2021: Class 3A Top Scorers
The Class 3A ranks of the Palmetto State has several new teams this season. Marlboro County HS, Orangeburg-Wilkinson HS and Wren HS are just a few to make the drop down. Can anyone dethrone the Keenan HS Raiders ? Which…
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Continue ReadingThe Class 3A ranks of the Palmetto State has several new teams this season. Marlboro County HS, Orangeburg-Wilkinson HS and Wren HS are just a few to make the drop down. Can anyone dethrone the Keenan HS Raiders ? Which players from the 2021 return as the top scorers in the Class 3A ranks ? We have that information right here on your leader for basketball coverage in the Palmetto State.
Jared Rogers Jared Rogers 6'2" | CG Seneca | 2021 State SC – Seneca HS
Rogers is back with some good talent around him this season for the Bobcats. Rogers averaged 17.9 ppg last year.
Umar Lawson Umar Lawson 6'3" | CG Lakewood | 2021 VA – Lakewood HS (Sumter)
Lawson averaged 16.9 ppg last season at nearby Laurence Manning Academy. Lawson a ultra athletic left-handed guard is back at Lakewood HS where he attended during his freshman season.
[player_tooltip player_id="644840" first="Darian" last="Bookman"] #10Darian Bookman Darian Bookman 6'0" | PG Mid-Carolina | 2021 State SC – Mid-Carolina HS (Prosperity)
Bookman plays a bit off the grid in Prosperity, SC. Bookman a guard averaged 16.5 ppg last season.
Brandon Brantley Brandon Brantley 6'4" | SF Wade Hampton | 2021 State SC – Wade Hampton HS (Hampton) (pictured on the front)
Brantley a athletic small forward plays down in the Lowcountry at Wade Hampton HS. Brantley helped the Red Devils get to the SCHSL Class 3A sTate Championship Game. Brantley averaged 16.4 ppg last season.
Shep Forrester Shep Forrester 6'2" | SG Emerald | 2021 State SC and Zacoyeis Elmore Zacoyeis Elmore 5'11" | PG Emerald | 2021 State SC – Emerald HS (Greenwood)
Forrester and Elmore form the backcourt for the Vikings. Times were tough last season for the Vikings at just (6-19). Forrester a left-handed wiry guard averaged 16.4 ppg while Elmore a point guard averaged 15.9 ppg.
EJ Stafford EJ Stafford 6'2" | SG Liberty | 2021 State SC – Liberty HS (Liberty)
Stafford plays in the northwest corner of the Palmetto State at Liberty HS. Stafford averaged 15.1 ppg last year for the Red Devils.
Slater Miller Slater Miller 6'3" | SG West Oak | 2021 State SC – West-Oak HS (Westminster)
Miller and Stafford both play up in the northwest part of the state. Miller plays over in Oconee County at West-Oak HS. Miller a rangy small forward averaged 14.9 ppg last season.