The Highlander Update - December 12
Highlanders Wrap Up The Semester & Head Into Christmas Break With Great Momentum With no competitions during the week because of final exams, many of our teams will focus their efforts on producing in the classroom before returning to action this weekend. Come out and support the Varsity Basketball teams and Wrestling team this weekend before they head into the break! Varsity Wrestling picked up a huge win over SCISA foe Ben Lippen last week at home! The Varsity Basketball Teams will host the Home Pest Control Tournament this weekend. The Bowling teams opened their season with a scrimmage against defending champion Cardinal Newman. The Varsity and MS wrestlers hosted Camden Military and Ben Lippen in a tri-match last Wednesday in the Lower Gym. The Middle School athletes opened and collected wins in every match! The Varsity competed very well on the mat with CMA, as Jake Clarkson, Harrison Boorda, Henry Kimbrough, Reagan Olsen, and Jackson Avery all collected wins, though the Spartans earned enough wins via forfeit for a 42-40 win. In the nightcap, the Highlanders took on SCISA's #1 ranked team in Ben Lippen, and captured the 45-30 win with victories from Clarkson, Myles Roberts, Boorda, and Kimbrough! The team competed at the Blue Devil Invitational over the weekend, and will compete at Lugoff-Elgin this coming weekend. The Varsity Basketball teams will host the annual Home Pest Control Classic this weekend. The Varsity Girls will look for their first win of 2016, while the Boys carry a 4-2 record into the weekend. The Boys will tipoff at 6PM, while the Girls will play the nightcap at 7:30PM. BASKETBALL ALUMNI SPOTLIGHTS - A'ja Wilson (South Carolina) - Preseason All-American has led USC to #6 national ranking and 7-1 record. - Gadson Lefft (Delaware) - Clemson transfer will be eligible for play beginning in the 2017-18 season. - Victoria Dickerson (Columbia International) - Benedict transfer has made one appearance for the Lady Lions. - Trent Flemming (Johnson) - Sophomore starter has led Lions to 4 wins thus far in 2016.