By Jazz Felton

Friday afternoon at Parkview High School for the 14u Bob Gibbons Pool Play games, had its share of young rising talent including Joyful Hawkins. The  6’7 rising freshman showed he could become a defensive force and talented scorer in the paint.

The ATL Big Five won in dominant fashion yesterday against the Upward Stars Upstate with Joyful barely breaking a sweat with an easy double double with rebounds for the big man. He had total command in the paint either blocking or contesting any shot attempt that came even near his vicinity. Hawkins has a very quick first and second bounce, and excellent reaction time.

Coordination is common issue with prospects his size but that IS NOT the way to describe Hawkins. He blocked shots with both hands and caught an impressive and alley-oop in traffic. Hawkins is in good hands at Brunswick High School! He will learn under a coaching staff that preaches ‘work ethic’ constantly, which a player of his talent will benefit from extremely. Very intrigued and excited for the next four years of Hawkins, it has the *potential to be very promising.

Suwanee Basketball Club came to play in there win against the Georgia Stars holding them to only 26 points all game. After both teams got off to a hot start offensively, Head Coach of SBC, Bo Bell, called an early 1st quarter timeout. He preached to his team he was not interested in exchanging points against their opponent and his players followed suit with a dominating defensive performance.

The Georgia Stars continue their dominance with a talented 14u roster including Tennessee prospect Braeden Moore. The 6-foot-6 scorer has a lot to offer in his arsenal including pin point shooting and crafty finishes around the rim. The Georgia Stars put a good beating on ATL Raptors with multiple guys scoring double digits including 6’3 guard TJ Grant. Grant scored in bunches and distributed the ball well to his teammates. The length of the Stars caused havoc on the defensive end and TJ was able score tons of transition points.