Chapin – As the regular season winds down for the 2023-24 winter sports season in South Carolina, the basketball and wrestling teams at Chapin High are hoping to finish strong and earn a spot in the upcoming Class AAAAA state playoffs.
For sure, the wrestling team will be in the state duals tournament and will likely again contend for the state championship. Chapin reached the AAAAA Upper State finals last season before losing to Fort Mill.
Chapin has steadily improved overall since the season began in late November. The Eagles began the season ranked eighth in the preseason Class AAAAA statewide rankings. As of Jan. 26, Chapin had climbed to the No. 2 spot behind Summerville. Summerville is ranked No. 1 due to a regular season dual win over the Eagles, a match that needed seven tie-breakers after the team’s were tied through 14 matches.
In addition to having a strong duals team, the roster has a bevy of individual wrestlers who will also contend for state titles in the state individuals tournament at the end of February.
Chapin also had impressive showings at the US Military Duals (1st) and the Bearcat Invitational (2nd) in Rock Hill.
Sophomore Preston White, a state champion at 106 pounds last season, is ranked as the No. 2 wrestler in AAAAA at 120 pounds.
Junior Josh Atkins has climbed to No. 6 in the 126-pound weight class and junior Harrison Jones, a three-time state qualifier as an individual, is ranked fifth at 165-pounds.
Senior Tyler Hornick, a state runner-up last season, is ranked as the No. 2 190-pounder and senior Ben Delpriore is the No. 2 ranked 215-pounder.
Other competing wrestlers having solid seasons include Jace Randolph (110), Aiden Stick (130), Carmine Keene (148), Ben Bonnett (154), Hayden Goodwin (179), Lake Newman (160), Chris Majchzak (285), Brandon Rogers (117) and Tyler Childs (195).
The girls basketball team entered play on Jan. 26 with a 10-7 record overall and a 2-2 record in region 5-AAAAA. The team opened the season with an 8-3 record.
Sophomore Reagan Haggard continues her solid season, averaging 13.1 points and 9.5 rebounds per game. Freshman Kiley Freeman is averaging 9.6 points per game and junior Brooke Holmes adds 6.8 points per contest. Sophomore post Sami Stephenson is pulling down 8.9 boards per outing.
The Chapin boys have some work to do in region play to secure a playoff berth. Chapin was 5-12 overall and 1-2 in region play as of Jan. 25.
Junior Tyson Ray leads the team in scoring at 12.4 points per game while also averaging 4.2 assists. Senior Cayman Collins adds 11.7 points per game while sophomore Brayden Francis contributes 6.8 points. Junior Jayden Bradford is averaging 6.3 points per outing.
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