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Bryce King (photo) and Chase Price are the top two pitchers this season and both have been dominant early.
For 2026, the Flashes baseball will certainly be a quality team that is capable of contending for a state title.
HSSR Class A Football Ranking - (Entering Week 12 of Season, 11-14-2025) 1. Bamberg-Ehrhardt 11-0 (597-49) 2. Abbeville 9-2 (480-129) 3. Carvers Bay 10-0 (319-113) 4. Cross 9-1 (364-53) 5. HKT 9-2 (502-136) 6. Lamar 9-2 (401-277) 7. Johnsonville 8-2 (282-169) 8. Ware Shoals 10-1 (398-164) 9. Latta 8-2 (348-185) 10. Lewisville 7-4 (371-189) 11. Scott’s Branch 8-2 (316-183) 12. Blackville-Hilda 6-5 (182-209) 13. Lake View 5-4 (187-146) 14. CA Johnson 6-5 (258-331) 15. Wagener-Salley 5-6 (153-300) By Billy G. Baker Publisher Moncks Corner — There were no major upsets at the top of the Class A food chain in the first round of the playoffs on November, 7. Now that there are 16 schools left hoping to punch their tickets to the gold medal round, the winning margins are going to tighten up, and round two games should be much more competitive. The goals of the 16 teams left are all the same; be 1-0 every week and eventually punch your team’s ticket to the Class A gold medal round scheduled for 4 p.m. on Friday December 5 at South Carolina State University. (Be there and bring the whole town with you!) In the first week of the playoffs the HSSR number two ranked Abbeville (9-2) defeated Great Falls 63-0, and the “A” will now host Trent Usher’s Lewisville Lions team after the Lions drilled Whitmire 62-0 in the first round. These two teams met later in the playoffs last year with the Panthers winning easily. Abbeville will be seeking their 14 th overall state title this season. The Panthers earned number 13 last December in a 58-20 win over Cross . Last year’s Panther team was comprised of 27 seniors and this year’s team came into the 2025 season much younger but still loaded with home grown athletes. After his team’s season opening 42-0 win over Southside Christian , Coach Nickles told the HSSR, “We have a chance to be a really competitive football team. We have to keep working and improving. We’ll see how it goes.” Jaden Baylor took over the QB duties for Abbeville this season and he has improved with each game. Darius Riley is the team’s work horse at RB, and he started off the season with tackle breaking touchdowns runs of 71 and 67 yards in the season opener. Cole Driggers is a leader at left tackle in the offensive front. Top ranked Bamberg-Ehrhardt (11-0) has the distinction of being the most productive scoring offense in Class A, so far this season (597 points) and they also have the best scoring defense (49) in the state entering the playoffs. The Raiders will host Latta this week as a double-digit favorite. Latta advanced with a 34-14 win over Baptist Hill . Corey Crosby is in his 5 th season as the Raiders head coach and his team has now won 16 straight region games. His career record at B-E over this five- year period is 52-11 and the Raiders came into the 2025 season with 15 returning starters. A few impact B-E players include senior all-state WR Marcus Cann (6-2, 195) who is also a topflight DB. OL is one of the strengths of the team and three returners from last season have literally road graded the competition. They are center Michael Manigault (6-0,265), LG Jaden Moody (6-0,255), and junior RT Simeon Bamberg (5-11, 195). Carvers Bay is 10-0 and by Shrine Bowl OL Zyon Guiles (6-5, 295) who is committed to South Carolina. The Bears will host region rival Lake View this week in round two. They defeated Lake View 32-7 on October 10, but most observers feel like this game will be more competitive. The Bears advanced in round one with a 59-0 win over Allendale-Fairfax last week while the Wild Gators beat Hardeeville 28-6 to advance. In upper state Class A this week, Blackville-Hilda will host CA Johnson after getting by eliminating McCormick 15-0 last week. CA Johnson advanced on a 12-0 win over Calhoun County . Number five HSSR ranked HKT (9-2) HKT would love to be the Cinderella of Class A and claim the glass slipper at SC State in December. They eliminated Lee Central 56-14 in the first round and they are now ready to host a talented number 8 ranked Ware Shoals this week in one of the most competitive round two games in Class A. Ware Shoals advanced with a dominating 38-0 win over Ridge-Spring-Monetta last week. Number six Lamar (9-2) advanced with a 49-0 win over Calhoun Falls and the Silver Foxes will host Wagener-Salley this week, an upset winner over Dixie , 14-9 in round one. Remaining games amongst Lower State Class A teams include number four Cross (9-1), led by USC bound Caden Ramsey (6-5,200), hosting Bethune-Bowman . Cross had a bye in round one while Bethune-Bowman shut-out Ridgeland 38-0. Johnsonville and Scott’s Branch are teams with state championship experience, and the Flashes of Ken Cribb will travel to the Santee Lakes area this week in a game that should go down to the wire. Johnsonville advanced with a 48-14 win over Branchville while Scott’s Branch moved on with a 32-14 win over Hannah Pamplico .
