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