Gaffney High School Indians Head Football Coach and Athletics Director Phil Strickland shocked the Indian Nation on Tuesday as he announced that he was stepping down from the Indians program after seven seasons of leading the most storied program in South Carolina High School football history. Strickland has decided to accept the Head Coaching position at 2A Newberry. Phil Strickland came to Gaffney in 2003 and resurrected the storied Gaffney program after three consecutive losing seasons. He reestablished the discipline and winning attitude of the proud Indians program, in his first season at the helm, leading the Tribe to a 14 and 1 record and the 4A Division 1 State Championship. In Strickland's seven seasons at Gaffney he had a 76 and 23 record and three 4A Division 1 State Championships. Five of his Gaffney teams made it at least to the State Semi-final game. The Gaffney Indians should be one of the teams to beat in Class 4A in the fall as they return several talented players from their 10 and 4 team of 2009.
Sources have said that the surprise resignation came because of conflicts between Coach Strickland and the Cherokee County School Board and administration. Strickland had not seen eye-to-eye with school board members for the past few years. The relationship between Phil Strickland and the School Board has been deteriorating since the controversy of building the new Gaffney High School football stadium. Phil Strickland decided on Tuesday that he had had enough and he walked away from the Indians program saying "I am tired of beating my head against a brick wall." The ArmChair Coach thinks that the Cherokee County School Board is the one that needs to leave. Phil Strickland did not deserve to be treated like this!! Phil Strickland will land on his feet, because he is a great football coach and a great human being. The Gaffney Indians will survive and land on their feet because of their Pride and Tradition.
Until Next Time.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Thursday, April 22, 2010
ATLANTA BRAVES 2010 PREVIEW
The Atlanta Braves had a good season last year as they were in the wild card race until the last week of the season. They came up short of the playoffs but had a 86 and 76 record. Lets look at how the 2010 Atlanta Braves stack up against the rest of the National League.
STARTING PITCHING
The Atlanta Braves are known for their starting pitching. During their run of 14 consecutive Division Championships Pitching was the name of the game. Since their run of winning Division Championships pitching has not been as good in Atlanta. The Braves made very good progress last season as they had probably the deepest starting rotation in the National League. This season has a chance to be even better. They will have rookie phenom Tommy Hanson for a full season in the Big Leagues after his stellar rookie season. They get a new and improved Tim Hudson back for hopefully the full season after Tommy John surgery. They have Jair Jurrgens back after his season of a 2.60 ERA. Jurrgens has established himself as one of the best young pitchers in the National League. They have veteran Derek Lowe back after he led the staff in wins last season. Replacing the traded Javier Vasquez in the rotation will be Kenshin Kawakami who was the Braves dragon slayer last season with wins over some of Baseballs biggest name pitchers. Again the Braves appear to have one of the best starting rotations in the National League.
BULLPEN
The Braves lost Rafael Soriano and Mike Gonzalez from their bullpen from last season, but appear to have put together potentially their strongest bullpen in several years. They have Peter Moylan back as one of the leagues best set-up men. Kris Medlin sort of found his niche at the end of last year as a middle reliever and possible starter. The Braves also have lefty Eric O'Flairraty as a solid lefthander out of the pen. The Braves added Takashi Saito as a veteran late inning set-up man. Saito also has closer experience which should give the pen a lot of flexibility. The biggest addition to the pen could be veteran left handed flamethrower Billy Wagner as the closer. If he can bounce back from Tommy John surgery, he could be the Braves most reliable closer since John Smoltz had the closer job. The Bullpen looks solid.