Lake View's Jalen Clark.
Ken Cribb is the Johnsonville high school’s athletic director and also is the head football coach.
By David Shelton Senior Writer Johnsonville – Playing in perhaps the toughest Class A region in the state, the Johnsonville High baseball team ended up having a solid 2025 season. Region 6-A included three other teams that were ranked among the top 10 in Class A at some point in the season. The Flashes also earned top 10 status, giving the region four top 10 teams. Region member Lake View won the Class A Lower State title, beating region foe Latta. Johnsonville and Hannah-Pamplico of region six were among the final four teams in the Lower State bracket. Johnsonville was eliminated by Latta by a 9-8 final score. Second-year head coach Carson Carroll , while disappointed with coming up short of the goal of winning a state title, could praise his team for their efforts this spring. “I am very proud of them and with the effort they gave me this year,” Carroll said. “Obviously, we wanted to be playing in that final series but that just didn’t happen for us this year. We had a very good season though.” The Flashes finished the season with a 13-8 record, posting an 8-5 record in region play. The key to success was the offensive balance and production within the lineup. Leading the way was senior Landyn Cribb , who earned Class A all-state honors. Cribb finished the season with a .530 batting average and drove in 13 runs. Three others hit over .400 for the season. Jackson Eaddy hit .431 with 21 RBIs while Gavin Marlowe hit .404 with 15 RBIs. Larkin Powell finished at .403 with 13 runs driven in. The softball team also made the state playoffs and finished with a 10-11 overall record. Coach Walter Clark had a relatively young roster this spring and looks to be even stronger next season. “We have a good group returning so the future looks bright.” One key senior who will be missed is catcher Blair Coker, who earned all-state honors for the third straight season. Coker batted .462 with 18 runs batted in this season. Sophomore Peyton Wall , the third baseman, ended up hitting .439, while sophomore first baseman Mallory Prosser and eighth-grade shortstop Claire Cook each hit over .320. Junior pitcher Natalee Taylor batted .291 with 15 RBIs and provided solid work inside the circle. The only other senior on the roster was outfielder Sadie Stone . Junior Allison Eaddy played second base while juniors Brianna Lawrimore , Charley Tippett and CJ Smith worked in the outfield as well. Like in baseball, region six was a juggernaut in softball. Latta won the Class A state championship while Lake View and Hannah-Pamplico had deep runs in the playoffs. Several members of the track and field program earned their way to the Class A state meet through region and Lower State qualifying. Six girls and three boys got an opportunity to compete against the best in Class A. Malyric Singletary 13 th in the javelin and 11 th in the shot put. Teammate Michelya Doctor finished second in the javelin and Zykeria Skinner finished fourth in the high jump. Abigail Lambert finished fifth in the 400 meter hurdles and Arkeria Cunningham finished sixth in the 400 hurdles. Harmony Gregg was eighth in the 200 meter dash ad 11 th in the 100 meter dash. Jamere Ross was the top performer on the boys team. Ross earned silver in the long jump, was fourth in the 200 meter sprint and fifth in the 100. Skylar Montgomery finished ninth in the triple jump and Ben Eaddy finished 14 th in the 3200 meter run.