ALL-HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT THIRD TEAMJohn Davis, Neumann & Goretti (Philadelphia)Davis and the Saints made a loud statement in the final of the Stop DWI Classic in New York, blasting defending New York City Catholic league champ Christ the King (Middle Village) 73-41 to take the championship. Davis notched a team-high 18 points in the final and posted 13 points and 17 rebounds in the opening round against Mount Vernon. The 6-4 junior shared MVP honors with senior teammate
Billy Shank.
Jerami Grant, DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.)Six different DeMatha players had double-digit scoring efforts at The Holiday Classic in California as the Stags roared through four solid Golden State programs to take the title. Picking an MVP was probably a toss-up but Grant got the nod.
Buddy Hield, Sunrise Christian Academy (Bel Aire, Kan.)The Oklahoma pledge led SCA to a pair of tournament finals, beating Fort Bend Travis (Richmond, Texas) for the trophy at the Neosho Holiday Classic in Missouri. Hield earned MVP honors there after going for 21 points in the final. He had a 33-point game in the quarterfinals of the National Prep Classic in California.
Jahlil Okafor, Whitney Young (Chicago)The big sophomore was a force at the Beach Ball Classic in South Carolina, averaging 21 points and 11.7 rebounds per game. The Dolphins beat City of Palms champion Prestonwood Christian in the quarterfinals before falling to Lone Peak and Bishop Gorman on the final two days of the event.
Imara Ready, Parkview (Little Rock, Ark.)Ready, a 5-10 junior guard committed to Nebraska, helped Parkview pull off one of the biggest stunners of the holiday season by going into Texas and coming home with the Whataburger Tournament title. Ready went for 32 points in the final against King (Milwaukee) and averaged 17 points per game over the first three rounds – all victories over strong Dallas-Fort Worth programs.
Imara Ready scored 32 points in the final of the Whataburger Tournament in Texas.
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