LINE-UP
For most of last season the Braves line-up struggled to hit Homeruns and to score runs consistently, but they did have a couple of breakout players in Yunell Escobar and Martin Prado. Escobar had a solid season with 14 HR and 76 RBI's and Prado hit over .300 for the season and won the 2nd base job. The Braves need a strong comeback season from Chipper Jones as he only had 17 HR's and 72 RBI's and batted .265. The Braves still have Allstar catcher Brian McCann as the anchor of the middle of the line-up. The Braves hope that a full season with Nate McClouth will get him back to the Allstar status he enjoyed while with the Pirates. The Braves acquired OF Melky Cabrerra in the Javy Vasquez trade with the Yankees and he will share LF with old reliable Matt Diaz. The missing ingredient to the Braves line-up could be highly touted rookie RF Jason Heyward. The 20 year old phenom won the job in the spring and is the talk of Baseball coming into the season. He is what you call a five tool player and should add needed power to the Braves line-up. Another piece the Braves added to their line-up was the signing of veteran Troy Glaus to play 1B. The Braves feel like he is healthy and ready to produce the power that he has produced in the past.
The Braves line-up would not be complete without the contributions of their bench. The Braves have veteran catcher David Ross, Omar Infante, who can play the IF and the OF, they also acquired veteran IF and OF Eric Hinske and they have IF Brooks Conrad who played well at times in a reserve roll in parts of last season. With the help of their bench, I see the Braves line-up to have the potential to be more productive than last season.
INTANGIBLES
Longtime Braves Manager Bobby Cox has said that this is his last season in the dugout as the Braves Manager. How will this effect the team? I believe it will be a positive for the team as it will be a motivating factor for them during a long and difficult season. They want to give Bobby Cox one last taste of the Post Season and a chance to send him out as a big winner.
OUTLOOK
I see this being a very successful season in Atlanta as the Braves will be contenders all season. I believe they will fall short of the Division Championship but they will win the Wild Card and make the playoffs.
Until Next Time.
STARTING PITCHING
The Atlanta Braves are known for their starting pitching. During their run of 14 consecutive Division Championships Pitching was the name of the game. Since their run of winning Division Championships pitching has not been as good in Atlanta. The Braves made very good progress last season as they had probably the deepest starting rotation in the National League. This season has a chance to be even better. They will have rookie phenom Tommy Hanson for a full season in the Big Leagues after his stellar rookie season. They get a new and improved Tim Hudson back for hopefully the full season after Tommy John surgery. They have Jair Jurrgens back after his season of a 2.60 ERA. Jurrgens has established himself as one of the best young pitchers in the National League. They have veteran Derek Lowe back after he led the staff in wins last season. Replacing the traded Javier Vasquez in the rotation will be Kenshin Kawakami who was the Braves dragon slayer last season with wins over some of Baseballs biggest name pitchers. Again the Braves appear to have one of the best starting rotations in the National League.
BULLPEN
The Braves lost Rafael Soriano and Mike Gonzalez from their bullpen from last season, but appear to have put together potentially their strongest bullpen in several years. They have Peter Moylan back as one of the leagues best set-up men. Kris Medlin sort of found his niche at the end of last year as a middle reliever and possible starter. The Braves also have lefty Eric O'Flairraty as a solid lefthander out of the pen. The Braves added Takashi Saito as a veteran late inning set-up man. Saito also has closer experience which should give the pen a lot of flexibility. The biggest addition to the pen could be veteran left handed flamethrower Billy Wagner as the closer. If he can bounce back from Tommy John surgery, he could be the Braves most reliable closer since John Smoltz had the closer job. The Bullpen looks solid.
LINE-UP
For most of last season the Braves line-up struggled to hit Homeruns and to score runs consistently, but they did have a couple of breakout players in Yunell Escobar and Martin Prado. Escobar had a solid season with 14 HR and 76 RBI's and Prado hit over .300 for the season and won the 2nd base job. The Braves need a strong comeback season from Chipper Jones as he only had 17 HR's and 72 RBI's and batted .265. The Braves still have Allstar catcher Brian McCann as the anchor of the middle of the line-up. The Braves hope that a full season with Nate McClouth will get him back to the Allstar status he enjoyed while with the Pirates. The Braves acquired OF Melky Cabrerra in the Javy Vasquez trade with the Yankees and he will share LF with old reliable Matt Diaz. The missing ingredient to the Braves line-up could be highly touted rookie RF Jason Heyward. The 20 year old phenom won the job in the spring and is the talk of Baseball coming into the season. He is what you call a five tool player and should add needed power to the Braves line-up. Another piece the Braves added to their line-up was the signing of veteran Troy Glaus to play 1B. The Braves feel like he is healthy and ready to produce the power that he has produced in the past.
