5. EAGLE’S LANDING LAST YEAR: 27-1 (1st in Region 4-5A, beat Tri-Cities 81-69 in 5A Finals) TOP RETURNEES: AJ Barnes (6-5, SR, G), David Thomas (6-3, JR, G), Jordan Fordyce (6-4, SR, G), Fabian DeSilva (6-5, SR, F), Amari Jackson (5-11, SR, G), Kenneth Brayboy (6-5, JR, F) SUMMARY: With all this returning talent from a team that steamrolled its way past the likes of Sandy Creek, East Coweta and Greenforest in the non-conference and then took its act all the way through to the 5A title in Macon over a loaded......
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Atlanta, Ga – As the opening weekend of action approaches, we’re taking a look at 15 players to watch and breaking down what makes them special. We started with 5 yesterday, we continue with 5 more today and will finish up in time for the evening tipoffs Friday night (in no particular order). RJ Godfrey | 6-7 | SF | North Gwinnett | 2022 (Signed with Clemson) Just committed to the Tigers yesterday and it represents another terrific get for HC Brad Brownell and crew up there as he joins Grayson’s Chauncey Wiggins......
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STONE MOUNTAIN, GA – Meadowcreek assistant Eric Smith followed up his very successful E’s Phenom Summer League with an equally well attended and successful Fall League at ISA, which had its last weekend of play Oct. 16. A few snippets on teams I saw in the early portion of the day’s schedule: By: Keith Agran GRAYSON KEY PLAYERS ON HAND: Amir Taylor (6-7, FR, C), Laz Mason (5-10, SO, G), Corey Gatlin II (6-1, SO, G) KEY PLAYERS NOT PRESENT: Chauncey Wiggins (6-9, SR, F), Tyrese Elliott (6-3, SR, G), Chad Moodie......
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EMERSON, GA – We continue our coverage of Halftime Sports’ US Basketball Games with Part 2 of standouts from the state of Georgia (in no particular order): By: Keith Agran Ryan Bellomy, 6-9, PF, Georgia (Johnson) 16U (Harrison, 2023, pictured above) In the GA vs GA game I caught Bellomy there were multiple bigs of note (Evan Daniel and Terrell Reeves of North Cobb and Soloman Mustafa-Reid of Paideia) but I found myself hitting my pad more than a few times to note Bellomy’s improvement in so many areas from even earlier......
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POWDER SPRINGS, Georgia – With so much talent showing out at the Power 24 Tournament, it required me to add a third installment of standouts to OntheRadarHoops.com. As is the case every year, the Southeast is loaded with talent. This recap highlights players from Georgia, Alabama, and Florida. Read below. By: Jonathan Hemingway Marcus Hill – 1 Family – 2022 There were few players who brough the intensity on both ends of the court like Hill did last weekend. His hyper-aggressiveness led him to get buckets and force errors from opposing ball......
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Alvin Tumblin made waves this past week with 1 Family. POWDER SPRINGS, Georgia,– The Covid-19 pandemic created an unprecedented situation in grassroots basketball. As we saw at last week’s Sweet 16 Session II, there are hundreds of talented class of 2021 prospects nationwide that remain unsigned. Typically, the month of April is set for juniors to jump onto the main stage. Yet, because of the lack of turnover and medical exceptions on college rosters, there are many seniors who are still weighing their next level options. Here is a rundown of available......
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Stone Mountain, GA– Simply put, the 2020-21 basketball season will have a different look to it. There will be a lot of changes with transportation, fans, and games throughout the year. However, regardless of those adjustments a high school basketball season will be played and many players have done everything in their power to get ready for this season. The 2ndannual On the Radar Hoops “Breakout Camp”was just another example of players taking advantage of an opportunity to get ready for this season and beyond. Over 80 current freshmen and sophomores from......
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