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OCTOBER 25 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL HONOR ROLL

From staff reports • October 29, 2024

Dillon's Jamarion Fling AAA Player of the Week

SCHSL

AAAAA

PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Tank Scott James Island 27 carries, 270 yards, 2 TDs; 2 catches, 30 yards, 1 TD

 

ASHLEY RIDGE

Trevor Kalisz 35-50 passing, 440 yards, 3 TDs

Jayden Acosta 17 carries, 79 yards; 3 catches, 19 yards, 2 TD

Jaden Deweese 10 catches, 150 yards, 1 TD

Nivay Picou 7 catches, 84 yards

Jagger Spivey 5 catches, 76 yards

Brayden Amerson 9 catches, 107 yards

Mario Pringle 10 tackles

Joseph Nelson 11 tackes

MJ Respass 15 tackles

BERKELEY

Jaden Mack 6 carries, 163 yards, 2 TDs

Jaavarez Sumpter 4 caches, 100 yards, 1 TD

Marcus Henderson 15 tackles, 1 TFL

Chamberlin Thompson 15 tackles, 1 TFL

Landon Jackson 10 tackles, 2 TFLs, 1 sack

Gehad Snead 7 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 TFLs

BOILING SPRINGS

Tyvion Hall 2 INTs

Lincoln Huskey 16-20 passing, 290 yards, 1 TD

BYRNES

Darrion Griffin 75 TD INT return

CAROLINA FOREST

Jaryn Fox 300-plus rushing yards, 5 TDs

CATAWBA RIDGE

Nolan Jones 69 TD blocked FG return

DORMAN

Ranson Farr 3 FGs

Kentavion Anderson 8 tackles, 2 sacks

Dru Darby 7 tackles, 2 sacks

EASLEY

Matthew Hillstock 5 catches, 70 yards

Kaden Cooper 13 tackles, 1 TFL

Kobe Preston 17 tackles

Kyler Turner 10 tackles

GAFFNEY

Zamarcus Smith 6 catches, 93 yards, 1 TD

Shedrick Sarratt 10 tackles

HILLCREST

Kalab Sutton 7-9 passing 2332 yards, 3 TDs

J.L. MANN

Wyatt Ward 14 tackles, 2 TFLs; TD fake punt run

JAMES ISLAND

Gray Dangerfield 3 FGs; 7-7 KO touchbacks; 3 punts, 46.7 average

Malachi Jefferson 9 tackles, 3 TFLs, 2 sacks

Jamari Rivers 2 INTs

LUGOFF-ELGIN

Aiden Fitzgerald 10-18 passing, 224 yards, 4 TD passes

Shamil Saadiq 5 catches, 85 yards, 2 TDs

Tyquwan Murphy 89 TD INT return

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH

Landon Cloninger 4 TD passes

Kaden Gore 2 TD catches; 1 TD run

Tanner Pietila 54 TD INT return

Brown Reaves 38 TD catch

ST. JAMES

Josh Harnish 2 TD catches

SPARTANBURG

Trenton Lynch 14 carries, 186 yards, 2 TDs

STRATFORD

Darrell Holman 11 tackles, TD INT return

SUMMERVILLE

Jaden Cummings 209 passing yards, 3 TDs; 69 rushing yards

Jaiden Kelly-Murray 6 catches, 119 yards

T.L HANNA

KD Patterson 273 rushing yards, 3 TDs

WEST FLORENCE

Zion Hill 20 carries, 113 yards; 1 catch, 6 yards

WOODMONT

Ezekiel Belcher 137 rushing yards; 3 catches, 93 yards

 

AAAA

PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Michael Doe North Augusta 122 rushing yards; 114 receiving yards, 4 TDs

 

AIRPORT

Isiah Clemons TD punt return

BISHOP ENGLAND

Quinn Mahoney 239 passing yards, 2 TDs; 1 TD run

Jacob Mackara 6 catches, 95 yards, 1 TD

BROOKLAND-CAYCE

Dre Dopson 3 TD runs

BLUE RIDGE

Jakorey Dodd 15 carries, 143 yards, 2 TDs

BLUFFTON

Kendall Holley 3 TD runs

CAMDEN

Navier Boykin 8 tackles; 8 carries, 48 yards, 2 TDs

DANIEL

Grayson Clary 15-22 passing, 281 yards, 4 TDs; 8 carries, 64 yards, 1 TD

Dexter Johnson 3 tackles, 3 TFLs

Bruce Brown 9-9 PATs

Tremaine Davis Jr. 1 catch, 13 yards, 1 TD; 2 punt returns, 43 yards; 1 KO return, 34 yards

