Daniel Island Wins Third Summer CCAA Swim Meet In A Row On July 6 At The North Charleston Aquatics Center

Billy Baker • July 9, 2025

Summer recreational league swim growth boosted when the South Carolina High School League started high school swimming program.

By Billy G. Baker

Publisher

North Charleston—The 57th annual Coastal Carolina Aquatic Association (CCAA) Swimming Championships were a highly competitive event, with 18 teams of swimmers competing at the North Charleston Aquatic Center on Saturday July, 6.


Early in the meet, the HSSR had an opportunity to talk with CCAA Co-Meet Director Erik Krentner. “This is a sport where many swimmers can swim with their friends for many years,” said Krentner. “Before the afternoon session, later today, we will recognize our senior swimmers. We have one senior who has been swimming for 15 years, and another has been swimming with their team for 14 years.


“This is a great opportunity for families to be together, and it is a great opportunity for kids to learn the positive habits of being a part of a team, and the habits of getting better at something and also setting goals, and reaching those goals,” said Krenter. “They enjoy these things in a comfortable environment for many years as they grow up.


“We have had many swimmers to go on and swim in college, and we have even had swimmers go on and swim in the Olympic Trials,” said Krenter. “One great thing that helped our growth as a summer recreational league was when the South Carolina High School League started high school swimming a few years back. Our numbers greatly increased in the summer once the state became of the last states in the nation to start high school swimming.”


Krenter said he is very appreciative of all of the volunteers that make the running of the swim meet possible. “We have 9 members of the CCAA board working the meet today, and many other volunteers here helping us out in so many ways,” said Krenter. “We appreciate all the volunteers who make this meet possible very much.”   


  For the third year in a row, the Daniel Island Swim team used their over-all depth, qualifying 55 swimmers for the finals, to earn the coveted CCAA championship with a record score of 3114.5 points to defeat the other 17 teams entered in the event.


The remaining teams finished in order: Northbridge Terrace (2,702.6), Snee Farm (2,645), Parkshore (2,409), Newington 2,317.5), and North Charleston 2,300.5) took sixth place. These teams will compete against each other next year in the Red League.


Teams that finished seven through 12 will compete in the White division next year. Those teams include: Summerville YMCA (2,006.5), Hobcaw (1,908), Shadowmoss (1,908), Crowfield (1,756), James Island (1,373) along with Longpoint (1,230).


The Blue division, made up of teams that placed between 13 and 18 at the CCAA meet will be: Ashborough (1,036.5), Country Club (975), Sha -Mel-Lon (800), Legend Oaks (626), West County (528) and St. Andrews (12).


Points in individual events earned a first-place finisher 31 points for their respective team. Points were then awarded from 29 down to one over the next 29 place finishes. The relay was even more important with a first-place team awarded 62 points. The next 14 finishers earned points from a second- place finish that earned 56 points, descending four points for every place finish, concluding with four points for the relay team that finished 15th. 


Daniel Island swim coach Rose Van Metre, a 20-year coaching veteran, who is also the head swim coach at Bishop England, talked about the success of her team after the big win. “The first time we won this event (two years ago) it came down to the last relay, and we won by just 15 points, or so,” said Coach Van Metre. “For our team to have won by over 400 points today shows steady growth in our program. We graduate only two seniors and we expect to be even better next season.”


After the morning session with the 7-8 and 9-10 teams, Daniel Island had 1,182 points for a close lead over Northbridge Terrace (1,107) and third place Snee Farm (1,030).


At the break, Coach Van Metre told the HSSR, “We have a very strong older age group so I think we are going to hold our lead in the afternoon session,” she said. “We are very proud of Finn Gaston who swam in five events today, winning his three individual events, and he was a key leg on our two winning relay teams as well.


“I encourage all my swimmers to also play other sports, so Finn is also a baseball player,” said Coach Van Metre. “In terms of our biggest surprise in the early session it is no doubt 7-8 boy Paul Barber who was seeded like 16th in the 25-Back and he swam in the fourth heat and he improved over three seconds on his time to place second in that event. It was great to see that kind of improvement.”     


In the afternoon session, the Daniel Island team was led by 15-18 rising senior Ellie Chalupsky who established new city meet records in the 100-fly (25.51)  and the 100-back (25.83) and she also won the 100-IM (58.49) earning 93 points, with three gold medal wins in these vents.  Chalupsky also swam strong legs on her team’s two winning relay teams and these two wins brought another 64 points to the victors.