The Braves line-up would not be complete without the contributions of their bench. The Braves have veteran catcher David Ross, Omar Infante, who can play the IF and the OF, they also acquired veteran IF and OF Eric Hinske and they have IF Brooks Conrad who played well at times in a reserve roll in parts of last season. With the help of their bench, I see the Braves line-up to have the potential to be more productive than last season.
INTANGIBLES
Longtime Braves Manager Bobby Cox has said that this is his last season in the dugout as the Braves Manager. How will this effect the team? I believe it will be a positive for the team as it will be a motivating factor for them during a long and difficult season. They want to give Bobby Cox one last taste of the Post Season and a chance to send him out as a big winner.
OUTLOOK
I see this being a very successful season in Atlanta as the Braves will be contenders all season. I believe they will fall short of the Division Championship but they will win the Wild Card and make the playoffs.
Until Next Time.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
NOT SHOCKED BY OLIVER PURNELL LEAVING CLEMSON!
Most people associated with Clemson University, fans, coaches, players, administration and the Athletic Director Terry Don Phillips were shocked by Oliver Purnell leaving Clemson to go to DePaul. The ArmChair Coach was not shocked. I knew his time at Clemson was drawing near, as he had gotten the Clemson basketball program to places that it had not been before. The Tigers had won 20-plus games four years in a row, a program first. The Tigers had gotten to three consecutive NCAA Tournaments, even though they lost in the first round all three years. Just two years ago the Tigers made it all the way to the ACC Tournament Championship Game a feat that had not happened since the 1960's. Oliver Purnell has made basketball relevant at Clemson University, where football is king. Purnell has taken a little heat recently because he hasn't won a NCAA Tournament game in his career. He was 0 and 3 at Clemson and 0and 3 at his other stops at Old Dominion and Dayton. Oliver Purnell has made the expectations for Clemson basketball higher than it has ever been. Just getting to the NCAA Tournament is not enough any longer at Clemson, they expect to win NCAA Tournament games. Purnell has also brought in some very talented players in recent years to Clemson. Players that they would not have gotten in years past. So the bottom line is Oliver Purnell has done a very good job at Clemson but the writing was on the wall for The ArmChair Coach and for Purnell himself, HE HAD TAKEN CLEMSON AS FAR AS HE COULD TAKE THEM! I sort of thought that he might stay one more season, but the challenge of rebuilding a former proud program at DePaul was to intriguing to pass up, for a coach that has a passion for building programs. Clemson needs to take its time to bring in the right coach, one that can take their basketball program to the next step. Whom ever that coach might be should thank Oliver Purnell for laying the ground work by resurrecting Clemson basketball. THANKS COACH OLIVER PURNELL!
Until Next Time.
Until Next Time.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
MARCH MADNESS IS MADNESS!!!
Well March Madness has been just that, MADNESS. The first two rounds this season has been some of the most surprising and exciting college basketball that I have ever watched from the comfort of my ArmChair. We are down to the Sweet 16 and we still have four teams with a seed of 9 or higher left in the tournament. We have already lost one of the NO. 1 seeds in Kansas, who lost to NO. 9 seed Northern Iowa in the 2nd round. We have already lost one of the NO. 2 seeds in Villanova, who lost to NO. 10 seed St. Mary's College in the 2nd round. We have had overtime games, double overtime games and buzzer beaters all over the first two rounds of the Madness so far. We have also had some injuries, with Michigan State and West Virginia losing key players for the remainder of the tournament. Even with all of the close games we have still had some dominating performances, as Kentucky comes to mind with their two blowouts of East Tennessee State and Wake Forest. We still have three NO. 1 seeds left in the Madness and we still have three NO. 2 seeds left as well. I know I have my super glue ready to glue myself to my ArmChair for the games starting with Thursday evenings games. Let take a look at the match-ups.
