The Yellow Jackets will return a lot of experience to the hardwood this fall, as Greg Miller enters his fourth season as head coach.
The Greer boys basketball team swings into action this week, with games against Byrnes and Union County on the schedule.
Layne Fowler’s team has been tested early, and the schedule doesn’t get any easier.
The Byrnes boys’ basketball team earned wins over Rockdale County and Wade Hampton during the Bearden Border Wars Tournament before falling to Franklin County, 73-66.
Rebels Wrestlers
capture second
The Byrnes High wrestling team captured second place in the North Henderson Invitational recently.
The Rebels competed in 11 of 14 weight classes and had nine wrestlers score points.
Results were as follows:
113- Chris Compton-Champion
182- Nick Fazzone-Champion
The North Greenville men’s basketball team suffered its first conference loss of the season to Southern Wesleyan, 82-74 in Central. The Crusaders had a solid day offensively, shooting 44.8 percent but 16 second chance points as well as 10 points off turnovers by SWU proved to be costly.
During the Appalachian State game a few weeks ago, a strange and terrible thing happened. It was the last play of the game, and South Carolina somehow stood at 19-yard-line --in position to steal a game they had no business winning.
Coen Roberts and the Greer High boys cross country team claimed the school’s second state championship last week, beating out Eastside in the Class AAAA finals.
Roberts led all runners with a time of 15:04, while Dalton White and Micah Gilpatrick joined Roberts in the Top 5 with times of 15:40 and 15:42 respectively.
The Greer Middle College boys and girls cross country teams claimed Class AA State Championships last Week in Camden.
The girls finished nine points ahead of St. Joesph’s to claim the win, while the boys edged out Philip Simmons with 62 team points.
The Rebels’ title hopes were extinguished Friday night at Nixon Field, as Gaffney got revenge and advanced to the Upper State final.
The 34-20 loss was only the second of the season for a Byrnes team that dominated Gaffney, 57-30, on the road in September.
Five Crusaders, including former Byrnes standout Aaron Watson, were named to the All-Conference team following the team’s 3-7 finish.
