bamaallday

Thought they were better players and took less talented teams to state multiple times.

 

Pearson as a sophomore and junior didn’t have Matthews, when Matthews became a big part of the Bulldogs Pearson senior year they went to state. Matthews also was player of year Gatorade in the state.

First I want to make it very clear the I love Alex Matthews. i know him and his family very well. He is a phenomenal person. However, how could you come to this conclusion? Pearson averaged 21 and 10 his junior year and 27 and 11 his senior year. Pearson competed against CJ Frederick, Trevon Faulkner, Adam Kunkel, Jay Scrubbs etc. for Gatorade POY. This is gonna sound like i don't like Matthews; which is far from the case. I know and love the kid very much. But to suggest he was a better player than Pearson is kinda crazy to me. I mean the kid is the schools all time leader in points, rebounds, block shots, etc etc. Maybe I'm missing something here. Are you suggesting that Pearson's team made it to state because of Matthews? He was never a big part of that team as a sophomore.

Basketball is a bit different from football or baseball for that matter. Typically in a basketball game only about 6 or 7 players get the majority of playing minutes. It is difficult for a kid to just sit with the prospect of playing time so little. Couple that with unreal expectations from parents, AAU coaches etc. and you get a kid that's anxious to play right away. Turn to the transfer portal where you have been promised playing time or the prospect of playing time with a new team.IMO.

Fifth Region

Quentin Goodin

Mason Faulkner

Mickey Pearson

David Sloan

Brandon Price

Tony Jackson

Alex Matthews

Eljay Cowherd

Darius Hardin

Tre Smith

I follow the 2nd through 5th pretty religiously.

2nd

Anthony Hickey

KyKy Tandy

Kenny White

Eli Pepper

JaQualis Matlock

 

3rd

Aric Holman

Justin Miller

James Baker

Stewart Currie

Zach Hopewell

 

Eli Wright would replace Hopewell if counting him since he didn’t finish in the state.

 

4th

Terry Taylor

Tavin Logan

Chance Behanen

George Fant

Jordan Shanklin

 

5th

Quentin Goodin

Mason Faulkner

Brandon Price

Eljay Cowherd

Alex Matthews

 

 

 

Out of those four teams I would rank them

 

1.) fourth region

2.) third region

3.) fifth region

4.) second region

For the 5th Region you have 2 alums from John Hardin; yet you don't have Mickey Pearson the school's all time leader in about 6 categories to include scoring and rebounding.