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Future Duke Basketball Sharpshooter Eclipses 50 for Prep Powerhouse
Paul VI Catholic (Va.), the nation's No. 2 prep squad in the eyes of ESPN, improved to 23-2 behind 52 points from Duke basketball signee Darren Harris in Tuesday night's 101-58 road win over St. Mary's Ryken.
The 6-foot-6, 195-pound Harris, a four-star wing and celebrated sniper who ranks No. 53 overall on the 247Sports 2024 Composite, finished 14-for-19 from the field, 7-for-11 beyond the arc, and 15-for-15 at the line. Indeed, his sizzling scoring prowess from all areas was on full display.
"I was in that 'flow state,'" Harris, a 3-point contest champion on several occasions, told League Ready afterward, "and my teammates did a good job finding me in the right spots."
Check out the highlights of his all-around scorching performance:
Darren Harris, the first in his class to commit to Duke basketball head coach Jon Scheyer and his staff, is on tap to arrive in Durham this summer alongside a Paul VI teammate in five-star center Patrick Ngongba II. Ngongba boasts a No. 22 composite ranking but has been out of commission most of the season due to a foot injury.
And the Blue Devils will welcome three other early 2024 signees: Montverde Academy (Fla.) five-star forward Cooper Flagg (No. 1 overall), North Meck (N.C.) five-star wing Isaiah Evans (No. 14), and Wisconsin Lutheran five-star forward Kon Knueppel (No. 16).
Evans, who scored 44 points in a game last week while shooting 16-for-19 from the field, joins Flagg as the only McDonald's All-American Game selections in the bunch.
Scheyer's haul ranks No. 1 in the country, per 247Sports.
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