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Our boys varsity basketball team made a name for itself during the 2016-2017 season, dominating during the season and earning the state title - and this past year, they did it again. In addition to their undefeated regular season, the Cougars took on the best teams in the state, forcing unstoppable McEachern into overtime and challenging state powerhouse Norcross High. The Holy Spirit Prep basketball program has put our student athletes on the map for recruitment to training programs and college ball. Breaking Out onto the National Scene
The 2017-18 season started off strong with two early wins ahead of five tournaments they played throughout the season. At the post-Thanksgiving Hard in the Paint Tournament, the boys competed against nationally-ranked McEachern High School. The team held their own, and were able to close the point gap this year from 13 points to 9 points, with a final score of 60-69.
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During the Christmas break, the players traveled to several holiday tournaments including the Hawks-Naismith Holiday Classic where they took on Georgia powerhouse Norcross High School, losing by 10 points. The boys redeemed themselves at the Tournament of Champions, winning three of the four contests. They suffered a loss to Paul VI High out of Fairfax, Virginia, but dominated over Lower Richland (South Carolina), Jonesboro, and Wheeler. At the start of January, the boys participated in the Sun Hoops Tournament where they defeated South Miami and Vanguard. Less than two weeks later on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the team played the headliner game of the Dream Challenge Tournament against Westside High out of Macon. It was a rough start in the first half, with Westside keeping a regular 10-point lead to halftime. The second half, described by one HSP parent as “the best game of high school basketball I have ever seen,” was an entirely different game, with Anthony Edwards scoring 37 points by himself. The game closed with HSP up 74-64.
