Around the State: Greenville County – Part I
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Schools in the County: Berea HS, Blue Ridge HS, Carolina Academy, Christ Church, Eastside HS, Fountain Inn HS, Greenville HS, Greer HS, Greer Middle College, Hillcrest HS and JL Mann HS
Berea HS – The Bulldogs won’t have much height on the roster this season. Watch out for guards Destin Eichelberger Destin Eichelberger 5'9" | PG Berea | 2025 State SC and Kingston Brown Kingston Brown 5'7" | PG Berea | 2025 State SC to lead the direction for this program.
Blue Ridge HS – The Fighting Tigers finished (8-19) a season ago after winning the Class 3A State Championship in 2022.
Carolina Academy (Greenville) – The Trojans finished (10-17) a season ago.
Christ Church – The Cavaliers are always in the thick of things in Class 1A. Seniors DJ Harvey DJ Harvey 5'10" | PG Christ Church | 2024 State SC and Jackson Fagan Jackson Fagan 6'0" | PG Christ Church | 2024 State SC will lead the way. Yes, there is another Butler in line. This time it’s Joshua Butler Joshua Butler 6'5" | SF Christ Church | 2028 SC a member of the Class of 2028.
Eastside HS – The Eagles (15-10) las year will lean on Senior guard Justin Ray Justin Ray 6'3" | SG Eastside | 2024 State #317 Nation SC . Ray a Top 5 player in the Palmetto State Class recently took a visit to Monmouth University this past weekend. Justin averaged 23.4 ppg last year and eclipsed 1,000 career points during the season.
Watch out for senior guard Matthew Roberts Matthew Roberts 6'0" | PG Eastside | 2024 State SC averaged 14.8 ppg playing the shooting guard position for the Eagles. Junior forward Jaquavious Dodd Jaquavious Dodd 6'6" | PF Eastside | 2025 State SC a Power 5 Football Recruit will provide some production around the paint. Brandon Ray Brandon Ray 5'9" | CG Eastside | 2027 State SC a member of the 2027 class should see some action this season for the Eagles.
Fountain Inn HS – The Fury will compete in the SCHSL playoffs this season under Head Coach Rod Sadler. Junior duo Amaziah Austin Amaziah Austin 6'5" | PF Fountain Inn | 2025 State SC and DJ Martin DJ Martin 5'10" | PG Fountain Inn | 2025 State SC will lead the way for the Fury.
Greenville HS – The Red Raiders finished (26-3) last year has plenty of talent this season for Head Coach Mike Anderson. Football will have to finish first before this full roster comes together. Juniors Bryson Drummond Bryson Drummond 6'2" | CG Mountain View Prep | 2025 State SC , Ramani Bruton Ramani Bruton 6'0" | PG Greenville | 2025 State SC , Roman Cooley Roman Cooley 6'4" | SF Greenville | 2025 State SC , Nehemiah Thompkins Nehemiah Thompkins 6'3" | SF Greenville | 2025 State SC will provide plenty of leadership for this Class 4A program.
Sophomore transfer forward Frank Whitley Frank Whitley 6'6" | PF Greenville | 2026 State SC comes in from JL Mann HS. Arkeis Shell Arkeis Shell 5'7" | PG Greenville | 2026 State SC , Kam Smith Kam Smith 5'10" | PG Greenville | 2026 State SC and Tucker Scholl Tucker Scholl 6'0" | SG Greenville | 2027 State SC will provide plenty of punch from the backcourt.
Greer HS – The Yellow Jackets (21-6) last season has plenty of talent this season to make some noise in the Upstate. Seniors Bradyn Durrah Bradyn Durrah 6'6" | PF Greer | 2024 State SC and Brayden Lytes Brayden Lytes 5'9" | PG Greer | 2024 State SC are back in the mix. Senior Zayn Valentine Zayn Valentine 5'11" | PG Greer | 2024 State SC a JL Mann Transfer should see good minutes.
Juniors Amare Anderson Amare Anderson 6'2" | PG Greer | 2025 State SC avered 19.2 ppg a season ago. Isaiah Henry Isaiah Henry 6'0" | CG Greer | 2025 State SC will provide punch from the perimeter after transferring in last spring. Riverside HS transfer Mikey Williams Jr Mikey Williams Jr 5'11" | PG Greer | 2026 State SC joins the squad this season.
Can the Yellow Jackets be a team on everyone’s radar come this post season?
Greer Middle College – The Blazers will rely on Seniors Musa Muriithi Musa Muriithi 6'2" | CG Greer Middle College | 2024 State SC and forward Jack Pfister Jack Pfister 6'5" | PF Greer Middle College | 2024 State SC . This duo has provided plenty of production over the years for Head Coach Jamar Armstrong.
Hillcrest HS (Simpsonville) – The Rams have a good one in sophomore Caden Coleman Caden Coleman 6'3" | PG Hillcrest | 2026 State SC . Coleman came on strong this summer on the Grassroots Circuit.
JL Mann HS (Greenville) – The Patriots lost several players this past off season. Senior guard Jeremy Cook Jeremy Cook 5'9" | PG JL Mann | 2024 State SC is a bit of an unknown in a lot of basketball circles except for Prep Hoops.
Prep Hoops will take a look at Greenville County Part II real soon. Plenty of talent in this Upstate County this year to recruit. #RecruitThePalmettoState