{"id":898,"date":"2021-11-29T17:30:54","date_gmt":"2021-11-29T22:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoop.kmclient.com\/?p=898"},"modified":"2023-05-30T17:31:33","modified_gmt":"2023-05-30T22:31:33","slug":"thanksgiving-hoopfest-richardson-upsets-the-nations-top-team-desoto-girls-rally-against-montverde","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hoopfestbasketball.com\/thanksgiving-hoopfest-richardson-upsets-the-nations-top-team-desoto-girls-rally-against-montverde\/","title":{"rendered":"Thanksgiving Hoopfest: Richardson upsets the nation\u2019s top team; DeSoto girls rally against Montverde"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>FORT WORTH \u2014 Teams like Richardson \u2014 teams with state championship aspirations, and the talent to realistically support them \u2014 don\u2019t often celebrate wins in November with a water bottle ambush on their head coach in the locker room. Not before district play, not before the season\u2019s most meaningful games have begun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But there were Richardson\u2019s boys basketball players, camped out inside of their locker room bathroom inside Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, spraying head coach Kevin Lawson with water, jumping and screaming like a team that had just won in San Antonio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s what happens when you beat the No. 1 team in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You beat the No. 1 team in the country? <br><br>You celebrate. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RHS_BoysBB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RHS_BoysBB<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jydeQ4mKAn\">pic.twitter.com\/jydeQ4mKAn<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Shawn McFarland (@McFarland_Shawn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/McFarland_Shawn\/status\/1464754704597102595?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 28, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Richardson, a 6A state semifinalist in 2021, beat Compass Prep (Ariz.) 61-38 at the Thanksgiving Hoopfest on Saturday. Alabama pledge Rylan Griffen (25 points) and Kentucky pledge Cason Wallace (22 points) handled the bulk of the scoring for Richardson (7-0).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Compass Prep is 247\u2032s top prep team in the nation. ESPN ranks it as the No. 1 overall high school program. The game was never particularly close.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><h2 class=\"primaryBold primaryBold-10 md_primaryBold-30 lg_primaryBold-40 cursor-pointer m-0 pb-3 pt-1 link-hover-blue\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.2; font-size: 32px; color: rgb(49, 64, 75); text-transform: uppercase; font-family: Montserrat; letter-spacing: -0.02em; white-space: normal; margin: 0px !important; padding-top: 0.25rem !important; padding-bottom: 1rem !important;\"><a class=\"ntv-headline ntv_link1047205-491413 ntv-headline-anchor\" title=\"Dallas Summer Musicals announces Broadway Dallas name change\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" aria-label=\"3rd party ad, opens in a new window\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(221, 153, 51); text-decoration-line: none; background-color: transparent; box-shadow: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/fwddfw\/2022\/04\/13\/dallas-summer-musicals-becomes-broadway-dallas-the-spirit-of-broadway-remains\/?utm_source=fwddfw&amp;utm_medium=native&amp;ntv_a=lX8HAsoFUApfoPA&amp;ntv_acpl=1047205&amp;ntv_acsc=1&amp;us_privacy=1YNY&amp;ntv_fpc=7fbb0697-eaca-4ef0-9fe3-2c365f0870fc&amp;ntv_n&amp;ntv_cr=0&amp;ntv_fr\" target=\"_top\">DALLAS SUMMER MUSICALS ANNOUNCES BROADWAY DALLAS NAME CHANGE<\/a><\/h2><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dallas Summer Musicals is proud and excited to announce its official name change to Broadway Dallas! As the premier presenter of touring\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI try not to look at rankings for school teams,\u201d Griffen said. \u201cBut I looked at that one, and I saw they were No. 1. So we just wanted to come out and punch then in the mouth first.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Richardson led 17-5 after one quarter. Griffen scored seven points before Compass Prep scored its first. He finished the first half with 20 points, and Richardson led 30-12 through two quarters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe was very locked in today at practice,\u201d Lawson said. \u201cHe honestly might have missed one shot \u2026 he\u2019s the type of kid, when he gets rolling like that, he can just flood points in.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wallace, the No. 7 recruit nationally in the class of 2022 per 247, scored 18 points in the second half alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re almost unstoppable,\u201d Wallace said of he and Griffen. \u201cHe was doing his thing in the first half and I said, \u2018Hey, you do your thing on offense, and I\u2019ll carry my load on defense.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Said Griffen, who had eight rebounds, too: \u201cWe feel like we\u2019re the best backcourt in the country.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Richardson held Compass Prep, which features five-star juniors Kylan Boswell (13 points) and Mookie Cook (seven points), to 32.5% shooting on the game. It forced 21 turnovers, largely thanks to its 11 steals \u2014 five of which came from Griffin. Richardson out-rebounded Compass Prep 26-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEvery time down the floor, we locked in,\u201d Lawson said. \u201cWe took it personal that we didn\u2019t want them to score.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Richardson, ranked seventh nationally per 247, is no small shakes. And while the win, and ensuing celebration, was good and all, those inside the now-waterlogged locker room still have higher heights they\u2019d like to ascend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t want this to be the highlight of our year,\u201d Lawson said. \u201cAnd this will not be the highlight of our year.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"927\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hoopfestbasketball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-30-at-4.29.35-PM-1024x927.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-899\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoopfestbasketball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-30-at-4.29.35-PM-1024x927.