High School Basketball

Carolinas Classic basketball game is back. See which players made all-star event

Talaysia Cooper, of East Clarendon High School, has committed to the USC Gamecocks.
Talaysia Cooper, of East Clarendon High School, has committed to the USC Gamecocks. tglantz@thestate.com

After a two-year absence because of COVID-19, the Carolinas Classic all-star basketball games will return this year.

The games feature some of the top senior boys and girls basketball players from public schools in North and South Carolina. Rosters were released Tuesday and the games will be held March 26 at Hoggard High School in Wilmington, North Carolina.

SC Boys Roster

Dylan Williams, Irmo; Houston Jones, Dutch Fork; Isaiah Williams, Blythewood; Jordyn Surratt, Dorman, Justin Bailey, Blue Ridge; Kory Davis, York Prep; Lawrence Bartee, Clover, Noah Clowney, Dorman; Pharrell Boyogueno, Riverside; Zachary Davis, Denmark-Olar

Coaches: Zeke Washington, Blythewood; Thomas Ryan, Dorman

SC Girls Roster

Quajaija Langley, Blue Ridge; Talaysia Cooper, East Clarendon; Anala Nelson, Lower Richland; Jakaiya Mack, JL Mann; Destiny Middleton, Westside; McCall King, Christ Church; Quantashia Davis, Aiken; Jasmine Grant, Summerville; Ariana Wilkes, Spring Valley; Sommer Joseph, Darlington

Coaches: Jackie Roberts, Westside; Myron Gerald, Mullins

NC Boys Roster

Nolan Hodge, Northern Guilford; Will Kelly, Stuart Cramer; Chase Lowe, Weddington; Zeke Cannedy, Kings Mountain; Shawn Jones, Jacksonville; Evan Smith, Ardrey Kell; Mar Adams, Crest; Davis Molnar, Terry Sanford; Jordan Crawford, North Mecklenburg

Coaches: Brad Levine, Crest; Chris Cherry, South Central

North Mecklenburg’s Jordan Crawford, right, shoots past Chambers’ Maurio Hanson at North Mecklenburg High School in Huntersville, N.C., on Friday, January 7, 2022.
North Mecklenburg’s Jordan Crawford, right, shoots past Chambers’ Maurio Hanson at North Mecklenburg High School in Huntersville, N.C., on Friday, January 7, 2022. Khadejeh Nikouyeh Knikouyeh@charlotteobserver.com

NC Girls Roster

Amiya Joyner, Farmville Central; Journee McDaniel, Farmville Central; Ashanti Lynch, North Lenoir; Chloe Williams, Heritage; Aly Wadkovsky, Lake Norman; Torin Rogers; Samantha Ackles, Holly Springs; Bobbi Smith; Southeast Raleigh Magnet; Kate Hollifield, Shelby; Jerni Kiaku, Garner Magnet

Coaches: Barbara Nelson, Myers Park; Jamie Willoughby, Tarboro

Irmo Yellowjackets guard Dylan Williams (3) brings up the ball against the A.C. Flora Falcons during their game at Irmo High School Friday evening, January 14, 2022.
Irmo Yellowjackets guard Dylan Williams (3) brings up the ball against the A.C. Flora Falcons during their game at Irmo High School Friday evening, January 14, 2022. Jeff Blake Jeff Blake Photo

This story was originally published February 15, 2022 at 1:05 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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