Chalupsky will be taking her strong swimming talents to Arizona State University, after her senior season at Bishop England next year. She spoke to the HSSR from the pool after her record performances. “I didn’t come to the meet today focused on breaking any records,” said Chalupsky. “I came into the meet focused on helping my team have success and I focused on doing the very best I could.


“My journey as a swimmer has been both challenging and good,” said Chalupsky. “Swimming has been a huge part of my life and it helps define who I am. Working hard every day, learning discipline and staying motivated have all been helpful in my journey.”


Chalupsky has one more swim season with both Bishop England and Daniel Island before she moves on to even greater challenges at Arizona State University. “Hopefully, in the future I will have an opportunity to compete in the Olympic Trials and it would be an honor to qualify for sure. This is certainly a goal of mine.”


Wanting to be a surfer as a young child led Chalupsky to become a competitive swimmer. “When I was six my goal was to become a professional surfer so my Mom made me join the summer swim team and it was love at first sight,” said Chalupsky. “I chose Arizona State because I love the coaches there, and the program has a culture of success, and I felt like it was the place for me.”


Chalupsky was not the only swimmer to establish a new city meet record this year. In The 11-12 Boy’s group, Heyward Loichinger of Northbridge Terrace established a new record in the 50-Breast with a time of 31.53. Finn Gaston a 9-11 Boy’s swimmer for Daniel island set a new record in the 100-IM with a time of 1:17.74 and he won all three individual events he participated in. 


A fourth swimmer tied a record when 11-12 boy’s swimmer Easton Drost of the Summerville YMCA swam a 27.78 in the 50—Fly to tie the record established by Kyle Hertwig of Snee Farm in 2017.           


The HSSR Salutes The 2025 CCAA First Place Winners  

7-8 Girls: Olivia Keating (Daniel Island) freestyle, Peggy Lata (Northbridge Terrace) butterfly and backstroke, McKay Osborne (Snee Farm) breaststroke, Daniel Island (Olivia Keating, Carolina Beaty, Nina Altum, Riley Gaston) free relay. Overall age group champions: Daniel Island


7-8 Boys: Eian Boscana (Summerville YMCA) freestyle and breaststroke, Garvey Kangas (James Island) butterfly, Sam Doughty (North Charleston) backstroke, Newington (Sammy Merritt, Liam Case, Ellison Matthews, Jackson Passarello) free relay. Overall age group champions: Shadowmoss


9-10 Girls: Tessa Ray (Northbridge Terrace) freestyle and butterfly, Georgia Doughty (North Charleston) backstroke, Harbor Hood (Northbridge Terrace) breaststroke and individual medley. Northbridge Terrace (Amara Swain, Harper Seago, Harbor Hood, Tessa Ray) free relay. Overall age group champions: Northbridge Terrace


9-10 Boys: CJ Fredrick (Summerville Y) freestyle; Finn Gaston (Daniel Island) butterfly, backstroke, and individual medley; Peter McCormick (Daniel Island) breaststroke; Daniel Island (Peter McCormick, Kellen Kane, Tavin Schmidt, Finn Gaston) free relay. Overall age group champions: Daniel Island


11-12 Girls: Kara Pomerantz (Parkshore) freestyle, Ronel St. Germain (Daniel Island) butterfly and individual medley, Clara Lichty (Snee Farm) backstroke, Eva DeGeorge (Crowfield) breaststroke, Daniel Island (Sophia Davis, Amelia DeWolf, Delaney Kane, Ronel St. Germain). free relay. Overall age group champions: Daniel Island


11-12 Boys: John Hurlbert (Summerville YMCA) freestyle, Easton Drost (Summerville YMCA) butterfly (meet record), Crew Breland (Snee Farm) backstroke, Heyward Loichinger (Northbridge Terrace) breaststroke, Keith Aikman (Shadowmoss) individual medley, Newington (Wade Collier, Bray Wood, Derek Marsaa, Koa Pohl) free relay. Overall age group champions: Newington


13-14 Girls: Zuri Swain (Northbridge Terrace) freestyle; Charlotte Good (Daniel Island) butterfly, backstroke, and individual medley; Lila Mahoney (Daniel Island) breaststroke; Daniel Island (Lila Mahoney, Anna Dyson, Kara Kitlowski, Charlotte Good) free relay. Overall age group champions: Daniel Island


