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NCSD game policies
Staff Report
NEWBERRY COUNTY — The following is from the
Newberry County School District for fall sports.
“We encourage electronic ticket purchases, but there will
be a limited number of tickets for sale at the ticket booths
onsite at football games.
“Football – Limiting our outside capacity to 50-60%;
Designated areas may be included for fans to bring lawn
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chairs.
“Volleyball- Gyms will not exceed 50% capacity; Middle
NEWBERRY HIGH SCHOOL school volleyball will be limited to 4 tickets per player.
“All concessions will be pre-packaged.
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our athletic events.”
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getting ready to go on their new season, which will be the second year they
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“Players decided to work rather than play, they’re making good money.
Everyone (other coaches) I talked to are down in numbers,” he said. NaME_______________________________________
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He said they will open against their rival, Mid-Carolina High School on Aug.
21 and they will have a tough pre-season schedule before their region. ___________________________________________
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Newberry High School’s region games will include, Columbia, Saluda, Eau
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“We’ve got several already taken out a
good players. I care lot of teams so far, got
about all of them and
all of them are vital
to the success of this
hit hard last year and
we don’t want to go
through that again,” he
Newberry High School
2021 Schedule
team,” he said. said.
Like last season, This year will be
there will be COVID-19 Strickland’s last, as
Bulldogs regulations the team he announced his DATE TEAM HOME/AWAY TIME
will follow. Strickland retirement a few
From page 3 said they are trying to weeks prior. However, Aug. 21 Mid-Carolina Home 7:30 p.m.
“We just wont’ stick to be careful and trying Strickland said it is Aug. 27 Abbeville Home 7:30 p.m.
one formation. We will to distance as much as another football season Sept. 3 Clinton Away 7:30 p.m.
they can. Sept. 10 Chapin** Home 7:30 p.m.
have to spread the field and it is not about him, Sept. 17 Fairfield Central Away 7:30 p.m.
“Hard to do in it’s about the students.
a little bit more than Sept. 30 Columbia High School Away 7:30 p.m.
football, but we are
we have in the past “We are trying to Oct. 8 Saluda* Home 7:30 p.m.
trying and we do it in
probably,” he said. win football games, Oct. 15 Eau Claire* Away 7:30 p.m.
the locker room. We Oct. 22 Batesburg-Leesville* Home 7:30 p.m.
When it comes to the region championship
are telling the kids to Oct. 29 Gray Collegiate Academy* Away 7:30 p.m.
team, Strickland said and win the state
be careful when they
they play as a team, are on their own and championship,” he said.
*Conference Game
they lose as a team, and social distance as much Reach Andrew Wigger @ 803-768- **Homecoming
they win as a team. as possible. This has 3122 or on Twitter @TheNBOnews.
Photos by Andrew Wigger | The Newberry Observer
NEWBERRY HIGH SCHOOL ROSTER
NO. NAME POS YR NO. NAME POS YR NO. NAME POS YR
1 Zsyheim Epps QB Sr 14 Josh Eason WR Sr 52 Kayven Gibson OL Jr
2 Nieam Douglas WR/DB Sr 15 JaQuan Davis DB/WR Sr 54 Coye Cutshall OL Sr
3 O.D. Robinson DB/WR Jr 16 Kenneth Ruff WR/DB Sr 55 Deshaun Manaiza DL/OL Jr
4 Malik Goree WR/DB Sr 18 Kavion Harris DB/WR Sr 59 Chandler Gallman DL Sr
5 K.J. Robinson RB Sr 19 Tyrese Wise LB Sr 62 Colby Bickley OL Sr
7 Zack Chalmers WR/DB Sr 20 Travis Harmon DB Sr 65 RJ Glymph OL Jr
