2020 SCHSL Championship Recap – Class 1A
High Point Academy – 60 VS Military Magnet Academy – 50 The game started off with the returning finalist High Point Academy jumping out to a 5 – 0 lead behind a couple of their Freshman, 5’7” – Forward…
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Military Magnet Academy – 50
The game started off with the returning finalist High Point Academy jumping out to a 5 – 0 lead behind a couple of their Freshman, 5’7” – Forward – Ka’Derrah Beason – converted the 1st 2 points of the game on a layup, followed by 5’6” – Guard – Vivian Bracebridge knocking down a 3-Ptr. Military Magnet got on the board at the 6:00 minute mark with Freshman – Guard – Jataya Brown – Knocking Down a 3-Ptr followed by another Freshman – Rykia Jakes Rykia Jakes 5'5" | SG Military Magnet | 2023 State SC – making it Back 2 Back 3-Ptrs to take the lead at 6 – 5. Military Magnet found some great success with there full court pressure defense, their young athletic Guards were giving High Point Academy issues, they went on a 12 – 4 run to end the 1st quarter that pushed their lead out to 18 – 9.
High Point Academy – Head Coach: Grace Franklin: made some adjustments in how they were attacking the pressure from Military Magnet and it made some immediate dividends in the 2nd period, High Point outscored Military Magnet 18 – 10 in that period, they were lead by Ka’Derrah Beason with 11 Points & Senior – Taniah Wilkins – who finished the half with 8 Pts & 14 Rebounds – in driving her team to take the lead at 27 – 26 before Military Magnet scored again to take the lead into the locker room at 28 – 27. Rykia Jakes Rykia Jakes 5'5" | SG Military Magnet | 2023 State SC led Military Magnet at the half with 12 Points including 2 – 3Ptrs to give her team the 1 pt lead.
The 2nd half started off with Military Magnet very quickly scoring 5 points and taking a 33 – 27 Lead with 7:17 left on the clock and looked to be very much in charge. High Point Academy came back with patience and alternated scoring with Military Magnet throughout the period until Freshman – Vivian Bracebridge – knocked down 2 Big 3-Ptrs to help regain the lead, High Point would hold on at 46 – 43 heading into the 4th Quarter – That is when High Point stepped up the defense and held Military Magnet to 7 Points to finish off the game. Senior leadership is so Big in these Championship games and Taniah Wilkins was able to be the most dominant person on the court especially in the 2nd half – Finishing with 19 Pts – 18 Reb & 5 Blk to go out a Champion. High Point was supported by 2 of their Freshman who shined on this big stage – Ka’Derrah Beason finished with 18 Points and was instrumental with keeping them in the game, Vivian Bracebridge finished with 12 Points including 3 – 3Ptrs that came up in timely moments throughout the game. Military Magnet is very young and carry a roster with 6 Freshman & 2 – 7th Graders on their roster, they are built for a long run of success at the 1A level, Rykia Jakes Rykia Jakes 5'5" | SG Military Magnet | 2023 State SC finished with 16 Points including 3 – 3Ptrs, Kaelin Davis added 12 Points & 9 steals. This day was for High Point Academy to celebrate their Senior Taniah Wilkins and send her off as a Champion.