MARCH MADNESS SWEET 16 MATCH-UPS
Northern Iowa (No. 9 Seed) vs Michigan State (No. 5 Seed) in the Midwest Regional..... I think the Cinderella Northern Iowa gets to the Elite 8.
Tennessee (NO. 6 Seed) vs Ohio State (NO. 2 Seed) in the Midwest Regional..... I see Ohio State sending the Volunteers back to Rocky Top.
Butler (NO. 5 Seed) vs Syracuse (NO. 1 Seed) in the West Regional..... I see Butler seeing Orange all the way back home, as Syracuse makes Elite 8.
Xavier (NO. 6 Seed) vs Kansas State (NO. 2 Seed) in the West Regional..... Xavier has already beaten a Gopher and a Panther in the Madness so far. They will add a Wildcat to their trophy case as Xavier goes to the Elite 8.
Cornell (NO. 12 Seed) vs Kentucky (NO. 1 Seed) in the East Regional..... The Big Red will be the Big Dead as Kentucky rolls to the Elite 8.
Washington (NO. 11 Seed) vs West Virginia (NO. 2 Seed) in the East Regional..... I see the Washington Huskies taking advantage of West Virginia being without starting point guard. Washington in an upset to the Elite 8.
Purdue (NO. 4 Seed) vs Duke (NO. 1 Seed) in the South Regional..... So far the Duke Blue Devils haven't had much competition in the Madness. Duke rolls to the Elite 8.
St. Mary's (NO. 10 Seed) vs Baylor (NO. 3 Seed) in the South Regional..... So far Baylor hasn't played anybody good in the Madness. It will show as St. Mary's continues their march to the Elite 8.
Well I am going to be glued to my ArmChair with my phone to order food delivery, have my ice chest full of my favorite beverage and my remote in hand. The only time I will be getting up is to go to the bathroom during commercials. Because it is MARCH MADNESS AND IT IS MADNESS!!!
MARCH MADNESS SWEET 16 MATCH-UPS
Northern Iowa (No. 9 Seed) vs Michigan State (No. 5 Seed) in the Midwest Regional..... I think the Cinderella Northern Iowa gets to the Elite 8.
Tennessee (NO. 6 Seed) vs Ohio State (NO. 2 Seed) in the Midwest Regional..... I see Ohio State sending the Volunteers back to Rocky Top.
Butler (NO. 5 Seed) vs Syracuse (NO. 1 Seed) in the West Regional..... I see Butler seeing Orange all the way back home, as Syracuse makes Elite 8.
Xavier (NO. 6 Seed) vs Kansas State (NO. 2 Seed) in the West Regional..... Xavier has already beaten a Gopher and a Panther in the Madness so far. They will add a Wildcat to their trophy case as Xavier goes to the Elite 8.
Cornell (NO. 12 Seed) vs Kentucky (NO. 1 Seed) in the East Regional..... The Big Red will be the Big Dead as Kentucky rolls to the Elite 8.
Washington (NO. 11 Seed) vs West Virginia (NO. 2 Seed) in the East Regional..... I see the Washington Huskies taking advantage of West Virginia being without starting point guard. Washington in an upset to the Elite 8.
Purdue (NO. 4 Seed) vs Duke (NO. 1 Seed) in the South Regional..... So far the Duke Blue Devils haven't had much competition in the Madness. Duke rolls to the Elite 8.
St. Mary's (NO. 10 Seed) vs Baylor (NO. 3 Seed) in the South Regional..... So far Baylor hasn't played anybody good in the Madness. It will show as St. Mary's continues their march to the Elite 8.
Well I am going to be glued to my ArmChair with my phone to order food delivery, have my ice chest full of my favorite beverage and my remote in hand. The only time I will be getting up is to go to the bathroom during commercials. Because it is MARCH MADNESS AND IT IS MADNESS!!!