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hoopfestbasketball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-30-at-4.29.35-PM-300x271.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hoopfestbasketball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-30-at-4.29.35-PM-768x695.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hoopfestbasketball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2023-05-30-at-4.29.35-PM.jpg 1336w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>DeSoto senior Jiya Perry (12), right, has a shot blocked by Montverde Academy center Fatima Diakhate (32) during first half action. The two teams played their basketball game as part of the Thanksgiving Hoopfest which was held at Dickies Arena In Fort Worth on November 27, 2021. (Steve Hamm\/ Special Contributor)(Steve Hamm)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>DeSoto girls need a late rally versus Montverde<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DeSoto, the defending 6A girls basketball state champion and MaxPreps\u2019 No. 1 team nationally, rarely needs a comeback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Against Montverde Academy (Fla.) on Saturday, which finished 10th in ESPN\u2019s national rankings last season, it did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No problem for the team with seven Division I signees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">FINAL \u2014 DeSoto escapes Hoopfest with a win. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DeSotoEaglesGBB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DeSotoEaglesGBB<\/a> rally to beat Montverde Academy (Fla.) 51-46 behind 16 points from Amina Muhammed.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/txhshoops?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#txhshoops<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/h1xepaS1S7\">pic.twitter.com\/h1xepaS1S7<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Shawn McFarland (@McFarland_Shawn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/McFarland_Shawn\/status\/1464787041351315456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 28, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>After trailing by three points after the first quarter and by four at halftime, DeSoto (7-0) outscored Montverde by nine in the fourth quarter to win 51-46. Amina Muhammed led DeSoto with 16 points and 14 rebounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kimball\u2019s Brown packs a punch<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jayden Blair, who played guard for Kimball (4-3) and graduated last spring, was known as \u201cClamp God\u201d for his defensive acumen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The nickname, now, has a successor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Junior T\u2019Johnn Brown, a three-star recruit, is called \u201cClamp God Jr.\u201d for&nbsp;<em>his&nbsp;<\/em>skills on the defensive end. In Kimball\u2019s 67-59 loss to Corona Centennial (Calif.) on Saturday, Brown blocked three shots and often guarded five-star junior guard Jared McCain, who scored 20 points on 6-for-14 shooting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brown, just 5-10 and 140 pounds per 247, doesn\u2019t need size to do it, either.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cJust heart, toughness,\u201d Smith said. \u201cDefense is all about heart and want to, and he wants to .. he takes pride in it. He wants to guard the other guy\u2019s best player.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Seven-footer downs Oak Cliff Faith Family<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kel\u2019el Ware\u2019s rebounding statistics matched what might be expected from a player that stands seven feet tall: 15 on defensive end, three on offense, 18 overall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the North Little Rock senior, orally committed to Oregon, demonstrated there is a lot more to his game that would not be normal for a player his size. He finished with a game-high 28 points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ware finished 13-of-16 shooting from the floor with two blocks helping North Little Rock (2-0) defeat Oak Cliff Faith Family Academy 79-63.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jadyn Toppin, a 6-7 junior, led Faith Family (7-3) with 20 points and eight rebounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2013&nbsp;<em>Randy Jennings<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Timberview rallies:<\/strong>&nbsp;The shots were not falling early, but there was no sign of panic from Mansfield Timberview. Timberview (7-1) rallied from a 10-point halftime deficit to defeat North Crowley 67-61 in overtime behind big second-half performances by Jared Washington and Donovan O\u2019Day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Washington, a 6-3 senior guard, scored 14 of his game-high 23 points in the second half. O\u2019Day, a 6-2 wing, finished with 17 points before fouling out in overtime. Timberview\u2019s scoring was divided among four players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe survive on our defense and rebounding,\u2019\u2019 said coach Duane Gregory, who guided Timberview to state championships in 2017 and 2019. \u201cWe always have.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kenneth \u201cTrey\u2019\u2019 Davis III, a 6-2 senior guard, led North Crowley (6-3) with 21 points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2013&nbsp;<em>Randy Jennings<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Eli\u2019s coming:<\/strong>&nbsp;A year ago, it was Manny Obaseki in the spotlight when John Paul II took the court. Manny, a 6-4 guard, is now at Texas A&amp;M, but younger brother Elijah is carrying on the family name in his senior season for the Cardinals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In an 80-52 rout of Fort Worth O.D. Wyatt, the 6-7 Elijah filled up his score line with 12 points, 10 rebounds, and five blocks as John Paul II improved its record to 13-2.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FORT WORTH \u2014 Teams like Richardson \u2014 teams with state championship aspirations, and the talent to realistically support them \u2014 don\u2019t often celebrate wins in November with a water bottle ambush on their head coach in the locker room. Not before district play, not before the season\u2019s most meaningful games have begun. 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