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WEEK 8 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL HONOR ROLL

From staff reports • October 16, 2024

Summerville's Jayven Williams AAAAA Player of the Week

AAAAA

PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Jayven Williams Summerville 278 rushing yards, 4 TDs

 

ASHLEY RIDGE

Trevor Kalisz 201 passing yards, 4 TDs

BLYTHEWOOD

John Henry Collins 18-28 passing, 234 yards, 2 TDs

BOILING SPRINGS

Jeremiah Favorite 2 INTs, 1 TD INT return

CHAPIN

Brady Albro 23-44 passing, 334 yards, 3 TDs

Colione Martin 19 carries, 134 yards, 1 TD; 4 catches, 59 yards

Khalen Bostick 8 catches, 85 yards, 1 TD

DUTCH FORK

Justin Welch 50 FG, 5-5 PATs

Josh Smith 10 tackles, 1 sack, 1 TFL, 1 PBU

Elgin Sessions 55 TD INT return, 4 tackles, 1 PBU

Maurice Anderson 13 carries, 81 yards, 2 TDs; 5 catches, 68 yards, 1 TD; 1 KO return, 19 yads

Ethan Offing 15-20 passing, 202 yards, 1 TD

EASLEY

Aaron Tolbert 19 carries, 174 yards, 2 TDs; 1 catch, 14 yards’

Kobe Preston 11 tackles

FORT DORCHESTER

Ryan Campbell 249 rushing yards, 4 TDs

GAFFNEY

Jamarcus Smith 13 carries, 132 yards, 1 TD; 4-8 passing, 30 yards

Chas Smith 20 carries, 100 yards; 3 catches, 20 yards; 1-1 passing, 14 yards

Evan Olson 3-4 FGs

GREENVILLE

Banks Bouton 269 passing yards

HILLCREST

Antrez Nance 7 TFLs, 2 sacks, 4 QBPs

IRMO

AJ Brand 210 rushing yards, 3 TDs; 120 passing yards

Donovan Murph 5 catches, 94 yards

Amire White 120 rushing yards, 1 TD

LUCY BECKHAM

Chalmers Bullard 283 passing yards, 2 TD; 85 rushing yards, 2 TDs

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH

Drew Prince 25 carries, 194 yards, 2 TDs

Sloan McIntyre 10 tackles

NORTHWESTERN

Zymeir Gordon-Miles 19 carries, 190 yards, 3 TDs

Finley Polk 16-22 passing, 270 yards, 2 TDs; 6 carries, 42 yards, 2 TDs; 1 punt, 28 yards, 1 inside 20

TaDarrian Knox 7 catches, 159 yards, 1 TD

Matthew Fish 5-5 PATS 5-7 KO touchbacks

Mason Grier 7 tackles, 3 ½ TFLs, 1 FF, 1 PBU

Dmitri Robinson 4 tackles, 3 TFLs, 1 sack

RIDGE VIEW

Tre Howard 14-18 passing, 280 yards, 4 TDs; 6 carries, 35 yards

Kristian Jackson 4 catches, 98 yards, 2 TDs

Hayden Morris 6 catches, 79 yards, 1 TD

Darryl Spencer 5 tackles, 4 TFLs, 3 sacks, 1 FF; 1 blocked punt

Issaija Yohannes 6-6 PATs

RIVER BLUFF

Hayden Myers 137 rushing yards, 1 TD

SOCASTEE

Jaylen McIntyre 2 INTs, 96 TD INT return

SPARTANBURG

Trenton Lynch 17 carries, 114 yards

STRATFORD

Jachin Davis 196 passing yards; 60 rushing yards, 3 TDs

Kerwin Squire 190 rushing yards, 3 TDs

SUMMERVILLE

JT Williams 10 tckles, 3 TFLs, 1 sack

Ty Patton 8 tackles, 4 TFLs

WANDO

Harris Stone 223 passing yards, 3 TDs

WEST FLORENCE

Victor Tabb 1-yard TD fumble return

Keshawn Johnson 5 punts, 38.0 average; 12 carries, 51 yards

WHITE KNOLL

Landon Sharpe 4 punts, 44.8 average, 2 inside 20; 13 carries, 35 yards; 10-22 passing, 131 yards

 

AAAA

PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Reese Price Wren 206 rushing yards, 1 TD; 1 TD pass; 1 TD catch

 

