification????
Pinson Valley (traveled 156 miles) 43
’24’s
Amari Bowens 6-3 G 6 pts 1 3’s 2 reb 1 ast 1 st
Cam Frost 6-5 F 4 pts 2-3 fg 3 reb 1 ast 1 st
’25’s
Austen Coner 6-0 PG 6 pts 1 3’s 3-3 ft 5 reb 3 ast 2 st
’26’s
Clyde Walters 6-7 G 9 pts 6 reb 3 ast
Quay Lynch 5-9 PG 15 pts 3 3’s 4 reb 2 ast
Yazoo City (traveled 220 miles) 45
’24’s
Daveon Henry 5-10 G 9 pts 1 3’s 2 reb 2 ast 1 st
Tamarion Hoover 6-5 G 4 pts 6 reb 1 ast
Damarion Winston 6-2 G 19 pts 2 3’s 3-4 ft 1 reb 2 ast 2 st
’25’s
Caleb Crozier 6-3 F 5 pts 3-4 ft 5 reb 1 ast 2 st
Lighthouse Classic MVP
Damarion Winston
Yazoo City
6-2 ’24 G
19 pts 2 3’s 3-4 ft 1 reb 2 ast 2 st
(B) Corinth Warriors 2-1 (5A Corinth, MS) 41
Bayou Academy Colts 3-4 (MAIS 5A Cleveland, MS) 33
Notes: Corinth defended their home court to get the win. Xae Mayes (5-11 ’26 PG Corinth 10 pts 2 3’s 8 reb 2 ast 1 st) earned MVP honors with his near double-double. Thomas Craft (6-7 ’24 G/F Bayou Academy 15 pts 1 3’s 9 reb 2 ast 3 blk) was very impressive in the loss for Bayou Academy.
Corinth (home team) 41
’25’s
Roman Patterson 6-3 G 6 pts 4 reb 2 st
Griffin Enis 6-1 G/F 1 pt 4 reb 1 ast 2 st
Cayden Harris 5-11 G 6 pts 2 reb 2 ast 2 st
’26’s
Braedyn Burress 6-2 F 8 pts 1 3’s 2 reb 1 st
Xae Mayes 5-11 PG 10 pts 2 3’s 8 reb 2 ast 1 st
Preston Crump 6-2 F 2 pts 4 reb 2 ast
Bayou Academy (traveled 191 miles) 33
’24’s
Carson Jenkins 6-2 G 11 pts 1 3’s 2-2 ft 5 reb 3 ast
Thomas Craft 6-7 G/F 15 pts 1 3’s 9 reb 2 ast 3 blk
’25’s
JR Isler 6-0 PG 5 reb 2 ast
26’s
Mitchell Jones 6-3 G 5 reb 2 ast
Lighthouse Classic MVP
Xae Mayes
Corinth
5-11 ’26 PG
10 pts 2 3’s 8 reb 2 ast 1 st
Mississippi Boys Only
Mississippi Head Coach-The best coaching job that I saw during this time period.
Anthony Carlyle Yazoo City
Best Game-The best game that I saw during this time period.
Raymond 45 St. Thomas More (LA) 44
Mississippi Top 5 Teams-The top five teams that I saw during this time period.
- Yazoo City 6-0
- Raymond 5-2
- Saltillo 5-0
- Germantown 4-2
- Corinth 2-1
Mississippi Head of the Class
The best players in their respective classes that I saw during this time period based on stats.
2024: Thomas Craft 6-7 G/F Bayou Academy
15 pts 1 3’s 9 reb 2 ast 3 blk
2025: Jack Adams 6-0 G Saltillo
19 pts 7-10 fg 2 3’s 3-4 ft 7 reb 4 ast
2026: Zae Mayes 5-11 PG Corinth
10 pts 2 3’s 8 reb 2 ast 1 st
2027: Crayden Shannon 6-0 SG Saltillo
2028: Ethan Killough 6-0 G Kossuth
7 pts 2 3’s 2 ast
2029: Aiden McCalmon 5-5 G Kossuth
Mississippi Starting 5
The top five players that I saw during this time period based on stats.
- Jack Adams 6-0 ’25 G Saltillo
19 pts 7-10 fg 2 3’s 3-4 ft 7 reb 4 ast - Thomas Craft 6-7 ’24 G/F Bayou Academy
15 pts 1 3’s 9 reb 2 ast 3 blk - Cayden Howell 6-3 ’24 G Saltillo
16 pts 6-10 fg 2 3’s 2 reb 5 ast 2 st - Damarion Winston 6-2 ’24 G Yazoo City
19 pts 2 3’s 3-4 ft 1 reb 2 ast 2 st - Keymarius Lewis 5-10 ’24 G Raymond
16 pts 4 3’s 2 reb 2 ast 2 st
Katie Roberts Photography Mississippi Senior Squad
The top five seniors that I saw during this time period based on stats.
- Thomas Craft 6-7 ’24 G/F Bayou Academy
15 pts 1 3’s 9 reb 2 ast 3 blk - Cayden Howell 6-3 ’24 G Saltillo
16 pts 6-10 fg 2 3’s 2 reb 5 ast 2 st - Damarion Winston 6-2 ’24 G Yazoo City
19 pts 2 3’s 3-4 ft 1 reb 2 ast 2 st - Keymarius Lewis 5-10 ’24 G Raymond
16 pts 4 3’s 2 reb 2 ast 2 st - Mekhi Strong 6-4 G Raymond
11 pts 3-4 ft 8 reb 2 ast
Magnolia Hoops 