CLass 4A State Championship Preview
Lower Richland
Nickname: Diamond Hornets
Coach: Caleb Gaither
Record: 20-4
State Championship: 2
Last State Championship Appearance: 1988 beat Hillcrest (S).
Road to Columbia: Defeated North Myrtle Beach 62-52; Lakewood 57-36; Dreher 41-36; Wilson 46-43
Probable Starters: Ja’Cor Nelson Sr. 6’3(15.2 ppg); Savion Townsend Sr. 6’0 (6.6 ppg); Daniel Tisdale Sr. 6’0 (5.3 ppg); Tevaughn Higgins Jr. 6’4 (12.0 ppg); Clyde Trapp Jr. .Sr. 6’5 (17.0 ppg).
Key Reserve: Shakeer Tatum-McConner Jr. 6’4; Kelvin Hughes Jr. 5’11: Amari Smith Jr. 6’6
WREN
Nickname: Hurricanes
Coach: Fran Campbell
Record: 23-4
State Championship: 0
Last State Championship Appearance: 1994, lost to Eau Claire.
Road to Columbia: Def. Richland Northeast 75-66; South Aiken 79-64; Ridge View 75-65; Eastside 59-54.
Probable Starters: Isaac Ford Sr. 6’5 (18.9 ppg); Jeremiah Neubia Sr. 6’0 (14.9 ppg); Trey McGowens Jr. 6’3 (21.1 ppg); Cameron Willis Sr. 6’6 (7.5 ppg); John Kanaan Sr. 6’4 (14.6 ppg).
Key Reserve: Owen Wilson Sr. 6’3; Brody Bruce Jr. 6’2.
TIDBITS: Lower Richland is led by Clemson signee Clyde Trapp, Jr. who is on the North Carolina-South Carolina all-star team. Ja’Cor Nelson is a Campbell signee that made the North-South all- star team the Nelson put the Diamond Hornets on his back and led them to victory in the Lower State Championship game against Wilson last Friday night on Florence. Lower Richland is trying to win their first state championship since going back-to back in 1987 and 1988 in Class 4A.
Wren is trying to win the school first state championship in basketball. The Hurricanes Head Coach Frank Campbell was inducted to South Carolina Athletic Coaches Association Hall of Fame. Wren is averaging 76.2 ppg. and holding opponents to 59.1 ppg. on the season. The. Hurricanes and Lower Richland will be a difference is styles. Wren like it up and down the floor and Lower Richland is always looking for there shot