By Thomas Grant Jr.
Levi Ball is headed to Spartanburg for the Carolinas Classic.
The preseason Elite Senior selection out of Gray Collegiate was selected to the South Carolina All-Star Game facing North Carolina on March 19 at Dorman High School.
Following the announcement, Ball helped the top-ranked War Eagles solidify their first-place hold in Region 4-4A. They completed season sweeps of their closest competitors in the standings.
Last Tuesday, they rallied from a first-quarter deficit to defeat North Augusta 54-46. Ball led Gray Collegiate with 19 points and Luis Echevarria added 10 points in pulling away in the second half.
Gray Collegiate returned home Friday and rolled past Brookland-Cayce 86-57 Friday. It was the War Eagles’ 14th straight win and improved it to 10-0 in the region with four games left.
This was the second straight region loss for the Bearcats (15-7, 6-4). They were tied with Midland Valley for third place having split the two meetings.
Brookland-Cayce faced Aiken Tuesday and Gilbert Friday before visiting North Augusta Feb. 10.
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Gray Collegiate looks to shore up a first-round home game with a second-place finish in the region.
Any region title hopes ended with last week’s 59-21 loss to North Augusta. The Lady Yellow Jackets have won all seven meetings against the Lady War Eagles.
Gray Collegiate bounced back with a 61-17 win over Brookland-Cayce. Aneya Britt finished with 22 points and nine rebounds and freshman Catyrra Kelly had 10 points and six boards.
The Lady War Eagles held a 1-game lead over South Aiken entering Tuesday’s matchup with Airport. The two teams meet again Friday in West Columbia.
Photos by George Matsui
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