David Williams (sr. Forward/Center) for Corliss stands at about 6-4 or 6-5 and weighs about 230lb, is Corliss's leading scoring.
Corliss had a rough season last year finishing with a 6-17 overall record. But their record can be forgiven because 7 of their losses came from Red-South Conference opponents. The Red-South is the toughest basketball conference in the state holding basketball powers Simeon, Morgan Park, Brooks, and CVS. Because of their conference finish last year, Harlan was sent back down to the Blue-South conference with more manageable opponents like Hirsh, Longwood, Gage Park, and ACE Tech (those teams are a combined 6-17 this year).
Corliss's hopes of going back to the Red will rely heavily on the big frame of David Williams. Williams stands at about 6-4 or 6-5 and I estimate his weight to be about 230 or 240lbs. On the basketball court he is a wide body that takes up a lot of space. David uses his frame well to get rebounds.
"I was the leading scorer last year", said Williams after I talked to him in the game.
Williams is again the leading scorer for Corliss this season. From what I've seen of him, Williams is a very strong and agressive player that can score inside using his body well. He moves well for a guy his size, but his weight does limit his jumping level a bit. to make up for it, he uses his body to score.
His aggressiveness can be a blessing in that it get's him points and rebounds, but at the same time, his aggressiveness creates a lot of fouls. In one of the games I watched him play, he got into early foul trouble. But the Corliss coach wanted his offense in there so bad that he substituted him in during offensive possessions and substituted him out during defensive possessions.
After a 1-3 start of this season, Corliss has won 5 games in a row and now sits on top of the Blue-South conference. but with games still to play against conference challengers Urban Prep and Agriculture Science, we don't know yet if Corliss will win it.
Corliss does have a good chance to win the Blue-South. WIlliams is teamed up with some promising young teammates like Deonte Wilkins and Deonte Loggis and 6-6 sophomore Marcus Reed. Now, if the coaching staff can get them to gel together as a team and play more team ball, Corliss should have a good shot at going back to the Red Conference.
"We want to make it downstate...and we want to go after Harlan" said Williams on what his goal is for this year.
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