By: Cooper Hart
In the most anticipated game of the day, two national powers faced off in Combine Academy and Prolific Prep. Combine blew out Greenfield School in their opening-round game yesterday and Prolific Prep had a similar result against Cannon School. They action did not disappoint, starting early with a balanced Combine attack in the first quarter. A Collin Tanner three at the buzzer made it 20-16 in favor of Combine after one. The Crew opened the second on a 10-1 run and used that momentum to stretch out a 10-point lead. Auburn commit and Charlotte native Aden Holloway was electric in the second quarter, getting to the rim and hitting shots off the dribble including a step back three with time expiring to put Prolific up 38-26 at the half. Holloway led all scorers with 14 points at the break, Silas Demary Jr. led Combine with 8. Prolific won the second quarter 22-6.
In the second half, Prolific continued their run of dominance, with Holloway showing why he