13-14 Boys: Ricardo De Castro (Summerville YMCA) freestyle and butterfly, Logan Patterson (Northbridge Terrace) backstroke and individual medley, Christian Thibault (North Charleston) breaststroke, Daniel Island (Jason Chalupsky, Colton Salta, Cyprian Griffin, Nolan Mahoney) free relay. Overall age group champions: Daniel Island


15-18 Girls: Adair Shaw (Hobcaw) freestyle; Ellie Chalupsky (Daniel Island) butterfly (meet record), backstroke, and individual medley; Grace Marsaa (Newington) breaststroke; Daniel Island (Mia Devito, Katie Kitlowski, Grace Litzinger, Ellie Chalupsky) free relay (meet record). Overall age group champions: Daniel Island


15-18 Boys: Parker Hamilton (James Island) freestyle, Gabriel Smith (Parkshore) butterfly, Colby Schleier (Hobcaw) backstroke, Sean Groeber (Northbridge Terrace) breaststroke and individual medley, Hobcaw (Lucas de Arellano, Jackson Naylor, Jameson Golden, Colby Schleier) free relay. Overall age group champions: Hobcaw


Mixed Medley Relays Winners

7-8:  Daniel Island (Nina Altum, Hayes Kane, Riley Gaston, Kellen Marek)
9-10: Daniel Island (Ruby Muller, Peter McCormick, Finn Gaston, Noella Smith)
11-12: Daniel Island (Sophia Davis, Ronel St. Germain, Marko Franic, Benji Cumpelik)
13-14: Daniel Island (Charlotte Good, Jason Chalupsky, Lila Mahoney, Nolan Mahoney)
15-18: Daniel Island (Ellie Chalupsky — meet record backstroke split — Mackenzie LeVeen, Connor Good, and Jude Nicsic)


On a personal note, this writer raised three children (Ashton, Allyson, & Allen Baker) who were devoted swimmers on the Crowfield summer team for a span between 1990 and 2009, so it was a joy to come and report on this outstanding event for The High School Sports Report, and our companion web site at hssr.com.


Back in those days, Snee Farm was our feared rival and they were very dominant for many years.   Now this writer has two grand children swimming on the Snee Farm swim team! They are 9-10 boy Connor Houghton and 7-8 girl Caroline Houghton. Super proud of both of them for sure.


Connor narrowly lost to Peter McCormick in the 50-Breast event (41.26 to 41.60 in a one-two finish). He was also 5th in the 100-IM and 6th in the 50-Fly providing 80 individual points to the Snee Farm team total.


Caroline swam a personal best in the 25-back event, and she produced six points for her team and there was talk at the event that she was hoping to become a year- round swimmer. Two of my children went year-round and those early morning car pools brought back memories too!


Over 900 swimmers, from all age groups, participated in the annual CCAA event, and it was a day of excitement, achievement, and improvement for all involved. 

 


SCHSL Release 2026-2028 Realignment Final

By Staff Reports • December 22, 2025
SCHSL Release 2026-2028 Realignment Final Columbia, SC (12-19-25) -- The South Carolina High School League (SCHSL) has finalized the classification placement of all schools beginning with the 2026-27 school year. This classification placement will be in effect for two years. The guidelines established by the Reclassification/Realignment Guidelines Committee served as the blueprint for schools’ placements. Schools were assigned based on their enrollment count, to include district additions and the 3.0 multiplier. Flexibility, as approved by the Reclassification/Realignment Guidelines Committee, was also used with consideration given to geographics and travel. “Appreciation is expressed to those who served on the Reclassification/Realignment Guidelines Committee,” said Dr. Jerome Singleton, Commissioner of the SCHSL. “Classification placement of schools is the initial phase of the process. The next step for the League staff is to place the schools into regions in their respective classifications.” The SCHSL’s Executive Committee will meet January 13-14, 2026, to hear appeals regarding the classification placements. The final reclassifications are attached.

