Colleton County fall teams working to compete in tough region

By David Shelton

Senior Writer

Walterboro – The 2024 season is off to a rough start for the Colleton County football team as they continue to work on building a foundation for future success under second-year coach Adam Kinloch.

While the team has shown improvement and has competed well at times, the early schedule was a lot to handle this fall.

The Cougars enter a region game against Beaufort on Oct. 11 with a 1-5 overall record, 0-1 in region play after a loss to May River on Oct. 4 in the region opener.

Colleton County’s other losses in the non-region schedule came to Hampton County, Woodland, Lower Richland and Stratford. Two of the first five losses came to top 1o ranked teams – Hampton County in AA and May River in AAAA.

After the region game against Beaufort, the Cougars have remaining league contests against Bluffton (Oct. 18), Hilton Head (Oct. 25) and Bishop England (Nov. 1).

Senior Sean Williams and sophomore Galil Frazier have shared playing time at quarterback. Cameron Greyson has been the leading rusher in most games.

Kinloch says the anchor on the offensive line is sophomore center Chase Jones, who started as a freshman. Carter Stevens, a senior, also returns with experience and Carter Segura will play a prominent role up front.

Senior Kendal Farmer is the top returner on defense. The 6-0, 195-pounder is a key returner at linebacker and has added about 25 pounds of muscle since last season.

Another key returner on defense is senior Amari Williams, who will be used at several positions because of his versatility but is primarily an outside linebacker.

The Colleton County girls tennis team experienced some early season success in their non-region schedule, getting off to a 4-0 start. The road has been more difficult in region play as the league is very strong from top to bottom.

The volleyball team also has struggled against the region schedule, losing their first six contests. The team did pick up two early non-region wins.

Seniors on the volleyball team this season include Nykeria Gibson, captain Akeelya Daniel, Lanasia Sanders and TaiAnna Fuller.

The cross country program has run a full competitive schedule with the boys team leading the way. Philip Michael Witkin is the top runner for the boys team, followed by LaShombre Johnson and Samuel Witkin. All three runners placed among the top 25 finishers at the recent Hampton County Hurricane Invitational with Philip Michael running sixth overall.

The only girls participating this fall on a regular basis are Allyson Scott and Madison Scott, who continue to run in competitive meets as newcomers to the sport.