Vote: Who should be SBLive’s South Carolina High School Girls Basketball Player of the Week (3/4/2024)?
We have 10 players nominated this week for SBLive’s South Carolina Girls Basketball Player of the Week from Feb. 26-March 2 and we ask you, the fans, to help decide who should indeed be the top athlete selected. Voting will conclude on Sunday, March 9 at 11:59 p.m. and the winner will be announced in next week’s poll.
Jalyn Almeida of Cathedral Academy.
Congratulations to last week's winner: Jalyn Almeida of Cathedral Academy.
Here are this week's nominees:
Tamia Watkins, Andrew Jackson
The 6-foot-1 junior forward/guard put on a dominating performance as the Volunteers rolled past Landrum 78-60 to win the 2-A state championship. Watkins had 26 points, 19 rebounds and 5 assists.
Jaleya Ford, Lake View
Ford had 21 points, 5 rebounds, 4 steals and 5 blocked shots as the Wild Gators held off Denmark-Olar 49-46 to win the 1-A state championship. The 5-foot-6 senior got a steal and hit the game-tying shot with 1:03 left and put Lake View ahead to stay on a layup with 29 seconds remaining.
Joyce Edwards, Camden
The South Carolina signee had one last game to play in her high school career and it was a dandy. Edwards scored 27 points – 61 percent of her team’s total – and grabbed 20 rebounds as the Bulldogs pounded Wren 44-22 to win the 3-A state championship, their second in a row. She also blocked 6 shots and had 3 steals.
Rickell Brown, Sumter
Brown had a superb game as the undefeated Gamecocks whipped Rock Hill 60-42 to win the 5-A state championship. The senior guard scored 20 points, including a perfect 9-of-9 from the free throw line.
Elly Trickett, Riverside
Trickett was a force inside with 16 points and 16 rebounds in Riverside’s 62-32 romp over A.C. Flora in the 4-A state championship game.
Araina Ross, Sumter
Ross is just an eighth grader – and one of the best players on a great team. The 5-foot-7 forward had 17 points and 7 rebounds in the state championship game.
Ayona Alexander, Andrew Jackson
Alexander, a sophomore forward, had 20 points and 8 rebounds in the state championship game.
Aveion Walker, Denmark-Olar
The 5-foot-8 junior had 24 points and 14 rebounds in the state championship game.
Kyndal Haroski, Riverside
Haroski had 14 points, 5 rebounds and 4 steals in the state championship game.
Gwendasia Page, Lake View
Page had 14 points, 8 points, 3 assists, and 5 steals in the state championship.