Stratford’s Davis Leads South Carolina to 17-7 Win in 89th Shrine Bowl

By David Shelton • December 21, 2025
By David Shelton Senior Writer Spartanburg – Stratford quarterback Jachin Davis threw a pair of touchdown passes and South Carolina defeated North Carolina, 17-7, in the 89 th Shrine Bowl all-star game in Spartanburg on December 20. Davis , named the offensive most valuable player for the Sandlappers, completed 10 of 15 passes for 184 yards in the game. He is headed to Liberty University as an early enrollee. “Great experience and great to get a win,” Davis said. “Playing with all of these great players was something I will never forget.” South Carolina dominated the game defensively, allowing only 136 total yards. The Tarheels completed just five of 19 passes. Stratford running back Maliq McGowan , a late addition to the roster, finished as the leading rusher for South Carolina with 42 yards on nine carries. West Ashley’s Bristol Biegenzahn played on the defensive front for the Sandlappers while Berkeley’s Zion Britt started on the offensive line. Cross safety, and South Carolina signee Caden Ramsey , Berkeley linebacker Gehad Sneed , and Timberland offensive lineman Desmond Green, who is headed to Florida, also played for the Sandlappers. “You win all-star games with defense and our defense was outstanding,” said SC head coach Paul Sutherland , who retired as the head coach at Liberty High after the season. “Glad to get the win for South Carolina. The kids were great. I am very blessed to have had this opportunity.” It took less than 10 seconds for the Sandlappers to score the game’s first touchdown as Davis combined with Dillon receiver Zay Robertson , heading to North Carolina , on an 80-yard bomb on the first play of the game for a quick 7-0 lead. Robertson finished the game with four catches for 131 yards. “He’s a great player,” said Davis of Robertson. “Getting that first touchdown was a tone setter.” South Carolina lost fumbles on their next two possessions, the second miscue leading to North Carolina’s game-tying touchdown after a 23-yard drive. Spartanburg’s Will Love , heading to Virginia Tech , kicked a 35-yard field goal late in the second quarter for a 10-7 halftime lead for the Sandlappers. South Carolina’s last play offensive snap in the game was Davis’s nine-yard touchdown pass to Jude Hall of Christ Church with :59 seconds left on the game clock. Chester linebacker Terry Rayford , who had 11 tackles, was the defensive most valuable player for the Sandlappers. Dorman's Kentavion Anderson and Ridge View's Jordan Best recorded interceptions The win gives South Carolina a 48-34 lead in the series. There have been seven ties.

SCHSL releases proposed reclassification for 2026-27, '27-28 school years

By Dennis Brunson hssr.com Associate Editor • December 20, 2025
Proposal has AAAAA going from 54 schools to 40 and not being split into divisions

Hilton Head Christian Overcomes Adversity

By Dennis Brunson • December 19, 2025
By Dennis Brunson hssr.com Associate Editor Bluffton – The 2025 football season was an unusual one for the Hilton Head Christian Academy football team. The Eagles, who had won three SCISA state titles in the five previous seasons, got off to a 2-5 start. On top of that, starting quarterback Reid McCollum left the school in the middle of the season. With the reshuffling, Hilton Head Christian lost its first game. However, the Eagles responded with four consecutive wins, including a 42-20 win over Trinity Collegiate in the first round of the AAA state playoffs. The season came to an end the next week with a 50-29 semifinal loss to Wilson Hall . Eagles head coach Ron Peduzzi is happy with the way his players rebounded to finish with a 6-6 record. “I was really proud of our guys, the way they rallied around the team and each other,” Peduzzi said. “They literally battled the second half of the year every play. “It was a very tough season. A lot of guys stood up and elevated their games. They had to stand up and become leaders also, so I was really happy with that.” HHCA had four players selected to the All-Region 1-AAA offensive first team in junior wide receivers Joey Houpt and Jackson Richardson , sophomore wide receiver Sam Strom and senior kick returner Tommy Gehm . Those on the first-team defense were sophomore defensive lineman Hayne Burden , junior linebacker Kres Langhals , sophomore linebacker Chase White and senior linebacker Finn Ussery . Houpt, who was named HHCA’s outstanding offensive contributor, was the leading pass catcher with 69 receptions for 1,313 yards and 13 touchdowns. Richardson had 45 catches for 645 yards and five scores, while Strum had 31 catches for 415 yards and five scores. Gehm returned two kickoffs for touchdowns and averaged 21.1 yards per return on 24 attempts. He returned six punts for 46 yards. Burden, who was named Hilton Head Christian’s outstanding defensive contributor, led the team in tackles with 105, tackles for loss with 13, quarterback sacks with four and quarterback hurries with 21. Langhals, who was the quarterback in the second half of the season, had 39 tackles, five TFLs, 2 ½ sacks, two interceptions, two caused fumbles and two fumble recoveries. White, who received HHCA’s Sledgehammer Award, had 82 tackles, five TFLs, one sack and one interception. Ussery, who received the team’s Captains Award, had 87 tackles, five TFLs, one sack and one interception.. Ussery and Gehm played in the SCISA North-South Seniors All-Star Game, while Houpt, Richardson, Strom, Burden and Langhals played in the Futures contest. Senior running back Hudson Baker , sophomore offensive linemen Caleb Altizer and Josh Koepke and sophomore cornerback Keyvon Aiken were selected second-team All-Region. Baker received the team’s Coaches Award and Burleson Award, and freshman Max Zwilsky earned the Lunchpail Award. Peduzzi believes good things await the Eagles in 2026. “We have a very large sophomore class that will be juniors next year, so I look forward for to next season,” he said. “We do need to elevate the number of players in our program playing, so that’s something we’ll be working on.”

