Battle of the Stars: Del City vs. Heritage Hall
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Friday night two of the best teams in Oklahoma faced off in the Joe Lawson tournament semifinals at Norman North High School. 6A’s Del City and 4A’s Heritage Hall went at it, and surprisingly to some after the first half,…
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Continue ReadingFriday night two of the best teams in Oklahoma faced off in the Joe Lawson tournament semifinals at Norman North High School. 6A’s Del City and 4A’s Heritage Hall went at it, and surprisingly to some after the first half, Heritage Hall controlled this game. It got close towards the end, but the Chargers seemed to have figured out Del City’s gameplan, defeating them 76-74.
This matchup featured two of the top recruits in the state and division one commits. Heritage’s Trey Alexander Trey Alexander 6'4" | SG Oklahoma City Heritage | 2021 State #55 Nation OK and Del City’s Keyondre Young Keyondre Young 6'7" | SF Del City | 2021 State OK were the draws of this game and they didn’t fail to impress. The two combined for 69 points.
Alexander had a better overall game and his team got the win. His 39 points marked his career-high, and they were full of highlights. The difference between Alexander and Young was his consistency. He made a constant impact on the game, scoring consistently throughout the game, without any lapses. He also impacted other areas of the game and got his teammates the ball in the process, finishing with 12 rebounds and eight assists.
Alexander further proved that he’s more than just a scoring threat and that he’s an elite rebounder, distributor, and defensive option, also adding to steals and three blocks to his stat line.
Young almost pushed his team to victory, but his foul trouble hindered him. He scored 32 points but fouled out late in the fourth quarter and spent plenty of time on the bench due to that foul trouble…but somehow found a way to score 32 points. The difference between Young and Alexander is that Young is physically superior to the rest of his competition. He’s 6-foot-7 and athletic, but also has a shot.
Just like Alexander, and a refreshing aspect of his game is his defensive awareness, which is unusually high for high school. Young added 13 rebounds and 4 blocks to his game total.
Both Young and Alexander will be expected to lead their teams to a state tournament appearance and will undoubtedly make Auburn and Valparaiso better programs next season.