This is a preview of the Mays and Miller Grove basketball game which will be on the Georgia Public Broadcasting website tonight. Action starts at 6 p.m. and here's the link for the girls game and the boys game.
The hardwood is heating up.
A rematch of the Class 4A championship game from 2010 will take place on Tuesday as the No. 1 team in 4A Miller Grove takes on Mays which will be broadcasted on GPB.org. This will be the second time these two teams have met this season as Miller Grove defeated the Raiders 69-52. Junior center Tony Parker led the Wolverines with 28 points and 21 rebounds in the win.
Mays looks to get revenge and it could happen with the players they have on their roster. The Raiders are looking to pick up where they left off last season, reaching the state finals with a 22-5 record. Things are not going as smooth for Mays as they did last year, losing their first three of five games. But they seem to be gaining momentum as the season is progressing winning six of their last seven.
The Raiders are led by Colin Cook who is an excellent shot blocker at 6-6. Cook was named to the All-Region team last season and was even named Region Player of the Year. Other players that will have to play big for the Raiders in order for a victory are Kendall Leslie and Jonathan Williams who were big contributors last season.
As good of a team Mays is, Miller Grove is the defending Class 4A state champions and they have been playing like a team that wants another championship ring. The Wolverines have played against teams from all across the country including New York, Oklahoma, Ohio and North Carolina, and have come out on top every time. They even defeated Class 5A champion Milton earlier in the year.
The reason for their continued success is the talent they have this season each year. Two players that are on the Score 44 list are Devon Propst and Henry Brooks. Propst has been a good defender averaging three steals a game and he knows how to find the open man, averaging 3.4 assists per game. Brooks has been a dominant power forward for Miller Grove, averaging 13 points and two blocks per game average this season. Brooks has gotten offers to play college ball from schools such as Georgetown, Rice, Virginia Tech and even Harvard.
But the one player Mays has to watch out for is Parker who could be the best center in Georgia. Parker averages 18.4 points per game and leads DeKalb County in rebounds at 13.4. He is considered by many as the best junior in the state and has gotten offers from Alabama, Connecticut, Duke, North Carolina, Georgia and Georgia Tech.
Miller Grove also seems to be a program that produces top-notched college talent. Mfon Udofia is a key contributor to Georgia Tech and Donte Williams is a doing big things as a freshman at Georgia.
All the action will start at 5:30 p.m. with the girls playing first. The boys will start shortly after which will be approximately at 7 p.m. The games will be played at Mays’ home court which is at the Coretta Scott King Leadership Academy.
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