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Hawks’ Brown signs letter of intent with Notre Dame

By Rob Gantt

Special to the HSSR

Hanahan – Hanahan High School’s Chris Brown, a decorated two-sport star for the Hawks, has etched in stone a future path that leads him to South Bend, Indiana.

Brown, one of the state’s top football receivers and national track and field standout, made his commitment official to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Feb. 1, also known as National Signing Day.

“I think it was a very good decision academically and athletically,” Brown said. “It fits me. I feel good about it. It’s an outstanding place.”

Brown’s signing was held at the school at 7:30 a.m on Wednesday.

“I don’t think it’s really sunk in yet,” Brown said. “Right now, I’m just enjoying it.”

This past football season, Brown missed half the year with a broken collarbone but still had some gaudy stats. He scored 12 touchdowns in the passing game, hauling in 33 passes for 532 yards.

He also returned two punts for a score for the Hawks.

As a junior, he had over 50 grabs for nearly 1,100 yards and scored 17 touchdowns on offense. He also scored four defensive touchdowns and returned one kick for a score.

He will enter this spring season as one of the most notable track and field athletes in the state.

Last year, he set the state record in the triple jump and captured a total of three gold medals and a silver as the Hawks won the state championship in track and field.

He said he’s looking forward to helping lead the Hawks to another championship this spring and also taking aim at the national record in the triple jump.

Wrestling

The Hanahan wrestling team will compete for the Class AA Lower State title Saturday, Feb. 4 at HHS.

The winner of a 16-team, single elimination tournament will be the Lower State representative in the Feb. 11 championship match.

The Hawks are led by team captains Dennis Flores and J.J. Johnson. Other marquee wrestlers with experience for the Hawks are Kyle Sargent and Bryce Ellis.

 

 

next week. Hawks coach Charlie Patterson says winning on the road is something playoff teams learn to do.
    "We've got a couple of tough games ahead of us but I think we've got a chance if we can execute," said Patterson after last week's 35-20 win over Kingstree. "Manning is a good football team. They'll be ready to play and we will be as well."
    Manning began the season as the top-ranked team in AA but has lost three games and battled injuries all season. The Monarchs were soundly defeated by Timberland, 55-3, last week.
    In the Hanahan victory last week, junior quarterback Derek Coblentz completed 11 of 19 passes for 153 yards and two touchdowns, and rushed for 85 yards on 18 carries and two more touchdowns. He gained 57 yards rushing in the fourth quarter as he took control of the game with the running game.
    Monte Richardson added 57 yards rushing and Jeremy Chester had 58 yards and a touchdown. Paul Smith caught a 38-yard touchdown pass and Chris Brown caught a 14-yard touchdown pass.
    For the season, Richardson is the team's leading rusher with 714 yards and has scored five touchdowns. Coblentz has gained 328 yards and scored six touchdowns and Chester has gained 232 yards and three scores.
    Coblentz has completed 38 of 74 passes for 542 yards and six scores. Senior Brice Hines has completed 48 of 90 passes for 553 yards and six touchdowns.

 

Hawks open region against Waccamaw this week

By Rob Gantt
Special writer

Hanahan - Heading into the Region 7-AA opener with Waccamaw Friday, the Hanahan football team is feeling a lot better about itself.

The Hawks upped their record to 3-2 overall with a come-from-behind 32-30 win over Woodland.

"It doesn't mean much as far as playoffs or anything like that but for morale it was big," Hanahan coach Charlie Patterson said.

The Hawks were shut out the week before against Broome 17-0, their first time not scoring in a game in nearly a decade.

Patterson said Waccamaw runs a similar scheme as Broome on offense and enter the game with a 4-1 record.

"Scheme-wise they are similar (to Broome)," Patterson said. "They're a spread option, zone option team. We do have some experience in dealing with what they run."

The Warriors are coming off a 49-17 win over Aynor. Waccamaw running back John Gibbs rushed for nearly 200 yards and a school-record six touchdowns against the Blue Jackets.

"It's going to be a tough battle for us," Patterson said. "We've got to get off to a good start in the region and it's a huge game for that reason. Plus, it's a two-hour drive for us."

The Hawks could be without some key players. Against Woodland, the Hawks were without nine players for various reasons.

 "We're at the point now where we've had so much illness and injury that I'm not worry about it," Patterson said. "We're going to coach the ones that show up. We're going to line up and play with the ones that can play and we're going to go play."

They're being led this season by junior running back Monti Richararson, who has 624 yards and five touchdowns rushing. He had 147 yards and a 10-yard TD run in the final minute against Woodland.

Running back Jeremy Chester (160 yards, 2 TDs) is another productive runner. He had 83 yards against Woodland, including a TD run.

Quarterback Bryce Hines is 47 of 91 for 529 yards and six scores on the year. He and fellow QB Derek Coblentz both have over 100 yards rushing on the season.

Hines tossed two TDs against Woodland, one to Patrick Alston and another to Irim Aiken. Jaron Denmark and Chris K. Brown are also primary targets in the passing game for the Hawks.

Alston also recovered a fumble in the closing seconds to preserve the win.

Defensively, linebacker Sebastian Short is the team's leading tackler.