OCTOBER 25 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ROUNDUP

From staff reports • October 27, 2024

Manning wins Region 7-AA title with a 38-13 triumph over Marion

Marion – The Manning High School football team secured the Region 7-AA title with a 38-13 victory over Marion on Friday at the Marion field.


 The Monarchs, ranked No. 8 in the High School Sports Report AA poll, won their eighth straight game to improve to 8-1 on the season and 5-0 in the region. Marion fell to 1-8 and 0-5.

 

Joshua Cooper rushed for 81 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries to lead Manning, which ran for 237 yards. Jaylnn Coard had 72 yards and a touchdown on four carries and also had three 2-point conversion runs. Jontavious Canty had 71 yards and a touchdown on nine carries.

 

 Quarterback Ja’Rae Mitchell completed 8 of 11 passes for 112 yards and two TDs. He also had four carries for 22 yards.

 

Jeffery Ceasar had three catches for 54 yards and a touchdown, and Jaron Hammett had an 18-yard TD catch. Lovell Stevenson had three catches for 30 yards.  

 

 Ceasar also had a 63-yard punt return along with four tackles and an interception on defense.

 

 Lamar Hilton led the Manning defense with 11 tackles.

 

Saluda 35

Strom Thurmond 25


Saluda – Saluda remained undefeated with a 35-25 victory over Strom Thurmond on Friday at the SHS field.

 

The Tigers, the No. 1 team in AA, improved to 7-0 overall and 3-0 in Region 2. The Rebels fell to 5-2 and 2-1.

 

Brayden Williams ran for 154 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries and had a 21-yard reception to lead Saluda. Tristan Daniels rushed for 74 yards and two more scores on 11 carries and had a 25-yard catch.

 

         Quarterback Drew Arant completed 9 of 17 passes for 139 yards and a TD. Victavis Gaines had three catches for 25 yards and the TD.

 

         Leading the way for Strom Thurmiond was Lee Brisbaun. He completed 11 of 29 passes for 173 yards and two touchdowns. Jay Sewell had eight catches for 128 yards and the two TDs.

 

         Deonte Phillips had seven carries for 48 yards and a touchdown.

  

Dorman 9

Gaffney 7

Gaffney – Ransom Farr booted the final of his three field goals from 41 yards out with 3:04 remaining in the game to lift Dorman to a 9-7 victory over previously undefeated Gaffney on Friday at The Reservation.


Farr’s other two field goals came in the second quarter, from 41 and 32 yards, respectively, to give the Cavaliers a 6-0 halftime lead.

 

Gaffney, ranked No. 1 in the AAAAA Division II poll, fell to 6-1 overall and 3-1 in Region 2-AAAAA. Dorman improved to 5-3 and 3-2.

 

Kentavion Anderson had eight tackles and two quarterback sacks while Dru Darby had seven tackles and two sacks to lead the DHS defense.

 

 Gaffney’s points came on a 25-yard touchdown pass from Jayvon Gilmore to Jamarcus Smith in the third quarter. Evan Olson added the extra point to make it 7-6.

 

 Gilmore completed 11 of 21 passes for 161 yards while Smith had six catches for 93 yards.

 

Shedrick Sarratt had 10 tackles to lead the Indian defense.

 

Dillon 47

Waccamaw 39

 

Pawleys Island – Jamarion Fling scored six touchdowns to lead Dillon to a 47-39 shootout win over Waccamaw on Friday at the WHS field,

 

Fling ran for 276 yards on 40 carries for the Wildcats, who are ranked third in AAA and improved to 7-2 overall and 3-1 in Region 7-AAA. The Warriors fell to 5-4 and 2-2.

 

Rahmond Hamilton rushed for 56 yards and a score on six carries while completing 8 of 12 passes for 120 yards. Zamaurious Robertson had four catches for 68 yards while having one carry for 23 yards.

 

Daniel Capehart led the defense with 13 tackles while Keryien Brown had 11.


