Junior varsity and middle school team and their wrestlers gathered at the Carolina Open at Lexington High School last Saturday for their unofficial state championship. The South Carolina High School League recognizes varsity champions only, but in no way takes anything from the up-and-coming wrestlers in the state.
Rock Hill scored 170 points and easily beat Lexington (116 points) for the JV title. South Pointe was 8th with 44.5 points. Fort Mill finishing tied for 9th with 38 points.
Rock Hill’s Bishop Ashley (137), Robbie Hasselrig (147), and Mitchell Jeter (Hwt.) won individual championships. Jeter was voted the tournament’s Most Outstanding Wrestler. South Pointe’s Tyrell Neely won the 132-pound title.
Lexington was the winner in the middle school tournament with 91.5 points, but Rock hill’s Dutchman Creek made a good showing and placed 2nd with 77.
Individual champions were Sullivan’s Corey Morgan at 152 and Fort Mill’s CalebHarris at 187.
JV teams scores
Top 10, other locals
1. Rock Hill 170; 2. Lexington 116; 3. Summerville 104; 4. Lugoff-Elgin 86; 5. Hillcrest 77; 6. Chapin 65; 7. Eastside 55; 8. South Pointe 44.5; 9. (tie) Fort Mill; Fort Dorcheter 38; 24. Nation Ford 13; 29. Chester 6; 33. (tie) Clover
Local placers
105: Keion King (RH, 2nd.127: Nick Raniszewski (NF) 3rd. 132: Tyrell Neely (SP) 1st; Jeffrey James (RH) 2nd. 137: Bishop Ashley (RH) 1st; Cameron Pike (SP) 4th). 142: Robert Mills (RH) 4th; 147: Robbie Hasslerig (RH) 1st. 154: Seth Swoope (RH) 4th; 162: Luke Elgin (FM) 4th; Hwt.: Mitchell Jeter (RH) 1st.
Middle school
Top 10, other locals
1. Lexington 91.5; 2. Dutchman Creek 77; 3. Lugoff-Elgin 69; 4. Palmetto 68.5; 5. White Knoll 66; 6. Eastside 63; 7. Stratford 62.5; 8. (tie) Belton-Honea Path 60; Fort Mill 60; 10. Castle Heights 57; 12. (tie) Sullivan 50; 15. Saluda 41; 16. Indian Land 39.
Local placers
82: Devon Faile (SL) 3rd. 92: Michael Allen (DC) 3rd, 97: Taylor Pendleton (IL) 4th. 107: Devin Curtsinger (IL) 3rd. 142: Malik Long (FM) 4th. 152: Corey Morgan (SL) 1st. 162: Josh Brice (ST). 172: Cody Childers (CH) 3rd. 187: Caleb Harris (FM) 1st; Brad Phipps (DC) 3rd. Hwt.: P. Titus (DC) 2nd.
SPECIAL OOPS – The “Traditions Banquet” will be held March 27 at the Rock Hill Country Club.
We are running this again because the wrong date was on the flier sent to The Herald. Please take notice of this change and that the day of the event is a Saturday.
The school will retire Gerald Dixon’s and Chris Hope’s Bearcats’ football jerseys. Former Bearcat athletes Jimmy “Moose” Wallace, Wes Hayes and Phylis Paden-Adams will be honored. There will be a special presentation to Eric Lessmeister, the school’s late principal.
The cost is $50 per person. Reserved tables of 10, which are limited, are available at $500 each.
For more information and for where to send checks, call Cindy Elder at 803-524-1855.
HOOPS – Thanks to all the coaches that sent in player stats this season, and we wish all of you whose teams made the playoffs nothing less than success.
The snowstorm that blanketed the area on Friday pushed the final night of the regular season ahead in most cases, with a heavy dose of games on Monday. It also affected completing the playoff brackets today in Columbia.
What game are set, if any, involving local teams will still be in The Herald on Sunday. The others will be put on heraldonline.com as soon as they are announced.
Barry Byers 329-4099
bbyers@heraldonline.com
Basketball leaders
Boys
Scoring
Name School Average Torrey Craig GF 24.1 Cortell Busby LW 17.3 Xavier Holloway LN 15.3 Ron Trapps LN 13.2 Xavier Holmes GF 11.8 Diami Gilmore SP 11.7 Manzey Miller SP 11.5 Rontavius McClure N 10.5 Garrett Thompson LN 10.2 Jadeveon Clowney SP 10.3 Rontavius McClure N 10.5 Avery Harris LN 10.0 Lecharles Beatty LW 9.6 Isaiah Lynn GF 9.3
Rebounds
Name School Average Torrey Craig GF 13.7 Sindarius Thornwell LN 9.3 Jadeveon Clowney SP 9.8 Ron Trapps LN 9.0 Rontavius McClure N 8.0 Xavier Holmes GF 7.8 Lecharles Beatty LW 6.8 Cortell Busby LW 6.3
3-pointers
Name School Made Points Xavier Holloway LN 64 192 Isaiah Lynn GF 41 123 Manzey Miller SP 38 114 Torrey CraigGF GF 19 57 Jacoby Canty GF 18 54 Jaquese Lightner LW 14 42 Treyvon Davis LW 10 30
Girls
Scoring
Name School Average Jasmine Sanders CH 19.1 Olivia Gaines CH 15.5 Bria Hoffman CL 13.0 Jenna White FM 12.7 Sabrina Brabham RH 12.3 Karley Nyman WC 12.2 Erika Shannon Y 12.2 Raven Feaster CH 10.5 Gina Patton Y 10.2 Liz Casey WC 9.3 Brittany Merriweather Y 9.0 Hikeya Davis Y 8.9 Alexia Grevious FM 8.1
Rebounds
Name School Average Kathryne Perrill WC 9.2 Alexia Grevious FM 8.3 Brittany Merriweather Y 8.1 Erika Shannon Y 8.1 Teliya Patton CL 7.4 Sabrina Branham RH 7.1 Brian Hoffman CL 6.7 Logan Ballard CL 6.7 Gasden Lefft CL 6.0 Ashanti Wilson Y 5.3 Teaonna Massey RH 5.0 Hikeya Davis Y 4.8 Jenna White FM 4.8
3-pointers
Name School Made Points Whitney Mitchell RH 33 99 Piage Ferguson CL 29 87 Jenna White FM 29 87 Ashanti Wilson Y 25 75 Brittany Merriweather Y 24 72 Shaquita Burns RH 12 36 Carley Ross FM 11 33 Haley Bonner FM 9 27 Liz Casey WC 8 24
Key: Chester (CH); Clover (CL); Fort Mill (FM); Great Falls (GF); Lancaster (LN); Northwestern (N); Rock Hill (RH); South Pointe (SP); Westminster Catawba (WC); York (Y)
February 13, 2010 | Herald, The (Rock Hill, SC)
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