Upstate's top performers this week in high school athletics
Check out the Upstate’s best high school performers for the week of Jan. 15-21.
This is a growing list and coaches are encouraged to nominate players and send stats by email to todd.shanesy@shj.com or by direct message on X, formerly Twitter, to @ToddShanesySHJ. Athletes are listed alphabetically by school. There will be a readers’ vote for players of the week.
Boys basketball
Landon Sprouse, Boiling Springs: Sprouse scored 20 points in a 76-61 loss at Gaffney.
Evan Enos, Byrnes: Enos scored 18 points in a 73-49 win at Dorman.
Colt Fowler, Byrnes: Fowler, a freshman point guard, scored 18 points.
Will Fowler, Byrnes: Fowler scored 19, most in the first half as Byrnes took control.
Brady Poole, Chesnee: Poole scored 31 points in a 108-70 win against Liberty.
Daniel Wease, Chesnee: Wease scored 22.
Coyie Poole, Chesnee: Poole scored 19.
Christian Andrews, Dorman: Andrews scored 19 points in a loss to Byrnes.
Keenan Arcega-Whiteside, Dorman: Arcega-Whiteside scored 13 points.
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D.J. Martin, Fountain Inn: Martin led with 10 points and helped Fountain Inn beat Palmetto, 62-47, for its first region win of the season.
Musa Muriithi, Greer Middle College: Muriithi had 16 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists in a win against Blacksburg.
Braylen Silver, Greer Middle College: Silver had 18 points, five assists and three assists.
Titus Shenton, Greer Middle College: Shenton had 17 points and seven rebounds.
Cooper Cameron, T.l. Hanna: Cameron scored 12 on four 3-pointers in a 62-47 win against Hillcrest.
Lucas Wiersma, T.L. Hanna: Wiersma scored 22 points.
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Markell Hollis, Gaffney: Hollis pumped in 31 points while dishing out five assists and grabbing five rebounds in the win against Boiling Springs.
Keishawn Gibson, Union County: Gibson reached 1,000 career points, becoming only the fourth player in program history to accomplish the feat
Zeke Marshall, Westside: Marshall scored 20 points in an 86-42 win against Berea.
Josh Williams, Westside: Williams led Westside with 22 points.
Kendrick Jackson, Liberty: Jackson scored 20 points against Chesnee.
Jeremiah Campbell, Wren: Campbell had 15 points in a 71-65 win against Powdersville.
Abijah Franklin, Wren: Franklin scored 35 points and grabbed eight rebounds.
Rhett Warga, Wren: Warga had nine points, eight rebounds and three assists.
Girls basketball
Anya Henderson, Blue Ridge: Henderson had 20 points, nine steals, six assists and six rebounds in a 70-26 win against Carolina Academy.
Zikira Henderson, Blue Ridge: Henderson had 24 points, seven steals, six rebounds and six assists against Broome.
Sarah Ezell, Boiling Springs: Ezell scored 17 points in an 85-37 loss to Gaffney.
Shira Harris, Gaffney: Harris scored 22 points in an 85-37 win against Boiling Springs.
Harmoni Earl, T.L. Hanna: Earl scored 25 points in a 73-24 win against Hillcrest.
MaKyhia Paul, Westside: Paul had 10 points, seven rebounds and five steals in a win against Greenville.
Ahri Scott, Westside: Scott, a senior guard, reached 1,000 career points. She was a preseason pick by the SCBCA as one of the state’s top five seniors.
Deyana Hayes, Wren: Hayes had 10 rebounds and eight points in a 49-26 win against Powdersville.
Raina McGowens, Wren: McGowens reached a remarkable milestone as she reached 2,000 career points. scored 27 points (5-for-8 shooting) against Powdersville. She also had four rebounds, three assists and two steals.
Olivia Randolph, Wren: Randolph blocked seven shots against Powdersville to go with eight rebounds and six points.
This article originally appeared on Herald-Journal: SC high school athletics: Upstate's top performers