Class 3A Preview: Wade Hampton HS vs Keenan HS
The Wade Hampton HS Red Devils last state championship was back in 1987. The other side of the court the Keenan HS Raiders program has had a great deal of success over the years in Colonial Life Arena. Class 3A…
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Continue ReadingThe Wade Hampton HS Red Devils last state championship was back in 1987. The other side of the court the Keenan HS Raiders program has had a great deal of success over the years in Colonial Life Arena.
Class 3A – Saturday February 7, 2020 @ 3:30 P.M.
Wade Hampton HS Red Devils (20-6) vs Keenan HS Raiders (24-6)
Wade Hampton HS
Coach – Romon Gray
Road to Columbia: Defeated Gilbert HS 68-49, Defeated Marion HS 67-57, Defeated Bishop England HS 53-46, Defeated Cheraw HS 68-44
[player_tooltip player_id="843601" first="Samuel" last="Gray"]Players to Watch: Samuel Gray Samuel Gray 6'2" | PG Wade Hampton (Hampton) | 2020 State SC (2020) 9.6 ppg, Quayshon Williams (2020) 10.6 ppg, Versalius Johnson (2021) 8.4 ppg, Brandon Brantley Brandon Brantley 6'4" | SF Wade Hampton | 2021 State SC (2021) 16.4 ppg and Jamian Risher Jamian Risher 6'1" | CG Wade Hampton | 2022 State SC (2022) 7.3 ppg
The Red Devils have a 3 sport athlete in Williams. Williams excels in football (running back) and on the baseball team. Gray a left-handed guard plays for his father and has been a fixture here since 9th grade. Brantley and Risher both ran on the Grassroots Circuit with TMP . The Red Devils #2 seed went on the road to defeat Marion HS and Bishop England HS.
Wade Hampton HS hadn’t won the Lower State Championship in 33 years until last weekend. Risher led the way with 20 points while Gray added 17 points in the win over the Cheraw HS Braves.
Keenan HS Raiders
Coach – Zach Norris
Road to Columbia: Defeated Mid-Carolina HS 63-23, Defeated Southside HS (Greenville) 64-27, Defeated Union County HS 57-38, Defeated Seneca HS 59-45
[player_tooltip player_id="536252" first="Raekwon" last="Horton"]Players to Watch: Raekwon Horton Raekwon Horton 6'6" | SF Keenan | 2020 State #419 Nation SC (2020) 21.9 ppg and 9.5 rebounds, Joseph Barrino Joseph Barrino 6'6" | PF Keenan | 2020 State SC (2020) 4.8 ppg and 4.3 rebounds, Jazian Gortman Jazian Gortman 6'2" | PG Keenan | 2022 SC (2022) 17 ppg, Semajeh Echols Semajeh Echols 6'6" | PF Keenan | 2022 State SC (2022) 6.3 ppg and 6.3 rebounds
The Raiders have won 19 games in a row entering the Class 3A State Championship. Horton is ranked #5 and the highest unranked player left in the Prep Hoops 2020 class. Horton enters his last game with 1,423 career points. Barrino played last season at Buford HS while Gortman attended Gray Collegiate and Echols at Westside HS (Anderson). The Raiders defeated Ridgeland-Hardeeville HS 70-40 last season in the Class 3A State Championship. Norris has coached the Raiders to 6 state championships.