Sports

This year, we introduced a new idea to our sports coverage — the Senior Spotlight.

The senior spotlight highlights one area senior athlete each week, diving deeper into their athletic careers, personal lives, and future plans.

The seniors we met (in chronological order):

Callie Trapp
Blue Ridge softball

BASKETBALL SCORES

Boys Basketball

Byrnes 90
Rock Hill 52

Byrnes 93
J.L. Mann 71

Byrnes 79
Catawba Ridge 54

Greer 92
Oceanside Collegiate 88
(2OT)

Hiram (GA) 72
Greer 63

Greer 61
New Hampstead (GA) 59

Eastside 73
Webster County (KY) 31

Some games are won or lost by the skin of one’s teeth.

For others — like Friday night’s clash between the Greer and Byrnes ladies — it’s by the jewelry on one’s nose.

After dropping three of its last four games, Byrnes (5-3) came into Friday night’s clash against Greer looking to make a statement.

They did just that, coming away with a dominant 61-46 win at the Hive to hand the Jackets (10-1) their first loss of the season.

Musa Muriithi heard everything.

The Fountain Inn student section was loud and direct. In the first quarter of Tuesday’s game between the Blazers and Fury, they let Muriithi hear it after GMC’s star point guard missed his first four shots.

Fred Rogers, Jr. is a senior wrestler for the Byrnes Rebels. Rogers is currently 8-0 on the year, and he recently took home first place in the Kingsley Classic for his respective weight class. Rogers is also a lineman for the Rebels football team.

The Greer Citizen (GC): How did you get into wrestling growing up?

SCORES

Boys Basketball

Dec. 12
St Joe’s 42
Blue Ridge 30

Riverside 57
Byrnes 52

Greer Middle College 59
Fountain Inn 54

Eastside 78
Woodmont 67

Dec. 15
Byrnes 61
Greer 46

Greer Middle College 62
High Point 45

Riverside 69
Gaffney 41

A lot can change in three months. Just ask Mikey Williams.

A mere 110 days ago, Williams threw on his shoulder pads and helmet at Slaton Field. His team was set to face J.L. Mann in week two of the football season.