GILBERT

Jaylen Jay 16 carries, 90 yards, 3 TDs

GRAY COLLEGIATE

Aiden Legger TD INT return

Corey Gleaton TD INT return

Michael Boulware 17 tackles, 1 FF, 1 TD fumble return

Zion Job 50 TD punt return

HARTSVILLE

Hakeem Watters 8 carries, 59 yards, 2 TDs; 1 catch, 26 yards, 1 TD

EJ Smith 7-10 passing, 156 yards, 2 TDs; 5 carries, 62 yards, 1 TD

Kayzeon Carroway 2 INTs, 1 tackle

Gerardo Seguara 10-10 PATs

HILTON HEAD ISLAND

Troy Timko 8 carries, 200 yards, 3 TDs

Thaddeus Czarnecki 9 carries, 200 yards, 3 TDs; 3 tackles

Derrick Raniszewski 9-14 passing, 158 yards, 3 TDs

Jeremiah Walters 3 catches, 60 yards, 2 TDs

Andrew Massey 10 tackles, 2 TFLs

Caleb Spangler 7 tackles, 3 TFLs, 1 sack

MAY RIVER

Gage Duncan 8 carries, 173 yards, 2 TDs; 3 tackles, 1 INT

Andrew Johnson 108 rushing yards 2 TDs

Sean Mitchell 123 rushing yards

NORTH AUGUSTA

Corey Tillman 2 TD passes; 1 TD run

RICHLAND NORTHEAST

Will Wilson 18-26 passing, 183 yards, 1 TD; 12 carries, 90 yards, 2 TDs

Blake Betette 11 catches, 114 yards, 1 TD

Jorge Rodriguez game-winning FG with 13 seconds left

SOUTH FLORENCE

Jayden Sellers 44 TD punt return; 1 catch, 20 yards, 1 TD; 2 2PT runs

Tre’ Leonard 9 carries, 174 yards, 2 TDs

Zion Gilbert 12 carries, 151 yards

Willie Kennedy 21 tackles, 2 TFLs, 1 FF, 1 FR

Warnell Prew 16 tackles

 

AAA

PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Jamarion Fling Dillon 40 carries, 276 yards, 6 TDs; 2 punts, 39.0 average

 

BELTON-HONEA PATH

Marquise Henderson 8 carries, 171 yards, 2 TDs

Noah Thomas 11-12 passing, 154 yards, 4 TDs

BROOME

Ty’Qwon Booker 23 carries, 114 yards

James Dearybury 12-18 passing, 121 yards, 3 TDs

Brayden Simpson 5 carries, 58 yards, 2 TDs; 3 tackles, 1 sack; 5 punts, 33.6 average

Jaiden Thomas 12 tackles, 2 TFLs

CHRIST CHURCH

Jude Hall 8 catches, 81 yards

George Michael Stathakis 6 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 TFLs

CRESTWOOD

Jayden Martin 3 INTs, 1 TD INT return; 6 carries, 66 yards, 1 TD; 1 catch, 9 yards

Jeremie Richardson 8 carries, 91 yards, 1 TD; 5 catches, 52 yards

Yachin Gamble 10 tackles

DILLON

Keryien Brown 11 tackles

Daniel Capehart 13 tackles

Zamaurious Robertson 4 catches, 68 yards; 1 carry, 23 yards; 1 INT; 2 KO returns, 56 yards; 1 punt return, 17 yards

HANAHAN

Bo Brabham 107 receiving yards, 1 TD

KEENAN

Desmond Washington 12-24 passing, 200 yards, 2 TDs

Hunter O’Neal 13 carries, 114 yards, 1 TD; 2 catches, 60 yards, 1 TD

Ty’quez Taylor 10 tackles

Darius Dixon 13 tackles

Tyheim McNeil 5 catches, 90 yards, 1 TD

MOUNTAIN VIEW PREP

Jaylen McGill 11 carries, 101 yards, 2 TDs; 1 catch, 55 yards, 1 TD

Bryson Drummond 12-16 passing, 273 yards, 4 TDs;

Kaveon Washington 5 catches, 141 yards, 1 TD

Kadarius Hainsworth 6 catches, 82 yards, 2 TDs

Eli Smith 13 tackles, 1 TFL

Quay McCauley 7 tackles, 3 TFLs, 3 sacks

NEWBERRY

Kenton Caldwell 16-21 passing, 221 yards, 3 TDs; 97 rushing yards, 2 TDs

ORANGEBURG-WILKINSON

Jordan Avinger 165 rushing yards, 2 TDs; 8 tackles, 2 TFLs

Derrick Thomas 152 rushing yards, 1 TD

Desi Miller 7 catches, 68 yards

Jackson Glenn 4 TFLs

ST. JOSEPH’S

William Gillespie 13 carries, 153 yards, 4 TDs; 7 tackles, 1 sack

SWANSEA

Teysean Charley 13 carries, 208 yards, 2 TDs

WACCAMAW

Adrian Grate Jr. 9 carries, 104 yards, 1 TD; 1-1 passing, 31 yards, 1 TD; 19 tackles

Bryce Holloway 15 carries, 122 yards, 1 TD; 2 catches, 39 yards, 1 TD

 

AA

PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Dwanye Louallen Jr. Central 16/24 passing, 249 yards; 11 carries, 89 yards, 1 TD

 

