High School Sports

Irmo’s Claire Howard voted Midlands high school girls basketball player of week

The votes are in, and Irmo’s Claire Howard wins the vote for The State’s Midlands High School Girls Basketball Player of the Week.

Thanks to all who voted. A new poll will be up on Monday afternoon.

The nominees are listed below. Please note that these polls are not scientific and are meant to be just for fun.

Congrats to all the nominees. Cast your vote below the bios:

Girls Player of Week nominees

Joyce Edwards, Camden: Senior and South Carolina signee had 32 points, 14 rebounds, four steals, three blocks in win over Hilton Head Christian.

Haley Hightower, Blythewood: Sophomore averaged 12.5 points, five assists, 4.5 rebounds and 4.5 steals in two Bengal wins last week.

Claire Howard, Irmo: Howard had 23 points, eight rebounds, two blocks and two steals in Irmo’s lone game last week.

Chi’nya Isaac, Lower Richland: Junior averaged 18 points, five steals and 4.5 assists as Diamond Hornets went 1-1 last week.

Lauren Jacobs, Heathwood Hall: Junior scored 47 points, had 11 rebounds and two assists in the win over Cardinal Newman.

Skylar McCray, AC Flora: Sophomore averaged 14 points and 2.5 steals in Falcons’ two games last week.

Destiny Omeire, Westwood: Junior scored 17 points and had 10 rebounds, two steals and two assists in win over Lower Richland.

Izzy Seville, Lexington: Junior averaged 17 points 3.5 rebounds and two assists in wins over River Bluff and Chapin last week.

This story was originally published January 15, 2024 at 2:34 PM.

Lou Bezjak
The State
Lou Bezjak is the High School Sports Prep Coordinator for The (Columbia) State and (Hilton Head) Island Packet. He previously worked at the Florence Morning News and had covered high school sports in South Carolina since 2002. Lou is a two-time South Carolina Sports Writer of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Support my work with a digital subscription
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