OCA Wins Third Consecutive State Title with 28-7 Win Over BHP

By David Shelton • December 19, 2025
Oceanside senior WR, Terence Johnson, a Shrine Bowl all-star game selection, had 57 catches for 1,153 yards and 17 touchdowns plus 9 rushing touchdowns this season.

Panthers aim to remain a contender

By Roger Lee • December 19, 2025
Running back Grayson Salego is one of several starters who should return to the Panthers’ football team next season. Photo by Roger Lee. 

Timberland girls basketball team off to torrid start

By Rob Gantt • December 19, 2025
Timberland's Zion Prioleau, named on of Class AA's top seniors by the SC Basketball Coaches Association, averaged 14.7 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.6 assists, and 2.8 steals per game in 2024-20225.

Wilson Hall senior class 32-7 last 3 years

By Dennis Brunson • December 19, 2025
 By Dennis Brunson hssr.com Associate Editor Sumter – The Wilson Hall football team played in its third straight SCISA AAA state championship game in November. And for the third straight year, the Barons came out on the short end of the stick. WH lost to Pinewood Prep for the second consecutive year, falling by a score of 55-13. That being said, Wilson Hall head coach Adam Jarecki could only praise his team, especially the 17-man senior class. “This group of seniors graduates with three trips to the state championship and not many people can say that,” Jarecki said of the Class of 2026, which went 32-7 over that 3-year stretch. “I’m extremely proud of them. They’re our leaders at the school. They’re the influential people at our school. We’d love to see them go out with success in the end, but what they accomplished is pretty special, and they’ve got to take pride in that. “They had a great year (finishing with an 11-2 record for the second straight year) and they’ve had a great career. It’s tough not to come out on top, but they know what it takes to get here and they bought into it.” Six of those seniors were among the eight Barons named to the All-Region 2-AAA team. Leading the way was quarterback Ford Wilder , who was selected as the Region Offensive Player of the Year. Wilder completed 41 of 79 passes for 565 yards and five touchdowns while rushing for 483 yards and 12 TDs on 87 carries. Senior running backs Ben McLaurin and Milling Galloway were selected. McLaurin rushed for 1,234 yars and 16 scores on 121 carries. Galloway rushed for 585 yards and 11 touchdowns 62 carries despite missing three games and the majority of a fourth due to injury. The other senior All-Region picks were free safety Harris Naylor and defensive linemen Walker Wilson and Andrew Howle . Naylor had 35 tackles, one tackle for loss, two interceptions and three pass deflections. Wilson had 39 tackles, seven TFLs, two quarterback sacks and one PD. Howle had 28 tackles, a team high nine TFLs and two sacks. The other two All-Region selections were junior defensive lineman Reese Wilson and junior linebacker Peyton Gilley . Reese Wilson shared the team lead in sacks with four to go with 21 tackles, eight TFLs, one PD and one fumble recovery. Gilley had a team high 61 tackles and shared the team lead in interceptions with three, returning one for a touchdown, to go with three sacks and six TFLs. Along with being All-Region picks, each of the eight were All-State selections and were chosen to play in the SCISA North-South All-Star Games.

