BENTON – Jaylan McGill and Deshawn Corprew each dropped in 25 points for Quality Education, NC, but it wasn’t enough to beat Huntington Prep and Miles Bridges (Michigan State) who had 34 points and 10 rebounds in their 94-88 win in the first game of Saturday’s Hoopfest evening session.
Huntington Prep led at every stop, 23-17 after the first quarter and 41-39 at halftime. They out-scored Quality Education 53-49 in the second half to win by six.
Curtis Jones added 22 points for Huntington Prep hitting 13 of 16 attempts at the free throw line.
SCORING
Quality: Jaylan McGill 25, Deshawn Corprew 25, Marsellis Purvis 11, Malik Brevard 10, Ranathan Embo 8, Andre Toure 5, Pape Ndiaye 2, Keith Stagg 2
Huntington Prep: Miles Bridges 34, Curtis Jones 22, Ivan Gandia 12, Trace Young 10, Onuralp Bitim 9, Luka Pertrovic 4, Boko Munppungu 3
Quality: Field Goals 32/58, 3-pointers 7/14, Free Throws 17/26, Rebounds 28, Fouls 24, Turnovers 3
Huntington Prep: Field Goals 29/54, 3-pointers 11/24, Free Throws 24/34, Rebounds 34, Fouls 18, Turnovers 8
MVP: Miles Bridges, Huntington Prep
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | |
| Quality | 17 | 22 | 17 | 32 | 88 |
| Huntington Prep | 23 | 18 | 20 | 33 | 94 |
Oak Hill Academy and Athletic Institute Prep took the floor in the second game of the evening session on Saturday. Oak Hill had no trouble with Athletic Institute winning 74-57 behind 20 points by Mario Kegler (Mississippi State).
Oak Hill has five seniors that have committed along with Kegler including Braxton Key- Alabama, Joe Hamption- Penn State, Khadim Sy- Virginia Tech and Rodney Miller- Miami with four top 100 ranked juniors on their roster.
Thon Maker, who is undecided on which college he will attend, led Athletic Institute with 17 points and 18 rebounds.
Oak Hill’s Harry Giles, who was the #1 ranked player in the nation and is out for the season with an injury, has committed to Duke.
SCORING
Athletic Institute: Thon Maker 17, Matur Maker 10, Nicola Djogo 10, Tyrell Leoloud 8, Quinton Gray 7, Brendan McCartie 3, Jesse Barnes 2
Oak Hill: Mario Kegler 20, Lindell Wigginton 16, Braxton Key 13, Matt Coleman 7, Ty-Shon Alexander 7, Khadim Sy 7, Montez Mathis 4
Athletic Institute: Field Goals 19/40, 3-pointers 5/10, Free Throws 14/21, Rebounds 34, Fouls 10, Turnovers 17
Oak Hill: Field Goals 28/62, 3-pointers 8/17, Free Throws 10/14, Rebounds 26, Fouls 16, Turnovers 3
MVP: Mario Kegler, Oak Hill
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | |
| Athletic Institute | 15 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 57 |
| Oak Hill | 22 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 74 |
Game 15 of the Hoopfest featured a match-up between Prolific Prep, CA, and API, TX. Prolific Prep jumped out to a 20-13 lead after the first quarter and led 36-28 at halftime, out-scoring API in the second half 34-25 for a 70-53 win.
Pierre Crockrell, Jr. a freshman for Prolific Prep, led the team with 20 points, earning MVP honors, shooting lights-out from three-point range going 6 for 6.
Josh Jackson, a current top ranked senior is undecided with 10 offers including Kentucky but is not leaning towards the Bluegrass State. Prolific Prep players that have made commitments, Devon Daniels to Utah and Vance Jackson, Jr. to UConn.
Two API players have committed including Terrance Forguson to Alabama and Mark Vital to Baylor. API also has two top ten ranked juniors in Trevon Duvall, the #2 ranked and Billy Preston, #6 ranked.
SCORING
API: Billy Preston 14, Trevon Duvall 11, Mark Vital 10, Terrance Forguson 6, Nysier Brooks 4, Steven Jordan 3, Jalen Henry 3, Robert Brown 2
Prolific Prep: Pierre Cockrell 20, Josh Jackson 13, Amadou Sow 12, Devon Daniels 10, Vance Jackson 10, Abu Kigab 5
API: Field Goals 21/52, 3-pointers 4/17, Free Throws 7/17, Rebounds 28, Fouls 13, Turnovers 7
Prolific Prep: Field Goals 26/49, 3-pointers 11/17, Free Throws 7/10, Rebounds 31, Fouls 14, Turnovers 11
MVP: Pierre Crockrell, Prolific Prep
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | |
| API | 13 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 53 |
| Prolific Prep | 20 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 70 |
Sunrise Christian, KS, beat Victory Prep, TX 46-38 in the ninth and final game on Saturday. Bryan Trimble led Sunrise Christian with 16 points while Jarred Vanderbilt, the #7 ranked junior from Victory Prep led all scorers with 23 points.
Two players on the Sunrise Christian team have made college commitments including Lindy Waters to Oklahoma State and Kameron McGusty to Oklahoma.
After leading 25-14 at halftime, Sunrise Christian went up by 15 points early in the second half but were out-scored 20-14, holding on to win by eight.
SCORING
Sunrise Christian: Bryan Trimble 16, Kameron McGusty 10, Derrick Walker 6, Radshad Davis 5, Godfree Rolle 3, Lindy Waters 3
Victory Prep: Jarred Vanderbilt 23, Marvin Powell 6, Michael Kimble 3, Omoefay Odigie 2, John Dockery 2, Quashi Philips 2
Sunrise Christian: Field Goals 17/57, 3-pointers 3/17, Free Throws 9/13, Rebounds 47, Fouls 8, Turnovers 12
Victory Prep: Field Goals 15/54, 3-pointers 4/14, Free Throws 4/8, Rebounds 35, Fouls 12, Turnovers 11
MVP: Bryan Trimble, Sunrise Christian
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | |
| Sunrise Christian | 16 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 46 |
| Victory Prep | 8 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 38 |