Around the State: Colleton – Dorchester County

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Plenty of changes have gone on in the past year between these two counties. Some players found new schools. Two programs played in State Championship Games. Read more about it all right here on your source for basketball coverage in the Palmetto State. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"id":"block_630e2235a9147","name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1103872"],"_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":"Smith can really take over a game on the hardwood. Yannick also plays football for the Green Wave as a Wide Receiver. Yannick scores the ball from 3 levels on the floor. 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The Generals now playing up in SCISA Class 2A will rely on <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1565177' first='Jarrell' last='Caviness'],</strong> <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1565178' first='Joel' last='Simmons']</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1565179' first='Carter' last='Goodwin']</strong> to provide leadership for Head Coach Blake Ferguson. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":1345935,"sizeSlug":"medium","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-medium"><a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/12/9B3AEF37-CF29-479A-847F-3EFD0AFF10E5.jpeg"><img src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/12/9B3AEF37-CF29-479A-847F-3EFD0AFF10E5-300x225.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-1345935"/></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1345929' first='Thomas' last='Robertson']</strong> and <strong>Thure Peters</strong> will look to lead the Pinewood Prep Panthers this season. Head Coach Pat Eidson is closing in on 900 career wins this coming season. Robertson a back to the basket post player doesn't mind doing the dirty work down low. The Panthers will have to fill the void of Tariq Shabazz to graduation. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Fort Dorchester HS had a magical season last year. The Patriots fell short in the Class 5A State Championship Game to Ridge View 65-57. The Patriots finished the season at (25-2) under Head Coach Thomas McElveen. The Patriots will have a lot of new faces this season. Can they make it back out of the Lower State ? </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->