Barnwell 34

Edisto 8

 

Barnwell – Barnwell improved to 8-1 on the season with a 34-8 win over Edisto on Friday at the BHS field.

 

The Warhorses, ranked second in AA, improved to 3-0 in Region 5-AA. They can win the region title with a victory over Whale Branch on Friday.

 

BHS quarterback Cameron Austin completed 10 of 13 passes for 200 yards and two touchdowns while rushing for 24 yards and a score on seven carries. Nehemiah Brown had 14 carries for 88 yards and two TDs.

 

Batesburg-Leesville 48

Pelion 0

 

Batesburg-Leesville – Batesburg-Leesville remained undefeated with a 48-0 victory over Pelion on Friday at the B-L field.

 

Quarterback Tanner Watkins completed 8 of 13 passes for 167 yards and a TD while rushing for 50 yards and two scores on five carries. Amadre Wooden had 13 carries for 156 yards and two touchdowns

 

KD Whitt and LJ Williams had scoring runs. Jamerius Clark had three catches for 102 yards, one of them a 70-yard TD. Tyler Classen had four catches for 52 yards.

 

Logan Sturkie had two catches for 97 yards and two touchdowns. William Robinson had five catches for 67 yards.

 

Cheraw 38

 Buford 14

 

Cheraw -- Cheraw clinched the Region 4-AA title with a 38-14 victory over Buford on Friday at the CHS field.

 

The Braves improved to 4-0 in region play and 6-3 overall. Buford fell to 2-6 and 1-3.

 

 Quarterback Kadin Thomas completed 12 of 17 passes for 202 yards and three touchdowns. Nick Gordon had a 46-yard touchdown catch and finished with six catches for 86 yards. Desean Drake had a 40-yard scoring catch among his five catches for 89 yards, and Zay Campbell had a 25-yard TD catch.

 

Sam Phillips added a 25-yard field goal for Cheraw. Cam McClendon and Justyn Joint both had scoring runs.

 

Antonio Amos had 11 carries for 67 yards and a touchdown for Buford. Marvin Randolph ran for 48 yards and a score on nine carries.

 

Clinton 62

Blacksburg 14

 

 Clinton – Clinton remained unbeaten in Region 2-AA with a 61-14 victory over Blacksburg on Friday at Wilder Stadium.

 

The Red Devils, ranked fifth in AA, improved to 6-2 overall and 3-0 in region play. Blacksburg fell to 3-5 and 0-2.

 

 CHS had 605 yards of total offense, including 478 on the ground. Javen Cook led the way by rushing for 152 yards and a score on 12 carries. AZ Simmons had three carries for 82 yards and a touchdown, Tushawan Richardson ran for 73 yards and two scores on seven carries while completing 3 of 8 passes for 102 yards.

 

KJ vance had eight carries for 64 yards and a touchdown. Rhett Gilliam had two scoring runs while Owen Glenn and Angelo Cromer both had a TD run.

 

Shun Rogers caught six passes for 120 yards and a score for Blacksburg. Josh Sims completed 12 of 28 passes for 229 yards and the TD pass while running for the other score.

 

Dominique Odom rushed for 86 yards on 22 carries. Devin Swindler had two catches for 88 yards.

 

Mountain View Prep 49

Broome 20

 

Spartanburg -- Mountain View Prep remained undefeated with a 49-20 triumph over Broome on Friday at the MVP field.


        Mountain View Prep, ranked second in AAA, improved to 8-0 overall and 3-0 in Region 3. Broome fell to 3-5 and 0-2, .

 

Bryson Drummond completed 12 of 16 passes for 273 yards and four touchdowns. Kaveon Washington had four catches for 130 yards and a touchdown, and Kadarius Hainsworth had six catches for 82 yards and two scores.

 

Jaylen McGill had a 55-yard TD catch and rushed for 101 yards and two more scores on 11 carries.


Thomas Heyward 51

Carolina Academy 6

 

Ridgeland -- Joshua Gibson returned two kickoffs for touchdowns as Thomas Heyward Academy improved to 8-1 overall with a 51-6 victory over Carolina Academy on Friday at the THA field.