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
ACC BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT PREVIEW
Well it is that time of the year again, ITS MARCH MADNESS TIME! College basketball teams all over the country are jockeying for positions for the big dance or trying to get off the bubble. There are several teams that have already qualified for the Big Dance and there are more conference tournaments this week. The conference tournament that I want to focus on today, is the best of all of the conference tournaments, THE ACC BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT. Lets look at this years match-ups and possible match-ups.
ACC TOURNAMENT 1ST ROUND ON THURSDAY
Boston College vs Virginia at noon..... The winner of this game will play Duke on Friday at noon.
Wake Forest vs Miami at 2:30 PM..... The winner of this game will play Virginia Tech on Friday at 2:30 PM.
Georgia Tech vs North Carolina at 7:00 PM..... The winner of this game will play Maryland on Friday at 7:00 PM.
Clemson vs North Carolina State at 9:30 PM..... The winner of this game will play Florida State on Friday at 9:30 PM.
TOURNAMENT SEMI-FINAL PREDICTIONS
I am looking for a few surprises in the first two rounds of the ACC Tournament and I see these possible Semi-Final match-ups on Saturday.
Duke vs Wake Forest at 1:30 PM..... With the Winner being Duke.
Maryland vs Clemson at 4:00 PM..... With the Winner being Clemson in an upset.
TOURNAMENT FINALS PREDICTION
I am looking for Duke to hold serve and make it to the ACC Finals and I have a hunch that Clemson is going to pull an upset against Maryland and make the ACC Finals for the second time in three seasons.
Duke vs Clemson at 1:00 PM on Sunday..... I see Clemson giving Duke a good game in the Finals but coming up a little short..... Winner Duke
NCAA TOURNAMENT OUTLOOK FOR THE ACC
I see the ACC getting six teams into the NCAA Tournament Field of 65, possibly seven if one of the bottom half teams should win the ACC Tournament Championship.
DID YOU KNOW? The Clemson Tigers have never won the ACC Tournament Championship.
Until Next Time.
ACC TOURNAMENT 1ST ROUND ON THURSDAY
Boston College vs Virginia at noon..... The winner of this game will play Duke on Friday at noon.
Wake Forest vs Miami at 2:30 PM..... The winner of this game will play Virginia Tech on Friday at 2:30 PM.
Georgia Tech vs North Carolina at 7:00 PM..... The winner of this game will play Maryland on Friday at 7:00 PM.
Clemson vs North Carolina State at 9:30 PM..... The winner of this game will play Florida State on Friday at 9:30 PM.
TOURNAMENT SEMI-FINAL PREDICTIONS
I am looking for a few surprises in the first two rounds of the ACC Tournament and I see these possible Semi-Final match-ups on Saturday.
Duke vs Wake Forest at 1:30 PM..... With the Winner being Duke.
Maryland vs Clemson at 4:00 PM..... With the Winner being Clemson in an upset.
TOURNAMENT FINALS PREDICTION
I am looking for Duke to hold serve and make it to the ACC Finals and I have a hunch that Clemson is going to pull an upset against Maryland and make the ACC Finals for the second time in three seasons.
Duke vs Clemson at 1:00 PM on Sunday..... I see Clemson giving Duke a good game in the Finals but coming up a little short..... Winner Duke
NCAA TOURNAMENT OUTLOOK FOR THE ACC
I see the ACC getting six teams into the NCAA Tournament Field of 65, possibly seven if one of the bottom half teams should win the ACC Tournament Championship.
DID YOU KNOW? The Clemson Tigers have never won the ACC Tournament Championship.
Until Next Time.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
BOYS SOUTH CAROLINA BASKETBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME MATCH-UPS
Well The ArmChair Coach did pretty good in predicting the Upper and Lowerstate Championship Games last week as I picked 6 out of the 8 winners. The only misses were Southside losing to Keenan and Darlington losing to Lake City. In all probability Southside would have probably won their game against Keenan had they not been without three of their major players, who were suspended by the High School League for their part in the brawl with Abbeville after their third round victory. They are some very interesting match-ups this Friday and Saturday at the Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, South Carolina. Lets look at the games.
