Cross Creek-Summer 2019
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School: Cross Creek High School
Head Coach: Lawrence M. Kelly
Twitter Accounts to Follow: @CrossCreekBBall @Georgia_CoachK
Former Players in College:
Moses Jones- Reinhardt University
Artis Chapman- San Diego Miramar College
Past Seasons:
Overall Record: 14-16
-AAAA Sweet Sixteen Playoff Appearance
-AAAA Region 3 Region Runner Up
Cross Creek Boys Basketball finished this season in second place, for the second time in program history. This season, the Razorbacks tied the school’s men’s basketball record with 14 wins. The Razorbacks advanced to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time in the program’s history. When Coach Lawrence Kelly was hired in 2017, he knew that rebuilding the program was going to be a challenge. However, the guys bought in and worked extremely hard on the court as well as in the weight room. This has taken them from a 12 win season in 2017-2018 to 14 wins and a Sweet Sixteen Appearance the 2018-2019 season. The team has 8 players returning from last year’s team that are looking forward to increasing the success of the program.
June Summary:
Richmond County Summer League
June 3
June 5
June 10
June 12
June 17
June 19
June 24
June 26
North Augusta Summer Explosion
June 8
White Knoll Shootout
June 11
McCormick Shootout
June 13
University of South Carolina
June 14
June 15
AC Flora Dirty Bird Shootout
June 18
Fox Creek Summer Shootout
June 20
NCAA/GHSA Exposure Event
June 21
June 22
June 23
Butler Bulldog Shootout
June 29
Roster:
2020 6″6 Kobe Stewart
2020 6″5 Monroe Atkins
2020 6″4 Mahki Climons
2020 6″1 Andre Herbert
2020 5″11 Cameron Gibbons
2020 5″10 Dajuan Rouse
2021 6″5 Corey Trotter
2021 6″3 Joshua Dorsey
2021 6″0 Devin Pope
2022 6″0 Dion Atkins
2022 5″8 Jaquez Ellison
Players to Watch:
Kobe Stewart is a very talented combo guard. At 6″6 he is capable of playing 1 through 4. He is very crafty when it comes to handling and scoring the ball. He can score from all three levels and was the leading scorer for the Razorbacks last season. Has a very high IQ of the game with excellent court vision.
http://www.hudl.com/v/2BBVbh
Monroe Atkins is wing/forward that does a great job at finishing at the rim. He can score from all three levels. He is a tenacious rebounder and a great shot blocker. He is also excellent in finishing in transition.
Corey Trotter is very skilled at scoring the ball at all three levels. He is a high level shooter but is excellent around the rim. He is a tenacious rebounder and an excellent shot blocker.
Devin Pope shoots the ball at a high level. He can score from all three levels. He shot 40% from the three point line this past season. He also shot 95% from the free throw line.
http://www.hudl.com/v/2BJsdJ
Josh Dorsey is a very crafty scorer. He can score from all three levels. He is an excellent finisher and handles the ball very well. He is at his best in transition and is an excellent defender as well.