Braylin Carter leads Warriors in both scoring and rebounding

Thompson Stone, Jackson Outlar both averaging over 20 points a game

By Dennis Brunson hssr.com Associate Editor Dillon – Donell Stanley’s second season as the football head coach at Dillon Christian School is going much like his first. There have been several close games, but not a lot of victories. The Warriors were 3-8 last season with three of those losses coming by one, three and 12 points. So far this season, DCS, a SCISA AA school this year after playing at the Class A level last year, is 1-4-1 with a 3-point loss to AAA Florence Christian School by a 30-27 count to start the season and a 28-27 loss to AA St. John’s Christian on October 4. The other losses were 19-0 to AAA Trinity Collegiate and 29-8 to AA Hilton Head Prep . Dillon Christian’s win was 34-6 over Carolina Academy while it tied Lee Academy 7-7 in a game that was called due to inclement weather. The losses to St. John’s Christian and Hilton Head Prep were Region 1 losses. Dillon Christian has three region contests remaining. The Warriors play at Bethesda Academy on October 11 and at Christian Academy of Myrtle Beach on October 25 before playing host to Pee Dee Academy on November 1 to end the regular season. Senior running back Jackson Outlar is the leader of the Warriors offense. He had rushed for 551 yards and scored five touchdowns on 69 carries through five games He had also caught seven passes for 195 yards and three touchdowns. Senior quarterback Avery Sherman has completed 29 of 57 passes for 416 yards and three touchdowns while rushing for 146 yards and three touchdowns on 22 carries. Senior wide receiver CJ Bailey has 12 receptions for 110 yards, senior Walker Chavis had two catches for 63 yards, senior Tye Carroll had four catches for 22 yards and junior Hayden Moody had four catches for 22 yards. . Junior middle linebacker Kaden Locklear was leading the defense with 37 tackles and three fumble recoveries. Junior defensive lineman Wyatt Locklear had 33 tackles, while Sherman, a cornerback on defense, senior defensive lineman Chris Wilcox and junior defensive lineman Braxton Cummings all had 23 tackles. Junior defensive lineman R Bracey had a team high two quarterback sacks among his 20 total tackles. He had also caused two fumbles and recovered a fumble. Bailey, a cornerback, had an interception as did Sherman. Bailey also had two fumble recoveries and had 18 tackles. Chavis, a strong safety on defense, had 20 tackles and a sack

NETC Male Student Athlete of the Month: Dillon Christian's Jackson Outlar

NETC Female Student Athlete of the Month: Dillon Christian's Molly Andrews

Warriors will play at AAA level in all other sports

By: Gerald Doolittle Goose Creek, S.C . - The South Carolina Independent Schools Association is preparing to open its 55 th football season with a new two-year alignment. Can Hammond (4A), Hilton Head Christian (3A), Bethesda Academy (2A), Patrick Henry Academy (1A) and Jefferson Davis Academy (8 Man) defend their 2023 titles? Hammond will be playing for their 8 th straight title in Class 4A. The top five pre-season ranking for Class 4A : 1. Hammond 2. Laurence Manning 3. Porter-Gaud 4. Northwood Academy 5. Cardinal Newman. Laurence Manning was runners-up to Hammond in 2023. Augusta Christian, Ben Lippen and Heathwood Hall will earn a playoff spot by finishing in the top eight. The top five pre-season ranking for Class 3A : 1. Hilton Head Christian, 2. Wilson Hall, 3. Pinewood Prep, 4. Florence Christian and 5. Trinity Collegiate. Hilton Head Christian defeated Wilson Hall for the 2023 title. John Paul ll, Palmetto Christian and Camden Military will earn a playoff spot if they finish the regular season in the top eight. The top five pre-season ranking for Class 2A : 1. Bethesda Academy, 2. Clarendon Hall Academy, 3. St. Johns Christian, 4. Orangeburg Prep and 5. Pee Dee Academy. Bethesda Academy defeated Williamsburg Academy (now in 1A) for the 2023 title. Greenwood Christian, Spartanburg Christian, Calhoun Academy, Dillon Christian, Thomas Sumter Academy, Hilton Head Prep and Christian Academy all will earn a playoff spot by finishing in the Class 2A top eight. The top five pre-season ranking for Class 1A : 1. Williamsburg Academy 2. Patrick Henry Academy 3. Lee Academy 4. Dorchester Academy 5. Thomas Heyward Academy Patrick Henry Academy defeated Lee Academy for the 2023 title. Colleton Prep, Beaufort Academy, Faith Christian, Andrew Jackson Academy, and Carolina Academy can get playoff spots by finishing in the top eight. The top five pre-season ranking for Eight Man are: 1. Jefferson Davis Academy 2. Holly Hill Academy 3. Richard Winn Academy 4. Wardlaw Academy 5. Laurens Academy W.W. King Academy, Newberry Academy and Oakbrook Prep can earn playoff spots by finishing in the top four of Region One. Cathedral Academy, Cross Schools and Conway Christian can earn playoff spots by finishing in the top four of Region Two. The Kings Academy is a new comer Region Two moving to 8-man play this season.

Dillon — Chloe Powell is a three-sport student athlete at Dillon Christian who earned all-region honors during the 2023-24 school year in the sports of volleyball and girls’ basketball, and after playing softball for four years she switched to soccer this past Spring.  Powell has been chosen the May “NETC Female Student Athlete of the Month.” This honor is bestowed through a partnership between the Northeastern Technical College and “The High School Sports Report” with the publication communicating with athletic directors at high schools in the counties of Dillon, Marlboro, and Chesterfield, where NETC serves the needs of high school students seeking to earn dual credits in various subjects that can be transferred to other colleges after a student’s high school graduation. Powell has taken advantage of the dual credit college courses available through NETC, which has a main campus in Cheraw with several extension campuses located throughout the counties of Chesterfield, Dillon, and Marlboro counties. “I have taken several online courses so far through the dual credit online courses offered through NETC,” said Powell. “I definitely recommend that all high school students in Chesterfield, Dillon, and Marlboro Counties take advantage of the dual credit online courses offered to them by NETC.” Powell, who is a junior at Dillon Christian, has taken Psychology 101, Psychology 201, and American history thus far at the “NETC.” She is currently carrying a 4.237 GPA. “Taking these online courses at the “NETC” have helped me improve my GPA and taking online courses has also helped me with my time management skills which I will need when I go to college after high school,” said Powell. “I especially enjoyed taking the online American History course because I love having a better understanding the matters that helped develop our nation.” Powell says she will be taking several more online courses during her senior year at Dillon Christian to become better prepared for college starting in 2025. Powell has been a two-time all-region selection in basketball and this past season she was also chosen as a North-South all-star. In soccer this past Spring she was an outside defender. In the fall, she saved her favorite thing about playing volleyball was “loving to hit and block at the net an also loving to serve.” Powell hopes to major in Early Childhood Education after high school with a strong goal of becoming a third- grade teacher. She said she would also love to be a volunteer coach one day. She has recently applied to South Carolina , Clemson , The College of Charleston , and Frances Marion and she hopes to attend one of these to fulfill her dream of one day being an elementary school teacher. “Taking online courses through “NETC” has better prepared me for what lies ahead in college and taking these courses helped improved my GPA that will help me pursue academic scholarships also,” said Powell.