BOYS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME MATCH-UPS
4A State Championship Game..... Lexington (25-4) vs Gaffney (25-2)..... This has the makings of a great High School basketball game. You have two teams playing their best basketball of the season. You have All-State players on both teams, with Shaq Roland for Lexington and Josh Corry for Gaffney. I see this game coming down to Gaffney's experience of being here and losing in the finals last year giving them the edge..... Winner Gaffney
3A State Championship Game..... Lake City (21-2) vs Daniel (22-3)..... This is another very interesting match-up. Lake City surprised me with their win over Darlington and they should give Daniel all they want. I see Daniel as the better team..... Winner Daniel
2A State Championship Game..... Burke (26-2) vs Keenan (21-7)..... I see Keenan as getting a break in the Upperstate Championship Game against Southside, as the Tigers were without three key players. Keenan will have home town advantage being from Columbia. In my opinion Burke has the better basketball team..... Winner Burke
1A State Championship Game..... Hemingway (23-2) vs Great Falls (25-1)..... This should be another great match-up between two dominate 1A programs. I just have a hunch that Great Falls will get it done..... Winner Great Falls
The ArmChair Coach is going down to Columbia on Friday night to watch the 4A Boys Championship Game between Gaffney and Lexington. I am expecting a great game and a very large crowd. I know that Gaffney will bring a lot of fans to Columbia and I believe Lexington will as well, being from the Columbia area. High School State Championship Games are always exciting and this weekends games will be no exception. Great teams, great players, great coaches and great fans is what High School sports are all about.
Until Next Time.
BOYS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME MATCH-UPS
4A State Championship Game..... Lexington (25-4) vs Gaffney (25-2)..... This has the makings of a great High School basketball game. You have two teams playing their best basketball of the season. You have All-State players on both teams, with Shaq Roland for Lexington and Josh Corry for Gaffney. I see this game coming down to Gaffney's experience of being here and losing in the finals last year giving them the edge..... Winner Gaffney
3A State Championship Game..... Lake City (21-2) vs Daniel (22-3)..... This is another very interesting match-up. Lake City surprised me with their win over Darlington and they should give Daniel all they want. I see Daniel as the better team..... Winner Daniel
2A State Championship Game..... Burke (26-2) vs Keenan (21-7)..... I see Keenan as getting a break in the Upperstate Championship Game against Southside, as the Tigers were without three key players. Keenan will have home town advantage being from Columbia. In my opinion Burke has the better basketball team..... Winner Burke
1A State Championship Game..... Hemingway (23-2) vs Great Falls (25-1)..... This should be another great match-up between two dominate 1A programs. I just have a hunch that Great Falls will get it done..... Winner Great Falls
The ArmChair Coach is going down to Columbia on Friday night to watch the 4A Boys Championship Game between Gaffney and Lexington. I am expecting a great game and a very large crowd. I know that Gaffney will bring a lot of fans to Columbia and I believe Lexington will as well, being from the Columbia area. High School State Championship Games are always exciting and this weekends games will be no exception. Great teams, great players, great coaches and great fans is what High School sports are all about.
Until Next Time.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
S. C. HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS
Well I know you probably missed The ArmChair Coach yesterday, but you know what they say better late than never. I wanted to wait till today to do the blog, so I would know all of the match-ups for the Upperstate and Lowerstate basketball Championship games. All of the Upperstate Championship games are to be played at the Bilo Center in Greenville, South Carolina and the Lowerstate Championship games will be played at McAllister Fieldhouse at The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina. The 4A games will be Friday night and all of the other Classifications will be all day on Saturday. Lets look at the match-ups.
