Molly Andrews, Lilli Shooter, Presley McKenzie, Braylin Carter All-Region selections

Holly Andrews leading the way for the Warriors

Dillon Christian girls finish 7-17 By Dennis Brunson hssr.com Associate Editor Dillon – The season didn’t go quite the way hoped for by the Dillon Christian School girls basketball team. The Warriors finished just 7-17 overall though they did go 4-4 in SCISA Region 3-AAA. That wasn’t enough to earn a berth in the state tournament. Still head coach Kelly McColl was pleased with the development the team showed from beginning to end. “We lost five from our team from last year (which made the AA state playoffs) and two were starters and key players,” said McColl, who just completed her third season as head coach and is assisted by Bridget Elvington and Sidney Harrelson . “We started off out season slow, having to learn each other all over again. They improved greatly over the season and it has been fun to watch. “We moved up to AAA this season so we knew the competition would be tougher, but they have proved they can compete with them. Offensively and defensively, they’ve grown and working more collectively as a team than in past seasons.” The three returning starrers were Lily King , Chloe Powell and Braylin Carter . King, a senior who McColl called her best shooter, averaged 7.5 points per game and led the team in assists. Powell, also a senior, averaged 5.4 points. Carter, a sophomore post player, led in scoring at 12.6 points and was also the leading rebounder. The other two starters were freshman Shelby Dial , who averaged 2.9 points, and senior Molly Andrews , who averaged 1.7 points. Key reserves off the bench were eighth-graders Alyana Locklear ad Fraley Britt . Locklear averaged 4.4 points. The other member of the team was sophomore Lila English .  STONE, OUTLAR BOYS BASKETBALL ALL-REGION PICKS Seniors Thompson Stone and Jackson Outlar were selected to the All-Region 4 boys basketball team. Both also played in the SCISA North-South All-Star Game. Stone led the Warriors in scoring at 20.7 while averaging 4.7 in rebounds, assists and steals. Outlar averaged 20.3 points, 7.3 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 2.9 steals. DCS finished with an 11-16 record but made the state tournament. The Warriors lost to Spartanburg Day School 76-59 in the first round. “Our season this year was derailed a bit by injuries,” said head coach Bo Stone . “We knew going in that depth was a possible issue. We lost starting guard Walker Chavis to a season-ending knee injury five games into the season. Then after Christmas, point guard Thompson Stone missed significant time with high ankle sprains, then went out early in the state tournament with another injury to the other leg. “While he was out, freshman guards McKinnon Sampson , Jordan Blackmon and Gray Easterling filled in admirably, which will help them in the future. With center Jasper McIntyre improving, that gives us four freshmen with significant experience to pair with juniors Reese Bracey and Braxton Cummings .”

Braylin Carter leads Warriors in both scoring and rebounding

Thompson Stone, Jackson Outlar both averaging over 20 points a game

By Dennis Brunson hssr.com Associate Editor Dillon – Donell Stanley’s second season as the football head coach at Dillon Christian School is going much like his first. There have been several close games, but not a lot of victories. The Warriors were 3-8 last season with three of those losses coming by one, three and 12 points. So far this season, DCS, a SCISA AA school this year after playing at the Class A level last year, is 1-4-1 with a 3-point loss to AAA Florence Christian School by a 30-27 count to start the season and a 28-27 loss to AA St. John’s Christian on October 4. The other losses were 19-0 to AAA Trinity Collegiate and 29-8 to AA Hilton Head Prep . Dillon Christian’s win was 34-6 over Carolina Academy while it tied Lee Academy 7-7 in a game that was called due to inclement weather. The losses to St. John’s Christian and Hilton Head Prep were Region 1 losses. Dillon Christian has three region contests remaining. The Warriors play at Bethesda Academy on October 11 and at Christian Academy of Myrtle Beach on October 25 before playing host to Pee Dee Academy on November 1 to end the regular season. Senior running back Jackson Outlar is the leader of the Warriors offense. He had rushed for 551 yards and scored five touchdowns on 69 carries through five games He had also caught seven passes for 195 yards and three touchdowns. Senior quarterback Avery Sherman has completed 29 of 57 passes for 416 yards and three touchdowns while rushing for 146 yards and three touchdowns on 22 carries. Senior wide receiver CJ Bailey has 12 receptions for 110 yards, senior Walker Chavis had two catches for 63 yards, senior Tye Carroll had four catches for 22 yards and junior Hayden Moody had four catches for 22 yards. . Junior middle linebacker Kaden Locklear was leading the defense with 37 tackles and three fumble recoveries. Junior defensive lineman Wyatt Locklear had 33 tackles, while Sherman, a cornerback on defense, senior defensive lineman Chris Wilcox and junior defensive lineman Braxton Cummings all had 23 tackles. Junior defensive lineman R Bracey had a team high two quarterback sacks among his 20 total tackles. He had also caused two fumbles and recovered a fumble. Bailey, a cornerback, had an interception as did Sherman. Bailey also had two fumble recoveries and had 18 tackles. Chavis, a strong safety on defense, had 20 tackles and a sack

NETC Male Student Athlete of the Month: Dillon Christian's Jackson Outlar