High School Basketball

Midlands players, South Carolina football signee among North-South basketball selections

Six Midlands basketball players and one South Carolina football signee were among those selected for North-South all-star basketball games.

Rosters for the games were officially released Wednesday. The games will be played on March 21 at Lexington High School with the girls game at 1 p.m. and boys at 3 p.m.

South Carolina football signee Tonka Hemingway will play on the South team in the boys game. Hemingway played in the Shrine Bowl all-star football game.

Midlands players picked for the games are Ridge View’s Cincere Scott, Gray Collegiate’s Tauris Watson, AC Flora’s JB Moore, Chapin’s Maddux Harrell, Westwood’s Ja’La Wade and Irmo’s Ehrial Wagstaff.

North-South Boys Rosters

North

Markus Nastase, Clover; Brenton Benson, Daniel; Justin Amadi, Dorman; Tauris Watson, Gray Collegiate; I’rek Hartwell, H-K-T; Mason Grigg, Northwestern; Draylon Burton, Powdersville; Cincere Scott, Ridge View; Derrick Fields, Travelers Rest; Case Roach, Travelers Rest; Nick Brenegan, Wade Hampton; Tyler Bowens, Wade Hampton.

Coaches: Chad Cary, Newberry; Josh Mills, Travelers Rest; Jared Adamson, Nation Ford

South

JB Moore, AC Flora; Ahmad Brown, Ashley Ridge; Patrick Antonelli, Bishop England, Malakhi Stremlow, Cane Bay; Maddux Harrell, Chapin; Wendell Seabrook, Charleston Charter; Tonka Hemingway, Conway; Quentin Hodge, Lakewood; Leondria Nelson, Manning; Darjawuan Brown, North Charleston; Brian Sparks, South Florence; Kaiden Mines, West Ashley

Coaches: Bret Jones, Dutch Fork; Stan Wilkins, James Island; Yusuf English, Hartsville

North-South Girls Rosters

North

Kelsey Brown, Brashier Middle Charter; Paige Davis, Buford; Marissa Powe, Christ Church; Alexis Rice, Dorman; Lauren Livingston, Emerald; Isabella Giarrizzi, Fort Mill; Ehrial Wagstaff, Irmo; Jordan Brown, McCormick; Kaliah Kendrick, Seneca; Randi Neal, South Pointe; Amyria Moore, Spartanburg; Ja’La Wade, Westwood

Coaches: Jeanette Wilder, Saluda; Susan Wade, Gaffney; Missy Fowler, Byrnes

South

Amanda Blake, Ashley Ridge; Tatyana Aiken, Bluffton; CeCe Wells, Crestwood; Jakya Bell, Dillon; Aniyah Oliver, Goose Creek; Kolia Adams, Goose Creek; Ari’Yana Hayes, Loris; Keyla Britt, Marion; Tyliah Burns, North Augusta; Ca’Vashia Johnson, North Charleston; Jordan Berger, North Myrtle Beach; Jazlynn Bowman, Scott’s Branch

Coaches: Charkris Thomas, Hemingway; Ira Owens, Cane Bay; Emily Beyoglides, James Island

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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