York Prep’s Kory Davis is The Herald’s first-ever high school Athlete of the Week
York Prep’s Kory Davis is The Herald’s first-ever high school athlete of the week.
Last week, the sophomore guard averaged 26 points and 5.5 rebounds in York Prep’s wins over Legion Collegiate and North Central — which were both 19-plus point victories. Since then, Davis hasn’t stopped: In his team’s 48-46 loss to Andrew Jackson on Tuesday, he led his team in scoring with 20 points.
Due to inclement weather, York Prep’s game against Wesleyan Christian Academy has been canceled. The Patriots play next on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. against Carmel Christian.
Over 4,200 votes were cast in this week’s poll, and Davis earned 23.7 percent of all votes. He edged out Rock Hill girls’ basketball player Jada Jones, who amassed 22.4 percent of all votes.
Andrew Jackson’s DJ Ealey finished third, with 13.3 percent of the vote.
This week’s finalists
Kelci Adams, Nation Ford girls basketball: The 5-9 senior averaged 21 points, six rebounds and five assists as Nation Ford split games with Fort Mill and Rock Hill this week.
Adams had 25 points, seven rebounds, five assists and three steals in a 51-47 win over the Falcons’ archrival, Fort Mill, on Jan. 28. Three nights later, Adams had 17 points, five rebounds and five assists in a tough, 52-51 overtime loss at Rock Hill.
Josh Cizmadia, Fort Mill wrestling: The Yellow Jackets’ senior stayed unbeaten in region competition, winning all three matches to claim the 160-pound title at the Region 3-5A championships at Fort Mill on Jan. 31.
Cizmadia also helped Fort Mill beat archrival Nation Ford in a dual match on “senior night,” winning by fall on Jan. 28.
Kory Davis, York Prep boys basketball: The 5-11 sophomore guard averaged 26 points and 5.5 rebounds in York Prep’s wins over Legion Collegiate and North Central.
Davis had 26 points, seven assists, five rebounds and five steals in a 95-41 win at North Central on Jan. 28. Davis followed that up with 26 points, six rebounds, six assists and four steals to lead the Patriots to a 68-49 victory over Legion Collegiate Jan. 31.
Davis averaged 21 points, six rebounds, five assists and two steals during York Prep’s (17-4) five-game winning streak.
DJ Ealey, Andrew Jackson boys basketball: The 6-foot junior guard averaged 17.5 points in wins over Buford and Chesterfield.
Ealey scored 27 points, including six three-pointers, five assists and three steals in a 90-50 win over Chesterfield Jan. 31. Three nights earlier, Ealey had eight points and three steals in a 92-39 victory over Buford.
Jacobie Henderson, Catawba Ridge boys basketball: The 5-9 sophomore guard has had an immediate impact in his eight games as a Catawba Ridge varsity player after being called up from the JV team midseason.
Henderson had a career-high 19 points to lead Catawba Ridge to a 59-56 win over Rock Hill Jan. 29 — the Copperheads’ first victory over a South Carolina 5A team in school history. Catawba Ridge also avenged a 53-37 loss at Rock Hill Dec. 17.
Henderson also had 10 points and five assists in a close, 71-64 loss to Chester Jan. 28. He scored 13 points and had three rebounds and three steals in a 41-38 loss to Camden, Jan. 31.
Jada Jones, Rock Hill girls basketball: The 5-6 sophomore led Rock Hill to a perfect 3-0 week with wins over Catawba Ridge, Nation Ford and Northwestern.
Jones started the week with 12 points, six steals and five assists in a 56-26 win over rival Northwestern on Jan. 28.
The next day, Jones had six points, four rebounds and three steals in a 34-23 victory at Catawba Ridge.
Jones finished off the week with 16 points, six rebounds and three steals to lead Rock Hill to a 52-51, overtime win over Nation Ford, Jan. 31.
Teddy Murphy, Chester wrestling: The Chester senior won his 3rd Region 3-3A championship in the 285-pound weight class on Jan. 31.
Murphy, who is also a standout defensive end on the Chester football team, is 27-7 on the wrestling mat this season.
Murphy is being recruited in football by Carson Newman, Johnson C. Smith and Fort Valley State, according to Chester wrestling coach Dennis Jensen.
Randi Neal, South Pointe girls’ basketball: The 5-foot-9 senior averaged 32.5 points and 7.5 rebounds in South Pointe’s wins at Ardrey Kell and at Ridge View this week.
Neal scored 33 points and grabbed six rebounds and three steals to lead the Stallions to a 68-43 victory at Ardrey Kell on Jan. 29.
Two nights later, Neal poured in 32 points and grabbed nine rebounds and three steals in a 79-69 overtime win at Ridge View.
AJ Thompson, Northwestern boys basketball: The 5-foot-9 junior exploded this week, averaging 19 points per game as the Trojans beat Clover and Rock Hill this week.
Thompson had 24 points, three rebounds and five steals in the 74-59 win at Rock Hill on Jan. 28.
He also had 14 points in a win 70-60 win over Clover on Jan. 31.
Aylesha Wade, Clover girls basketball: The 5-foot-8 junior guard helped Clover stay hot with wins over Hunter Huss and Northwestern to earn its 18th and 19th straight wins.
Wade had 22 points, three rebounds and three assists in an 86-38 win over Hunter Huss on Jan. 28. She followed that up with 12 points and five assists in a 69-31 win at Northwestern on Jan. 31.
How to nominate
Information on finalists includes statistics through Feb. 2.
Want to nominate an athlete? Athletes of the week highlights high school players with outstanding performances. The goal is to recognize all athletes in all sports — both the most accomplished and the underrated or underappreciated players.
If you want to suggest someone to be included in the “Athletes of the Week” voting, send an email to Jay Edwards at edwardswork23@gmail.com. Please include the athlete’s name, school, class and applicable game performance statistics. Coaches must be willing to verify information.
Vote now
The poll closed at 5 p.m. on Thursday. To view full results on mobile, click here.
This story was originally published February 3, 2020 at 5:35 PM.
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