BARNWELL

Cameron Austin 10-13 passing, 200 yards, 2 TDs; 7 carries, 24 yards, 1 TD

Logan Sturkie 2 catches, 97 yards, 2 TDs

William Robinson 5 catches, 67 yards

BATESBURG-LEESVILLE

Amadre Wooden 13 carries, 156 yards, 2 TDs

Tanner Watkins 8-13 passing, 167 yards, 1 TD; 5 carries, 50 yards, 2 TDs; 6-7 PATs

Jamerius Clark 3 catches, 102 yards, 1 TD

BLACKSBURG

Josh Sims 12-28 passing, 229 yards, 1 TD; 1 TD run

Shun Rogers 6 catches, 120 yards, 1 TD

CENTRAL

Aiden Short 13 carries, 69 yards, 2 TDs; 4 catches, 79 yards

Tray Wilson 5 catches, 77 yards; 3 carries, 19 yards, 1 TD

CHERAW

Kadin Thomas 12-17 passing, 202 yards, 2 TDs; 3 carries, 16 yards

Nick Gordon 6 catches, 88 yards, 1 TD; 2 PRs, 35 yards

Desean Drake 5 catches, 89 yards, 1 TD

Crawford Poole 5 tackles, 4 TFLs, 1 sack

CHESTER

Trooper Floyd 12-13 passing; 201 yards, 2 TDs; 11 carries, 79 yards, 2 TDs

Hudhaifah Taylor 12 carries, 103 yards, 1 TD

Caleb Feaster 7 carries, 102 yards, 1 TD

Terry Radford 7 tackles, 2 TFLs, 2 sacks

CLINTON

Javen Cook 12 carries, 152 yards, 1 TD

Devin Swindler 2 catches, 88 yards; 1 carry, 14 yards

COLUMBIA

Justin Wright 11-17 passing, 228 yards, 3 TDs; 4 carries, 28 yards

EAST CLARENDON

Syrus Brown 13 carries, 85 yards, 4 TDs

Tyquan Wilson 13 carries, 195 yards, 1 TD

Takoda Cornelius 5-8 passing, 113 yards, 1 TD; 34 rushing yards, 1 TD

HAMPTON COUNTY

Chris Terry 2 TD passes, 1 TD run

KINGSTREE

Tyleek Dukes 15 carries, 80 yards, 3 TDs, 2 2PT runs

Makhi Shaw 13 carries, 109 yard, 3 TDs, 2 2PT runs; 2-5 passing, 58 yards, 1 TD

BJ Washington 30 TD fumble return, 1 FF, 2 tackles, 2 TFLs, 1 sack

MANNING

Jaylnn Coard 4 carries, 72 yards, 1 TD, 3 2PT runs; 5 tackles

Lamar Hilton 11 tackles

Jeffery Ceasar 3 catches, 54 yards, 1 TD; 1 punt return, 63 yards; 4 tackles, 1 INT

SALUDA

Brayden Williams 19 carries, 154 yards, 2 TDs; 1 catch, 21 yards

Akiem Mills 10 tackles, 1 FR; 1 blocked PAT

Devon Wallace 11 tackles, 1 sack, 2 TFLs

STROM THURMOND

Jay Sewell 8 catches, 120 yards, 2 TDs

 

CLASS A

PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Efrain Tinoco Hardeeville game-winning 45 FG with 19 seconds left

 

C.A. JOHNSON

Jadaelen Harper 6 carries, 89 yards, 1 TD, 2 2PT runs; 2 catches, 11 yards

CROSS

Tyler Harris 6-7 passing, 126 yards, 4 TDs

Preston Fuller 2 TD catches

Preston Fuller 2 TD catches

HANNAH-PAMPLICO

Wade Poston 3 TD passes

HUNTER-KINARD-TYLER

Omarion Holman 133 rushing yards, 3 TDs

Trenton Summers 153 rushing yards, 2 TDs

Darion Stroman 100 rushing yards, 1 TD; 14 tackles

Taezon Sprinkle 9 tackles, 4 TFLs

Kaleb Landy 5 tackles, 3 TFLs

LAMAR

Zori Pierce 8-9 passing, 151 yards, 1 TD; 4 carries, 19 yards, 1 2PT run

Nygel Eaddy 5 carries, 94 yards, 2 TDs; 2 catches, 34 yards

Zoom Jackson 3 catches, 94 yards, 1 TD; 1 carry, 13 yards, 1 TD

Nyshan Quillen 16 TD fumble return; 1 carry, 16 yards, 1 TD

LEE CENTRAL

Robert Joe TD fumble recovery in end zone; 2 tackles, 1 ½ TFLs

Shadrach Williams 10 tackles, 2 ½ tackles; 5 carries, 56 yards, 2 TDs

RIDGE SPRING-MONETTA

Jarvis Bush 11 tackles, 2 TFLs

D’toris Lott 9 tackles, 4 ½ TFLs

Bam Robinson 7 tackles, 2 TFLs, 2 sacks

SCOTT’S BRANCH

Javien Conyers 15-23 passing, 280 yards, 4 TDs

Quintin Jackson 4 catches, 127 yards, 2 TDs

Nyren Bowman 11 tackles, 2 TFLs, 1 sack; 6 catches, 68 yards, 2 TDs

Danny Ragin 10 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 TFLs

 

