Dutch Fork seniors selected to All-Star Game

By Thomas Grant Jr.

Brookland-Cayce High School will once again serve as the host site for the S.C. Basketball Coaches Association’s All-Star Games.

The 75th edition of the doubleheader featuring some of the Palmetto State’s top seniors is scheduled for Saturday.

Dutch Fork guard Antoinette Cheeseboro. Photos by GoFlashwin.Com

It starts at 1 pm with the girls game. Dutch Fork’s Antoinett Cheesboro and Christyonna Jackson will play for the South team. This will be the second All-Star Game for Jackson, who played this past weekend in the S.C. Hoops Festival’s Capital City Senior Showcase at Heathwood Hall.

Dutch Fork center Christyonna Jackson. Photos by GoFlashwin.Com

The boys’ game will follow at 3 pm. Tickets are $12 and available by visiting https://scbca.hometownticketing.com/embed/event/20.

The weekend kicks off with the SCBCA Post-season banquet Friday at Seawell’s Restaurant in Columbia. Along with the All-Star game selections, this year’s event will recognize the All-State and Player of the Year selections in each classification.

Among the All-State honorees are Region 5-4A Girls Player of the Year Michaela Fairwell, Brea Boyd of Mid-Carolina, Class 5A and Region 5-4A Player of the Year Cam Scott and Jaxon Prunty of state champion Lexington and Darius Elkins of Newberry.

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