Local boys earn first team honors in county league
Jonathan Robinson of Wagener-Salley Wells Holland of Aiken Leon Childs of Aiken J.P. Johnson of Graniteville and Jimmy Wright of L-B-C named to the boys first team for the county league reflecting standout performances and top positions across schools.
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Jonathan Robinson
Wagener-Salley
Wells Holland
Aiken
Leon Childs
J.P. Johnson
Graniteville
Jimmy Wright
Boys Second Team Captains Named by Aiken
Aiken Standard Sports lists the Boys Second Team selections featuring Le Bernard Hayes Jackson Tim Curry Graniteville Tommy Dunbar Graniteville Ben Thomas Aiken Ron McKie North Augusta for the league honor season.
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Bernard Hayes
Jackson
Tim Curry
Graniteville
Tommy Dunbar
Ben Thomas
Aiken
Ron McKie
N. Augusta
Crawford Again Honored As Coach
Graniteville High’s Mark Crawford repeats as Aiken County boys basketball Coach of the Year after guiding the Rocks to an 18-6 season and the Conference 6-AA title. The team fell in the state tourney first round to Bamberg-Ehrhardt. Returnees include J P Johnson while four starters depart. Crawford calls next year a rebuilding challenge.
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Graniteville High
Mark Crawford
Aiken County
Crawford
Graniteville
the Rocks
J.P. Johnson
Tommy Dunbar
Tim Curry
Girls Second Team All-County Players Named
Ridge Spring Monetta junior Sallie Leaphart Linda Rich of St Angela Graniteville Seabelle Jenkins Aiken and Becky Lever of St Angela named to the girls second team in an all county selection highlighting standout players from several schools.
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Sallie Leaphart
Ridge Spring-Monetta
Linda Rich
St. Angela
Gloria Brown
Graniteville
Seabelle Jenkins
Aiken
Becky Lever
Player Jonathan Robinson draws major college interest
Wagener-Salley High star Jonathan Robinson named Aiken County Male Player of the Year has drawn contact from over a hundred colleges. The 6-2 guard averaged 32 points and led W S to a 21-3 record and Conference 5-A title. He favors South Carolina State and USC Aiken. praise comes from Pacer coach Lew Perkins and WS coach Billy Freeman.
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Jonathan Robinson
Wagener-Salley High
Usc-Aiken
Lew Perkins
Robinson
War Eagles
Chuck Mobley
Aiken County
Wagener-Salley
Ws) High
W-S
Citadel
Voorhees
Benedict
South Carolina State
Pacer
Perkins
Billy Freeman
Jonathan
Johnson Eyes Banner Year After 21 4 Season
Graniteville High girls basketball coach Jean Johnson earned the Aiken County Girls' Coach of the Year after a 21-4 season that won the Conference 6-AA title. Her defense driven plan overcame a height disadvantage as two all county players return with two starters and a rising six foot recruit boosts next season.
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Graniteville
Jean Johnson
Graniteville High
Aiken County
Johnson
Sarah Curry
Gloria Brown
Jackson star Terrie Houston repeats as county Female Player of the Year
Terrie Houston of Jackson High earns her third straight county Female Player of the Year award. The senior guard averages over 19 points per game this season and faces college choices among Georgia Southern Spartanburg Methodist and USC Aiken. Houston cites a 30 point career high against Hunters Kinard and recalls Jackson's state quarterfinal loss to Bethune as a poignant moment.
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Terrie Houston
Jackson High
Usc-Aiken
Johanna Gibbs
Houston
Greg Pitts
Jackson
Georgia Southern
Spartanburg Methodist
South Carolina Basketball Coaches Association
Hunters Kinard
Bethune
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Holland
Childs
Hayes
Thomas
Wright
McKie
Leaphart
Dawn Weeks
Diane Glover
L-B-C
Leigh Pagan
Glover
Jackson Star
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