SCISA

11-MAN

PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Onis Konanbanny Heathwood Hall 1 TD INT return, 1 TD fumble return, 6 tackles; 3 catches, 61 yards, 1 TD catch

 

BEAUFORT ACADEMY

Nych Underwood 3 TD runs; 1 TD catch

Dietrich Shuford 7-8 passing, 137 yards, 2 TDs; 3 carries, 104 yards

BEN LIPPEN

Braden Marye 18 carries, 149 yards1 TDD

Drake Porter 14 tackles

Josh Cobbs 12 tackles

Kellen George 9 tackles, 4 sacks, 4 TFLs

BETHESDA ACADEMY

Raleigh Wesley 5 catches, 122 yards, 1 TD

Jordan Turner 8-13 passing, 159 yards, 1 TD; 7 carries, 19 yards, 1 2 PT run; 2 punts, 41.5 average

CALHOUN ACADEMY

Colt Layton 2 TD passes, 67 rushing yards, 1 TD, 1 TD catch

Brody Durr 10 tackles

Jackson Brunson 2 INTs; 54 rushing yards, 1 TD

CARDINAL NEWMAN

Caleb ord 11 carries, 104 yards

DORCHESTER

John Whetsell 183 rushing yards, 2 TDs

Reed Almers 100 rushing yards

FLORENCE CHRISTIAN

Andrew Miller 11 carries, 105 yards

Cody Wallace 11 tackles

HAMMOND

Andrew Turner 11-17 passing, 148 yards, 1 TD; 15 carries, 118 yards, 4 TDs

Jack Croft 6 catches, 85 yards, 1 TD

HEATHWOOD HALL

Patrick Belk 300-plus passing yards, 1 TD; 1 TD catch

HILTON HEAD CHRISTIAN

Reid McCollum 14-25 passing, 223 yards, 3 TDs; 16 carries, 83 yards, 1 TD

Joseph Houpt 8 carries, 64 yards, 2 TDs

Hamilton Butler 11 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sack

Hayne Burden 29 TD INT return, 5 tackles

Ian Kelly 6-6 PATs

HILTON HEAD PREP

Wyatt Butler TD KO return; 1 TD run

JOHN PAUL II

Alan Wolf 18 carries, 101 yards, 1 TD; 19-29 passing, 152 yards

Thomas Gehm 5 catches, 40 yards

Sebastian Slusne 10 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sack

LAURENCE MANNING

Grainger Powell 16-28 passing, 277 yards, 3 TDs

BJ Balls 5 catches, 137 yards, 2 TDs; 31 rushing yards

NORTHSIDE CHRISTIAN

JR Kinard 10 carries, 126 yards, 1 TD; 1 catch, 16 yards; 10 tackles, 5 TFLs, 1 FF, 1 PBU

Sam Burks 17 carries, 118 yards, 2 TDs

Jake Jeffrey 46 TD INT return; 1 catch, 22 yards

NORTHWOOD

MJ Davis 2 INTs, 1 TD INT return; 1 TD run

ORANGEBURG PREP

Walt Mims 11-16 passing, 237 yards, 1 TD

Tilden Riley 8 catches, 121 yards, 1 TD; 1 TD run; 2 INTs

PATRICK HENRY

Mikell Tucker Mathis 15-24 passing, 241 yards, 3 TDs; 16 carries, 129 yards, 1 TD; 14 tackles, 1 TFL; 3 punts, 27.3 average; 3 KO returns, 87 yards, 4-4 PATs

Jacob Corley 7 catches, 107 yards, 2 TDs

Luke Sobey 12 tackles

PEE DEE

Coby Richardson 16 carries, 111 yards, 2 TDs; 8-11 passing, 70 yards, 1 TD; 3 tackles

Tristan Heckman 16 carries, 135 yards, 1 2PT run; 8 tackles, 1 TFL

Miles Trussell 6 catches, 55 yards, 1 TD; 5 tackles, 1 TFL; 1 punt, 37.0 average; 2-2 PATs, 1-1 FG

Chandler James 5 tackles, 2 sacks

PINEWOOD PREP

Asa Windham 14-17 passing, 300 yards, 4 TDs; 3 carries, 30 yards

JT King 4 tackles, 3 ½ TFLs, 1 ½ sacks

Arden Murray 4 tackles, 3 TFLs, 2 sacks

Alex Hylton 6-6 PATs, 1 FG; 3-8 KO touchbacks

PORTER-GAUD

Tony Brown 161 rushing yards, 3 TDs

Jackson Shealy 117 rushing yards, 1 TD

THOMAS HEYWARD

Tony O’Banner 7 carries, 129 yards, 3 TDs; 1 catch, 20 yards, 1 TD; 4 tackles, 1 TFL

