It’s time to vote for The State’s high school boys basketball Players of the Week from Midlands-area high schools and games played from Jan. 20-25 . Voting ends Friday at noon.

The winner will be announced on Lou Bezjak’s Twitter page on Friday afternoon.

The nominees are listed below. Please note that these polls are not scientific and are meant to be just for fun.

Congrats to all the nominees. Cast your vote below the bios:

Boys Basketball Nominees

Jaydon Bradford

, Chapin: Senior forward had 14 points, five rebounds and two assists in the Eagles’ lone game last week.

LJ Britt, Gray Collegiate: Senior averaged 15.3 points, 8.3 rebounds, 5.6 assists and 2.6 steals in the War Eagles’ three wins last week.

Malachi Cooper

, Ridge View

: Senior hit seven 3-pointers and scored 26 points, four rebounds and three assists in the Blazers’ lone game, a win over Lugoff-Elgin last week.

Braylen Davis, Batesburg-Leesville: Sophomore guard averaged 21.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, two assists and two steals in Panthers’ two games last week.

AJ Edwards, Brookland-Cayce: Senior averaged 16.7 points in the Bearcats’ three games last week.

Samajae Govan, Dutch Fork

: Sophomore guard had 21 points, five rebounds and three assists in the Silver Foxes’ lone game, a win over Irmo.

Jackson Ross, Hammond

: Sophomore averaged 24.3 points, including a career-high 37 against Northside Christian, to go along with 9.7 rebounds and 3.3 assists in the Skyhawks’ three games last week.

Brian Sumpter

, Keenan: Senior and Wofford signee averaged 19 points in the Raiders’ three victories last week.

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January 27, 2025 | State, The: Web Edition Articles (Columbia, SC)
Author/Byline: Lou Bezjak, The State | Section: high_school