Greg Louis vs. Austin Rivers

In my recent profile of Greg Louis, I included an anecdote from the Penn forward's high school days, when his squad took on Austin Rivers and Winter Park High School in the high-profile City of Palms tournament. Rivers, a Duke-bound combo guard and eventual No. 10 NBA Draft pick, erupted for 42 points, including five consecutive three-pointers.

Though it wasn't Dwyer's best game, it's worthwhile to watch the highlights to play the "Hey, I see Greg!" game. (He's wearing No. 23 for the Dwyer Panthers, who are in white). Additionally, the video gives a sense of the type of competition some of Penn's athletes faced in high school. And though the video doesn't show it, Louis poured in 19 points to go along with nine rebounds in the 76-64 loss.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtHvTSIcr0c

Despite the defeat, Louis spoke very positively about the experience of playing against Rivers:

It was actually encouraging playing him because before the game there was so much hype around him, but playing against him you realized it wasn’t, I don't know, magic — it wasn’t impossible to stop him. We didn’t accomplish it, but it seemed like he had just worked really hard at his craft and he was good because he worked at it.

Dwyer went on to finish the season 33-2 and capture the Florida class 5A state title. Meanwhile, Winter Park won the class 6A state championship in the Sunshine State and concluded the year 28-6. Interestingly enough, Dwyer received a No. 7 national ranking from Max Preps, while Winter Park came in at No. 90, so perhaps the Panthers had the last laugh after all.