Colton Young 7 carries, 127 yards, 1 TD; 4 tackles, 1 TFL; 1 blocked kick

Kelan Fripp 11 tackles, 2 TFLs

Beau Pinckney 12 tackles

Joshua Gibson 2 KO returns, 164 yards, 2 TDs; 2 tackles, 1 INT

Donovan Robinson 6-7 PATs, 1 FG; 1 punt, 43.0 average; 1-9 KO touchbacks; 4 tackles; 2 catches, 11 yards

TRINITY COLLEGIATE

Davidson Lynch 3 TD passes

WILSON HALL

Milling Galloway 31 TD punt return; 1 TD run

 

8-MAN

PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Parker Kiser Holly Hill 3 punt returns, 125 yards, 2 TDs; 6 carries, 83 yards, 2 TDs; 1 catch, 53 yards, 1 TD; 10 tackles, 2 TFLs, 2 sacks, 1 FR

 

HOLLY HILL

Ashton Soles 3-6 passing, 123 yards, 3 TDs; 2 carries, 15 yards; 1 punt, 57.0 average; 8 tackles, 2 PBUs, 1 FF

Jason Iler 11 tackles, 1 sack

Tyler Green 13 tackles, 1 TFL

Camdin Harmon 18 tackles, 3 TFLs, 1 sack

JEFFERSON DAVIS

Colson Loadholt 3 INTs, 147 yards, 2 TDs; 2 tackles; 1-2 passing, 65 yards, 1 TD; 2 carries, 14 yards

Nasir Void 5 carries, 113 yards, 2 TDs, 2 2PT runs; 4 tackles

James Grubbs 4 carries, 141 yards, 2 TDs; 1 tackle

Payton Payne 10 tackles, 1 TFL

Riley Todd 11 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 INT

LAURENS ACADEMY

Garrett Murphy 10 carries, 106 yards; 4 catches, 64 yards; 4 tackles

Caleb Hardy 7 catches, 93 yards; 5 tackles

Nathan Bell 6 catches, 36 yards

RICHARD WINN

Charlie Bonds 2 TD runs, 1 TD pass

Bennett Nicholson 1 TD INT return

WARDLAW

Colt Bailey 17 carries, 258 yards, 5 TDs, 1 2PT run; 5-6 passing, 111 yards, 2 TDs

