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

Dennis Brunson hssr.com Associate Editor • December 20, 2025

Proposal has AAAAA going from 54 schools to 40 and not being split into divisions

Sumter – There are plenty of significant changes awaiting South Carolina High School League sports following the release of the organization’s reclassification for the 2026-27 and ’27-28 school years on Friday.

 

 Fifteen High School Sports Report sponsor schools are were affected by the reclassification. Fourteen of them are dropping down a class – Gaffney from AAAAA to AAAA, Camden, Hartsville and Emerald from AAAA to AAA, Dillon from AAA to AA and Andrews, Barnwell, Batesburg-Leesville, Cheraw, Chesterfield, Hampton County, Kingstree, Marion and Mullins from AA to Class A.

 

 The only school moving up is Fox Creek from AAA to AAAA.

 

 Realignment occurs every two years in an attempt to maintain the competition level. This year’s realignment is based on 45-day enrollment numbers from grades 9-11.

 

For the second straight realignment, an out-of-zone multiplier is being used. Any student who lives outside of the school’s assigned attendance zone is counted as three.

 

Schools will have a chance to appeal their class placement to the SCHSL Executive Committee. The appeal must be submitted in writing by 1 p.m. on Jan. 7. Appeals will be heard Jan. 13-14 with a second appeal, if needed, heard Jan. 15-16.

 

After that takes place, regions will be determined and will be released on Jan. 23. Schools will have the opportunity to appeal that as well. Appeals to the classification executive committee will be held Feb. 3-5 and then to the SCHSL Executive Committee on Feb. 10 and Appellate panel on Feb. 12.

 

 Here’s a look at some of the changes for each of the classes.

 

 AAAAA

 

 The AAAAA classification is to be reduced from 54 to 40 schools. Also, after the class was split into two divisions the past two years and crowned separate state champions in each sport, all 40 schools will play for one title.

 

 Despite the reduction in the number of schools, two schools will move from AAAA to AAAAA. They are Gray Collegiate Academy, a public charter school that uses the 3-times qualifier to determine its student enrollment, and South Florence.

 

 The school with the largest enrollment is Dorman at 2,929, while Lucy Beckham has the smallest AAAAA enrollment at 1,458.

 

 AAAA

 

 The AAAA class is slated to increase by one from 41 to 42. Of course, with the 14-school reduction in AAAAA, there are plenty of changes.

 

 Some of the other schools to drop down to AAAA are Irmo, T.L. Hanna, Westwood, Catawba Ridge, Nation Ford, Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach, Conway and St. James.

 

 Lake Wylie, which is opening in 2026 and just hired White Knoll’s Nick Pelham as its first football head coach, will start in AAAA. The school from which Lake Wylie is an offshoot, Clover, is penciled in for AAAA after being in AAAAA.

 

 Another York County school, Legion Collegiate Academy in Rock Hill, is rejoining SCHSL as a AAAA school.

 

 T.L. Hanna has the highest enrollment at 1,561 with the smallest being Colleton County at 981.

 

 AAA

 

 After having just 33 schools the past two years, AAA is set to have 40 for the next two years.

 

 Some other schools making the drop from AAAA to AAA include Airport, Daniel, Darlington, Lower Richland, Bishop England, Lakewood, Crestwood and Gilbert.

 

 A new school to SCHSL is Legacy Early College in Greenville, and it will start in AAA. Legacy, which doesn’t offer a team in all sports, is ineligible for championships in ’26-27, but will be able to compete after that.

 

 There are four other schools that haven’t had football teams – Brashier Middle College, Greer Middle College, Bridges Preparatory School and GREEN Upstate, which is moving up from Class A.

 

 Atlantic Collegiate Academy will be moving up from AA along with Brashier.

 

 Airport has the largest enrollment at 1,042, while Loris has the smallest at 738.

 

 AA

 

 After having 45 schools, AA is slated to have 41 starting next year.