 

Gibson had two returns, one going for 84 yards and the other for 60 yards.

 

Tony O’Banner rushed for 129 yards and three touchdowns on seven carries to lead the Rebels. Colton Young had 127 yards and a score on seven carries.

 

 Quarterback Kiran Boggess completed 6 of 8 passes for 68 yards and a score. O’Banner had a 20-yard touchdown catch.

 

Beau Pinckney led the THA defense with 12 tackles. Kelan Fripp had 11 tackles and two TFLs, Benjamin Gibson had nine tackles and two TFLs, and Dodge Peeples had seven tackles and two TFLs

 

Northside Christian 34

Florence Christian 7

 

 Florence – Northside Christian Academy scored the game’s first 21 points and went on to a 34-7 win over Florence Christian School on Friday at the FCS field.

 

JR Kunard led Northside, which improved to 8-1, with 126 yards on 10 carries, including a 69-yard touchdown run. Sam Burks rushed for 118 yrds and two scores on 17 carries, BJ Suits had eight carries for 38 yards and a TD.

 

Jake Jeffrey returned an interception 46 yards for the other touchdown.


         FCS fell to 5-4.


Central 34

Chesterfield 8

 

Chesterfield – Central improved to 7-2 on the season with a 34-8 win over Chesterfield on Friday at the Chesterfield field.

 

The Eagles, ranked 12th in AA, improved to 3-1 in Region 4-AA. Fourteenth-ranked Chesterfield fell to 6-3 and 1-3.

 

Dwanye Louallen Jr. led Central offensively. He completed 16 of 24 passes for 249 yards while running for 89 yards and a TD on 11 carries. Aiden Short had 13 catches for 69 yards and two touchdowns while catching four passes for 79 yards.

 

Tray Wilson had five catches for 77 yards and had three carries for 19 yards and a TD.

 

        Marques Allen and Jaiden Hillian led the Central defense with nine tackles apiece. Hillian also had a sack and a TFL.


         South Florence 36

         Lower Richland 19

 

         Florence – South Florence remained unbeaten in Region 5-AAAA with a 36-19 victory over Lower Richland on Friday at Bruin Stadium.

 

         SFHS improved to 7-2 overall and 5-0 in region play. South Florence, ranked seventh in AAAA, will travel to sixth-ranked Hartsville on Friday to play for the region title. The Red Foxes are also 5-0 in region play.

 

         Jayden Sellers returned a punt 44 yards for a touchdown and caught a 20-yard TD pass to lead the Bruins. Tre’ Leonard ran for 174 yards and two TDs on nine carries, while Zion Gilbert ran for 151 yards on 12 carries.

 

         Messiah Jackson threw two TD passes.

 

         LR, which finished the regular season 5-5 with a 3-3 region record, was led by Jordan Hargrave, who had five catches for 97 yards and TD. Quarterback Aiden Jones completed 13 of 17 passes for 138 yards and ran for two scores.


        T.L. Hanna 40

Greenville 27

 

Anderson – T.L. Hanna rolled up over 500 yards of total offense in a 40-27 victory over Greenville on Friday at the Hanna field.

 

The Yellow Jackets, ranked seventh in AAAAA Division II, improved to 6-2 overall and 4-1 in Region 1-AAAAA. Greenville fell to 1-7 and 1-4.

 

KD Patterson led the way with 273 rushing yards and three touchdowns while six other runners had at least 25 yards.

 

The defense blocked two punts and recovered both for TDs.

SCACA Carolinas Classic Rosters

By Staff Reports • January 28, 2026
The Carolinas Classic rosters are out for both the male and female basketball teams. One classic event, two rosters, now is the time to get hyped and check out these outstanding student athletes.

SCISA Boys Basketball Region Battles Heat Up

By Gerald Doolittle • January 22, 2026
Orangeburg Prep senior Avery Ravenell is averaging 23 pts per game and on pace for another 400 point season.

