Districts Preview- Players to Watch Palm Beach & Treasure Coast
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The District Tournament starts this week and below we discuss some matchup/players to watch in the Palm Beach and Treasure Coast area. It has been a great season thus far and this should be an exciting week ahead. Below we…
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Continue ReadingThe District Tournament starts this week and below we discuss some matchup/players to watch in the Palm Beach and Treasure Coast area. It has been a great season thus far and this should be an exciting week ahead. Below we take a deeper dive into 2A District 13, 3A District 11 and 6A District 13:
2A District 13:
There are a ton of great shooters in this district so I expect some three point shootouts and high scoring games. The Berean Christian (#3) vs Atlantic Christian (#2) matchup looks like the best matchup before the district championship and on the other side of the bracket it looks like Morningside should be the favorite to advance. Morningside Academy finished the season with an 18-3 record and hold the #1 seed 4 out of their 5 starters average double figures in points and all 3 of their guards Damon Leigh, Damon Folds Damon Folds 5'7" | PG Morningside | 2024 FL and Darious Moore Darious Moore 5'11" | PG Morningside | 2023 FL all average over 50% on three pointers. Their 2 bigs Caden Holland and Mitchely Kercy Mitchely Kercy 6'6" | SF Port St. Lucie | 2022 State FL get it done on both ends of the court and provide solid rebounding for the Eagles.
Top Players to watch- Damon Leigh (Morningside) Mitchely Kercy Mitchely Kercy 6'6" | SF Port St. Lucie | 2022 State FL ( Morningside ) Nathaniel Barrow Nathaniel Barrow 5'11" | CG Berean Christian | 2022 State FL (Berean Christian) Dylan Redmon ( St Edwards )
Rising Stars – Darious Moore Darious Moore 5'11" | PG Morningside | 2023 FL (Morningside) Damon Folds Damon Folds 5'7" | PG Morningside | 2024 FL ( Morningside) Shiv Patel Shiv Patel 6'1" | SG Pine | 2024 FL (Pine School)
Scout Prediction – Morningside
3A District 11:
Benjamin holds the #1 seed after finishing their season 13-6 and I expect them to cruise through their bracket on their way to playing in the district championship. Benjamin is led by 2023 standout Gavin Aydelotte Gavin Aydelotte 6'11" | C Benjamin | 2023 State FL who is 6’11 and averaging 18 points and 8 rebounds per game thus far this season. Jupiter Christian (#2) versus John Carroll (#3) should be a great matchup between 2 teams that have had great seasons. John Carroll is coming of a 22-3 season one of the best in school history and Jupiter Christian has battled through some injuries to key players but still finished 13-6. Benjamin beat Jupiter Christian by 10 a few weeks ago I am sure they want their rematch but will have to get by a tough John Carroll squad to get there. John Carroll is led by 2023 dual sport standout Aidan Singleton Aidan Singleton 6'1" | PG John Carroll Catholic | 2023 FL who is a shifty guard that can get to the rim with ease and is always in attack mode. Aidan is a tough defender that requires the other team to put their best defender on him. This Jupiter Christian John Carroll matchup should be a fun one to watch!
Top Players to watch- Gavin Aydelotte Gavin Aydelotte 6'11" | C Benjamin | 2023 State FL ( Benjamin ) Darrell Sweeting Darrell Sweeting 5'11" | PG Benjamin | 2023 FL ( Benjamin ) Machli Fleurissaint ( Jupiter Christian ) Tareeq Anderson Tareeq Anderson 6'5" | SF Treasure Coast | 2022 State FL ( Jupiter Christian ) Matthew James Matthew James 6'7" | SF Atlantic Christian | 2023 FL ( Jupiter Christian ) Aidan Singleton Aidan Singleton 6'1" | PG John Carroll Catholic | 2023 FL ( John Carroll ) Wilky Denaud Wilky Denaud 6'4" | SF John Carroll Catholic | 2023 FL ( John Carroll ) Iziah George ( Somerset ) Jordan Price ( Inlet Grove )
Rising Stars – Tony Colebrook Tony Colebrook 6'2" | SF John Carroll | 2024 FL ( John Carroll ) Aaron McFarlane ( John Carroll ) Alex McFarlane ( John Carroll ) Sanjae Moncrieffe ( Benjamin ) Tajiri Green ( Jupiter Christian ) Conner Hofman ( Jupiter Christian ) Jermaine Hunter Jermaine Hunter 5'10" | PG Jupiter Christian | 2023 FL ( Jupiter Christian )
Scout Prediction – Benjamin
6A District 13:
Dwyer has the #1 seed and looks destined for a district championship game against Martin County in this tournament. Dwyer finished the season 19-2 and will be a very tough out as they begin their road to Lakeland. The team is led by standout 2023 Kyle McNeal Kyle McNeal 6'1" | PG Dwyer | 2023 #297 Nation FL who is one of the best dual sport athletes in all of South Florida. Martin County enters districts battling injuries to key players it will be interesting to see who steps up for the Tigers during the tournament. Dwyer beat Martin County back on 1/26 74-69 the rematch should be just as good if not better than the regular season game.
Top Players to watch- Kyle McNeal Kyle McNeal 6'1" | PG Dwyer | 2023 #297 Nation FL ( Dwyer ) Blake Wilson ( Dwyer ) Juwan Dawes Juwan Dawes 6'3" | CG Dwyer | 2022 State FL ( Dwyer ) Ryan Davis Ryan Davis 6'4" | CG Martin County | 2022 State FL ( Martin County ) Braydin Samuels Braydin Samuels 6'2" | CG Martin County | 2022 State FL ( Martin County ) Caleb Mackrey Caleb Mackrey 6'2" | CG Olympic Heights | 2022 State FL ( Olympic Heights ) Kyle Dzarnowski ( Olympic Heights ) Noah Josie Noah Josie 5'7" | PG South Fork | 2023 FL ( South Fork )
Rising Stars – Nick Chang ( South Fork ) Cam Insalaco Cam Insalaco 6'2" | PG Martin County | 2023 FL ( Martin County ) Xanai Scott ( Dwyer )
Scout Prediction – Dwyer
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