 

 Some of the other schools dropping from AAA to AA are Woodruff, Orangeburg-Wilkinson, St. Joseph’s, Mountain View Prep, Waccamaw, Keenan, Silver Bluff, Southside Christian School and Newberry.

 

 Charleston Charter Math/Science has the largest AA enrollment at 759. Blacksburg has the smallest at 492.

 

 CLASS A

 

 There are 66 schools slated to be in Class A starting in 2026-27 after 50 the last two years. There is a distinct possibility there will be two divisions because of the disparity in enrollment numbers.

 

 The largest school is Ninety Six with an enrollment of 489. The smallest enrollment is South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind at 44. A football school with the smallest enrollment is No. 65 Calhoun Falls with 94.

 

 There are 32 schools with enrollments of 303 or more and 34 with 297 or less.

 

 Along with the nine aforementioned HSSR schools, Ninety Six is one of 15 schools to drop from AA. The others are Fairfield Central, Buford, North Central, Edisto and Eau Claire.

 

 Burke has the largest enrollment of incumbent Class A schools at 453.

 

 PROPOSED CLASSIFICATIONS

 

 AAAAA

 

1. Dorman 2,929

2. Summerville 2,729

3. Carolina Forest 2,635

4. Byrnes 2,547

5. Spring Valley 2,336

6. Boiling Springs 2,197

7. West Ashley 2,177

8. Wando 2,147

9. Mauldin 2,143

10. Lexington 2,132

11. Stratford 2,087

12. Ashley Ridge 2,056

13. James Island 2,013

14. Wade Hampton 1,962

15. Cane Bay 1,961

16. River Bluff 1,958

17. West Florence 1,877

18. Fort Dorchester 1,871

19. Berkeley 1,830

20. Blythewood 1,829

21. Spartanburg 1,812

22. J L Mann 1,793

23. Sumter 1,764

24. Rock Hill 1,753

25. Socastee 1,752

26. Hillcrest 1,747

27. Stall 1,740

28. Eastside 1,717

29. Dutch Fork 1,708

30. South Florence 1,708

31. Fort Mill 1,681

32. Woodmont 1,675

33. Gray Collegiate 1,640

34. Ridge View 1,630

35. Chapin 1,628

36. White Knoll 1,610

37. Northwestern 1,571

38. Goose Creek 1,566

39. Indian Land 1,540

40. Lucy Beckham 1,458

 

AAAA

 

1. T L Hanna 1,561

2. Conway 1,557

3. Nation Ford 1,534

4. Wilson 1,517

5. Gaffney 1,505

6. St. James 1,464

7. Fountain Inn 1,449

8. Greenwood 1,442

9. Lugoff Elgin 1,419

10. May River 1,407

11. Riverside 1,396 1

12. Westwood 1,392

13. North Myrtle Beach 1,386

14. Catawba Ridge 1,377

15. North Augusta 1,374

16. Irmo 1,356

17. Easley 1,354

18. Greenville 1,345

19. Westside 1,338

20. South Aiken 1,297

21. Midland Valley 1,267

22. South Pointe 1,261

23. Fox Creek 1,256

24. Richland Northeast 1,254

25. Dreher 1,235

26. Bluffton 1,216

27. Myrtle Beach 1,198

28. Travelers Rest 1,192

29. York 1,192

30. Aiken 1,188

31. Legion Collegiate 1,171

32. Greer 1,145

33. Lake Wylie 1,132

34. Greenville Tech 1,113

35. A.C. Flora 1,100

36. Laurens 1,091

37. Clover 1,075

38. Lancaster 1,062

39. Brookland-Cayce 1,058

40. Beaufort 1,044

41. Hilton Head Island 983

42. Colleton County 981

 

AAA

 

