Around the State: Darlington-Lee Counties

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The trip makes a trip over to the Pee Dee area of the Palmetto State. Let's check in at Darlington and Lee County for some more schools. This area only has a handful of schools. What schools make up this area? Well, this would be a great time to jump on board and <strong><em>SUBSCRIBE today. Use the passcode "Swanny30" at checkout to save 30% off your first billing cycle. #RecruitThePalmettoState </em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Schools in the Counties</em></strong>: Darlington HS, Hartsville HS, Lamar HS, Lee Central and Trinity Collegiate </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><strong>Darlington HS</strong>: The Lady Falcons (19-10) a season ago will rely on Junior <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='445531' first='Autumn' last='Joseph']</strong> down in the post. Joseph really works from side to side down on the blocks. She has soft hands and rebounds the ball well on both ends of the court. Autumn understands on how to use her body to carve out space while stepping out to the short corner at times for some jumpers.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":824825,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepgirlshoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2023/12/IMG_6671.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-824825" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='185417' first='Tatiana' last='Williamson']</strong> transferred into Darlington HS this off season after attending Trinity Collegiate. She missed all of last year with an injury. Watch out for <strong>Addison Howle</strong> to provide some outside shooting while <strong>Zaria Mack</strong> plays on the ball from the backcourt for Head Coach Shaniqua Bennett. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='831287' first='Yasmine' last='Douglas']</strong> will be another name to watch on this Lady Falcons roster this coming season. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":839140,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepgirlshoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/01/IMG_8091-crop-2349x1542-1705392661.jpg?w=800" alt="" class="wp-image-839140" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Hartsville HS</strong>: The Lady Red Foxes have a new Head Coach Andre Hooks this coming season. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='562063' first='Jasmine' last='Reyes']</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='297243' first='Brooke' last='Mitchell']</strong> are back to provide leadership in the backcourt for the Lady Red Foxes. Mitchell averaged 10.7 ppg and 6.4 rebounds last season. Last season the Lady Red Foxes finished (21-8). </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Lamar HS</strong>: The Lady Silver Foxes finished just (5-17) a season ago. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":920156,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepgirlshoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/06/eZy-Watermark_06-06-2024_09-35-28-8800PM.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-920156" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Lee Central HS (Bishopville)</strong>: The Lady Stallions have a senior heavy team this season. Lee Central HS dropped down in classification to Class 1A and made a move to the Upstate this season. The Lady Stallions (19-6) last season will rely on senior guards <strong>Janiya Slater</strong>, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='370642' first='Ke'myra' last='Dennis']</strong> and forward <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='992657' first='Hannah' last='Reames']</strong> will look to lead the way. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='370269' first='Mykeriyah' last='Holmes']</strong> a junior post player averaged 9.4 ppg and 7.4 rebounds last season down in the post will join the team sometime during the season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Patrice Holmes is the coach of the Lady Stallions. Holmes played her college basketball at Middle Tennessee State after playing her high school for the Lady Stallions. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":825762,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepgirlshoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2023/12/eZy-Watermark_22-12-2023_07-51-49-1990AM.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-825762" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Trinity Collegiate (Darlington)</strong>: The Lady Titans (19-8) last season have plenty of fire power back this season. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='258135' first='Makayla' last='Legette']</strong> returns for her senior season. Legette is one of the top players in the SCISA 2025 Class. Makayla started her career off at Latta HS before coming over last fall. She averaged 14.5 ppg, 6.2 assists, 5.2 rebounds and 3.8 steals last season. Legette enters her senior season with 1,061 career points. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":825768,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepgirlshoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2023/12/eZy-Watermark_22-12-2023_07-52-25-0510AM.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-825768" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Senior <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='496272' first='Natalie' last='Pitts']</strong> is back to play down in the paint for the Lady Titans. She delivers good results closer to the basket with her game. Natalie started her career off at Lee Central HS before coming over last season. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":827646,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepgirlshoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2023/12/eZy-Watermark_26-12-2023_01-43-02-3960PM.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-827646" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='355927' first='Saleese' last='Kind']</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='369800' first='Autumn' last='Kind']</strong> aren't always so kind to defenders with their toughness at times on the floor. Saleese plays really well around the ball while averaging 11 ppg last season. Autumn brings a blue-collar mentality to the floor at times with her ability to rebound the ball on both ends of the court. The Lady Titans played usually around 6 girls last season on a average game night. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Will they have an enough depth to make a run this season at Heathwood Hall and Northwood Academy? </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->