Basketball season winding down; football team has new head coach
By David Shelton
Senior Wriiter
Hilton Head – With four games remaining in the regular season, one basketball team at Hilton Head has secured a state playoff bid while another is locked in a battle for the fourth and final spot out of region 7-AAA.
Dave Greenberg’s girl’s team is red hot as the regular season winds down, entering a game on January 31st against Battery Creek on an eight-game winning streak.
The Lady Seahawks are a perfect 6-0 in region seven and have won 16 of 20 games overall this season. They hold a one-game lead over Bluffton for the region title with four to play and finish the regular season against Bluffton. They beat Bluffton by one point earlier this season.
Leading the way this season is senior all-state candidate Sabrina Drammis, who averages nearly 15 points and 10 rebounds per game. The roster includes five freshmen this season.
Hilton Head finished 21-4 a year ago.
Hilton Head has lost to only one in-state team this season, falling to defending class A state champion Ridgeland in the first two weeks of the season. They avenged that loss later in the season.
The other remaining games on the schedule are with Lake Marion and Berkeley.
Hilton Head’s boys team is locked in a battle for fourth-place in the region standings with four games to play. The Seahawks are 8-12 overall and 2-4 in region play, tied for fourth-place with Berkeley and a game behind third-place Cane Bay. Six of the team’s losses have come by 10 points or less.
Junior forward Michael Julian leads the team in scoring this season, averaging 12.6 points per game. He is the lone double digit scorer on the team also leads the team in rebounding at 8.4 boards per game.
Senior Alex McDonald is averaging 8.7 points and 4.9 rebounds per game.
Senior forward Bennett Murphy averages 5.6 points per game while sophomore Jacob Coltrane averages 5.3 points per game.
Payne named new head football coach
Hilton Head has hired B.J. Payne as its new head football coach, replacing Tim Singleton. Payne has spent the last six seasons as the head coach at Lexington High in Ohio, compiling a 36-24 record.
Payne was born in North Carolina but grew up in Ohio and played college football at Division III powerhouse Mount Union and was a part of three national championship teams.
Payne’s father, Brooks, played football at Clemson for the legendary Frank Howard.
