2A State Championship: Gray Collegiate vs Oceanside Collegiate
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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? #TheRoadToFlorence Gray Collegiate Gets 3-Peat: Gray…
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Continue ReadingThese 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? #TheRoadToFlorence
Gray Collegiate Gets 3-Peat:
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.
Signed On and Moving on Next Season:
Several players in this game have already found schools for next year. Forward Braylhan Thomas Braylhan Thomas 6'5" | SF Gray Collegiate | 2024 State SC – Georgia Southern University, Ellis Graham Ellis Graham 6'9" | PF Gray Collegiate | 2024 State #305 Nation SC – Charleston Southern University, Darius Carr – Wingate University (NC) and Justin Pauling Justin Pauling 5'11" | CG Gray Collegiate | 2024 State SC North Greenville University (Football). Thomas led the War Eagles with 16 points tonight while no other War Eagles player saw double digits.
Travis Stickney Travis Stickney 6'1" | PG Oceanside Collegiate | 2024 State SC from Oceanside Collegiate will play at Hampden-Sydney (VA) next fall.
War Eagles Stay Perfect:
Gray Collegiate moves to 8-0 lifetime vs Oceanside Collegiate in the series including the past 2 state championships.
Timely Bucket:
TyQuan McDuffie TyQuan McDuffie 6'0" | SG Gray Collegiate | 2025 State SC 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.
Landshark Leaders:
Oceanside Collegiate scored just 40 points in the loss to Gray Collegiate. Sharp shooting guard Carson Jones Carson Jones 6'4" | SG Oceanside Collegiate Academy | 2025 State SC had 11 points for the Landsharks. Senior point guard Travis Stickney Travis Stickney 6'1" | PG Oceanside Collegiate | 2024 State SC finished with 10 points in his last game. Sophomore Jake Thomas Jake Thomas 6'6" | PF Oceanside Collegiate | 2026 State SC worked around the bucket and down in the paint while scoring 9 points. The Landsharks finish the season at (22-7).