SCISA Girls Basketball Races Take Shape

By Gerald Doolittle • January 22, 2026
Curtis Baptist Senior Maci Butler averaging 20 points per game and closing in on a third straight 300 point season.

Timberland Boys Basketball Team Heating Up On Hardwood As Season Enters Second Half

By Rob Gantt • January 22, 2026
By Rob Gantt Special to The HSSR St. Stephen - The Timberland High School boys basketball team seems to be heating up just as the weather turns cooler, when the games become more important. The Wolves started out 0-13 on the season but were competitive most nights during the opening stretch. They dropped seven games by single digits the first half of the campaign. However, Coach Jerome Stewart's club has won three of its last four games. All three victories came on the road. Most recently, the Wolves edged Andrews, 47-41. Junior guard Joshua Deas led the Wolves with 16 points, while sophomore forward Jordan Gorham added nine points. Sophomore wing Ellis Wiggins and senior wing Kevin Brown chipped in eight points apiece. Gorham, also one of the state's top football prospects, led around the glass with seven rebounds and four blocked shots. Wiggins also contributed five rebounds, six assists, three steals and two blocks. Timberland improved to 2-1 in Region 6-2A games heading into a road clash Tuesday, Jan. 20, at fellow Berkeley County School District program Philip Simmons. Three days earlier, Timberland also won a tight contest at Academic Magnet. The Wolves pulled out a 59-53 victory versus the Raptors. Wiggins led three Wolves in double figures with 12 points. Junior guard Joshua Brown and Kevin Brown added 11 points and 10 points, respectively. Senior forward Harold Sanders contributed nine points. Gorham and Kevin Brown tallied 10 rebounds apiece, while Gorham and Wiggins combined on five blocks. Timberland broke through for its first win of the 2025-26 season Jan. 6 at Military Magnet, getting past the Eagles by a score of 62-52. Wiggins and Kevin Brown poured in 18 points each and Sanders chipped in seven points. Wiggins also grabbed nine rebounds and dished out four assists. In between that win and the most recent back-to-back victories, the Wolves lost a competitive clash at home against Burke. Wiggins and Kevin Brown combined for 28 points.  After Philip Simmons Jan. 20, the Wolves host Woodland Jan. 23.

Lawter Has Big Plans For The Emerald Wrestling Program

By Billy Baker • January 22, 2026
By Billy G. Baker Publisher Greenwood —The passion that first year Emerald head wrestling coach Hayden Lawter has for the sport he starred in at BHP is rubbing off on the Vikings team that won seven dual matches this season for the first time in quite some time. Lawter is a recent graduate of Lander University where he earned a wrestling scholarship after an outstanding high school career at BHP where he was a three-time state qualifier in the 220-pouind class. He also finished among the top three in the state in his weight class in both his junior and senior years. Lawter also earned North-South Honors his senior year with the Bears. He was a two-time all-region champion, and he was named Anderson County Prep Wrester of the Year after he helped lead BHP to a state wrestling title in 2021 when the team went undefeated. “We have some big plans to build the wrestling program at Emerald into a Top 10 program in the state within five years,” said Coach Lawter. “I have seen it done before. This summer we are starting a Summer Take-Down club in the Greenwood area that will range from elementary school age up to high school. We are focused on growth and success. “It will be a challenge to win our region meet this year with strong teams like Westside , Fountian Inn , and Laurens competing against us,” said Coach Lawter. “We do hope to place fourth and that is a good start for us in our first year with a very young team.” The Vikings 2025-26 varsity wrestling team has 34 participants. The team has seven dual meet wins this season over Landrum , Greenwood Christian (twice), Augusta Christian , Seneca (twice), and Crescent . The Vikings will tune up for the upcoming region meet they will host, by competing against five other teams in the West Oak Round Robin Invitational on January 17. The team is led by senior tri-captains Alijah White (190), Kelsey Wright (165), and Gregory Brown (138). White is ranked 6 th in the state in his weight class by SCMAT.com. “Alijah has been on the team for four seasons, and he is a region champion contender for sure,” said Coach Lawter. Wright has also been on the team for four years and he is also a captain. Brown is a first-year senior on the team working extremely hard. Another top performer on the team is junior Caleb Jeffery (126) and he is ranked 7 th in the state by SCMAT.com in his weight class. Jeffery is also a contender for a region individual championship at the region meet late this month. Rounding out the top performers on the team is sophomore Hayden Doerflein in the 215-weight class and he is ranked 8 th in the state by SCMAT.com. He also has an excellent chance at competing for a region championship later this month. There are 14 total weight classes comprising a high school wrestling team. The Vikings have participation in every weight group but the heavy weight class that starts at 285 pounds. Freshman Izabella Ruiz starts at 106 with Izabella Souza also competing at 106. First- year freshman competitor Jacob Villicana competes at 113 and first-year senior Alex Morales represents the team at 120. Jeffery is a solid competitor at 126. First year freshman Ryelan Cubbage leads the 132-weight class. The 144-weight class is held down by junior Brandon Robertsdon. First year junior Tatum Bonaca starts at the 150-weight group.  Marley Fisher is a first-year starter at 157 while tri-captain Kelsey White is a top performer at 165. Sophomore Tristan Boggs is the top Viking performer at 175 while tri-captain Elijah White is a top performer at 190.