Jake Winn 2 FRs, 1 tackles


By Larry Gamble March 10, 2025
Photos from March 8th, the SCHSL Class AAAAA Div. 2 Boys Championship Game between Greenville and Goose Creek . Enjoy this sample of images, follow this link for the full gallery
By Larry Gamble March 10, 2025
Photos from March 8th, the SCHSL Class AAAAA Div. 2 Girls Championship Game between Greenwood and Berkeley . Enjoy this sample of images, follow this link for the full gallery
By Larry Gamble March 10, 2025
Photos from March 8th, the SCHSL Class AA Boys Championship Game between High Point Academy and Atlantic Collegiate . Enjoy this sample of images, follow this link for the full gallery
By Larry Gamble March 10, 2025
Photos from March 8th, the SCHSL Class AA Girls Championship Game between Andrew Jackson and Eau Claire . Enjoy this sample of images, follow this link for the full gallery
By Neill Kirkpatrick March 10, 2025
By Neill Kirkpatrick Special to the HSSR Florence – Since February 28 th, the Florence Center played host to the best SCHSL basketball teams in the state as it ended the best game was saved for last, not only did we get a great game between Goose Creek and Greenville but it took two extra periods for the Red Raiders to finally prevail 81-71 to capture their first AAAAA state championship. The state championship is Greenville’s sixth overall moving them into a tie for fourth on the all-time state championship list with Lower Richland , Gaffney , Irmo and fellow Greenville County school Southside . They won five at the AAA before moving up in classification. They finished the year 28-2. “This is special is very special to me but I am just happy for the guys. We ask a lot of them year-round sometimes it is not fun and it is hard. We have been chasing this moment for a long time,” said Greenville Head Coach Mike Anderson . “It was a heck of a game Goose Creek wouldn’t go away and we made a couple of mistakes. But in the end they were able to make the plays to win the game.” The Gators end the year at 25-4 with their fifth lower state championship in school history but for senior Shane Potts and junior Ja'Quell Brown it was bitter sweet as they were part of the team that came up short against Dorman 2022-23 season. “It is disappointing ending to the season but I am very proud of my guys. They are champions on how they behave in the community, on campus and on the court. I love this guys and the result of a game does not change that,” said Goose Creek head coach Blake Hall. The two biggest difference in the game both went Greenville’s way as they dominated Goose Creek on the boards, out rebounding the Gators 39-18 with half being on the offense. The second was the foul discrepancy and free throw shooting. The Gators were whistled for 29 fouls while the Red Raiders were whistled for 13 despite being the more physical all night. Greenville shot 36 free throws to Goose Creek’s 16 and the Red Raiders made 27 of those free throws which turned out to the difference in the game. Goose Creek made more threes and two-point basket but the free throw line was the difference in the game. If you were a Gator fan you thought the officials were wearing red and white striped shirts instead of black and white. Gator head coach Hall said, “You can’t beat a team when they shoot almost 40 free throws. I told our guys you have no control over the officiating but you have to play through it. For the most part I thought we did but it was too much to overcome.” The first quarter was a harbinger of how the game would play out. Goose Creek’s points came from the field as they hit three-pointers with Ja'Quell Brown nailing two of them. Meanwhile the Red Raiders went 8 for 10 from the line as Caden Coleman went 3 for 4 from the line and had a two-point basket to help the Red Raiders lead after one 14-13. The second quarter saw the Gators continuing to hit three pointers as they had for in the quarter with Shane Potts hitting two and Brown and Terrell Johnson Jr. hitting the other. They helped the Gators go on an 8-0 run to start the quarter to go up 24-16. For Greenville, they countered by going inside to Franklin Whitley and Roman Cooley scoring 13 of the Red Raiders 16 points in the quarter and lead them on a 9-0 run to wipe the Gator lead. The teams went to the half with Greenville still on top by one at 30-29. The third quarter was the only one where the Red Raiders did not go to the free throw. Instead, they attacked on the inside for all of their points in the quarter. Potts dominated the third quarter for the Gators scoring 11 of his game high 29 points and Johnson Jr. added another three as the Gators took a 45-42 lead into the fourth quarter. Leading by three the Gators took their biggest lead of the game after Potts scored in the paint at 47-42. From there you saw Greenville march to the free throw line for most of the quarter as they scored 9 of their 16 points from the charity stripe. The biggest shot of quarter came from Greenville senior Israel Deaver. Setting up in the left corner he hit the first three of the night for the Red Raiders to tie the game. Also, Coleman had a big quarter scoring seven points helping them to a three-point lead 58-55 with 10 seconds remaining in the contest. Needing a three to tie the game and force overtime coach Hall called time out to set up a final play for the Gators. They were inbounded the ball under Greenville’s basket and after getting the ball past half court they ran a play for Brown, who dribbled to the left and then launched a three the hit nothing but the bottom of the net to tie the game at 58-58. Greenville was unable to get a shot up and we were headed to overtime. The Gators found themselves down by three at 65-62 but Potts scored down low and then hit a free throw to send the game into a second over time. The second overtime was all Red Raiders as Deaver hit his second three, this time from the right side to start a 7-0 Red Raider run that the Gators had no answer for the run. The Red Raiders would hit 9-10 free throws to close out the game and bring the championship trophy back to Greenville. Greenville was led by Whitley with 24 points while Coleman dropped in 23 and Coleman and Tucker Scholl scored 12 and 11 points, respectively. Brown finished with 27 points to join Potts as the only Gators in double figures.
By Dennis Brunson hssr.com Associate Editor March 10, 2025
Stags become first AAAAA Division II champion with first ever state crown
By Worthy Evans March 9, 2025