8 Ty’Quavious Cook RB/LB Sr 24 Careem Gibson RB/DB Sr 67 TyQuaz Higgins OL Sr
9 Kyon Daniels QB/DB Jr 25 Zai Sims LB/RB Jr 73 Jack Madison OL Jr
10 Shaquil Good QB/WR Jr 27 Travis Wright RB/LB Sr 75 Aaron Torres OL Sr
11 Joe Brehmer LB Sr 30 Cameron Grier DL Sr 89 Roland Garcia K Jr
12 Eric Booker DB Jr 42 Addison Hardy DL Sr 90 Tyrell Brown DL Jr
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MID-CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL
MCHS Rebels ready to play
By Andrew Wigger guys do defense, then we switch. Keep the guys “I preach to my guys, we play 10 one-game
awigger@cmpapers.com separate and that kind of thing.” seasons, it’s really our philosophy — number one
This season, Arnoult said their most challenging goal is to get into the playoffs, number two is to
PROSPERITY — The Mid-Carolina High School game will be Chapin. win the first round in the playoffs. Long time since
Rebels are ready for the new season, which began “Chapin and Mid-Carolina High School, oldest Mid-Carolina got into the playoffs, if last year was
on Aug. 21 against Newberry High School. rivalry in the state. Mid-Carolina and Chapin both normal, would have been a playoff team,” Arnoult
Head Coach Chris Arnoult said when it comes used to be the same size, now Chapin is one of the said. “The record may not show it over the last few
to numbers, the varsity teams’ numbers are about biggest schools in the state and are doing nothing years, the guys have laid a lot of foundation and
normal, but the numbers for the younger players but growing. Most challenging team we’ve had, the program is going in the right direction and
are down a bit. they are really good,” he said. hopefully, we will reap some benefits of this.”
“But that is across the state. I’ve spoke to six or When it comes to strategy, Arnoult said they
seven teams we play and they are having the same switched to running the high Reach Andrew Wigger @ 803-768-3122 or on Twitter @TheNBOnews.
issues, low numbers for young guys,” Arnoult said. formation a couple years ago and
“Some guys are not playing due to COVID-19
still going on, the JV seasons last year were more
challenging than the varsity, they didn’t play
they are sticking to that.
“What our guys are built for,” he
said.
Mid-Carolina High
some games. We got called on one Wednesday
afternoon and the game for the next day got
canceled. With COVID-19 going on, they don’t
Arnoult made note of the
seniors on the team, he said these
players were freshman his first
School 2021 Schedule
want to go through that again. It kind of hurts the year and had a successful year on DATE TEAM HOME/AWAY TIME
program overall,” he said. “Between that, jobs and JV that year.
parents’ concerns.” Aug. 21 Newberry Away 7:30 p.m.
“It is an outstanding group of Aug. 27 Chapin Away 7:30 p.m.
In regard to COVID-19, Arnoult said they are kids, they worked hard, worked Sept. 3 Whitmire Home 7:30 p.m.
screening the guys as they come to practice, just hard in the weight room last few Sept. 10 Batesburg-Leesville Away 7:30 p.m.
like last year. years, good leaders and good ball Sept. 17 Ninety-Six Away 7:30 p.m.
“Making sure they don’t have symptoms for players. I just expect for them to Sept. 24 Saluda Home 7:30 p.m.
the last 24-48 hours, when we are at practice, come together and be a push for Oct. 1 Chester* Home 7:30 p.m.
we are trying to keep the younger guys and the us this year,” he said. Oct. 15 WJ Keenan High School* Away 7:30 p.m.
older guys as separate as possible. When they are This season, Arnoult said they Oct. 22 Lower Richland* Home 7:30 p.m.
together, we are keeping track of who is near who,” are going to start off by trying to Oct. 29 Fairfield Central* Away 7:30 p.m.
he said. “We have an individual period in practice, get a win against Newberry (Aug.