Carvers Bay Looking To Make Deeper Play Off Run This Season

By Neill Kirkpatrick • January 22, 2026
By Neill Kirkpatrick Special to the HSSR Hemingway – The Carvers Bay Bears entered the 2025/26 season with high expectations as they returned their top three scorers from last season but head coach Jeff Mezzatesta felt it could take a few games to gel because the Bears football season did not end until the third round of the class A playoffs. “Our biggest challenge at the start of the season was getting our football players back after their great season. We have a lot of athletes that play both sports and we were behind in conditioning, chemistry, etc.. to start the basketball season,” said coach Mezz. Coach continued, “We probably won’t start gelling as a team until after the Holiday Break, unless our seniors can provide the leadership that is needed for early season success. If we can come together and grow we have a chance to have a very special season. We just have to weather the early season with a few football injuries to nurse and bringing the boys back together as a family.” The Bears lost in the third round of the class A playoffs to eventual state champion Denmark-Olar. They finished the year 20-9 and 12-0 in region play to win their second consecutive region championship. They entered the season on a 16-game region winning streak. The Bears are currently ranked number six in the latest HSSR class a poll. They started the season 1-2 but have gone 12-2 since including running their region winning streak to 21 after winning their first five region games. They also own a win over the HSSR’s number five team Latta 81-73 which put Latta in second place in the region race. The two teams will meet again at Latta on February 11 th in game that could decide the region title and a possible number one seed in the playoffs; however, there is a lot of basketball left to play. The strength of the Bears is in their guard play on both sides of the court as their pressure defense turns into instant offense. Senior KK Heyward and juniors Jamie Graham and Mekhi Bromell are the leaders of the team as they have each improved their game from last season. Heyward is a two-times All State selection. The senior is the unquestioned team leader and has upped his scoring average his year he has been on the team. He led the team in scoring last year at 15.7 ppg and is second this season at 16.4 ppg. He is on pace to top 1500 career points by the end of the season. On the defensive side, he leads the team in steals with 3.2 a night. Graham has taken his game to the next level as he leads the team in scoring, rebounding and assists. His scoring average has increased from 11.4 ppg to 18.3 ppg and he is on pace to become another 1000 career point scorer. His 5.8 rebounds per is tied for the top spot and he is dishing out 4.1 dimes a game. Also, he is a returning All Region selection. Bromell is fourth on the team in scoring at 9.7 ppg. That is almost two points more per night than last season and he pulls down 5.2 ppg. Rounding out the starting five are two newcomers in sophomore Ethan Morris and senior Kendall Moore. Morris is third in the team in scoring at 10.6 ppg and is also averaging 5.3 boards per game while Moore may be the most versatile player on the team as he plays anywhere he is needed. The Bears have a solid bench led by senior Jaden Bell . He is demon on the defensive end of the court and has been named the region 6A Defensive Player of the year the past two seasons. Also returning are seniors Tyrone Parson and Herbie Washington and they are joined by newcomers to the Bears roster in junior center Xavier Fredrick and sophomore guard Kamaris Brown . “I would hope that we can continue our success in region and make the playoffs; however, this is truly up to the commitment that our boys put into the season. We can’t become complacent on past success and have to keep our eyes on the present,” said coach Mezz.

