High school roundup: Chester Cyclone named Region 4-3A player of the year

Indian Land and Chester put 16 combined players on the All-Region 4-3A football team.

Chester was led by quarterback John Erby, who was named the region player of the year after rushing for close to 1,000 yards and throwing for over 2,000. Erby, The Tri-County Coaches Association’s 1A, 2A, 3A offensive player of the year, also handled all of the Cyclones’ kicking duties and played emergency defensive back in spots.

He was joined by offensive teammates Wyatt Tunall and Montez Hall (offensive line), T.J. Hollis (wide receiver) and Stan Mills (running back), while sophomore offensive lineman Daniel Elkins made honorable mention. Cyclone defenders Quay Hardin and Dorrien Bagley (defensive back) also made the All-Region team, while defensive end Daryl Lowry earned honorable mention.

Robbie Csuhta, who led Indian Land with 114 tackles, was named All-Region for the Warriors. Defensive teammates Nico Starcher (linebacker), Dorian Williams (defensive back), Alex Murphy (defensive back) and William Makowski (defensive line) joined Csuhta on the team. John Gregory (athlete), A.J. Jefferson (athlete) and Jake Locklear (offensive line) also made All-Region from Horatio Blades’ team.

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL

Rock Hill 88, Gaffney 38

Third-ranked Rock Hill raced to a 22-10 lead after one quarter and routed Gaffney 88-38 in a non-region game at Rock Hill Tuesday night.

Rikoya Anderson led Rock Hill with 19 points and Tee Ballard and Makenna Thompson added 18 each. Anderson pulled down 13 rebounds, while Ballard hauled in eight.

Thompson and Rana Davis-Robinson each had a pair of three-point goals for Rock Hill, which made 10 for the game.

Gaffney;10;8;16;4;-;38

Rock Hill;22;22;16;28;-;88

South Pointe 46, Fort Mill 38

South Pointe topped Fort Mill 46-38 in a non-region game at South Pointe Tuesday night.

Jamia Blake and Scarlett Gilmore led South Pointe with 12 points each. K.K. Patterson led Fort Mill with a game-high 15 points.

Northwestern 48, Chester 37

Northwestern defeated Chester 48-37 in a non-region contest at Chester Tuesday night.

Brittany Bumpers led Northwestern with 17 points. Jabre McMullen added 14 points to the attack and pulled down 11 rebounds.

Buford 60, Lewisville 36

Buford bounced Lewisville 60-36 in a non-region game at Lewisville Tuesday night.

Amber Bass led Lewisville with 19 points and nine rebounds. She made nine of 10 free throws. Jada Spradley added five points for Lewisville, which fell to 1-2 overall.

Buford;16;19;7;18;-;60

Lewisville;10;10;7;9;-;36

BOYS’ BASKETBALL

Chester 68, Northwestern 66

Chester edged Northwestern 68-66 in a non-region game at Chester Tuesday night.

Nation Ford 72, Boiling Springs 68

Nation Ford remained undefeated with a 72-68 win over Boiling Springs in a non-region game at Boiling Springs Tuesday night.

South Pointe 49, Fort Mill 30

South Pointe opened a 12-5 lead after one period and went on to top Fort Mill 49-30 in a non-region game at South Pointe Tuesday night.

Lewisville 54, Buford 35

Lewisville opened the season with a 54-35 win over Buford in a non-region game at Lewisville Tuesday night.

Great Falls 65, Whitmire 24

Great Falls beat Whitmire 65-24 in a non-region game at Whitmire Tuesday night.

Gaffney 79, Rock Hill 45

Gaffney raced to a 45-15 lead at halftime and defeated Rock Hill 79-45 in a non-region game at Rock Hill Tuesday night.

Gaffney 80, York 71

Gaffney built a 71-52 lead after three quarters and held off York 80-71 in a non-region game Monday night at Gaffney.

Nick Agapion led Gaffney with 22 points. Tabari Moore led a pair of York players in double figures with 23.

York;19;22;11;19;-;71

Gaffney;29;17;25;9;-;80

York - Malcolm Kennedy 22, Tabari Moore 23, Cameron Jones 12, Kennedy 5, Carroll 5, Brooks 2.

Gaffney - Nick Agapion 22, Bradley Childers 20, Ladarious Foster 21, Manning 5, Bowser 7, Smith 4, L. Phillips 1.

3-point goals: York 9 (Moore 5, Kennedy 2, E. Kennedy 1, Carroll 1). Gaffney 5 (Agapion 3, Chiklders 1, Manning 1).

WRESTLING

Indian Land wins Redhawk Invitational

Indian Land kicked off its season last weekend by winning the Redhawk Invitational in Monroe, N.C.

Indian Land led the 13-team event with 212.5 points. Monroe was second with 130 points.

Solomon Cortez, Austin Ross, Juan Alejandro, Kyle Daley, Wesley Johnson, and Erick Neil won first-place finishes for Indian Land. Alex Murphy was second, Clint Creech, Weston Nguyen, and Xavier Dreese picked up third-place finishes.

This story was originally published November 28, 2017 at 8:12 AM with the headline "High school roundup: Chester Cyclone named Region 4-3A player of the year."