Houston Academy is one of the hottest teams coming into the Downtown Dothan Hoops Classic, which begins Monday at the Dothan Civic Center.
The Raiders, ranked No. 4 in the state for Class 3A, have a 14-1 record with the lone loss coming to powerhouse Berkeley Prep of Tampa, Fla.
On Tuesday, the other eight teams get into action starting with Daleville against Geneva County at 3:30, followed by Georgiana against Headland, Dothan against three-time defending tournament champion Eufaula and Ashford against Northside Methodist Academy to conclude the first round games. Tickets are $6 each night. A tournament record $62,624 was raised last year in the tournament through sponsorships, ticket sales and concession revenues minus expenses to go back to the schools selected to compete in the boys basketball tournament held annually.
“They don’t have a whole lot of bench, but their starting five is really good. Junior Smith … he’s hard to handle. He’s tall and lean and he can dribble and he can shoot. Then that shooter that they’ve got, Jamarvion Scott, is a true three-point shooter. Houston Academy made it to the Class 3A state semifinal game last season and the momentum has carried over. Watson is back as head coach after stepping away from the role for three years while Scott Whitaker led the program. Watson had coached his alma mater for 16 seasons before his assistant, Whitaker, took over as the head coach. Whitaker decided to step down after last season and Watson returned.
“Truthfully, sometimes it’s hard getting everybody the playing time they deserve,” Watson said. “Coming off the bench is Ethan Coachman, 6-3, 260. Got freshman Jordan Forrester, he’s about 6-5, 195, freshman. I’ve never seen anybody improve like him. He couldn’t dunk until about two months ago and now he just jumps and slams it with two hands.
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