High School Sports

Dutch Fork’s Matthew Rollison voted high school boys spring sports Athlete of Week

The votes are in, and Dutch Fork’s Matthew Rollison wins the vote for the boys spring sports Athlete 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.

Boys Athlete of Week Nominees

Amare Counts, Blythewood baseball: Sophomore went 6-for-11 with two homers and six RBI last week. Counts was named to the SC Diamond Invitational all-tournament team.

Jackson Cionek, Lexington baseball: Senior was MVP of SC Diamond Invitational in helping the Wildcats to their second straight tournament title. Cionek was 5-for-10 with a homer and four RBI in the Wildcats’ four wins.

Jacob Harper, Swansea baseball: The junior first baseman hit .444 with three doubles and five runs last week for the Tigers.

Beau Hollins, River Bluff baseball: Senior first baseman and South Carolina signee hit .750 with a homer and six RBI last week. Hollins also was named to the Forest Acres Classic All-Tournament team.

Skiler Jackson, Lugoff-Elgin baseball: Senior middle infielder hit .500 with a homer, six RBI and two doubles last week. Jackson also allowed one hit and struck out seven in 4 ⅓ innings pitched.

Blaine Redmond, Gray Collegiate baseball: The senior hit .571 with a double, two RBI and four runs scored last week.

Matthew Rollison, Dutch Fork baseball: Rollison pitched a complete-game, three-hitter in a win over AC Flora at Forest Acres Classic. He also was 4-for-11 with two RBI at the plate and was named to the FAC all-tournament team.

Joey Sullivan, Gray Collegiate boys soccer: Junior was Tournament MVP at the Nike Palmetto Cup. In three matches, Sullivan didn’t allow a goal in 235 minutes played and had 13 saves including a season-high eight against Hanahan.

Graham Whittle, Airport baseball: The Coker commit pitched a complete-game against Dorman at the Forest Acres Classic, allowing no earned runs on four hits while striking out six.

This story was originally published April 8, 2024 at 5:37 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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