Ashley Ridge wrapping up winter sports action

By David Shelton

Senior Writer

Summerville – A busy winter sports campaign at Ashley Ridge High is wrapping up as the calendar turns to February.

The basketball teams will be concluding regular season play this coming week with hopes of getting a shot in the AAAA lower state playoffs.

At press time, things looked pretty good for the girls basketball team as they entered play on February 3 against Fort Dorchester with a 3-3 record in region 8-AAAA. Coach Chi Chi Loggins’ squad was 11-9 overall after a January 31 loss to Summerville, 51-50.

Ashley Ridge closes out the regular season against Colleton County next week but will likely end up in third-place in the region eight standings, which will earn them a spot in the playoffs.

Ashley Ridge has been competitive in most games this season, losing several close games that came down to the final quarter.

Senior guard Jasmine Clark has been the team’s leading scorer this season, averaging about 14 points per game to go with 4.3 assists and 3.5 steals. Clark scored 22 points in the one-point loss to Summerville earlier this week.

Sophomore guard Shelby Daly scored 15 points in the loss to Summerville and is averaging about nine points per game for the season. Daly also averages 2.6 steals per game.

Junior forward Michala Green is averaging eight points and five rebounds per game for the Lady Swamp Foxes while senior forward Chekerra Goodwin has averaged about seven points and seven rebounds per game for the games she has played.

Other seniors on the 2011-12 roster include Erin Hongsermeier, Taylor Tierney and Jessica Smart.

Rounding out the team this winter are junior Kim Cole, sophomores Brenna Swartz and Tiana Nkanata and freshman Ashley Tierney.

Meanwhile, the boys team will need a strong finish to secure a spot in the postseason. After losing a close game to Summerville last Tuesday, Ashley Ridge was 5-14 overall and 1-5 in region play. They too close out the season with games against Fort Dorchester and Colleton County.

The wrestling team went 1-3 in region 8-AAAA action, losing to Summerville, Fort Dorchester and Beaufort while picking up a win over Colleton County.

Members who saw most of the action on the mat this season include Ben Whitney (106), Demitre McNeal (113), Louis Waechter (120), Ricky Jamison (120), Zane Graham (126), Christian Cutino (132), Eduardo Blanco (132), Harold Robinson (138), Trevor Huggins (145), Jack Whitney (152), Coltyn Remeika (160), Zach Armstrong (170), Tyler Moore (170), Xavier Sierra (182), George Baker (195), Brandon Smith (195), Joseph Pringle (220) and Desmond Glover (285).