A.C. FLORA

Azel Banag 10 tackles, 1 FF, 1 FR, 1 INT; 1 TD run

BEAUFORT

Caleb Stephan 10-15, 124 yards, 2 TDs; 12 carries, 93 yards, 1 TD

GILBERT

Cooper James 13-20 passing, 253 yards, 3 TDS

Connor Gooding 2 catches, 105 yards, 1 TD

Chandler Guthrie 5 catches, 79 yards, 1 TD

GRAY COLLEGIATE

Tyler Waller 9-11 passing, 202 yards, 2 TDs; 1 TD run
GREER

Nick Holmes 124 rushing yards, 3 TDs

HARTSVILLE

Kylif Miller 13 carries, 117 yards, 2 TDs

Hakeem Watters 9 carries, 113 yards

Tristan Spann 2 catches, 131 yards, 2 TDS

Web Barnes 11 tackles, 1 sack; 1 TD run

Jackson Chavis 6 tackles, 3 TFLs, 1 sack

LAKEWOOD

Jaidev Brown 14 tackles, 2 sacks

LORIS

Deuce Stephens 5 carries, 77 yards, 3 TDs

Khalid Sherman 8 carries, 126 yards, 1 TD

SOUTH FLORENCE

Messiah Jackson 9-16 passing, 142 yards, 3 TDs

Zion Gilbert 16 carries, 118 yards, 1 TD

Tre’ Leonard 14 carries, 137 yards, 1 TD

WACCAMAW

Zaireon Skinner 10 carries, 136 yards, 1 TD

Adrian Grate Jr. 15 tackles; 8 carries, 31 yards, 1 TD

 

AAA

PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Desmond Washington Keenan 20-27 passing, 202 yards, 5 TDs; 9 carries, 48 yards, 2 TDs

 

BROOME

Ty’Qwon Booker 24 carries, 170 yards; 1 2PT run

DILLON

Stephen Rojas 7-7 PATs

Dominick Felton 5 carries, 134 yards, 3 TDs

Jamaurious Robertson 3 catches, 86 yards, 2 TDs

Keryien Brown 23 tackles, 1 TFL

Tyler Huggins 27 TD fumble return; 1 tackle

Tristan Blue 10 tackles, 1 sack

KEENAN

Nykeim McNeil 2 TD catches

Tyheim McNeil 2 TD catches

MARLBORO COUNTY

Justin Purvis 2 TD catches

NEWBERRY

Jared Acosta 14 tackles, 2 TFLs, 1 QBP

POWDERSVILLE

Miles Fowler TD INT return, 2 sacks, 1 FR

ST. JOSEPH’S

William Gillespie 170 rushing yards, 3 TDs

 


AA

PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Tydarion Grier Fairfield Central 29 carries, 248 yards 3 TDs

 

BATESBURG-LEESVILLE

Amadre Wooden 25 carries, 209 yards, 3 TDs

Jamerias Clark 3 catches, 90 yards, 2 TD; 40 TD punt return

CENTRAL

Ashen Wilson 12 carries, 102 yards

CLINTON

L Kuykendall 5-5 PATs, 28 FG; 1 punt, 41 yards, 1 inside 20

Javen Cook 16 carries, 129 yards, 2 TDs; 1 catch 20 yards; 1 KO return, 59 yards

Tushawan Richardson 9=14 passing, 178 yards 3 TDs

EAST CLARENDON

Takoda Cornelius 12-24 passing, 216 yards, 2 TDs, 2 2PT conversions; 1 rushing TD

Whit Nesbitt 5 catches, 137 yards, 2 TDs

Dawson Beard 69 TD punt return; 5 catches, 68 yards

Hunter Mixon 13 tackles, 2 TFLs 1 FR, ½ sack; 10 carries, 17 yards

Colby McKenzie 11 tackles, 2 TFLs, ½ sack

Mike Woods 10 tackles, 1 FF

KINGSTREE

Tyleek Dukes 27 carries, 127 yards, 3 TDs 1 2PT conversion

LAKE CITY

Amari Hanna 11-12 passing, 185 yards, 2 TDs; 35 rushing yards

Messiah Singletary 13 tackles, 2 TFLs, 1 sack

MANNING

Jontavious Canty 14 carries, 132 yards, 1 TD; 12 tackles

Jeffery Ceasar 8 catches, 89 yards, 1 TD; 1 carry, 7 yards; 99 TD INT return

CJ Robinson 47 TD punt return

NINETY SIX

Zay King 14 carries, 114 yards, 1 TD

SALUDA

John Pinto 6-6 PATs

Tristan Daniels 3 carries, 13 yards, 3 TDs

Brayden Williams 5 carries, 74 yards, 1 TD; 44 TD pass; 1 catch, 22 yards

Akiem Mills 5 tackles, 3 TFLs

TIMBERLAND

Carter Hawkins 2 INTs

 

