Metro vs. Florida Challenge 2021: A look at top players and best performances

Over the course of three days, 46 teams from across the state of Florida were on display at the 11th annual Metro vs. Florida Challenge hosted by Apopka High School.

APOPKA, Fla. - Over the course of three days, 46 teams from across the state of Florida were on display at the 11th annual Metro vs. Florida Challenge hosted by Apopka High School.

SBLive was on hand for the final day of the event. Here's a look at players who stood out:

Apopka

2022 forward/center Sam Alexis finished with 26 points and 8 rebounds, in Saturday’s win over Discovery

2023 guard KJ Robinson finished with 16 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists in Saturday’s win over Discovery

Bishop Moore

2023 guard Alexis Madrid finished with a team-high 16 points, including three 3-pointers in Saturday’s loss vs Winter Park

2024 forward Cyrus LaPlant had 10 points and 4 rebounds, in Saturday’s loss vs Winter Park

2023 guard Isaiah Davis had 10 points, in Saturday’s loss vs Winter Park

Colonial

2023 guard Elvin Sierra finished with 17 points, 4 rebounds and 4 steals, in Saturday’s win over Eustis

2022 forward Rob Paulino finished with 17 points and 8 rebounds, in Saturday’s win over Eustis

2022 guard Marc Ramirez finished with 10 points and 5 steals, in Saturday’s win over Eustis

Discovery

2022 guard Tray’von Osborne had 21 points, 6 rebounds and 3 steals in Saturday’s loss vs Apopka

2024 guard Willie Wilson had 12 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists in Saturday’s loss vs Apopka

Eustis

2025 guard Anthony Hines finished with 9 points (3 three-pointers), 4 rebounds and 2 assists in Saturday’s loss vs Colonial

2022 guard Jonah Koester finished with 6 points (2 three-pointers) and had 2 assists, in Saturday’s loss vs Colonial

Evans

2023 forward Micah Blackmon had 21 points and 9 rebounds, in Saturday’s loss vs Windermere Prep

2022 guard Jyshaun Melvin had 20 points and 5 assists, in Saturday’s loss vs Windermere Prep

Leesburg

2023 guard Kamerin James finished with a team-high 9 points, in Saturday’s loss vs Oak Ridge

2024 forward Kanye Gaines finished with 6 points and 4 rebounds, in Saturday’s loss vs Oak Ridge

Oak Ridge

2025 guard Jalen Reece finished with 18 points (6 three-pointers), in Saturday’s win over Leesburg

2024 forward Tyler Johnson finished with 14 points and 7 rebounds, in Saturday’s win over Leesburg

2024 guard Elijah Elliott finished with 13 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists in Saturday’s win over Leesburg

Trinity Prep

2022 guard/forward Krishen Atwal finished with a game-high 25 points, in Saturday’s win over University (Orlando)

2022 guard Javon Bennett finished with 22 points and 5 assists, in Saturday’s win over University (Orlando)

2022 forward/center Josh Cooper finished with 9 points & 7 rebounds, in Saturday’s win over University (Orlando)

University (Orlando)

2022 forward Jamar Ingram finished with a game-high 24 points and 8 rebounds, in Saturday’s loss vs Trinity Prep

2022 guard JonAnthony Hutton finished with 10 points and 4 assists, in Saturday’s loss vs Trinity Prep

2023 forward Lucas McMillion finished with 9 points, 3 rebounds and 2 steals, in Saturday’s loss vs Trinity Prep

Viera

2023 guard Sergio Santiago finished with a team-high 8 points (2 three-pointers), in Saturday’s loss vs Windermere

Windermere

2023 forward Sean Stewart finished with a game-high 22 points and 12 rebounds, in Saturday’s win over Viera

2022 guard Miles Hall finished with 13 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, in Saturday’s win over Viera

2022 forward Chris Nurse finished with 11 points, 5 rebounds and 2 blocks in Saturday’s win over Viera

2024 guard Chalier Torres finished with 10 points and 6 assists, in Saturday’s win over Viera

Windermere Prep

2024 forward Zachiah “ZZ” Clark finished with 22 points and 9 rebounds, in Saturday’s win over Evans

2022 forward Jayden Williams finished with a team-high 24 points and 10 rebounds, in Saturday’s win over Evans

2023 guard Edurado Placer finished with 15 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists in Saturday’s win over Evans

Winter Park

2022 guard Isaiah Oquendo finished with a game-high 26 points, including four 3-pointers in Saturday’s win over Bishop Moore

2023 guard Owen Clark finished with 11 points (3 three-pointers), 3 rebounds and 3 assists, in Saturday’s win over Bishop Moore

2022 guard/forward Stephen Childs finished with 8 points and 2 assists, in Saturday’s win over Bishop Moore