SCHSL : Class 3A State Championship Preview
Saturday : 3:30 P.M. at Colonial Life Arena – Columbia Keenan HS (29-1) vs Ridgeland-Hardeeville HS (26-3) Keenan HS Head Coach – Zach Norris (Over 600 career wins) The Raiders just finished playing in their 5th straight…
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Continue ReadingSaturday : 3:30 P.M. at Colonial Life Arena – Columbia
Keenan HS (29-1) vs Ridgeland-Hardeeville HS (26-3)
Keenan HS
Head Coach – Zach Norris (Over 600 career wins)
The Raiders just finished playing in their 5th straight Upper State Championship Game. The Raiders defeated region rival Chester HS for the 3rd time this season. The Raiders have 14 straight games with the only loss coming to Dorman HS back in late December 2018. The Raiders have won 5 state titles since 2001.
Wins onto State : Liberty HS, Mid-Carolina HS, Southside (Greenville), Chester HS
Asanti Price (2019) – 17.7 ppg (66-153) 43% – 3 pointers Eau Claire HS Transfer – Combine Academy (NC)
Raekwon Horton (2020) – 16.1 ppg, 6.3 rebounds
Dillon Jones (2020) – 12.1 ppg, 7.9 rebounds and 4.9 assists – 946 career points in 103 games
Latrell Taylor (2019) – 9.7 ppg – 714 career points
Qua Sanders (2019) – 5.5 ppg
Ridgeland-Hardeeville HS
Head Coach – Jeremiah Faber (565-295) 34th year at school as Head Coach
The Jaguars will make a return back to the Colonial Life Arena after playing in the game last season. The Jaguars fell in the State Championship Game to Southside HS (Greenville). The Jaguars are located down in Jasper County off I-95 the last few stops before leaving the Palmetto State on your way into Georgia. The Jaguars had to play the Lower State Championship vs Manning HS without the services of Rashamel Butler. Butler was ejected in a previous game vs Marion HS. Butler has been cleared to play in the SCHSL State Championship as of today.
Ridgeland-Hardeeville HS was formed back in 2008 after Jasper County HS was closed. The Jaguars losses this season have been to New Hampstead (GA), Edisto HS and Gray Collegiate.
Wins onto State : Dillon HS, Edisto HS, Marion HS and Manning HS.
Devin Butler (2019) – 14.3 ppg – Younger brother of Rashamel
Rashamel Butler (2019) – 13.9 ppg, 6.7 rebounds and 4 assists – Class 3A State Co-Player of the Year
Ny’gel Boozer (2019) – 13.1 ppg
Rashard Baker (2021) – 5.3 ppg