He still stands today as arguably the best basketball player to hail from the Midlands, and recently had his jersey retired by Dreher. Now he joins an elite class in being recognized as one of the greatest high school athletes of all time.
Pinch-runner Sam Hall scored on James Parker's grounder with one out in the ninth inning in Clemson's 7-6 walkoff win over Boston College to complete the three-game sweep at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
Mikiah Herbert Harrigan had 15 points, Brea Beal added 12 points and 11 rebounds and No. 1 South Carolina rolled to its fifth SEC tournament title in six years, blowing out defending champion and ninth-ranked Mississippi State 76-62 on Sunday.
The Gamecock baseball team finished off a sweep of Cornell with a 6-1 win on Sunday afternoon at Founders Park.
It took a freshman to bring Winthrop back to where it almost always used to go — the NCAA Tournament.
The Tigers, who took a 2-0 lead in the series, improved to 11-3 overall and 2-0 in the ACC. The Eagles dropped to 5-8 overall and 0-2 in ACC play.
They join Gray Collegiate as the four high school teams from the Midlands that captured state titles in 2020.
Destanni Henderson had a career-high 21 points, hitting four 3-pointers off the bench, and Aliyah Boston got 13 points and 13 rebounds for her second straight tournament double-double.
The 12th-ranked Lady Tigers (27-3) earn the SIAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Division II Championship Tournament. This will mark Benedict's fifth trip to the NCAA Tournament in the last eight years under head coach James Rice.
The Gamecocks scored three runs in the first and added on four runs in the third while Thomas Farr threw six one-hit innings to pick up his third win of 2020.
With this loss in the regular-season finale, the Gamecocks' NCAA Tournament hopes have all but vanished heading into next week's SEC Tournament.
The pair makes South Carolina one of two schools with multiple entries on the list, and Boston is the lone freshman to make the cut.
Dutch Fork will have to wait another year for its first basketball championship in school history.
Michael Devoe had 20 points including the go-ahead layup with 15 seconds left as Georgia Tech rallied from nine points down in the final five minutes to defeat Clemson 65-62 on Friday night.
The Benedict College women's basketball team advanced to the championship game of the 2020 SIAC Basketball Tournament with a dominating 69-34 victory over LeMoyne-Owen in a semifinal matchup on Saturday at the Rock Hill Sports & Event Center.
Three-straight years... three-straight titles.
The Gamecocks' bullpen did not allow a hit for the second consecutive game and the Gamecock offense had a pair of four-run frames as Carolina defeated Cornell, 10-2, Friday night at Founders Park.
Adam Hackenberg lined a single to score James Parker for the go-ahead run in the eighth inning in No. 21 Clemson's 4-3 victory over Boston College at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Friday afternoon.
The Dutch Fork basketball team could follow in the footsteps of football and baseball, claiming the state championship. But the Foxes will have to get past three-time defending state champ Dorman first.
Mikiah Herbert Harrigan had 16 points and Tyasha Harris 15 as No. 1 South Carolina won its 24th straight game, beating Georgia 89-56 to start the SEC Tournament on Friday.
The Gray Collegiate War Eagles seek their third-straight state championship, facing Whale Branch in the 2A Title game at CLA at 5 p.m. Friday.
First-year Gamecock offensive coordinator Mike Bobo still doesn't know exactly what his offense will look like this year.
South Carolina coach Dawn Staley brings more than just the No. 1 ranking, a 23-game win streak and a perfect 16-0 run through the Southeastern Conference into the league tournament this week. Staley has a peace of mind and confidence about how her young team will perform.
The Gamecock baseball team's games on Friday and Sunday this weekend against Cornell have changed start times.
The Clemson basketball team came up empty-handed at Cassell Coliseum on Wednesday. The Tigers fell to Virginia Tech, with the Hokies earning a 70-58 victory.