By WORTHY EVANS Contributing Writer FLORENCE – Ridge View’s boys basketball team had played Region 5-5A rival Blythewood twice before—two double-digit victories punctuated the Blazers’ region season in early February. On Friday night, the Blazers added a third victory over the Bengals, a 71-47 win that secured the 5A Division 1 state championship at the Florence Center. “I’m really happy for the young men because they bought into what we’re doing,” Ridge View head coach Josh Staley said. “It’s all about experience when you lead young people, you want to give them experiences to help them grow and be better people, and they bought into the process.” Junior guards Korie Corbett and Yale Davis led the way for the Blazers (23-7). Corbett scored a game-high 23 points and Davis added 13 points. “It was really just rebounds and getting to the basket, being down and dirty with everybody so my team can get the win” Corbett said. He was 8-for-11 from the floor and 7-for-10 from the free-throw line, and got a team-leading seven rebounds and four steals.  “That’s just who he is. He puts the work in, he’s a humble young man who accepts coaching,” Staley said of Corbett. “He does things like he does tonight and we’re not surprised by it.” The win is the second straight state championship for Ridge View, which won the 4A state title last year before moving to the 5A classification. It’s the fifth state championship for the Blazers since 2018. Ridge View jumped to a 7-0 lead off of a Corbett jumper, two foul shots from Malachi Cooper and one foul shot from Treyvon Smith , and a basket from Reginald Mack . Blythewood finally got on the scoreboard with Torrean Sims’ 3-point play at the 4:05 mark of the first quarter. Sims later scored on a dunk to make it 7-5, and Mujahid Jones drained a 3-pointer with 2:58 left to give Blythewood an 8-7 lead. It was the Bengals’ only lead of the game. Seven seconds later, Corbett went to the foul line and sank two free throws to give Ridge View a 9-8 lead. From that point Ridge View’s furious man-to-man coverage flustered Blythewood’s offense. The Bengals shot just 17-for-54, or 31.5 percent. The Blazers ended the first quarter with a 17-11 advantage and outscored the Bengals 13-7 in the second quarter to carry a 30-20 lead into intermission. In the second half Blythewood lost two players to foul trouble—Sims, who fouled out at the 4:25 mark of the third, and Kemuel Little , who fouled out in the 6:42 mark of the fourth. Starting forward Tyler Stephens played with four fouls on him since early in the third quarter. Even with being in foul trouble, the Bengals kept trying to get the ball in the net. At the start of the fourth quarter Little’s layup cut Ridge View’s lead to 46-35. Seeing a score to start the fourth quarter may have given some hope for Blythewood fans, who saw the Bengals rally late for a 46-45 upper-state victory over Dorman the week before. Ridge View blotted that hope out awfully fast. The Blazers went on a 20-4 scoring run to take a 66-39 lead with 1:50 left, and afterward brought in the second-stringers to finish the game. “That’s how you prepare. You prepare to play a whole game, and the work you put in comes out in moments like this,” Staley said. Davis, who scored all his points in the second half, said he put the pressure on himself to improve over the third and fourth quarters. “In the first half I knew my shots weren’t falling, so I had to get to the rack and get my teammates involved,” Davis said. “I just did what I needed to.” Senior T.J. Lewis was the only player who scored in double figures for the Bengals (23-6). Lewis had 17 points, while the rest of his teammates scored six points or less. “It was a really great run,” head coach Zeke Washington said. “We rode our seniors as much as we could. T.J. had a phenomenal year and our seniors played hard. We had some young kids that played hard.” Friday night was Blythewood’s second state championship game. The Bengals fell to Dorman in the 5A state title matchup in 2017. Washington won state titles with Fairfield Central boys (3A) in 1998 and with Chester girls (3A) in 2004. Blythewood 13 7 13 14 – 47 Ridge View 17 13 16 25 – 71 B – T.J. Lewis 17, Tyler Stephens 6, Torrean Sims 6, Kemuel Little 5, Mujahid Jones 5, Terrion Mack 4, Eugenio Bandini 2, Elijah Major 2. R – Korie Corbett 23, Yale Davis 13, Malachi Cooper 9, Talon Staley 8, Robert Wylie 7, Brayden Mack 5, Reginald Mack 3, Joshua Vankallen 2, Treyvon Smith 1.
By Worthy Evans March 9, 2025
By WORTHY EVANS Contributing Writer FLORENCE – Around this time three years ago, the Blythewood girls basketball team finished the season 0-19. On Friday night at the Florence Center, the Bengals won the 5A Division I state championship with a 62-59 victory over lower-state champion Summerville . “Their hard work has definitely paid off,” second-year head coach Emily McElveen - Schaeffer said. “That was what I was most proud of, that they worked hard since June, day in and day out, fall ball, and I’m glad they get to reap the benefit of that.” Over the past three years India Williams , Chase Thomas , and Hayley Hightower have developed into team leaders, and it showed on the court and in the box score Friday night—Williams led Blythewood (29-2) with 22 points, Thomas had 18 points and 11 rebounds, and Hightower had 11 points. “It means a lot, this is the first state title in, like ever,” Williams said. “It’s a great opportunity to be a part of this, and in only my third year here, it’s incredible. We started off working very hard, and we were like, this is our season, and we definitely came out and performed to that.” It was a Williams-Thomas-Hightower show against the Green Wave (24-4) in the first half. The veterans got around Summerville’s 3-2 zone by hitting six 3-pointers in the first half, which was just enough to help the Bengals to a 29-25 halftime lead. Thomas had just four points in the first half, a free throw and a 3-pointer. Williams had 14 points in the first half, but just one layup to join her four 3-pointers. “She stepped up big in the first half,” Schaeffer said of Williams. “She had the first six points of the game from that corner. The corner 3, that’s her shot.” Hightower scored nine points in the first half—a 3-pointer, two foul shots, and two layups. Hitting baskets from behind the 3-point line has been a trait for all Blythewood players this year, and Friday’s 3-pointers—four from Williams, one from Thomas and one from Hightower, proved to be the difference. “I play a little team. We have a lot of guards so we rely on that,” Schaeffer said. “We shoot a lot in practice. We knew they would come out in a zone and I told the girls to occupy the guards, get it to the corners and let us shoot the ball.” While the Green Wave’s zone prevented a lot of easy baskets, Blythewood did just enough in the second half to keep Summerville behind. “Like I told the