one where the older guys do offense, young 21). *Conference Game
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MID-CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL
NUMBER NAME GRADE POSITION HEIGHT WEIGHT NUMBER NAME GRADE POSITION HEIGHT WEIGHT
2 AJ Jackson Jr. WR/DB 5’8” 150 33 Luke Merchant Sr. LB 5’10” 170
3 Anthony Wicker Jr. RB 5’5” 140 34 Dalton Woolstenhulme Soph. OL/DL 5’9” 165
4 Macon Arnoult Sr. QB 5’10” 180 38 Eric Hager Jr. WR/DB 5’10” 175
5 Justin Hedgepath Sr. RB 5’10” 180 41 Chris Chapman Soph. K 5’8” 145
6 Andrew Washington Sr. LB 6’0” 185 48 Laban Bowers Jr. WR/LB 5’6” 145
7 Jackson Livingston Sr. QB/DB 6’1” 185 50 Wes Herndon Jr. OL/DL 5’10” 260
8 Trey Broome Fr. WR/DB 5”8” 140 51 Hayden Lake Jr. OL/DL 5’10” 200
10 Johnny Ruff Sr. WR/DB 5’9” 165 52 Ezrial Prater Fr. OL/DL 5’10” 210
11 AD Bassnight Fr. WR/DB 5’7” 53 Kadin Tyson Sr. OL/DL 6’1” 265
MID-CAROLINA 12 Kyan Suber Jr. WR/DB 6”1” 185 54 Jaxson Moody Fr. OL/DL 6’3” 200
14 Braden Wessinger Fr. LB 5’8” 165
HIGH SCHOOL 15 Graylyn Lewis Jr. WR/DB 5’10” 170
55 Hayden Hall Sr. OL/DL 5’11” 265
56 Billy Gallman Fr. OL/DL 5’9” 185
ROSTER 16 John Thompson Jr. LB 6’1” 190
57 Zach Hornsby Sr. LB 6’0” 195
17 Rex Wimberly Jr. WR/DB 5’10” 170
20 Johnathan Hicks Sr. LB 5’10” 180 58 Blaine McCormack Sr. LB 6’2” 225
21 Ethan Waites Sr. WR/DB 5’9” 165 59 Bryson Counts Soph. OL/DL 5’9” 210
22 Chandler Carnaggio Jr. LB 5’11” 185 61 Kyle Graham Fr. OL/DL 5’9” 200
23 Ethan Templin Soph. FB/LB 5’9” 180 63 Lawson Morris Fr. OL/DL 5”10” 230
24 Jaylen Loynes Soph. WR/DB 5’9” 165 66 Trevor Oty Sr. OL/DL 6’0” 310
26 Lucious Cole Fr. RB/DB 5’8” 145 72 Justin Dover Soph. OL 5’10” 220
28 Anthony Loynes Sr. DL/FB 5’9” 200 75 Trustan Stack Fr. OL/DL 6’1” 230
30 Michael Lindler Jr. TE/DE 6’1” 215 77 Ian Pullen Jr. OL 5’10” 215
31 Connor Cromer Soph. TE/DE 6’2” 180 95 Alex Benton Jr. DL 6’3” 400
32 Issac Gonzalez Soph. TE/DB 6’2” 190 98 Trey Toland Jr. DL 5’10” 350
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WHITMIRE COMMUNITY SCHOOL
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Coach Jenkins By Andy Husk
ahusk@newberryobserver.com
• Top rising sophomores: Ashton Nelson, Dierrius
Dawkins, Zayne Gibson, Ty Sligh.
• Top rising freshman: Blake Stribble, Kayshaun
enters 8th WHITMIRE — Head Football Coach Charlie Jenkins
returns for his eighth season at the helm of the
Whitmire Wolverines. In those seasons he has a 38-35
Schumpert.
• Top player up from JV: Blake Stribble.
• Top transfer: Wyatt Harsha (transfer from the state
season with record and the team went 3-3 in last year’s COVID-
adjusted season.
There are a number of returning players that Jenkins
of Washington — his father graduated from Whitmire).
He went on to mention some things to take note
of for this year, “my All Region Candidates are: Cason
Wolverines listed to watch this year, including:
• Top rising senior: Cason English, Travis Griffin.
• Top rising junior: Trey Brewer.
English, Travis Griffin, Trey Brewer, Ashton Nelson,
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WHITMIRE COMMUNITY SCHOOL
way the Wolverines play defending state champ
a little bit, hopefully
making the season a
little more exciting.
Southside Christian
returns their whole
team.”