1. Airport 1,042

2. Wren 1,030

3. Daniel 1,024

4. Greer Middle 1,022

5. Pickens 986

6. Lower Richland 982

7. Blue Ridge 974

8. Berea 966

9. Walhalla 960

10. Gilbert 955

11. Hartsville 945

12. Southside 933

13. Emerald 928

14. Brashier Middle 926

15. Crestwood 901

16. Camden 890

17. Hanahan 887

18. Aynor 881

19. Powdersville 877

20. Darlington 876

21. Legacy Early College 873

22. Bridges Prep 853

23. Atlantic Collegiate 846

24. North Charleston 842

25. Palmetto 839

26. GREEN Upstate 834

27. Seneca 831

28. Chapman 827

29. Oceanside Collegiate 805

30. Georgetown 797

31. Broome 794

32. Union County 791

33. Belton-Honea Path 781

34. Lakewood 779

35. Christ Church 777

36. Bishop England 763

37. Marlboro County 761

38. Pendleton 757

39. Swansea 745

40. Loris 738

 

AA

 

1. Charleston Charter M/S 759

2. Battery Creek 736

3. Woodruff 723

4. Orangeburg-Wilkinson 721

5. Carolina Academy 711

6. St. Joseph’s 709

7. Mountain View Prep 703

8. High Point 701

9. Waccamaw 698

10. Clinton 686

11. Landrum 672

12. American Leadership 671

13. Chesnee 666

14. Keenan 666

15. Horse Creek Academy 665

16. West-Oak 662

17. Southside Christian 660

18. Philip Simmons 654

19. Crescent 642

20. York Prep 609

21. Newberry 607

22. Pelion 604

23. Strom Thurmond 604

24. Woodland 600

25. Silver Bluff 597

26. Dillon 596

27. Andrew Jackson 588

28. Liberty 588

29. Academic Magnet 575

30. Columbia 572

31. Lake City 570

32. Manning 568

33. Timberland 564

34. Lake Marion 559

35. Saluda 548

36. Mid-Carolina 546

37. East Clarendon 532

38. Palmetto Scholars 525

39. Central 513

40. Chester 511

41. Blacksburg 492

 

CLASS A

 

1. Ninety Six 489

2. Hampton County 487

3. Fairfield Central 485

4. Kingstree 479

5. Barnwell 472

6. Buford 456

7. North Central 454

8. Batesburg-Leesville 453

9. Burke 453

10. Mullins 449

11. Edisto 439

12. Cheraw 437

13. Eau Claire 436

14. Marion 433

15. Riverwalk Academy 428

16. Chesterfield 410

17. Latta 401

18. Andrews 393

19. Bamberg-Ehrhardt 365

20. Virtus Academy 361

21. Abbeville 348

22. Whale Branch 343

23. Carvers Bay 342

24. Dixie 331

25. Hannah-Pamplico 330

26. Lee Central 328

27. Ridgeland 328

28. Johnsonville 325

29. Lewisville 323

30. Green Sea Floyds 305

31. Hardeeville 305

32. St John’s 303

33. CA Johnson 297

34. Calhoun County 296

35. Royal Live Oaks 282

 36. McBee 262

37. Baptist Hill 261

38. Clear Dot Charter 249

39. Ridge Spring-Monetta 247

40. Thornwell 232

41. Coastal High 231

42. Wagener-Salley 220

43. Lake View 212

44. Lamar 211

45. Lowcountry Leadership 209

46. Polaris Tech 193

47. Ware Shoals 193

48. Whitmire 193

49. Military Magnet 185

50. Scott’s Branch 179

51. Allendale Fairfax 177

52. Williston-Elko 176

53. Bethune-Bowman 163

54. Great Falls 158

55. Branchville 154

56. Cross 145

57. Governor’s School 138

58. Denmark-Olar 136

59. Hemingway 123

60. McCormick 119

61. Hunter-Kinard-Tyler 115

62. Blackville-Hilda 104

63. North 99

64. Midlands STEM 96

65. Calhoun Falls 94

66. SC School for Deaf and Blind 44

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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 .

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By David Shelton • January 22, 2026
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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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