girls, basketball is a game of runs,” Schaeffer said. “When teams go on runs you’ve got to be able to control those runs. You can’t let the atmosphere take over, because in this kind of atmosphere here, the crowd’s gonna be involved. I think we did a good job of responding to their runs.” Aniyah Guerrero sank the first basket of the second half to give the Bengals a 31-25 lead, but Cailah Tucker and Molly Daugherty put up baskets to cut that margin to two. Williams made good on a jumper and a foul shot, and a jumper from Hightower brought Blythewood’s lead back up to 36-29 at the 4:53 mark of the third quarter. The Bengals outscored Summerville 9-8 the rest of the way to end three quarters of play with a 45-37 lead, even with senior point guard Sharron Waters on the bench in foul trouble. Without Waters, who’s a consistent 3-point hitter as well as a good ball-handler, the team relied on Thomas in the paint and at the free-throw line, and Daniella Bosmans who had nine points in the game, as the game drew to a close. “Our team is more than one person,” second-year head coach Emily McElveen-Schaeffer said. “We rely on each other and Chase had to do her role tonight, and in the fourth quarter they went man, and we could open up against what we’re used to playing all year, and that just shows that all five on the court can go.” Bosmans’ basket early in the fourth gave the Bengals a 47-37 lead, the first double-digit lead of the game. Thomas, who had a 3-point play in the third quarter, made good on another 3-point play in the fourth quarter that put Blythewood up 57-45 with just over three minutes to go. She scored 11 points—seven from foul shots—in the final quarter to help preserve the win. Tucker’s 3-pointer with 19 seconds left was the last score of the game, and as Molly Daugherty’s 3-point attempt failed at the buzzer, Blythewood players cleared the bench in celebration of closing out the season with a victory. Molly Daugherty scored 22 points and Tucker had 18 points to lead Summerville. “One of the things I felt that hurt us was that we had like 10 days off,” Green Wave head coach Calvin Davis said. “But we gave it our all, we left it all on the floor. It didn’t end the way we wanted it to end, but in the end they grew, and they became special in that sense of being developed.” Summerville’s five seniors, tucker, Lavassar, Emma and Molly Daugherty, and Madison Thomas , provided a strong foundation for the team over the past three years. “Three of them will go on to play at the next level, and the other two might,” Davis said. “They’re very special to me. They’ve been with me for at least three to four years. I love them, they grew up as my leaders.” Blythewood 16 13 16 17 – 62 Summerville 13 12 12 19 – 56 B – India Williams 22, Chase Thomas 18, Hayley Hightower 11, Daniella Bosmans 9, Aniya Guerrero 2. S – Molly Daugherty 22, Cailah Tucker 18, Jayden Bennett 5, Emma Daugherty 4, Madison Thomas 3, Krissa Lavassar 2, Destinee Grant 2.
By Neill Kirkpatrick March 8, 2025
By Neill Kirkpatrick Special to the HSSR Florence – When you have two evenly matched teams a lot of times it is the little things that make the most impact in a game such was the case in the Class AA state championship game between Atlantic Collegiate Academy and High Point Academy . Second year Atlantic Collegiate Academy was able to make more plays and hit their free throws as they knocked off High Point Academy 58-52 Saturday at the Florence Civic Center to capture their first state championship. “This is the guys championship. They earned it. They put in a lot of time and effort at work end in a championship. That is what I’m most proud of with this team, ” said Atlantic Collegiate head coach Tanner Massey . The Armanda went 20-2 last year in their initial season beating some the best teams in the state so this run to a championship was not unexpected. This team was ranked number one in class AA all season and they proved they were the best. They finished the year at 24-3. “The rankings proved right as the two best teams battled for the title. I would put my team up against anyone,” Coach Massey said. The Grizzlies were looking for their second state championship and first at the AA level. They won the class A title in 2019. They finish the year 27-4. “We made two many mistakes and didn’t take advantage of our opportunities at the line but they forced us into some of the mistakes so give them a lot of credit,” said High Point head coach Lee Sator . The opening quarter was back and forth with High Point leading by one at 16-15. Senior Chonci Miller led High Point with five point while Atlantic Collegiate was led by Jaylen Bellamy, who also knocked down five points in the quarter. The second quarter was much like the first with neither team gaining control of the contest as they were tied at 21 when a TV time out stopped play. After the timeout, the Armada took control as they went on an 11-0 run to end the quarter and take a 32-21 lead into the half. Bellamy continued to lead the Armada as he had six points in the quarter with Jamie Brooks and Justin Bellamy combining for 8 points. High Point came out on fire in the third quarter as Trapp Morman nailed to three-pointers and Miller had a basket for an 8-0 run to start the quarter cutting the Atlantic lead to three at 32-29 with 5:54. Causing coach Massey to use a time out. “We knew they would come out strong in the third quarter. We called the timeout to settle us down and I put Justin back in the game because he is our defensive stopper and as soon as he went in he forced a turnover,” coach Massey. After Justin Bellamy forced the turnover the Armada went on a 5-0 run to regain control of the game. They would finish the quarter outscoring the Grizzlies 11-6 taking a 43-35 into the fourth quarter. In the fourth quarter High Point cut the lead to four at 46-42 with 2:01 to go but they would got 4 for 10 from the line in the quarter while Atlantic Collegiate would knock down 13 of 22 attempts from the line to maintain their cushion and ultimately close out the game 58-52. Free throw shooting proved to the biggest difference in the game as the Armada went 17 for 25 while the Grizzlies were 13 for 26. The Armada and the Grizzlies were about even in every other category but the free throws were the difference. The Armada was led by Jaylen Bellamy, who had a game high 20 points to go with six rebounds and a team high four steals. Brooks had 14 points and team three blocks while Clayton Hemingway chipped in 9 points. The Grizzlies were led by Morman with 16 points. Also, scoring in double figures were Jaden McNeil with 11 and Miller with 10.
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