Rock Hill-area prep basketball gameday: Previewing the weekend’s games
High school basketball season is under way, and we have a busy weekend schedule for teams in York, Lancaster and Chester counties. Here is a preview of some top contests:
FRIDAY
Butler at Indian Land, girls-boys doubleheader starts at 6 p.m. — Let’s start with the girls’ matchup. Butler (4-0) is led by 6-4 senior center Chloe Ross (17.7 ppg, 13.0 rpg), and guard Brooklyn Saunders is averaging 7.0 assists per game. Indian Land (1-1) is getting 19.5 points and 10 rebounds a contest from junior Emily Callahan. In the boys’ contest, Butler (4-0) has an outstanding scorer in junior Terrance Badio (19.7 ppg), and the Bulldogs play solid defense. Indian Land (5-0) is led by junior all-state guard Michael Jones, with a 19.8-point scoring average. This should be an entertaining doubleheader.
(girls) Gaffney (4-0) at Fort Mill (2-1), 6:30 p.m. — The opener of the girls-boys doubleheader pits an experienced and quick Gaffney team against a Fort Mill squad getting a fast start behind sophomore Colbie Wolf (13 ppg). The Fort Mill boys (3-0) also are off to a big start, with senior SG Logan Parker averaging 20 points a contest.
SATURDAY
(boys) Fort Mill (3-0) vs. Byrnes (1-0), in Dorman Showcase at Roebuck, S.C., 3 p.m. — Coach Myron Lowery’s Yellow Jackets travel down I-85 to participate in showcase event featuring teams from three states. Senior SG Logan Parker (20.0 ppg) leads Fort Mill against an explosive Byrnes team that scored 93 points in its opener. Sophomore F Colt Fowler scored 18 points and grabbed 19 rebounds in that game.
Showdown at the Border, at Clover High, 11 a.m. — Seven games are on the schedule at Clover, highlighted by the Gaston Day-Andrew Jackson boys’ contest at 2 p.m. and the Queens Grant Charter-Clover girls’ game at 6:30. Gaston Day (6-2) is led by 6-5 sophomore F Dylan Bradley, averaging 16.3 points a contest. Andrew Jackson (1-1) counters with a team featuring four returning starters, including senior PG Bryce Peterson, who was fourth in South Carolina in assists last season.
Queens Grant Charter (6-1), a suburban Charlotte school, has two outstanding scorers in freshman Za-Miya Bynum (29.9 ppg) and junior Misa Garris (22.4 ppg). Clover counters with a team featuring sisters Jada and Julie Chambliss, who were standouts last season at Fort Mill.
Weekend schedule
(unless otherwise noted, are matchups are girls-boys doubleheaders, with girls’ games at 6:30 p.m. and boys’ games following)
THURSDAY
Region 2 1A
Lewisville at McBee
Nonconference
Hunter Huss at Fort Mill (girls), 6:30
Lake Pointe Academy at Carolina Christian, 5
Lancaster at Northwestern, 6:15
Legion Collegiate at Heathwood Hall (girls)
South Pointe at Rock Hill
Victory Christian at Comenius
Weddington at Fort Mill (girls)
York at South Point, 6:15
State Farm Classic
(at Ardrey Kell)
(girls) Ardrey Kell vs. Sun Valley, 4:30
(boys) Charlotte Catholic vs. Nation Ford, 6
(boys) Ardrey Kell vs. Sun Valley, 7:30
FRIDAY
Region 2 1A
Governor’s School at Great Falls
Nonconference
Butler at Indian Land
Chester at Buford
Gaffney at Fort Mill
Lakewood at Andrew Jackson (girls), 6
Legion Collegiate at York Prep
South Point at Catawba Ridge
Westminster Catawba at Hickory Grove Christian
State Farm Classic
(at Ardrey Kell)
Charlotte Catholic vs. Sun Valley (boys), 6
Ardrey Kell vs. Nation Ford (boys), 7:30
SATURDAY
Nonconference
Fort Mill vs. Byrnes, in Dorman Showcase (boys), 3
Nation Ford vs. Stall, in Charles A. Davis Showcase in Charleston (girls), 11:30 a.m.
Showdown at the Border
(at Clover High)
(girls) Kings Mountain vs. Great Falls, 11 a.m.
(girls) Ashbrook vs. Rock Hill, 12:30
(boys) Gaston Day vs. Andrew Jackson, 2
(girls) Hunter Huss vs. South Pointe, 3:30
(boys) Marvin Ridge vs. York 5
(girls) Queens Grant Charter vs. Clover, 6:30
(boys) Hunter Huss vs. Clover, 8