Around the State: Anderson County

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Anderson County doesn't look to have a lot of SENIORS this coming season. Let's take a look at the whole country right here in this article on your source for basketball coverage in the Palmetto State. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The seniors here in Anderson County happen to be under the radar for sure in many recruiting circles. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1555599' first='McConnell' last='Burdette'],</strong> <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1555598' first='Aidan' last='Leigh']</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1555597' first='Carlito' last='Jones']</strong> will be relied on heavily this season for the Pendleton HS Bulldogs. New Head Coach Chris Warzynski has some good pieces to work with after moving to the Upstate after leaving Wando HS. Burdette a rangy wing player averaged 12 ppg last season while Leight and Jones both play football in the fall. <strong>Amari Richardson</strong> has moved onto the Hoop State when his father took a job at North Carolina State University Wolfpack staff. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1495098' first='Johnathan' last='Whysong']</strong> will look to provide senior leadership for the Wren HS Hurricanes this season. Whysong plays out on the wing with good size and versatility. Whysong plays off the grid with the Tri City Canes on the Grassroots Circuit. Johnathan will slash to the cup or stop and pop a nice perimeter jumper. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Let's Take a Look at the UNDERCLASSMEN here in Anderson County </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"id":"block_63024c2d74183","name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1109483"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Patterson a long and rangy forward continues his progress for the Yellow Jackets. He runs the floor very well and fills the lane in transition. Be careful at times when Patterson will look to stalk the baseline. 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