Fort Mill’s Jackson Fewster is The Herald’s latest winter sports Player of the Week
Jackson Fewster of the Fort Mill boys’ basketball team is The Herald’s latest winter sports Player of the Week.
Fewster proved to be a vital part of the Fort Mill offense last week: On Jan. 18, the 5-9 guard notched six points, four assists and two steals in a 52-33 win over York. The senior followed that up with a season-high 19-point-performance to go with three assists and one steal in a 51-50 win at Clover on Jan. 20. He finished off his week with 14 points, three assists and two steals in a 59-49 loss to Clover.
Fewster is averaging 8.4 points and 3.5 assists per game for a Fort Mill team (7-6) that has won seven of its last nine games after an 0-4 start.
The Yellow Jackets will be back in action at home on Friday, when they’ll try to avenge their loss to Gaffney from earlier in the week.
There were 40,667 votes cast in this week’s poll: Fewster earned 27.1% of the vote. Not too far behind, Jada Murphy of Northwestern girls’ basketball earned 25.3% of the vote, and MaKayla Street of Rock Hill girls’ basketball earned 18.6% of the vote.
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Sebastian Colon, Fort Mill wrestling: The Yellow Jackets’ senior is a perfect 10-0 individually this season. Colon, who wrestles at 113 pounds, earned his 100th career win against River Bluff on Jan. 23.
Ryan deLeon, Nation Ford wrestling: The Nation Ford wrestler went 3-0 on the mat this week, winning all three matches by pin fall. The senior (5-1 this season) has won five straight matches.
Jackson Fewster, Fort Mill boys’ basketball.
Tiaura Johnson, York Prep girls’ basketball: The 5-6 senior had 17 points, five assists and five steals to lead the Patriots to a 51-44 win over Legion Collegiate on Jan. 23. Johnson also had 17 points in a loss to Buford and 16 points in a win over Central Pageland last week. Johnson is averaging 11.6 points, 2.1 assists and 2.1 steals per game for York Prep (4-7) this season.
Najah Lane, South Pointe girls’ basketball: Lane had 13 points, four rebounds, two steals and an assist in a 75-14 win at York on Jan. 19. The senior guard followed that up with 13 points, nine rebounds, seven steals and four assists in a 52-23 victory over York three days later. Lane is averaging eight points, 3.3 assists, 3.3 steals and 3.1 rebounds per game for South Pointe (6-2) this season.
Jada Murphy, Northwestern girls’ basketball: The 5-4 senior guard tripled her season average, scoring 12 points — going 4-for-5 from the field — to help Northwestern to a 56-41 win at Spring Valley on Jan. 22. Murphy also had four points, four rebounds and three assists in a 40-31 loss to Spring Valley on Jan. 19. Murphy is averaging 3.8 points, 2.2 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game for Northwestern (5-7) this season.
MaKayla Street, Rock Hill girls’ basketball: The 5-7 junior forward had eight points, 11 rebounds, two steals and one block in a 43-34 win over Blythewood on Jan. 20. Street also had two points, seven rebounds and three steals in a 57-33 victory over Blythewood on Jan. 22. Street is averaging 5.7 points, 7.1 rebounds and 2.4 steals per game for Rock Hill (15-1) this season.
Nate Teel, Catawba Ridge wrestling: The Copperheads’ junior, who wrstles at 182 pounds, improved to 6-3 on the season with a win over his South Pointe opponent on Jan. 19. Catawba Ridge is 4-5 this season.
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Player of the week awards highlight high school players with outstanding performances. The goal is to recognize all athletes — both the most accomplished and the underrated or underappreciated players. If you want to suggest someone to be included in the ballot in future weeks, 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.
Editor’s note: An earlier version of this article incorrectly displayed the first name of Fort Mill basketball’s player of the week candidate. The error has since been fixed.
This story was originally published January 25, 2021 at 4:52 PM.
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