Beaufort Girls Basketball Off To Great Start

By David Shelton • January 22, 2026
By David Shelton Senior Writer Beaufort – With the non-region schedule completed, the focus for basketball teams in the state turn to region play in January. Playoff berths and seedings are determined by region finish, making region play the most important part of the regular season. To that end, the Beaufort girls basketball team is off to a great start, posting wins in their first two region 7-AAAA contests and winning 11 of their first 15 games overall this season. The team is on track to bettermg last year’s win total of 16 while contending for the region title. Among the top performers early on this season are junior Amiyah Brown , sophomore Jania Hayward , freshman Da’Leah LaBoard , and freshman Zaria Coaxum . Hayward is leading the team in scoring, averaging 19.4 points per game. She also averages nearly five rebounds and three assists per contest. Brown adds 13.7 points per game, adding 3.7 boards, while Coaxum is scoring 7.9 points per game. LaBoard is adding just over five points per game. Coming off a 1-19 season of a year ago, the boys basketball team is looking to improve but has found it to be a tough road. The Eagles managed just one win in their first 11 contests, including an 0-2 start to region play. But coach Jeremy Huff is optimistic about his team showing marked improvement in the 2025-26 season. “The sky is the limit for these young guys,” Huff says. “They have been working hard, but with our schedule and region, the competition is tough. We are expecting to be middle of the region and contend for a playoff spot.” Huff has several returning players and the playing experience gained last season, despite the record, should lead to improvement overall. As the season begins, Huff lists only one senior, guard Austin Miles , as starting. Miles is a returner from last season and is a team captain averaging 4.1 points per game. Junior guard Kobe Hernandez averages 4.0 points per game and junior guard Willis Watson is averaging 7.4 points and 4.6 rebounds per game. Junior Qualeek Isnar is the starting center and averages 7.3 points per game. Freshman Keaton Layman averages 5.2 points per game. season. Sophomore forward PJ Davis rounds out the starting lineup. The wrestling season also is heavy into region competition and Beaufort has several grapplers ranked among the best in AAAA in their weight class. Colton Freeman is the second-ranked wrestler in the 215-pound weight class and Santino Communale is ranked fifth in AAAA at 120-pounds. Jaden Proctor is ranked sixth at 285 pounds and Jessob Paris is ranked seventh at 157 pounds. Another key performer is Cameron Posey in the 144-pound weight class. Among female wrestlers, Olesya Mullins is the top-ranked wrestler at 105 pounds.

