By Neill Kirkpatrick
Special to the HSSR
Andrews – Heading into the 2023/24 season the Andrews Yellowjackets had goals of competing for the Region 8 AA crown and securing one of regions playoff spots but in a season full of inconsistency the up and down Yellowjackets still managed to make the playoffs.
A big home win against the Kingstree Blazers 53-51 secured their playoff berth. The Yellowjackets made a trip to Charleston and fell to eventual lower state champion Oceanside 76-40. They finished the year at 9-13/2-6.
Head Coach Lamar Brown will say goodbye to eight seniors in Sharod Sumpter, Aarin Moore, Lavon White, SerQuan Middleton, Jordan Eaddy, Zion Moyd, Joesph Parson, and QuawDre Myers.
Sumpter was an All-Region selection last season, and he should make it two in a row after leading the Yellowjackets in several categories. He was the team’s leading scorer at 10.7 points per game, rebounder at 4.4, assists at 1.4 and in steals at 23 per game. He finished his career with over 500 points, over 200 rebounds and over 100 steals.
Moore and Middleton played well during the year. They combined for over eight points and four rebounds a night. They provided good on the pressure and averaged over two steals a night. Moore was second in steals with twenty-two and assists with thirty-one.
White, who played in the Touchstone Energy All Star game, was a force in limited action. He only played in eleven games but made an impact in all of them. He averaged over five points, four rebounds and finished the year second on the team in steals per game.
The Yellowjackets will have corner stones to build around next season in junior guards Vincent Rhue, Brandon Cumbee, and sophomore forward Chris Stewart. Rhue was the team’s top three-point shooter hitting 40% from behind the arc. He was second on the team in scoring at 9.6 points per game and steals with thirty-one. He had a team high 14 blocks on the year.
Cumbee only played in eleven games due to an injury he suffered in football. The AA All-State football selection gave the Yellowjackets another athletic body to apply pressure out front.
Stewart at 6-3 gives the Yellowjackets a presence in the paint. The sophomore finished with seventy-one rebounds and 11 blocks in seventeen games.
Kayden Dorsey and Dayevon McNair are two sophomores that will be back and who gained valuable experience this season.
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