Williams reaches 3-point semis
Published 6:38 pm Saturday, February 27, 2016
Nansemond River High School senior guard Torrence Williams has made it to the semifinal round of the American Family Insurance “#DreamFearlessly Fan Vote.”
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Nansemond River High School senior guard Torrence Williams has finished playing high school ball, but his chances are still alive to represent his school in a three-point competition on national television during Final Four Weekend. (Matthew Hatfield photo)
He was one of 16 high school players chosen as candidates to compete in a three-point contest that will air on national television during Final Four weekend.
To get to Houston, Texas for the competition, he must make it through the multi-round “#DreamFearlessly Fan Vote,” in which fans visit highschoolslam.com/mens/3pt and vote for their favorite shooter in a bracket-style competition.
Williams narrowly made it through the first round, and he emerged from the quarterfinal round, grabbing 50.09 percent of the vote compared to senior guard Triston Wells of St. Anne-Pacelli Catholic School in Georgia, who ended up with 49.91 percent.
As of this writing, Williams holds 59.20 percent of the vote in the semifinals against Keys Gate Charter High School senior guard Ian Mumford, who has 40.80 percent.
Despite this advantage, in the previous rounds, the lead has shrunk as the voting deadline nears, making consistent fan-voting and a broadening voter-base important. Voting for the semifinal round closes on Wednesday at 12:59 p.m.
The American Family Insurance High School Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships will air on CBS at 3:30 p.m. April 3.