CLASS A

PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Karmello Jones 25 carries, 289 yards, 7 TDs

 

ABBEVILLE

Gage Evans 2 sacks, 2 TFLs

J.D. Baylor 2 TD catches

BETHUNE-BOWMAN

Jaedon Bell 15=21 passing, 172 yards, 4 TDs

Maurice Dawson 5 catches, 44 yards, 2 TDs

BLACKVILLE-HILDA

Jaquel Holman 205 rushing yards, 4 TDs

Namair Anderson 51 TD catch; 84 TD punt return

C.A. JOHNSON

Jeremiah Knighter 8 carries, 106 yrs, 1 TD; 9 tackles

CROSS

Jailyn Broughton 10 tackles, 2 TFLs, 2 sacks

LAMAR

Alvion Ward TD INT return

LATTA

Makinley Wallace 3 TD runs

Kaden Rogers 3 TD runs

 

SCISA

11-MAN

PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Donovan Robinson Thomas Heyward 3 INTs, 4 tackles; 1 catch, 2 yards, 1 TD; 6-7 PATs;  2-6 KO touchbacks

 

BEAUFORT ACADEMY

Nych Underwood D108 rushing yards, 1 TD

Dietrich Shuford 8-9 passing, 105 yards, 1 TD; 6 carries, 93 yards, 1TD

CARDINAL NEWMAN

Caleb Ford 32 carries, 301 yards, 2 TDs

DORCHESTER

John Quattlebaum 9-15 passing, 139 yards, 3 TDs

Reed Almers 109 rushing yards, 2 TDs

FLORENCE CHRISTIAN

Andrew Miller 111 rushing yards, 1 TD

GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN

Hampton Davis 2 TD catches

HAMMOND

Kinson Holland 8 carries, 83 yards, 3 TD runs

HEATHWOOD HALL

James Richardson 2 FGs

HILTON HEAD CHRISTIAN

Reid McCollum 10-19 passing, 155 yards, 1 TD; 18 carries, 74 yards, 4 TDs

JOHN PAUL II

Bryant Jolley 211 rushing yards, 4 TDs

NORTHSIDE CHRISTIAN

Sam Burks 150 rushing yards, 1 TD

ORANGEBURG PREP

Tilden Riley 3 catches, 58 yards, 2 TDs

LAURENCE MANNING

Grainger Powell 23-34 passing, 317 yards, 1TD

Scoop Dennis 9 catches, 130 yards, 1 TD

Drew Ferriell 6 catches, 72 yards

PORTER-GAUD

JJ Fludd 3 INTs, 1 TD INT return; 77 rushing yards, 1 TD

Mike Knapp 17 tackles, 2 TFLs, 1 sack

THOMAS HEYWARD

Joshua Gibson 1 catch, 65 yards, 1 TD; 94 TD KO return

WILLIAMSBURG

Layton Morris 13 tackles, 2 TFLs

Grant Small 17 carries, 142 yards, 2 TDs

Connor Morris 10 tackles, 1 TFL

WILSON HALL
Milling Galloway 12 carries, 139 yards, 2 TDs; 2 catches, 56 yards, 1 TD

 

8-MAN

PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Garrett Murphy 16 carries, 320 yards, 4 TDs

 

LAURENS ACADEMY

Ethan Collins 10-11 passing, 72 yards, 1 TD; 3 carries, 18 yards

Mason Cooper 15 carries, 109 yards, 1 TD

Caleb Hardy 6 catches, 41 yards; 1 carry, 9 yards; 4 tackles, 2 TFLs

Garrison Vaughan 7 tackles, 3 ½ TFLs

RICHARD WINN

Charlie Bonds 3 TD passes; 2 TD runs

Jake Gaillard 2 TD catches

WARDLAW

Colt Bailey 26 carries, 204 yards, 3 TDs; 4-7 passing, 78 yards, 1 TD

Randell Thompson 15 tackles, 1 TFL

Josh Bussey 13 tackles

Jake Winn 8 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 INT, 1 FR


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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