2A State Championship: Gray Collegiate vs Oceanside Collegiate

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>These schools are surely no strangers to one another here in the Palmetto State. This Class 2A State Championship is a REMATCH from last season. Who would prevail this year at the Florence Center? <strong><em>#TheRoadToFlorence </em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Gray Collegiate Gets 3-Peat:</em></strong> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Gray Collegiate defeated sister school rival Oceanside Collegiate for the second straight year 44-40 to win the Class 2A State Championship. The War Eagles of Gray Collegiate have now won 3-Peated and won its 6th state championship in Class 2A. The War Eagles will move up to Class 4A starting next fall. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Signed On and Moving on Next Season: </em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":2366511,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/eZy-Watermark_02-03-2024_06-38-22-5090AM.jpeg"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/eZy-Watermark_02-03-2024_06-38-22-5090AM.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-2366511" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Several players in this game have already found schools for next year. Forward <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1180896' first='Braylhan' last='Thomas']</strong> - Georgia Southern University, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='992183' first='Ellis' last='Graham']</strong> - Charleston Southern University, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2352774' first='Darius' last='Carr'] </strong>- Wingate University (NC) and<strong> [player_tooltip player_id='996190' first='Justin' last='Pauling']</strong> North Greenville University (Football). Thomas led the War Eagles with 16 points tonight while no other War Eagles player saw double digits. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1444154' first='Travis' last='Stickney']</strong> from Oceanside Collegiate will play at Hampden-Sydney (VA) next fall. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>War Eagles</em></strong> <strong><em>Stay Perfect</em></strong>: </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Gray Collegiate moves to 8-0 lifetime vs Oceanside Collegiate in the series including the past 2 state championships. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Timely Bucket: </em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":2366509,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/eZy-Watermark_02-03-2024_06-38-52-8940AM.jpeg"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/eZy-Watermark_02-03-2024_06-38-52-8940AM.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-2366509" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1032755' first='TyQuan' last='McDuffie'] </strong>came up with his only two buckets of the night early in the 4th quarter to ignite the lead. McDuffie a junior guard finished with 6 points after making a few three-pointers early in the 4th quarter to help put the War Eagles out front. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Landshark Leaders: </em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":2366510,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/eZy-Watermark_02-03-2024_06-38-37-5010AM.jpeg"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/eZy-Watermark_02-03-2024_06-38-37-5010AM.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-2366510" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Oceanside Collegiate scored just 40 points in the loss to Gray Collegiate. Sharp shooting guard <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1206020' first='Carson' last='Jones']</strong> had 11 points for the Landsharks. Senior point guard <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1444154' first='Travis' last='Stickney']</strong> finished with 10 points in his last game. Sophomore<strong> [player_tooltip player_id='1206191' first='Jake' last='Thomas'] </strong>worked around the bucket and down in the paint while scoring 9 points. The Landsharks finish the season at (22-7). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->