Whitmire High School
“The offensive line
will be bigger than
On planning out
the rest of the season 2021 Schedule
Wolverines last year but really Jenkins said, “our goal is
**UPDATED FROM SCHEDULE PRINTED IN PAPER**
inexperienced.” he to win the Public School
From page 8 added. Region Championship
“Defensively, we will by beating our public DATE TEAM HOME/AWAY TIME
Dierrius Dawkins, Zayne base out of the 3-5-3. school brethren Ware
Gibson, Ty Sligh.” Jenkins As on offense we have Shoals, Calhoun Falls, Aug. 20 Great Falls Home 7:30 PM
said. a good group of skill Dixie and McCormick, Sept. 3 Mid-Carolina Away 7:30 PM
“We are very young then we will try and give Sept. 10 Pelion Home 7:30 PM
people and we are
with only four seniors the private school a fit Hall of Fame Induction
going back to the 3-5-3
returning. We will likely
to get them on the field.” week 10.”
have only two players Sept. 17 Ware Shoals Home 7:30 PM
Jenkins said. “We have upgraded
returning as starters in
Starting out the our non-region Sept. 24 Dixie* Away 7:30 PM
the position they played
season he said, “we will schedule, giving up Oct. 1 Calhoun Falls* Home 7:00 PM
last year.”
Jenkins continued, use August to figure out games we’ve been Homecoming
“our starting QB from where we are going to winning to pick up AAA
put everybody, but we Mid Carolina, AA Pelion, Oct. 8 McCormick* Home 7:30 PM
the past two seasons Senior Recognition
will move to wingback are happy that we have and traditional AA/A
so we can take better a good number of guys power Lewisville. We
will also play a couple Oct. 15 Southside Christian* Away 7:30 PM
advantage of his who will be able to play.” Oct. 22 Ware Shoals* Home 7:30 PM
athleticism. Freshman When looking at of schools closer to our Oct. 29 Make-up Region game or Non-Region (TBA)
Blake Stribble will take opponents upcoming, size in Class A foes Great
over at QB.” Jenkins points out that, Falls and Branchville.” *Region Games
Planning on the “Durant at McCormick is “We want to make the
offensive side of the ball, a top rising junior that playoffs for the eighth
Jenkins said Whitmire I am aware of, and of straight season and win
has more quality depth course, the all-star team as many as we can once
at wingback than they at Southside Christian we get there.” Jenkins
have in the past and has a number of top said.
they hope to utilize players.”
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NUMBER NAME POSITION HEIGHT WEIGHT GRADE
1 Ricky Hamilton RB/DB 5’9 138 10
2 Cason English RB/DB 5’10 147 12
3 Tre Cromer RB/DB 5’5 135 10
4 Trey Brewer RB/LB 5’8 150 11
5 Hunter Alexander RB/DB 5’7 146 12
6 Kasean Wilson DB 5’5 141 10
7 Peyton Jones FB/LB 5’6 165 10
8 Caleb Jolly TE/LB 5’11 158 11
10 Ashton Nelson RB/DB 5’10 150 10
12 Will Livingston FS/TE 6’0 180 11
WHITMIRE 13 Wyatt Harsha FB/LB 5’6 135 10
HIGH 14
15
Kayshaun Schumpert
Blake Stribble
RB/LB
QB/LB
5’6
5’6
156
144
9
9
SCHOOL 20 Chris Mathis RB/DB 5’8 141 9
25 Avanta Gilliam FB/LB 5’11 208 12
ROSTER 44 Travis Griffin TE/DE 6’1 196 12
50 Zayne Gibson OL/DL 6’0 241 10
54 Gavin Waltenbaugh OL/LB 6’1 185 12
60 Takota Wulf OL/DL 5’8 249 9
63 Dylan Satterwhite OL/DL 5’9 162 11
64 Ty Sligh OL/DL 6’4 292 10
65 Nate McCall OL/DL 5’8 160 11
71 Jesse Thompson OL/DL 5’6 160 12
73 Riley Coppedge OL/DL 5’8 185 11
78 Dierris Dawkins OL/DL 5’10 246 10 Charlie Jenkins | For The Newberry Observer
85 Zach Duncan DE/K 6’3 177 12
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Football returns to Newberry Academy
By Andy Husk returning it to the days of success. They have
ahusk@newberryobserver.com worked hard in the weight room and conditioned
all summer preparing for our eight-game schedule
NEWBERRY — Newberry Academy will field an this fall.”
NEWBERRY ACADEMY 8-man team for varsity football this year, according The coaching staff for the Eagles will include
to Head of School Nicole May.
