2024-25 Class 2A Preseason Predictions

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Like 1A, Class 2A's 2023-24 Champion Gray Collegiate Academy was reclassified into a new division leaving new teams to fight for a ring. Atlantic Collegiate, a school entering it's second year overall and it's first in the SCHSL, is the preseason #1 team in my opinion as well as the SCBCA Poll. Names to know from the Armada include a potential Player of the Year [player_tooltip player_id='1158878' first='Jamie' last='Brooks'] as well as [player_tooltip player_id='1172891' first='Jaylen' last='Bellamy'], [player_tooltip player_id='2532832' first='Justin' last='Bellamy'], and [player_tooltip player_id='1485126' first='CJ' last='Hemingway']. Other schools in the mix are Marion and Bridges Prep who have lots of size and versatility, Andrew Jackson who returns a lot of production including Preseason Top 5 Senior [player_tooltip player_id='1630005' first='Bryce' last='Peterson'], and Landrum who return [player_tooltip player_id='1360539' first='Benett' last='Edwards'] and are always one of the most well-prepared teams in the Upstate. <strong>Take a look at my preseason predictions for Class 2A:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class 2A Player of the Year:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='1158878' first='Jamie' last='Brooks'] (Atlantic Collegiate)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class 2A Most Improved Player:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='1157437' first='Tahj' last='Lathon'] (Marion)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class 2A Breakout Freshman/Sophomore:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='2418912' first='Syncere' last='Williams'] (High Point)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class 2A Region Players of the Year:</strong> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2A Region 1: [player_tooltip player_id='2459702' first='Kendrick' last='Jackson'] (Liberty)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2A Region 2: [player_tooltip player_id='2469369' first='AJ' last='Walker'] (Strom Thurmond)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2A Region 3: [player_tooltip player_id='2537678' first='Tushawn' last='Richardson'] (Clinton)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2A Region 4: [player_tooltip player_id='1630005' first='Bryce' last='Peterson'] (Andrew Jackson)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2A Region 5: [player_tooltip player_id='1372628' first='Amarion' last='Wilson'] (Bridges Prep)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2A Region 6: [player_tooltip player_id='1149794' first='Ja'Kease' last='Salley'] (Woodland)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2A Region 7: [player_tooltip player_id='1158878' first='Jamie' last='Brooks'] (Atlantic Collegiate)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class 2A Preseason Top 5 Teams: </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>1. Atlantic Collegiate</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2. Marion</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>3. Andrew Jackson</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>4. Bridges Prep</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>5. Landrum</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class 2A State Championship Game Prediction:</strong> Atlantic Collegiate defeats Andrew Jackson</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class 2A Surprise Team of the Year:</strong> Liberty </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->