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PHOTOS: Mar 5th SCHSL BB Semi Finals - Greenville vs Ft. Mill
Larry Gamble • March 6, 2025
Fort Mill senior Noah Johnson at the three point line
Photo from March 5th, the SCHSL AA Boys semi-final game between
Greenville and Fort Mill.
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Andrew Jackson To face Eau Claire In SCHSL AA Girl’s basketball Finals While High Point Academy Meets Atlantic Collegiate In AA Boy’s Action, In Div. II AAAAA the Berkeley Girl’s Confront Greenwood In The State Finals While The Goose Creek Boys Play Greenville In Div. II AAAAA By Billy G. Baker Publisher Florence —In Div. II AAAAA basketball action on Wednesday at the Florence Center the Berkeley girl’s defeated North Myrtle Beach, 67-32 to win the lower state title while in upper state action Greenwood came back from an early deficit to defeat Greenville in over-time 49-45. In the AAAAA Div. II boy’s lower state game at the same venue Goose Creek defeated Berkeley County rival Berkeley 58-45 to advance to the state finals. Later that day in upper state action Greenville rallied to defeat Fort Mill 46-44 in a game that went down to the wire. The Berkeley girls will now face Greenwood in the Florence Center at 4 p.m. on Saturday March, 8 while the Goose Creek boys will challenge the Greenville boys at 6.m the same day. Goose Creek defeated Greenville at home in a game played back in the early season. In semi-finals SCHSL AA action on Tuesday the Andrew Jackson girls advanced to the finals in SCHSL AA competition with a 96-33 win over Lake City and the Lady Volunteers will face-off against Eau Claire after their come-from-behind win over region foe Clinton , 41-30 to earn upper state AA girl’s honors. These two teams will compete for the AA girl’s state title at noon on March 8 in the Florence Center. In AA boy’s action on Tuesday, Atlantic Collegiate (from Conway) defeated the Andrew Jackson boy’s 45-40 in a highly competitive game to take lower state honors. In the upper state AA boy’s action High Point Academy defeated Cinderella Liberty High 62-41. Liberty came into the game with a record of 13-15 and the Red Devils had caught fire in the play-offs starting with a road win over number one seeded Fairfield Central to start the play-offs. On a side note, High Point is coached by Lee Sartor who won three state championships at Spartanburg Day where he coached former number one NBA pick Zion Williamson . Atlantic Collegiate will compete against High Point Academy in the AA boy’s finals at 2 p.m. on Saturday March, 8 at the same venue. Here are some random quotes from some of the winning coaches on Tuesday and Wednesday: Atlantic Collegiate boy’s coach Tanner Massey : “We get after it with game day practices and we practice hard to get ready to play in games,” he said. “We have six seniors and three of them start so we are a veteran team. Our senior starters are Jaylen Bellamy, Clayton Hemingway and Jamie Brooks and Brooks should be the AA Player of the Year.” High Point Academy’s Lee Sartor : “It is always an honor to get to this point in the season and I am so proud of my team, and so proud of our school,” said Coach Sartor. “We didn’t come here just to play in the upper state championship and win it. We came here to win a state championship. So, we have one more game and we are playing a very talented Atlantic Collegiate team and I know they will be ready and we will be ready.” Eau Claire, head coached by Ashley Patterson - Gilmore , will be making their first state title appearance since 1998. “We are excited and I am over-whelmed right now,” she said after the big win. “The girls said when the season began, they wanted to go to Florence and compete for a state title. Their work ethic was there all season and now we have come here and we are going to the state finals and our school has not done this since 1998. We are focused on this next game and we are looking forward to the challenge of playing a very talented Andrew Jackson team.” Goose Creek head coach Blake Hall : “I asked the team just what do you want,” said Coach Hall. “Is winning the lower state what you want; is that enough? If you want more we have to play hard in one more game. Really, I think this game (win over Berkeley) was about stamina. Our guys have worked really hard and if your players have to have the will not to give in when you get tired on the court.” Greenville High head coach Mike Anderson: “I am just so proud of our guys and we have been knocking on the door for the past five years being in the game three different times. It was an absolute battle night. Fort Mill is really good and well coached and they controlled most of the game. We have a little bit of nerves early and we tried to clam everyone down. We told them to stay the course and that the game was for four quarters. The game came down to one play and they had a good shot but missed. We are just thankful to be playing one more game.” An emotional Berkely High head coach Crystle Peace after Berkeley’s win: “It’s been a 15- year journey and I am just thinking about my Mom right now (passed away in March, 2024),” said Coach Peace. “I am just thinking about my Mom. ”So many times I wanted to give up and she was there for me. I just feel her presence right now. I am so proud of our group, our coaching staff, and never giving up. Even when I played, we never got to this point so I am just thankful to God and God is so awesome.”
