Around the State: Berkeley County

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Berkeley County is no stranger to having good basketball year in and year out. Who are some of the schools in this county down in the Lowcountry? Well, we have you covered right here at Prep Girls Hoops. Your #1 source all year long with coverage from all around the Palmetto State. What are you waiting for - <strong>SUBSCRIBE</strong> today you won't regret it. <strong><em>#RecruitThePalmettoState</em></strong> </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Schools in the County:</em></strong> Berkeley HS, Cane Bay HS, Cross HS Goose Creek HS, Northwood Academy, Stratford HS, St John's Christian and Timberland HS</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":674659,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepgirlshoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2023/06/2F1BEBE4-EFD4-47D6-BFDB-8E9124660F3A.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-674659" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Berkeley HS (Moncks Corner)</strong> - The Lady Stags will have a very young roster this season. Shooting guard <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='662508' first='Madison' last='Thomas']</strong>,<strong> [player_tooltip player_id='365237' first='Amani' last='McCray'] </strong>and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='651705' first='Imani' last='Levey']</strong> all recently played in the Prep Girls Top 250 Expo in North Charleston. The trio all saw good minutes last season for the Lady Stags. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p> <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='768684' first='Alaina' last='Carter']</strong>, [player_tooltip player_id='672400' first='<strong>Kennedy' last='Caldwell</strong>'] and [player_tooltip player_id='672401' first='Kaelynn' last='Caldwell'] all are in the 2028 Palmetto State Class. The future looks very bright for Head Coach Crystal Peace and the Lady Stags in Class 5A. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Cane Bay HS</strong> - The Lady Cobras were (18-9) a season ago. <strong>Alaina Nettles</strong> has graduated and headed up the road to Charleston Southern University to play. Who will step up and fill the void this season? </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":551501,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepgirlshoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2022/11/3A9DEA1B-96B8-404F-AD23-8ACDF652975A-scaled.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-551501" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Cross HS</strong> - The Lady Trojans are a small Class 1A school located in the rural part of the county. Junior <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='175391' first='Lauren' last='Middleton']</strong> is the go-to player for the Lady Trojans. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":566056,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepgirlshoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2022/12/IMG_3249-crop-2253x1479-1670978174.jpg?w=800" alt="" class="wp-image-566056" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Goose Creek HS </strong>- The Lady Gators (10-15) will look to improve on that this season with a very young roster for Head Coach Jabari Dees. The Lady Gators added<strong> [player_tooltip player_id='493653' first='Saniya' last='Sanders']</strong> this off season from nearby Cathedral Academy. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='357553' first='Aiyanna' last='Moses']</strong>, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='357552' first='Demi' last='Gray']</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='258131' first='Natalia' last='Madison']</strong> all will provide some punch from the sophomore class. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":688001,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepgirlshoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2023/06/36C53E04-D3CB-48AA-BAD0-329CB65BFAAC.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-688001" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Northwood Academy (Summerville) </strong>- The Lady Chargers really want to get over the hump this season and be the last team standing in SCISA Class 4A. Northwood Academy finished (20-8) last season. Guard <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='171805' first='Alayah' last='Birch']</strong> is back for her senior season after missing all of last season with an injury. Sharp-shooting senior guard <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='364921' first='Morgan' last='Jones']</strong> gives the Lady Chargers a perimeter threat. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='243455' first='Virginia' last='Byrd'],</strong> <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='258138' first='Ashton' last='Wyndham'] </strong>and freshman guard <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='324560' first='Maliyah' last='Birch']</strong> will all add production to this lineup this coming season. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":358802,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepgirlshoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2021/11/3137B651-351B-4816-8EE6-A9B23EBA7D78.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-358802" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Stratford HS (Goose Creek)</strong> - The Lady Knights finished (25-5) and lost in the Class 5A State Championship Game last season to Mauldin HS 62-57. Guard <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='529245' first='Ciara' last='Mustapher']</strong> is back after averaging 11.1 ppg a season ago. Former Head Coach Kelly McNeil is now an assistant coach at nearby Summerville HS. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>St John's Christian (Moncks Corner)</strong> - The Lady Cavaliers had a rough season a year ago at (0-16). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":570782,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepgirlshoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2022/12/IMG_4816-crop-3394x2228-1671803430.jpg?w=800" alt="" class="wp-image-570782" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Timberland HS (St Stephen)</strong> - Former Lady Wolves player <strong>Amiyah Ferguson</strong> took her game to the west coast and now attends California State Northridge in the Big West Conference. Sophomore <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='254257' first='Zion' last='Prioleau'] </strong>will look to take over the scoring duties this season. Prioleau averaged 11 ppg a season ago for the (18-12) Lady Wolves. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='262015' first='Da'sani' last='Kinlaw']</strong> chipped with 9.3 ppg,<strong> [player_tooltip player_id='368611' first='China' last='Greene']</strong> 4.2 ppg and Senior <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='484519' first='Armani' last='Johnson'] </strong>4.1 ppg and 6.4 rebounds. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->