SCHSL Class 3A: Upper State/Lower State Championships

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We are down to just 4 teams here in Florence. <strong><em>#TheRoadToFlorence</em></strong> is finally set. Who are these programs? Well, it would be a good time to jump on board and<strong><em> SUBSCRIBE</em></strong> today to your #1 source for girls' basketball coverage in the Palmetto State. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Daniel HS (Central) (17-9) vs Wren HS (Piedmont) (27-2) </em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Daniel HS <em>(Central)</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Head Coach - Cosander Wilson </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Lady Lions have an extremely young roster and a very bright future. The Lady Lions have won 11 games in a row heading into Florence.<strong> [player_tooltip player_id='753233' first='Lila' last='Mann']</strong> leads the way with 11.8 ppg and 3.6 rebounds a game. Junior <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='529246' first='Colleen' last='DiMaio']</strong> averages 7 ppg and 3.7 rebounds. Sophomore <strong>Braelin Cumbie</strong> averages 7.7 ppg, Sophomore <strong>Siena McIntyre</strong> 7.2 ppg and 6.1 rebounds, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='844773' first='Janiyah' last='Wilson']</strong> 7.1 ppg and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='672998' first='Shala' last='Williams']</strong> 6.5 ppg. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Wren HS (Piedmont) </em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Head Coach - Pamela McGowens </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Lady Hurricanes lost in the Class 3A State Championship Game a season ago to Camden HS. The Lady Hurricanes have won 16 games in a row heading into Florence today. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":808323,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepgirlshoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2023/11/IMG_5198-crop-3403x2235-1700305589.jpg?w=800" alt="" class="wp-image-808323" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='175308' first='Raina' last='McGowens']</strong> will play her college basketball at UNC-Asheville next season. McGowens is currently averaging 21.3 ppg, 5.9 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 3.4 steals this season. Raina for her career has 2,238 points, 702 rebounds, 490 assists and 329 steals. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":837990,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepgirlshoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/01/eZy-Watermark_13-01-2024_08-37-38-2660PM.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-837990" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='268139' first='Deyana' last='Hayes']</strong> will play her college ball right down the road at Southern Wesleyan University (SC) (NCAA D2) next fall. The left-handed forward is averaging 10.7 ppg and 11.4 rebounds this season. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":837984,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepgirlshoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/01/eZy-Watermark_13-01-2024_08-37-53-7320PM.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-837984" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='175339' first='Olivia' last='Randolph']</strong> will play her college basketball at Claflin University (SC) (NCAA D2) next fall. Randolph came over a season ago from Westside HS and has played in 3 straight state championship games to date between the two schools. Olivia is averaging 9.1 ppg, 9.8 rebounds and 2.4 blocks this season. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":808325,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepgirlshoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2023/11/IMG_5196-crop-3733x2451-1700305672.jpg?w=800" alt="" class="wp-image-808325" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Lady Hurricanes will have some freshmen see good time today in <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='755000' first='Scarlett' last='Howell'] </strong>5.3 ppg and guard <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='628577' first='Ava' last='O'Shields'] </strong>4.8 ppg. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Camden HS (26-2) vs Darlington (19-9) </em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Camden HS </em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Head Coach - Natalie Jeffcoat-Norris </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Lady Bulldogs will look to make it to 3 straight state championships this season. The Lady Bulldogs last loss to a team in the State of South Carolina was back on March 4, 2022, vs Keenan 60-58 at USC-Aiken in the State Championship. Camden HS has won 15 games in a row coming into Florence. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":842089,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepgirlshoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/01/eZy-Watermark_21-01-2024_04-06-46-9980AM.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-842089" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='171798' first='Joyce' last='Edwards']</strong> the #1 player in the 2024 Palmetto State over the past 4 years is off to the Lady Gamecocks in the fall. Edwards has had story book career at Camden HS. Joyce is a 3-sport athlete who excels at all 3 sports. Joyce is averaging 31.7 ppg, 12.9 rebounds, 4.5 steals, 3.9 assists and 3 blocks this season. For her career she has compiled 3,882 points, 1,961 rebounds, 658 steals, 521 assists and 406 blocks. She currently is the #2 leading scorer in South Carolina Girls Basketball History behind<strong> Ivory Latta</strong> 4,319 points. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":842095,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepgirlshoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/01/eZy-Watermark_21-01-2024_04-06-31-2150AM.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-842095" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Freshman left-handed guard <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='324555' first='Braylin' last='Mungo']</strong> makes things go in the transition game for the Lady Bulldogs. Mungo is averaging 12.9 ppg and 4.2 assists this season. Senior point guard <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='171806' first='Zyasia' last='Carter']</strong> is averaging 9.4 ppg, 4.6 assists and 3.2 rebounds. Carter recently missed the last playoff game vs Lower Richland HS. Zyasia has scored 1,041 career points while dishing out 454 assists in her career. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Junior guard <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='175325' first='Morgan' last='Champion'] </strong>has missed time this past month with an injury. Champion is currently averaging 10.7 ppg this season. Morgan before going down with an injury had 1,110 career points. Senior shooting guard <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='195518' first='Deanna' last='Jeffcoat'] </strong>is averaging 5.6 ppg this season. Youngsters <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='376018' first='Harmony' last='Jefferson']</strong> 5.3 ppg and<strong> [player_tooltip player_id='480142' first='Shanaryah' last='Wright']</strong> 3.1 ppg and 5.1 rebounds will see good minutes today. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Darlington HS </em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Head Coach - Shaniqua Bennett </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Lady Falcons will for sure be the Cinderella Story here at the Florence Center. The Lady Falcons are currently (19-9) and finished 3rd in its region behind Camden HS and Crestwood HS this season. The Lady Falcons have previously lost to Camden HS 98-36 and 62-44 this season. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":824823,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepgirlshoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2023/12/IMG_6673.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-824823" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sophomore<strong> [player_tooltip player_id='445531' first='Autumn' last='Joseph']</strong> will try to do as much as she can down on the block for the Lady Falcons. Joseph has good footwork and soft hands to finish around the cup. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1121273' first='Camille' last='McAlister']</strong> and <strong>Addison Howle</strong> will look to provide a spark to the Falcons roster. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Daniel HS vs Wren HS - 2:00 P.M. </em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Camden HS vs Darlington HS - 6:00 P.M. </em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->