UPPERSTATE 4A BOYS CHAMPIONSHIP
Easley (24-4) vs Gaffney (24-2)..... The Indians were here last year and won the Upperstate Championship. Their experience should be the difference. Winner Gaffney
LOWERSTATE 4A BOYS CHAMPIONSHIP
Lexington (24-4) vs Goose Creek (23-3)..... Goose Creek is the defending 4A State Champions and they have the experience and talent to win again. I see Lexington as the better team. Winner Lexington
UPPERSTATE 3A BOYS CHAMPIONSHIP
Lower Richland (17-5) vs Daniel (21-3)..... Lower Richland has a long and rich tradition in High School basketball in the state. I believe Daniel has the better team. Winner Daniel
LOWERSTATE 3A BOYS CHAMPIONSHIP
Lake City (20-2) vs Darlington (26-1)..... This has the making of a fantastic game. I think Darlington might be just a little bit better. Winner Darlington
UPPERSTATE 2A BOYS CHAMPIONSHIP
Keenan (20-7) vs Southside (24-2)..... The Southside Tigers are the 2 time defending 2A State Champions. Can they 3-peat? Winner Southside
LOWERSTATE 2A BOYS CHAMPIONSHIP
Burke (25-2) vs Timberland (16-7)..... Burke has the better tradition and they have the better team this year as well. Winner Burke
UPPERSTATE 1A BOYS CHAMPIONSHIP
Great Falls (24-1) vs Williston-Elco (13-14)..... Williston-Elco is the Cinderella of the playoffs this year. Great Falls is a traditional power. You do the math. Winner Great Falls
LOWERSTATE 1A BOYS CHAMPIONSHIP
Carvers Bay (18-5) vs Hemingway (22-2)..... These two teams are city rivals. Carvers Bay is a big underdog. Winner Hemingway
DID YOU KNOW? Gaffney is the only 4A school to win three straight 4A State Basketball Championships. They were in 2003,2004 and 2005.
Lets go catch some Championship High school action over the weekend. The ArmChair Coach is going to the Bilo Center on Friday night to watch Gaffney play Easley in the 4A Upperstate Championship game.
Until Next Week
UPPERSTATE 4A BOYS CHAMPIONSHIP
Easley (24-4) vs Gaffney (24-2)..... The Indians were here last year and won the Upperstate Championship. Their experience should be the difference. Winner Gaffney
LOWERSTATE 4A BOYS CHAMPIONSHIP
Lexington (24-4) vs Goose Creek (23-3)..... Goose Creek is the defending 4A State Champions and they have the experience and talent to win again. I see Lexington as the better team. Winner Lexington
UPPERSTATE 3A BOYS CHAMPIONSHIP
Lower Richland (17-5) vs Daniel (21-3)..... Lower Richland has a long and rich tradition in High School basketball in the state. I believe Daniel has the better team. Winner Daniel
LOWERSTATE 3A BOYS CHAMPIONSHIP
Lake City (20-2) vs Darlington (26-1)..... This has the making of a fantastic game. I think Darlington might be just a little bit better. Winner Darlington
UPPERSTATE 2A BOYS CHAMPIONSHIP
Keenan (20-7) vs Southside (24-2)..... The Southside Tigers are the 2 time defending 2A State Champions. Can they 3-peat? Winner Southside
LOWERSTATE 2A BOYS CHAMPIONSHIP
Burke (25-2) vs Timberland (16-7)..... Burke has the better tradition and they have the better team this year as well. Winner Burke
UPPERSTATE 1A BOYS CHAMPIONSHIP
Great Falls (24-1) vs Williston-Elco (13-14)..... Williston-Elco is the Cinderella of the playoffs this year. Great Falls is a traditional power. You do the math. Winner Great Falls
LOWERSTATE 1A BOYS CHAMPIONSHIP
Carvers Bay (18-5) vs Hemingway (22-2)..... These two teams are city rivals. Carvers Bay is a big underdog. Winner Hemingway
DID YOU KNOW? Gaffney is the only 4A school to win three straight 4A State Basketball Championships. They were in 2003,2004 and 2005.
Lets go catch some Championship High school action over the weekend. The ArmChair Coach is going to the Bilo Center on Friday night to watch Gaffney play Easley in the 4A Upperstate Championship game.
Until Next Week
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