Greenville junior Cameron Oliver driving for two more points.
Berkeley junior Donovan Green about make a fade away jump shot.
Berkeley junior Aiyanna Moses launches a three point shot.
Day 1 - of the SCHSL Championships Games: 4 games with 8 teams going for the gold! Thursday, March 6 2:00pm - Lee Central vs. Military Magnet - Girls Class A State Championship 4:00pm - Abbeville vs. Denmark Olar - Boys Class A State Championship 6:00pm - Dillon vs. Walhalla - Girls Class AAA State Championship 8:00pm - Powdersville vs. Keenan - Boyss Class AAA State Championship Tickets are available at the gate at The Florence Center for $15. . Gates open 1 hour before the first game. If you want to watch at home, the SCHSL announced coverage from stations in these markets on March 6th, 7th, and 8th : Asheville, NC / Greenville, SC WMYA (My40 Asheville-Greenville ) Columbia, SC WACH.2 – (TBD Network) – the network is called TBD Charleston, SC WCIV (MyTV Charleston) Myrtle Beach, SC Thursday – Friday: EPDE(CW21 Myrtle Beach) Saturday: HPDE (WPDE-4)
Photo from March 4th, the SCHSL AA Girls semi-final game between Lake City and Andrew Jack son . This sample of images, follow this link for the full gallery.
Photo from March 4th, the SCHSL AA Girls semi-final game between Atlantic Collegiate and Andrew Jackson . This sample of images, follow this link for the full gallery.
Photo from March 4th, the SCHSL AA Girls semi-final game between Eau Claire and Clinton . This sample of images, follow this link for the full gallery.
Photo from March 4th, the SCHSL AA Boyss semi-final game between Liberty High School and High Point Academy . This sample of images, follow this link for the full gallery.
By Billy G. Baker Publisher Florence —On the way to “Repeat Status” in SCHSL AA girls’ basketball, the Andrew Jackson Lady Volunteers are the definition of “consistency and focus” and they showed that once again in a 96-33 win over Lake City in the Lower State championship game played at the Florence Civic Center on Tuesday (March,4). Andrew Jackson will now face Eau Claire , after their upset winner over Clinton on Tuesday at noon on Tuesday (March, 4th) at the Florence Civic Center. After the big win AJ head coach Steven Fair , a graduate of the school where he coaches, told reporters, “We try to make practice harder than a game,” said Coach Fair. “The girl’s show up every day and they put the work in and here we are the results of the fruits of our labor. These kids have bought in to what we are trying to do and what we are trying to accomplish as a program. It just gets better and better every time we step out on the court. “It’s like a family,” said Coach Fair. “Every day at practice everybody gets along with no issues. I am just happy to be a part of it. Those girls make it like a family type atmosphere. They go out and hang out together; go bowling. They do a lot of things together and that makes it easier for us as coaches to do our job.” In reference to senior star player Tamia Watkins, Coach Fair responded, “She has been what she is doing now since the 7 th grade,” he said. “She has been a part of the varsity program since the 7 th grade. She left and went to Legion Collegiate, and came back, and we are so blessed to have her back.” AJ was led against Lake City by 2024-25 HSSR Miss Basketball candidate Tamia Watkins (6-2) who came into the game averaging 30.1 points, 14.3 rebounds, 5.3 steals, 3.3 assists and two blocks a game. Talk about consistently, Watkins scored 33 points in the game and dominated the boards with over 12 rebounds and she had a team high 8 assists. The Elon College signee is likely one of the biggest misses by some ACC/SEC schools in recent memory, and the HSSR predicts she will be in the transfer portal shortly after her freshman season is over. Watkins can play all five positions. She dribbles like a point guard and her foot-work, around the basket, deserves a five-star rating. Watkins is shooting 57 per cent from the field. Against Lake City, Junior guard Ni’Yonna Asbelle scored 24 points with 9 rebounds and six assists, while 5-8 junior shooting guard Trinity Delly scored 15 points with five rebounds and four assists. Senior Emily McCall had 9 points and six assists. AJ also got point production from 8 th grader Alexa Fair with four points while senior Tiara Know contributed three points. Syraiah Blair, Leah Shropshire, Haven Jordan, and Dream Jones rounded out AJ’s scoring with two points each. The Panthers should not feel bad about scoring only 33 points against Andrew Jackson. During the 2024-25 season to date, 18 other teams scored 33 or fewer points against the AA power house. One team got beat 104 to 8! The Panthers were led in scoring by 8 th grade guard Hannah Riles with 14 points. She came into the game averaging 12.1 points. Junior Na’Shira Starks (Six-foot) added 8 points while Kailey Graham contributed four points. Junior Trayana Burgess scored three points while junior Jada Robinson and Brianna Shaw each had two points. Lake City is head coached by Shaquetta Cooper .
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