Transfer to crosstown rival fuels state's leading basketball scorer paying homage to late father

NILE MCNAIR
Dec 10, 2024
Dec 10, 2024 Updated Jan 2, 2025

Sun Prairie East point guard Chris Davis Jr. flexes after scoring an and-one against Janesville Craig on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024 at Sun Prairie East High School in Sun Prairie, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK/STATE JOURNAL
OWEN ZILIAK,STATE JOURNAL

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NILE MCNAIR

SUN PRAIRIE — The state’s high school boys basketball scoring leader had an emotional offseason in which his father died, which led him to transfer to a crosstown rival where he’s paying homage to his father throughout his senior season.

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Chris Davis introduction — Sun Prairie East point guard Chris Davis Jr. is introduced before a game against Janesville Craig on Dec. 5 in Sun Prairie.
OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL

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Chris Davis - cover photo — Sun Prairie East point guard Chris Davis Jr. rises up to throw down a dunk during a home game against Janesville Craig on Dec. 5.
OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL

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Max Raimer, Sun Prairie East — **Raimer**
NILE MCNAIR, STATE JOURNAL

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