Take them how you can get them.
That was Blue Ridge girls basketball head coach Alex Smith’s message to his team after a messy, grind-out 48-39 win over Broome on Wednesday night.
THIS WEEK'S GAMES
Basketball
Wednesday, Jan. 24
Blue Ridge at Eastside
Friday, Jan. 26
Eastside at Riverside
Greer at Laurens
Byrnes at Spartanburg
Greer Middle College vs. Liberty
Greer Middle College successfully appealed to move all athletics down to Class 3-A following a hearing with the South Carolina High School League (SCHSL).
The Blazers were set to have to compete in Class 4-A following the 3.0x multiplier being put in place, but after appeal, will move down to Class 3-A.
Amare Anderson remembered the exact scoreline.
Just over two years ago, in Anderson’s freshman season at Greer, was the last time the Jackets faced off against 5-A powerhouse Dorman. They lost that game 100-39.
“They got us good back then,” said Anderson.
Last Monday, Byrnes head coach Layne Fowler decided to do something he hadn’t done in eight years.
His team looked lackluster at that evening’s practice. They weren’t focused. The team was sleepwalking through drills. They knew the weather had already postponed their game against Spartanburg from Tuesday to Wednesday.
Despite missing two starters and having two star players freshly recovered from illness, Riverside found a way to get the job done.
The Warriors (15-3) took down Powdersville (15-4) on Monday at Greenville High School’s MLK Showcase, 55-48.
Jamar Armstrong couldn’t believe what he was seeing.
“Is that really what he’s wearing?” he asked himself quietly. “There’s no way.”
Chandler Sewell is a senior wrestler at Greer High School. Sewell is currently the No. 1 ranked 4-A wrestler at the 132-pound weight class and signed to continue his collegiate wrestling career at Drexel University in November of last year.
The Greer Citizen (GC): When and how did wrestling become your main sport and focus?
GAMES OF THE WEEK
(Girls 6 p.m., Boys 7:30 p.m.)
Basketball
Wednesday, Jan. 17
Blue Ridge at Broome
Thursday, Jan. 18
Byrnes vs.
Boiling Springs
Greer vs. Laurens
Friday, Jan. 19
Blue Ridge at Chapman
Greer Middle College at Landrum
Greer head coach Devin Liferidge thought senior center Bradyn Durrah was feeling 80 percent.
Right before the game, Durrah himself told him it was probably closer to 70. Afterward, Durrah’s parents estimated his health to be around 60.
The magic number for Durrah turned out to be 50.
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