Camden girls basketball has been voted Midlands’ best winter high school sports team
Winter sports wrapped up in South Carolina over the weekend, and seven teams from the Columbia area won state championships during this season.
We’re asking you to vote and tell us which of those championship winners should be crowned The State’s Winter Sports Team of the Year for 2023-24.
Voting runs through noon on Monday, March 11, and the winner will be announced on The State sports writer Lou Bezjak’s Twitter page and at TheState.com. (This poll is just for fun and not meant to be scientific.)
Winter sports team of the year nominees
Camden girls basketball: The Bulldogs won their second straight Class 3A championship with a 44-22 win over Wren. Camden (28-2) didn’t lose to an in-state opponent this year and has won 49 in a row against S.C. high schools.
Cardinal Newman boys basketball: The Cardinals (21-15) won the program’s 10th state title and first since moving to SCISA Class 4A with a 71-61 victory over Augusta Christian. The Cards won 12 of their final 14 games.
Cardinal Newman wrestling: The Cardinals won the program’s 10th championship and first since 2018 when they defeated John Paul II, 67-10, to win the SCISA 4A crown.
Gray Collegiate boys basketball: The War Eagles’ domination in Class 2A continued by winning their fifth state championship in the last six years. Gray Collegiate (31-6) defeated Oceanside Collegiate, 44-40, and didn’t lose to an in-state opponent all season.
Heathwood Hall girls basketball: The Highlanders (20-3) won their second straight SCISA Class 4A championship with a 58-56 win over Northwood Academy. Camillea Gore hit the game-winning shot with 8.6 seconds.
Lexington boys basketball: The Wildcats won their third state title in school history and first since 2000 with a 67-48 win over Byrnes. Lexington (28-2) won its final 17 games and didn’t lose to an in-state opponent.
Ridge View boys basketball: The Blazers (27-2) won their fifth state championship, all since 2018, with a 58-52 win over Riverside for the Class 4A crown. Ridge View was nationally ranked at different times this year and has been invited to play in The Throne basketball tournament against other top public schools this month.
This story was originally published March 4, 2024 at 12:07 PM.
