Johnell Davis – Courtside Indiana https://courtsideindiana.com The best seats in the house Wed, 11 Mar 2020 05:27:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 POTW: Sectionals https://courtsideindiana.com/players/potw-sectionals/ https://courtsideindiana.com/players/potw-sectionals/#respond Wed, 11 Mar 2020 13:30:00 +0000 https://www.courtsideindiana.com/?p=874 This week Courtside Indiana will feature a POTW in each of the four classes.  

Presented by Metro Indy Basketball

1A

With 33 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals, Johnell Davis led Gary 21st Century over Kouts for the Sectional 49 championship!  The 6'3" senior guard also totaled 26 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals in their semi-final win over Morgan Township.

Others Nominated

  • Riley Duncan, 6'10" junior center; Cowan
  • Brevin Hallett, 6'5" sophomore forward; Blue River Valley
  • Keegan O'Neill, 6'8" senior center; Barr-Reeve
  • Jaden Thomas, 6'2" junior guard; International

2A

His best game of the week was the opening game, when Luke Brown poured in 34 points with 9 assists Blackford.  The 6'1" junior guard followed that up with 33 points, 4 assists and 9 steals.  In the championship win, Brown totaled 25 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. 

Others Nominated

  • Mason Brooks, 6'5" junior forward; North Putnam
  • Koron Davis, 6'5" junior guard; Bowman Academy
  • Caleb Furst, 6'10" junior center; Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian
  • Noah Hedrick, 6'4" senior guard; Covenant Christian
  • Will Larkin, 6'0" senior guard; Winamac
  • Josiah Ricketts, 6'0" senior guard; North Posey
  • Kolden Vanlandingham, 6'2" junior guard; Northeastern

3A

One assist away from a triple double, Dillon Ware ended with 31 points, 16 rebounds and 9 assists in Danville's semi-final win over Crawfordsville.  He added 16 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists in the opening round win over Monrovia, then he closed out in the championship win over North Montgomery with 17 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

Others Nominated

  • Jerry Bracey, 6'2" senior guard; Mishawaka Marian
  • Keilyn Hill, 6'3" senior guard; Indianapolis Washington
  • Trey Kaufman, 6'8" junior forward; Silver Creek
  • Kiyron Powell, 6'10" senior forward; Evansville Bosse
  • Simon Scherry, 6'2" senior guard; Heritage Hills
  • Blake Sisley, 6'8" senior forward; Heritage Hills
  • Lane Sparks, 6'2" junior guard; Greensburg

4A

Keeping up with the Dillons.  Ware in 3A, Duff in 4A.  This Dillon, pumped in 28 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists in the sectional win over Northrop.  The 6'5" senior forward for Fort Wayne Snider added 19 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, and 3 steals in the sectional semi-final win over East Noble.

Others Nominated

  • Davion Bailey, 6'4" senior guard; Pike
  • Chris Mantis, 6'7" junior guard; Lowell
  • Tony Perkins, 6'4" senior guard; Lawrence North
  • Peter Suder, 6'4" sophomore forward; Carmel
  • Keon Thompson, 6'2" junior guard; Merrillville
  • Brian Waddell, 6'6" junior forward; Carmel
]]> https://courtsideindiana.com/players/potw-sectionals/feed/ 0 POTW: Week of February 17-February 23 https://courtsideindiana.com/players/potw-week-of-february-17-february-23/ https://courtsideindiana.com/players/potw-week-of-february-17-february-23/#respond Tue, 25 Feb 2020 22:16:47 +0000 https://www.courtsideindiana.com/?p=830 Offers are mounting for Chris Mantis.  The 6'6" junior guard continues to play well for Lowell, and in their win over Hammond Morton he totaled 21 points, 9 assists and 7 rebounds.  

In one of their tougher games of the season, Blackford's Luke Brown does what he always does, put up numbers--31 points, 7 assists, 6 steals and 4 rebounds.  The night before over Southern Wells, he totaled 19 points and 11 assists.  

Trey Kaufman, the 6'8" junior forward from Silver Creek, had a stellar week too, 30 points, 9 rebounds in a win over Austin, and he topped it off in a win over Corydon Central with 39 points and 14 rebounds.  

However, the Player of the Week (POTW) presented by Metro Indy Basketball for the week of February 17-February 23 is Johnell Davis from Gary 21st Century.  

The 6'2" senior guard, who is headed to Florida Atlantic, is second in the state in scoring (among those reported to MaxPreps), and this week didn't hurt his 32.2 ppg.  

In their big win against highly rated and sectional foe Kouts, Johnell had 38 points, 9 rebounds, 6 steals, 3 assists and 2 blocks, and in their win over Victory Christian Johnell had 31 points, 10 rebounds, 5 steals, 3 assists and 1 block.

Others Considered

  • Gus Etchison, 6'0" junior guard; Hamilton Heights
    • vs Lafayette Central Catholic - 22 points and 7 assists
    • vs Tri-West - 29 points and 7 assists
  • Jylen Petty, 6'7" senior forward; South Bend Washington
    • vs Elkhart Central - 29 points, 6 rebounds
  • Kaden Stanton, 6'0" sophomore guard; New Albany
    • vs Bedford North Lawrence - 21 points
    • vs Evansville North - 21 points, 4 assists and 0 turnovers
      • Also noted, Kaden carries a 4.0 GPA

Others Nominated

  • Trey Flatt, 6'0" junior guard; Covenant Christian
  • Hagen Knepp, 6'3" sophomore guard; Barr-Reeve
  • Ethan Maudlin, 5'10" senior guard; Covenant Christian
  • Malachi Pearson, 6'4" junior guard; Logansport

 

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