CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After helping lead George Washington to its third Class AAA boys basketball state championship back in March, senior standouts Justin Phillips and Anthony Clendenin signed on Thursday evening with Huntington Prep’s new post-graduate program.
Both Phillips and Clendenin battled through injuries during the 2018 campaign, but ultimately returned to the floor, leading the Patriots (23-3) to their first basketball championship since 2011.
“When you have key players go out, other guys have to step up – that’s what they did,” Phillips said after the title game. “This team overcame so much adversity.”
Phillips, a 6-foot guard, scored 20 points in the state title win over Martinsburg, while Clendenin, a 6-foot-4, 230 pound forward, scored the decisive put-back in a quarterfinal win over Huntington.
Signing with Huntington Prep will allow both Phillips and Clendenin to reclassify for the 2019 recruiting class.
Phillips and Clendenin on Thursday were joined by Huntington’s Mikal Dawson who will play for Huntington Prep as well.