Lexington County basketball players and coaches added a new accomplishment to their resumes last week when the state’s basketball coaches announced its All-Region and All-State team selections.

Lexington’s Cam Scott earned back-to-back Region Player of the Year awards. This season he was also named the overall 5A Player of the Year. 

Gray Collegiate’s Braylhan Thomas was named 2A Player of the Year. He becomes the sixth War Eagle to win the award, joining Jalek Felton, Juwan Gary, Tommy Bruner, Latavian Lawrence and last year’s winner  Montraivis White. 

Fellow Wildcat Jaxon Prunty, River Bluff’s Yasir Cromer and Gray Collegiate’s Trey Maddox and Ellis Graham were all selected to their classes All-State team. Dutch Fork’s Michaela Fairwell was the only girl from Lexington County to be selected to an All-State team. 

“I think it’s great for them,” River Bluff head coach Ben Lee said. “Anytime you get those awards, it means a couple things. One, it highlights how hard those kids have worked, but the other thing is it means your team’s probably doing well. Teams that have success often are going to be the teams that have the kids with the awards.”

60 Lexington County representatives earned an All-Region honor as of now. That number is likely to increase when the 4A Region 4 girls team is announced once all teams are finished with playoffs. 

Scott, Thomas and Fairwell, along with Northside Christian’s Cade McNeil, were named region player of the year. All four athletes led their team to the top spot and undefeated record in their regions.

These four players showed up for their teams in the biggest moments. All four programs advanced past the first round in the playoffs thanks to the effort of these athletes. They are difference-makers on the court. 

Four coaches earned the Region Coach of the Year title. Dutch Fork girls coach Candace Bush and White Knoll boys coach Willie Thomas both won the award in their first season at their new program. 

Bush led the Silver Foxes to a region title, dethroning Lexington who held the for five consecutive years. Thomas has led White Knoll to a dramatic turnaround, finishing second in the region at 4-4 this season after going 0-16 during the previous two years under the old regime. 

Northside Christian won both the boys and girls Coach of the Year awards. Boys coach Peter Wilkerson led his team to an undefeated region record for the first time in school history, earning his second Region Coach of the Year honor. 

Jordan Leath led the girls to a playoff appearance in his first year as the person in charge. The girls finished with a 14-9 overall record this season, doubling their total from last year. 

“It’s always nice to be recognized for trying hard and committed to working hard with a group of girls,” Leath said. “But the main thing is that it helps me know that people recognize what we’re, starting with Northside Christian Academy girls basketball.”

The season is approaching its end. State championship games are set to begin March 1, and even though most of these players are not participating, their contributions this year did not go unrecognized. 

“It’s a testament to how hard they work, how much they love being here and how they love each other,” Leath said. 

Lexington County All-Region selections 

Lexington boys

Cam Scott (Player of the Year)

Jaxon Prunty (All-State)

Caleb Evans 

Kaleb Campbell 

Lexington girls 

Izzy Saville 

Evie Godfrey 

Sydni Anderson

River Bluff boys 

Yasir Cromer (All-State)

Luke Chapman

River Bluff girls 

Meghan Tucker

Jenna Johnson (Newcomer of the Year)

Dutch Fork boys

Bryson Taylor

Dutch Fork girls
Candace Bush (Coach of the Year)

Michaela Fairwell (Player of the Year)

Antoinette Cheeseboro

Christyonna Jackson 

Aliyah Lee

Chapin boys

Cayman Collins

Tyson Ray

Chapin Girls 

Kiley Freeman

Reagan Haggard

Brooke Holmes

White Knoll boys 

Willie Thomas (Coach of the Year)

McCoy Bell

Devon Geronomi

White Knoll girls

Shaelyn Hayes

Sidney White

Irmo boys

A.J. Brand

Irmo girls

Claire Howard

Abby Livingston 

Airport boys

Elias Guest-McCray

Airport girls

[Editor’s note: The 4A Region 4 All-Region selections will be announced once all teams are done with their playoff runs] 

Brookland-Cayce boys

AJ Edwards

Nate Hughes

Brookland-Cayce girls

Kamryn Ethridge

Gilbert boys

Javonte Adams

Gilbert girls

Ahleria Leaphart

Swansea boys

Donnell Goodwin

Swansea girls

Iyanna Butler

Batesburg-Leesville boys

Ta’maj Gilliam

J.R. Stewart

Batesburg-Leesville girls

A’Miracle Singley

Pelion boys

Noah Pegues

Pelion girls 

Kalani Tolen

Gray Collegiate boys
Braylhan Thomas (Player of the Year)

Trey Maddox (All-State)

Ellis Graham (All-State)

Gray Collegiate girls

Jordan Mintz

Diamond Tatum

Kadence Walker-Lee

Karlee Phelps

Northside Christian boys
Peter Wilkerson (Coach of the Year)

Cade McNeil (Player of the Year)

Sullie Crider

Dane Sundell

Hilton Dessausure

Northside Christian girls
Jordan Leath (Coach of the Year)

Natalie Walke

Campbell Childers

Maddie Coker

Riah Beckwith