Catawba Ridge’s Katelyn Evans is The Herald’s high school athlete of the week
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Catawba Ridge tennis player Katelyn Evans is The Herald’s high school athlete of the week.
The Copperheads’ senior won 6-3, 6-1 at No. 4 singles in 4-3 loss at Rock Hill on Oct. 14.
The next day, Evans won 6-2, 6-2 at No. 4 singles in 5-1 victory at Indian Land.
Evans also won 6-3, 6-2 at No. 4 singles in a 5-1 win over Clover on Oct. 16.
Last week’s finalists
Keller Brown, South Pointe cross-country: The Stallions’ senior ran a 15:49.96 to finish fifth at the Starlight Invitational at Riverside High in Greer on Oct. 18.
Brown’s run also helped South Pointe to a runner-up finish at the same meet.
KJ Burg, South Pointe football: In a 48-7 win over Lancaster, Burg had 15 tackles, 14 of which were solo tackles and he had one tackle for a loss.
Matt Kucia, Indian Land football: The sophomore quarterback completed 27 of 31 passes for 300 yards and four touchdowns in a 35-0 win over Clover Friday.
Piper Land, Nation Ford girls’ tennis: The Falcons’ senior won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 2 singles in a 6-0 win over Clover on Oct. 14.
Land also won 4-6, 6-4, 10-8 (tiebreaker) in a 4-2 loss to Fort Mill on senior day.
Land is 14-0 in region singles’ matches for Nation Ford (9-2 in region play) this season.
Kam McFadden, Northwestern football: The 6-foot, 200-pound middle linebacker had 10 tackles, one fumble recovery and two quarterback pressures in a 45-14 win over rival Rock Hill on Oct. 17.
McFadden had 67 tackles, three sacks, an interception and a fumble recovery for Northwestern (8-1) this season.
Ella Nighbor, Clover cross-country: The Blue Eagles’ senior ran a personal-best 17:29.96 to win the Starlight Invitational Run at Riverside High on Oct. 18.
Nighbor’s efforts also helped Clover to a fourth-place finish at the same meet.
Damias Seegars, Andrew Jackson football: The 5-foot-11, 175-pound senior running back/defensive back and punter had a strong all-around performance in 21-20 win over Central Pageland on Oct. 17.
Seegars had 19 rushes for 62 yards and two rushing touchdowns, while catching three passes for 41 yards.
Seegars also had six tackles, forced three fumbles and had two fumble recoveries, including the game-winning recovery at the Andrew Jackson 2.
Seegars also had six punts, averaging 35 yards per punt, including two downed punts inside the 20-yard line and two downed inside the 10.
This season, Seegars has 344 yards rushing and eight touchdowns and he has caught seven passes for 144 yards and another score. On defense, Seegars has 30 tackles, an interception, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and is averaging 35 yards per punt for Andrew Jackson (5-3).
Quentin Watts, Lancaster cross-country: The Bruins’ senior clocked 18:45 to win the Lancaster County championship by nearly 35 seconds at his home course on Oct. 18.
Watts ran a personal-best 17:19.66 at the Wendy’s Invitational in at McAlpine Creek Park in Charlotte on Oct. 4.
This story was originally published October 21, 2025 at 7:50 PM with the headline "Catawba Ridge’s Katelyn Evans is The Herald’s high school athlete of the week."