Crestwood boys basketball senior class had tremendous run

Sumter – None of the past four seasons culminated in a state championship for the Crestwood

High School boys basketball team. However, that’s about the only thing this senior group didn’t

accomplish.

“I’m very proud to be talking about Crestwood’s 2025 boys basketball class,” said Knights head

coach Aric Samuel, who led Crestwood to the 2023 AAA state championship game. “We won over a

hundred games with a record of 101-13. That’s the best run in Crestwood history.”

Crestwood finished the season with a 24-4 overall record while going undefeated in 12 Region 5-

AAAA contests. The Knights reached the quarterfinals of the state playoffs. After beating South Aiken

102-69 in the first round, Crestwood beat Brookland-Cayce 82-75 in the second round. Their season

came to an end though with a 63-55 loss to region foe Wilson. Crestwood defeated the Tigers in the two

regular-season matchups.

The Knights were led by the senior trio of Shannon Davis, Teon Tindal and Xzavier Johnson.

All three were selected to the All-Region 5 first team with Davis being tabbed as the Region Offensive

Player of the Year. Davis was also named to the South Carolina Basketball Coaches Association AAA

All-State team.

The 6-foot-8-inch Tindal and Davis were picked as part of the Top 5 Seniors in AAAA by

SCBCA in the preseason.

Davis was leading Crestwood n scoring late in the season with an average of 18.2 points per

game. He was also leading in assists at 3.5 and steals at 2.8 to go along with 4.9 rebounds.

Tindal was just missing out on averaging a double-double. He was scoring at an 11.2 clip and

pulling down a team high 9.8 rebounds. He also was leading in blocked shots at 1.6.

Johnson was averaging 13.1 points and 2.5 steals.

The other starters were seniors as well in Jaheim Jones and Riley Durant, both of whom are 6-

4. Durant was averaging 6.6 points and 4.7 rebounds, while Jones was averaging 4.9 points and 6.8

rebounds.

The other seniors were Tyon Bennett, Jamall Alston, Jaydis Williams, Cedaryan Nickens,

Jeremie Richardson and Aaron Taylor.

SANIYAH WILLIAMS GIRLS BASKETBALL ALL-REGION PICK

Senior Saniyah Williams was Crestwood’s lone representative on the All-Region 5 girls

basketball team.

Williams led the Lady Knights in scoring with a 17.4 average while pulling down 3.3 rebounds

and coming up with 2.0 steals.

Fellow senior London Vaughn averaged 12.points and team highs in assists and steals at 3.8 and

2.7, respectively. She also averaged 4.1 rebounds.

Crestwood finished its first season under head coach Shaquanda Miller-McCray with an 8-16

overall record. The Lady Knights went 4-8 in region play, which was good for fifth place.

That was good enough to get Crestwood into the state playoffs. It lost to Gray Collegiate

Academy 71-37 in the first round.

Junior Javiah Martin was third in scoring at 9.3

Other seniors were Mikayla Edmonds, Treasure McDpnald, Jonee McClain, Jer’Niya Alston

and Faith Madison.

McClain led the Lady Knights in rebounding at 5.1 to go with 3.3 points.