Trent Bowser of the Chester wrestling team is The Herald’s Athlete of the Week
Trent Bowser of the Chester wrestling team is The Herald’s Athlete of the Week.
The Cyclone senior went a perfect 6-0 at 126 pounds this past week. Bowser — who now has over 100 career victories — was named the Region 4-3A Lower Weight Wrestler of the Year.
Chester won the Region 4-3A regular season title with a perfect mark of 4-0. The Cyclones will be at home for the first two rounds of the South Carolina state playoffs, which begin on Saturday. They will take on Seneca in the opening round. A win there would send them against the winner of the Emerald-Blue Ridge match, with the winner advancing to the third round.
There were 98,078 votes cast in this week’s poll. Bowser earned 48% of the vote; Nadia Dial of the Fort Mill girls’ basketball earned 40% of the vote; and Jayden Boyd of the Northwestern boys’ basketball team earned 6% of the vote.
Meet the rest of the finalists below.
Information published below includes statistics and records updated through Jan. 29.
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View the finalists below
Zaria Bell, South Pointe girls’ basketball. The 6-foot-3 junior scored 20 points and collected six rebounds in each of her team’s wins over York (59-27) and Catawba Ridge (76-65) this past week. Bell is averaging 10 points and five rebounds per game for a South Pointe team (12-7) that has won four straight games.
Trent Bowser, Chester wrestling.
Jayden Boyd, Northwestern boys’ basketball. The 6-foot-7 junior led Northwestern with 16 points in a 54-46 win at Ridge View on Jan. 28. Boyd also had five points in a 73-26 win at Rock Hill on Jan. 26. Boyd is averaging 11 points per game for Northwestern (14-6) this season.
Dawson Cashier, Rock Hill wrestling. The Bearcat senior went a perfect 4-0 on the mat to win the Region 4-5A title at 170 pounds this past weekend. Cashier was also named co-Region 45A Wrestler of the Year for his efforts. Cashier is 29-6 overall this season.
Nadia Dial, Fort Mill girls’ basketball. The 6-foot senior averaged 16.5 points, 13 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game as Fort Mill split games with Nation Ford and Spring Valley this week. Her most impressive outing? Dial scored 23 points and notched 18 rebounds and two blocks in a 47-40 win at Nation Ford on Jan. 28. The West Point (Army) commit is averaging 14 points, nine rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game for Fort Mill (7-14) this season after missing her team’s first 13 games due to an injury.
Darby Grigg, Northwestern girls’ basketball. The 5-foot-7 junior scored 28 points, six steals and three assists to lead Northwestern to a 50-40 win over Ridge View on Jan. 28. Grigg also netted 10 points to go with three rebounds and three steals in a 62-19 loss at Rock Hill on Jan. 25. Grigg is averaging 16.5 points, 4.6 steals and 2.6 assists per game for Northwestern (14-5) this season.
Jaylon Hoover, Clover boys’ basketball. The 6-foot sophomore had a career-high 17 points to lead the Blue Eagles to a 62-41 win over Boiling Springs on Jan. 26. He also scored seven points — all in the second half — to help Clover to a 52-32 victory at Gaffney on Jan. 28. (It’s worth noting: Hoover made six of his 10 3-pointers and shot 80% from the free throw line this week.) Clover is 15-7 this season.
Marcus Kell, Legion Collegiate boys’ basketball. The 6-foot-8 senior scored 28 points — hitting five 3-pointers — and notched eight rebounds and three blocks to lead Legion Collegiate to an 85-67 win over 1 of 1 Academy on Jan. 25. Kell is averaging 22.4 points and 8.3 rebounds per game for the Lancers (10-8) this season.
Grant Lovette, Catawba Ridge boys’ basketball. The 6-foot-2 junior had a busy week: He started the week with 20 points and two rebounds in a 75-44 win at York on Jan. 24. He then scored 15 points and grabbed four rebounds in a huge two-point region win at Lancaster on Jan. 26. And then he finished off the week scoring 17 points and grabbing nine rebounds in a 54-45 overtime loss at South Pointe on Jan. 28. Lovette is averaging 12.6 points and 5.9 rebounds per game for Catawba Ridge (18-4) this season.
Ca’Darrius Sowell, Andrew Jackson boys’ basketball. The 6-foot-2 senior was impressive yet consistent this week — kind of like how he’s been all season. Sowell had 33 points in a 91-49 win over Buford on Jan. 24. He poured in 29 points the next night in a 67-55 loss to York Prep. And then he had 37 points, six rebounds, four assists, two steals, one block and drew two charges to help lead Andrew Jackson to a 72-57 victory over Cheraw on Jan. 27. Sowell is averaging 26.6 points per game for the Volunteers (13-7) this season.
Skyla Tuthill, Catawba Ridge girls’ basketball. The 5-foot-11 freshman scored a career-high 40 points — nailing eight 3-pointers — to lead Catawba Ridge to a 71-42 win at Lancaster on Jan. 26. Tuthill also scored 16 points in a 76-65 loss at South Pointe on Jan. 28. Tuthill is averaging 20 points and six rebounds per game for Catawba Ridge (17-2) this season.
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How to nominate
Athlete of the Week awards highlight high school players with outstanding performances. The goal is to recognize all athletes — both the accomplished and the underrated/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. The Herald reserves the right to remove a name from the poll at its discretion.
This story was originally published January 31, 2022 at 12:43 PM.
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