Barnwell Girl’s Basketball Focused On Making AA Playoffs

By Staff Reports • January 22, 2026
Barnwell Girl’s Basketball Focused On Making AA Playoffs From Staff Reports Barnwell —With their 40-32 region win over Edisto on January, 16 the Lady Warhorses have pulled into a tie with Hampton County (2-2) for the region lead going into the home stretch of the regular season. Junior guard Savannah Rountree scored 12 points and senior guard Gabrielle Thomas added 10 points to lead the Lady Warhorses to the win. Sophomore center Bre’Yanna Bostick chipped in six points against Edisto also. Others contributing points in the Edisto game for Barnwell included freshman guard Za’Cariah Devoe (3), senior guard Aurielle Sanders (2), freshman forward Kennide Williams (2), freshman guard Zamari Williams (2), and junior wing Gracie Carter (1). “We are playing much better defense now,” said head coach William Hammonds . “We still need to find ways to score but our defense is coming along well. “Rountree is shooting the ball really well and she is getting it going on offense for us,” said Coach Hammonds. “Both Bostick and Devoe are two of most improved players since the start of the season. Bostick is our top rebounder coming off the bench.  “Gabby is starting to making better decisions on her passes from the point guard position,” said Coach Hammonds. “She is starting to make the right plays.” Coach Hammonds that with six region games to play he is hoping his team can finish strong and place at least third in the region and then go on and play well in the playoffs. “Hampton County and Lake Marion have two really good teams this year but if we continue to improve, I feel like we can place at least third in the region.” Maddie Brown is a 5-10 small forward and she is one of the team’s co-captains. Brown is a good rebounder and plays good defense in the paint. Barnwell will host Hampton County on February, 3. To date, a shooting guard, Roudtree leads the team in scoring at 14 points a game. Thomas is at 5.8 points and three rebounds a game, including 2.4 steals. Bostick is averaging 3.6 points a game and leads the team in rebounding. Devoe is averaging 1.2 steals a game. Coach Hammonds is assisted Alicia Davis and April Robinson .

Carolina Academy Basketball Enters Region Play

By David Shelton • January 22, 2026
The Carolina Academy Girls Basketball Team.

Chesterfield Hoopsters Competing Well In Region

By David Shelton • January 22, 2026
By David Shelton Senior Writer Chesterfield – Region play is the most important part of the regular season and ramping up the intensity and focus is paramount for any team hoping to contend for a region title and state playoff berth. To that end, a young but up and coming Chesterfield girls basketball team is competing well in the early part of their 2025-26 region 4-AA schedule. The Lady Rams won four of their first six region games and were 10-7 overall this season as of Jan. 18. The team won 11 games all of last season. “We are playing pretty well so far,” said head coach Nick Jolly earlier this season. “This is a competitive team. We’re still fairly young overall but we have some talented girls. We will make youthful mistakes but we will learn from those mistakes and work hard to correct things as we go. I definitely feel good about the potential.” Chesterfield regularly starts four sophomores and Jolly’s top two players are sophomores Reagan Rivers and Yaya Robinson . Rivers was a class AA all-state selection as a freshman, averaging 14 points and eight rebounds per game. This season, she is averaging 14.6 points and 9.6 rebounds per game. She also dishes 3.4 assists per game and has nearly three steals per contest. Robinson averaged 13.9 points last season and is at 15.9 points per game this season. Eighth-grader Le’Asia Brown is leading the team in rebounds, grabbing 9.9 boards per game while scoring 6.7 rebounds per contest this season. Sopho,ore Ki’Yonna Peurifoy is pulling down 7.0 rebounds per contest while senior Jordan Evans is adding 2.6 steals and nearly two assists per game. Sophomore Alivia Honeycutt scores about three points and pulls down 4.5 rebounds per game. She also averages close to four blocked shots per outing. Sophomore Tayler McCoy is adding six points per game. Senior Jaylen Evans , along with junior Kaylee Leonard , see considerable minutes as well. Freshman Taylee Clyburn , sophomore Ava Knight , freshman Kamari Patterson , freshman Allison Brown , and senior Jenna Kelly round out this year’s squad. Jolly says his biggest point of emphasis in the early season has been physical toughness. “With the youth, sometimes they play a little timid,” the coach said. “I keep telling them we have to play tougher. They are responding well. I’m pretty happy with where we are and I know we are going to continue to grow and improve as we play more. We will compete with most of the teams that we play.” The boys team went 1-12 against non-region competition in December but is showing solid growth in region play with an early 2-2 record. Senior leaders and team captains are Kamron Patterson, Derrick Lockhart, Ronnie Little and Josh Miller . Juniors include Amir Pickett, Jackson Dalton, Mark Moten, Josh Bittle, Jayden Johnson, Treyvon Smith and DJ Merriman. Rounding out the roster are sophomores Jamison Dalton and Holden Lowry .
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