Four Strom Thurmond Players Hurt In Friday Night Crash
Four Strom Thurmond High School football players and a middle school athlete were injured Friday night in a fatal crash near the school after a 20-0 win over Ninety Six. Lee McCain 17 suffered a broken leg and lacerations and was extricated. Kenny Talbert 17 and James Nathaniel 15 faced extensive facial injuries. Tony Nathaniel 13, James Nathaniel’s brother, remained in University Hospital Augusta with a chipped leg bone. McCain and Talbert remained hospitalized, while Nathaniel and Eddie Morton 16 were treated and released.