Camden HS advances to the 2nd Round of the SCHSL State Playoffs for 1st time in Decades….
Camden gets to the 2nd Round of SCHSL Playoff for 1st time in Decades… When speaking with Camden HS Head Coach Natalie Jeffcoat after their 1st round Victory over Union County 72 – 44, she was excited about getting…
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Continue ReadingCamden gets to the 2nd Round of SCHSL Playoff for 1st time in Decades…
When speaking with Camden HS Head Coach Natalie Jeffcoat after their 1st round Victory over Union County 72 – 44, she was excited about getting to this point. Things have really come together for her team this year, playing 4 Middle school players in their rotation, including 2 starters is tough but with these young players being so talented it takes some of the pressure off them & her. This team has played extremely well all year and qualified for the playoffs with a 23 – 4 Record including a 8 – 2 Record in region play, there only 2 losses coming to 2 time defending AAA Upper State Champions & 2018 State Champion Keenan High School. This season was a step up following the success of 2018-2019 season where they made a playoff appearance and came within a few points of beating Pendleton HS by a score of 44 – 42, they had a chance to tie the game in the final seconds.
The game started off well for Camden with them scoring the first 6 points of the game while trying to find their way on defense, they finished off the quarter leading 23 – 9 and was in control at that point, they were getting a lot of their points from transition buckets because they were more athletic than Union county. The person leading the way was 2024 – 6’1” – Forward – Joyce Edwards Joyce Edwards 6'3" | PF Camden | 2024 State SC – She paced the team heading into the locker room with 16 Points and the Team was leading 40 – 17… Joyce wasn’t the only 8th grader making an early impact fellow starting Guard – Zyasia Carter Zyasia Carter 5'5" | PG Camden | 2024 State SC – was also in double figures with 10 Pts at halftime.
The 2nd half of the game was more of the same for Camden as they walked away with a 72 – 44 Victory and moved on to the 2nd round of the playoffs for the 1st time in the 10 year coaching career of their current Head Coach. Joyce Edwards Joyce Edwards 6'3" | PF Camden | 2024 State SC finished with 30 Points and was able to hand out numerous assists & grab double digit rebounds on the night. 2021 – 5’10” – Forward – Imani Wyatt Imani Wyatt 5'9" | PF Camden | 2021 State SC finished with 18 Points on the night, she did a great job of running the floor and finishing in traffic. Zyasia Carter Zyasia Carter 5'5" | PG Camden | 2024 State SC rounded out the players in double digits for Camden with 13 points on the night, this super quick guard has a handle and can create for others as well.
Camden will move on to play Southside HS in the next round of the SCHSL AAA Playoffs.
This team is built for future success:
- Joyce Edwards Joyce Edwards 6'3" | PF Camden | 2024 State SC and Zyasia Carter Zyasia Carter 5'5" | PG Camden | 2024 State SC are in the starting lineup as Middle schoolers along with a graduating senior, junior and a 6’0” freshman. The team is also made up of 2 other middle school players – 2024 – Deanna Jeffcoat (Coaches Daughter) and 2025 – Morgan Champion Morgan Champion 5'6" | CG Camden | 2025 State SC . This group of Middle school players have been together since 3rd grade playing rec & travel ball together, even winning the NTBA 7th Grade National Championship this past summer. This group and the players around them will have an opportunity to get better together throughout the next 4 years and see how far they can go in the SCHSL Playoffs.