Lee Academy basketball teams start slow

By Dennis Brunson • December 19, 2025
By Dennis Brunson Hssr.com Associate Editor Bishopville – Both the boys and girls basketball teams for Lee Academy got off to 1-3 starts, but neither of the head coaches are close to making a determination on what the season holds for their squads. “I am really excited about the team we have for this season,” said boys head coach Kemp DeWitt , who is in his second season at Lee. “We return four players that gave us crucial minutes last season. Brayden Davis , Cain June , Gavin Makela and Paxton Greene give me a solid base surrounded by the new faces we have this season. “We look to find our identity as a team before we head into Christmas break, so we can come out strong when region play starts.” Davis, a sophomore point guard, and June, a senior small forward, are the two returning starters. Davis was averaging 9.3 points per game, while June was scoring at a 9.0 clip. Makela is a junior center while Greene is a senior shooting guard. The other starter is junior power forward Aiden Fitzgerald . Greene was averaging 6.3 points, Fitzgerald 3.5 and Makela 1.6. Other members of the boys team are senior Collins Drayton , junior Cannon Hopkins , who was averaging 5.0, junior Tucker Rodgers , junior James Watson , junior Matthew Inabinet and junior Keegan Gainey . Girls head coach Kim Langston , a decades-long veteran of the SCISA wars, said she hadn’t seen enough of her team to form an opinion. The Lady Cavaliers are young with just one senior starter in Mazie Tomlinson . The other starters are junior Mallori Frye , sophomore Karagan Melton , freshman Kaisley Melton and eighth-grader Beth Whiteside . Karagan Melton was the leading scorer with a 9.5 average to go with 3.8 rebounds. Tomlinson was averaging 6.3 points, 3.3 steals, 4.3 assists and 9.5 boards, Whiteside was at 5.0 points, 1.0 blocked shots and 6.8 rebounds, Frye was averaging 2.0 points and 3.3 rebounds, and Kaisley Melton was averaging 2.3 steals, 2.3 points and 2.5 rebounds. The rest of the roster includes sophomore Emma Beasley , senior Sara Bell , senior Zana Brazell , senior Raylee Catoe and junior Addie Grace Wilkes . 4 CAVALIERS FOOTBALL ALL REGION The Lee football team had four players selected to the All-Region 1-Class A team. The selections were wide receiver/linebacker Cain June, senior quarterback/defensive back Andrew Bowers , senior offensive lineman/defensive lineman Hampton Layton and senior linebacker/running back Tucker Boyce .

Hartsville Boys Basketball Looks To Be Improved This Season

By David Shelton • December 18, 2025
By David Shelton Senior Writer Hartsville – Now in his third season, Hartsville High boys basketball coach Jason Earle feels his rebuilding project is starting to see positive results. The Red Foxes won four games in Earle’s first season and improved to six wins last season. The 2025-26 season saw Hartsville win their first three games, giving Earle a reason to be optimistic about the chances of improvement. “Most of these guys have been playing for me now for three years,” reports the coach. “We have continued to get better each year. The expectation that I have for this team is to play really hard and make the playoffs.” Most of the heavy lifting this season comes from seniors and juniors who have gained experience while taking their lumps. Junior guard Kayson Dawson and junior forward Derion Gattison are setting the early pace as scoring leaders. Dawson is averaging 14.5 points and 6.0 rebounds per game early on while Gattison is at 13.5 points and nearly five boards per game. Dawson averaged 11 points per game a season ago while Gattison scored 5.1 points per game. Senior Zaries Huggins is a starting guard, averaging 7.5 points early on. Senior Tristian Spann also starts as a wing and senior Dorian Mason starts at forward and contributes 5.5 points and 5.5 rebounds per game in the early going. Earle says the leadership this season comes primarily from Dawson, Gattison and Mason. Sophomore CJ Hickmon is first off the bench and can play guard or forward. Remaining players include junior Kelly Price , junior Zi’yon Mason , junior Karmelo Pooler , junior Jamyari Scipio-Bishop , junior Justin Hines and junior Eli Lynch . Hartsville competes in region 6-AAAA, a highly competitive basketball league. Earle sees Crestwood and Wilson as two of the top teams and is hopeful his team can join in the mix for the region title. “The region should be a real battle every night,” the coach said. The girls team opened the season at 1-1 and also looks to contend for a playoff berth this season. The top returning player this season is junior guard Nay Gibson , who is averaging 17.4 points per game early on. Senior Sha’Niyah Richardson contributes offensively as well, along with junior Ariel Leatch , each better than six points per game.  The only other senior on the girls roster is Kamori Williams . Juniors are Aniyah Robinson, Zariyah Spann, Makayla Chapman, Brianna Watson and Chaniyah Thompson . Rounding out this year’s team are sophomores Zanaya Blakney and Trinity Thomas , and freshman Chassidy Johnson.
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