Nearly 3 weeks have passed since Myles Jenkins and Malachi Reeves helped deny Dutch Fork head coach Bret Jones a return trip to the state finals.

The Gators defeated the Silver Foxes 45-43 in the Class 5A Lower State final played at Lexington High School. They went on 4 days later to upset 4-time defending champion Dorman 57-45 in the state champion at the University of South Carolina-Aiken behind Jenkins’ 31 points, 8 rebounds and 4 blocks.

On Saturday, Jones will coach the 2 newly-crowned Class 5A champions and Lexington guard Zavier Measter as part of the North-South All-Star Classic.

The event returns after a 1 year hiatus due to covid-19. Instead of Jones’ alma mater Lexington High School, Brookland-Cayce’s gymnasium will serve as the host site of the boys and girls doubleheader for the state’s top seniors.

The girls’ game kicks off at 1 pm and Jamison is the lone Chronicle Country representative. The 4 pm contest will feature the South team coached by Jones facing a North team with Gray Collegiate’s Chase McDuffie and Timothy Barnes.

McDuffie was originally selected to appear in the Carolinas Classic for Team South Carolina against North Carolina prior to the event’s cancellation due to covid-19 restrictions.

Fans will be allowed to attend the games with each player receiving 6 tickets.

NORTH-SOUTH ALL-STAR GAME ROSTERS

(Girls)

NORTH

Kalisha Hill (Saluda), Ka’Asia Anderson (Chapman), Sincere Hicks (Daniel), Mallory Bruce (Travelers Rest), Tabby Littlefield (Greer), Laila Acox (Ridge View), Aleysha Wade (Clover), Janiyah Hagood (J.L. Mann), Najah Gilliam (Byrnes), A’Maurya Tate-Smith (Gaffney), Brooke Bailey (Woodruff), Janelle Carter (Clover) and Malaziah Etheridge (Westwood)

Head Coach: Jeanette Wilder (Saluda); Assistants: Susan Wade (Gaffney) and Missy Fowler (Byrnes)

SOUTH

Laykin Cox (Sumter), Jen’Lea Nichols (Mullins), Vanessa Blake (Ashley Ridge), Jaiha Williams (Bishop England), Zhani Thomson (Whale Branch), Kayla Washington (Wilson), Lexi Shepard (Summerville), Cambria Parker (Scott’s Branch), Tonaja Lester (Marion), Shania Davis (Crestwood), Mackenzie Cochrane (St. James), Davona Hatchell (North Myrtle Beach), Kaylyn Glover (Silver Bluff) and

Jayla Jamison (Airport)

Head Coach: Chakaris Thomas (Hemingway); Assistants: Ira Owens (Cane Bay) and Emily Beyoglides (James Island)

(Boys)

NORTH

Ian Thomspon (Southside Christian), Josh Owens (Wren), Janyle Pittman (Lancaster), Omazeion Tinsley (Lancaster), Robert McCray (A.C. Flora), Jalen Breazeale (Dorman), Darian Bookman (Mid-Carolina), Alexei Iturbe (Riverside), Daveon Thomas (Ridge View), Tyler Rice (Ridge View), Timothy Barnes and Chase McDuffie (both of Gray Collegiate), John Butler Jr. (Christ Church) and Devario Sheppard (Dreher)

Head Coach: Chad Cary (Newberry); Assistant Coaches: Josh Mills (Travelers Rest) and Jared Adamson (Nation Ford)

SOUTH

James Lovorn (T.L. Hanna), Russell Felton Jr. (Aiken), Cesare Edwards (Hartsville), Myles Jenkins and Malachi Reeves (both of River Bluff), Bailey Wiseman (James Island), DreVeon Scott (Marlboro County), Marshall Myers (Cheraw), Aydan Hickman (Myrtle Beach), Quez Lewis (Johnsonville), Colin Rodrigues (North Augusta), Yaturi Bolton (Goose Creek), Daniel Brooks (Bishop England), Corbin Pack (Carolina Forest), Shawn Jones (Allendale-Fairfax) and Zavier Measmer (Lexington)

Head coach: Bret Jones (Dutch Fork); Assistants: Yusuf English (Hartsville) and Stan Wilkinson (James Island)