Louisiana Top 28: Class 1A Preview
1. Sicily Island vs. 4. White Castle
This is going to be a big matchup of conflicting styles of play. Sicily Island likes to play an up and down game focused around their talented guards, headlined by top 15 player in the state for 2018 Devion Dunbar. On the other side, White Castle is going to try to slow the game down and play through their bigs, most notably 2017 6’6 center Ja’Tyre Carter. This game is going to be won at the rim for one of these teams, and I think Sicily Island is going to struggle with the length that White Castle’s 2-3 zone is going to pose. Sicily island only has one player above 6’2 on their team. White Castle has four.
PHLA Pick: White Castle
Players to watch-
Sicily Island:
Devion Dunbar G 2018
Tyree Tolliver G 2020
JimTerrius Atkins C 2018
White Castle:
Ja’Tyre Carter C 2017
Tre Melancon F 2018
2. Lincoln Prep vs. 6. Tensas
This is another game of conflicting styles. What happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object? That question will be answered here. Tensas relies mostly on their defense, yet to give up 60 points so far this playoffs. On the other side, Lincoln Prep has three big pieces that can all score, and hasn’t had a game in which they score less than 70 this playoffs. I don’t think Tensas has seen a team with this many scoring options like Lincoln Prep has.
PHLA Pick: Lincoln Prep
Players to watch-
Lincoln Prep:
Kaedrick Williams F 2017
Tulane Dean G 2017
Chanse Robinson G 2020