ROSTER “We are both pleased and excited to be playing
Head Coach Rick Doran, Ben Froemming as
defensive coordinator, Benji Sease, Benji Lindsay,
varsity football at the Academy again this year”
NUMBER NAME POSITION CLASS Ben Lindsay and Doyle Waites.
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Jalin Reid
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Newberry Academy Schedule
32 Thomas McLean RB-DL 8th DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME
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NEWBERRY COLLEGE
Wolves ready to kick off new season
By Thomas Holland
For The Newberry Observer
NEWBERRY — In a typical year, the Newberry College
football team would be gearing up for their first regular-
season snap in nine months. However, due to COVID-19,
the Wolves are just four months removed from their last
game.
Newberry finished their shortened spring season 5-1
and 3-1 in South Atlantic Conference play and defeated
spring SAC Champion Tusculum 21-6, in the season
opener.
The Wolves will return most of their starters on offense,
defense and special teams this fall and are looking to
build on the success from the spring.
“We are excited about all the returners from the spring,”
said Head Coach Todd Knight. “I think we learned a lot
about who were are as a team in the spring, and that will
serve us well for the fall.”
On the offensive side of the ball, the Wolves outgained
their opponents 1587-790 on the ground. Newberry led
the South Atlantic Conference in rushing offense and
finished sixth in the country in the category. The offense
also led the conference and finished third in Division II in
third-down conversion percentage.
Senior center Alec Blackmon returns to anchor the
offensive line that dominated their opponents in the
spring. Senior dual-threat quarterback Dre Harris will be
back to captain the offense after throwing for 833 yards
and running for 310 yards with ten total touchdowns. Also
returning for Newberry is leading rusher Mario Anderson,
who led the team with 503 yards on 69 carries and four
touchdowns, and Catriez Cook, who had 62 rushes for 344
yards. The receiving corps will have Bryson Woodruff and
Bobby Irby returning, and Deshun Kitchings, who missed
the final four games due to an injury.
On the defensive side of the ball, the Wolves led the
conference in scoring defense and total defense while
finishing in the top ten nationally in both categories.
Newberry also led the SAC in passing yards allowed and
passing efficiency defense for the spring.
The defense will return their top ten leading tacklers
from the spring and will be led by defensive end Ty
Kelly, who had 22 tackles and tied for the team lead
with 2.5 sacks. Also anchoring down the defense will be
Catriez Cook linebackers, Alex Smith and Nick Yearwood. The duo led
Photo Courtesy of Newberry College Athletics
the team in tackles with 39 and 37, respectively, while
Smith added two sacks. Anthony Blue and David Vereen
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Wolves three pass breakups, one sack, and one fumble 38 yards per punt with a long of 46 yards while
recovery. having two punts downed inside the twenty-yard
From page 16 The Newberry special teams finished the spring line.
first in the conference in blocked punts and punt Newberry kicks off the 2021 season on
will lead the defensive backfield for the Wolves. return defense, allowing -2 yards per return. The September 5, as they travel to Barton to take
Vereen led the team with two interceptions, Wolves return placekicker Carter Parrot. Parrot on the Bulldogs at 2:00 p.m. The Wolves’ home
including the game-winning pick in a 20-17 win finished the spring 11-11 in extra points and had opener will be on September 11, as they host
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Schedule
DATE TIME HOME/AWAY OPPONENT LOCATION
Sept. 4 2:00 p.m. Away Barton College Wilson, N.C.
Sept. 11 6:00 p.m. Home North Greenville Univ. Newberry
Sept. 18 6:00 p.m. Home Lenoir-Rhyne University Newberry
Sept. 25 1:30 p.m. Away Tusculum University Greeneville. Tenn.
Oct. 2 1:00 p.m. Away Mars Hill University Mars Hill, N.C.
Oct. 9 12:00 p.m. Away UVA Wise Wise, Va.
Oct. 16 4:00 p.m. Home Catawba College Newberry
Oct. 23 4:00 p.m. Home Carson-Newman Univ. Newberry
Oct. 30 1:00 p.m. Away Erskine College Greenwood, S.C.
Nov. 6 1:00 p.m. Home Wingate University Newberry
Nov. 13 4:00 p.m. Away Limestone University Gaffney, S.C.
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