We Speak High School Basketball
Alexander’s Title Was No Fluke — and Donovin Martin Is Still There
Alexander didn’t sneak into a championship. The Cougars from Douglasville went 30-2, won 24 straight at one point, and took the Class 5A state title with an 81-67 win over Woodward Academy in Macon — the school’s second state championship.
The final showed their gear. Down 39-32 at halftime, Alexander ripped off a 24-16 third quarter capped by a halfcourt buzzer-beater and never looked back. Colorado State signee Gregory “Pops” Dunson finished with 25 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists, Georgia Southern signee Jayden Crawford added 18 points and 9 rebounds, and Christian Moore had 15. Dunson and Crawford have graduated — that part of the story is over.
The part that continues wears a Cougars jersey this winter. Junior guard Donovin Martin opens the season as a Preseason Second Team All-State pick in Class 6A under Georgia’s new alignment, the returning name on a roster that learned how to win every kind of game last year: blowouts, street fights and a final it trailed at the half.
Defending a title is a different sport than winning one. Alexander has the returner, the standard and the memory of Macon. Now comes the defense.
We Speak High School Basketball
Remember These Names: E’zariyah Clark and Amira White Headline Florida’s 2030 Class in Tampa
They haven’t played a minute of high school basketball yet. In Tampa, people are already learning their names.
E’zariyah Clark arrives at Tampa Bay Tech as a 5-11 forward and combo guard in the class of 2030, playing club ball for HER Elite. Prep Girls Hoops’ evaluation reads like a varsity scouting report: a midrange game, range out to the deep ball, and rim protection built on length and timing — a freshman who “should be a key contributor for TBT alongside a talented group of guards.”
Across town, Amira White gives Plant a 6-0 power forward from the same 2030 class, playing for MBJ Elite. Prep Girls Hoops calls her “a major addition for Plant as the program looks to reestablish itself among the top teams in Tampa and across the state,” pointing to a back-to-the-basket game with an outside shot to match.
Florida’s 2030 class, as Prep Girls Hoops frames it, is a group whose size and length make them names to watch from day one. Two of the biggest are starting their careers in Tampa gyms this winter. Remember where you heard them first.
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