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High School Sports

  • Truesdale signs with Delta Statesmen

    When Indian Land High School football star Rondreas Truesdale was choosing where to play college football, he had his share of choices.
    That was until he made his official visit to Cleveland, Miss., and Delta State University.
    “That was right for me,” Truesdale said after signing with the NCAA Div. II Delta Statesmen. “It seemed like a good fit. The people of Cleveland, Miss., – coaches, players and citizens – were very welcoming when I visited there.

  • ILHS hoops teams sweep Buford

    Indian Land High School spoiled Buford High School’s Senior Night, taking two from the host Jackets on Thursday, Feb. 9.
    The Lady Warriors rallied late to post their second straight region win, a 51-47 victory over the BHS girls.
    IL also prevailed in the boys game, earning a 58-43 win.
    The Lady Warriors used a late spurt to down the Lady Jackets, 51-47.
    The game was tied at 47-all with 15 seconds to play, when Kelsey Young made a key free throw to give IL a 48-47 lead.

  • Lady Warriors post first region hoops win

    The Indian Land girls basketball team highlighted Warriors’ Senior Night Feb. 7 as the Lady Warriors rolled over Central of Pageland for their first region win this season.
    The IL girls led from start to finish on the way to a 62-49 win over the Lady Eagles.
    “I was very proud of the way we played,” IL coach John Phillips said. “We hit our shots and rebounded well. We were aggressive and kept attacking them.”
    Sistare and Floyd teamed for 42 points to pace the IL girls’ 13-point win.

  • IL wrestlers prepare for state tournament

    The Indian Land High School wrestling team is focusing on the individual state tournament, which begins this weekend with the Class AA Upper State round.
    The Class AA Upstate tournament will be held Friday and Saturday at Crescent High School in Powdersville.
    The top finishers in the Upper State field at Powdersville will advance to the state championship tournament in Anderson at the Anderson Civic Center. The state tournament, hosted by Westside High School, will include all classes competing at the site.

  • Stallions trample Warriors on hardwood

    Lee Central, in a Region IV-AA doubleheader sweep of Indian Land, used key runs to net a pair of league wins over the Warriors on Friday, Feb. 3, in the IL gym.
    The Lady Warriors, in their best effort of the season in league play, battled Lee Central before falling, 48-45. In the boys game, the Stallions used a pair of key spurts in the second half to seal an 87-73 victory over the IL boys.
    In the varsity opener, the Lady Warriors flirted with the upset, leading the Lady Stallions for the majority of the game before dropping the three-point loss.

  • ILHS splits hoops games with AJ

    In a battle of county rivals, Andrew Jackson High School and Indian Land each posted a
    win in Region IV-AA play Jan. 31 at AJ.
    The Lady Volunteers steadily pulled away for a 44-23 win over the Lady Warriors.
    The IL boys earned a measure of hoops revenge with a 73-61 win over the Vols.
    In the nightcap, the Warriors started strong and cruised to the 12-point win.
    Indian Land, up 17-7 after one quarter, ignited in the second quarter to gain a 31-13 edge.

  • ILHS second in region wrestling tourney

    Cheraw edged Indian Land to take the Region IV-AA wrestling tournament title at Buford High School on Jan. 28.
    The Braves compiled 39 points, while Indian Land had 37 to place second in the all-region tournament at BHS.
    Central of Pageland was third with 26 points and BHS had 21. The host Jackets had eight wrestlers in 14 weight classes.
    Indian Land had six wrestlers capture individual weight titles, while three Warriors placed second.

  • Warriors win region wrestling title

    Indian Land High School swept a three-way home match, highlighted by the Warriors’ 42-28 win over Central High of Pageland for the Region IV-AA regular-season wrestling title Jan. 24.
    The Warriors fell behind the Eagles, 10-0, but rebounded with a key 36-0 surge to post a 14-point comeback win over the CHS grapplers.

  • Braves spear Warriors twice in region play

    Indian Land High School had a tough night on the hardwood Friday, Jan. 27, dropping a pair of Region IV-AA home games to Cheraw High School.
    The Braves capped the league sweep with a 75-66 win after the IL girls fell to the Lady Braves, 46-30.
    In the girls’ game, Cheraw, ranked ninth in the Class AA girls state poll, opened an early lead and rolled to a 16-point victory.

  • IL hoops teams split with Buford

    The Warriors held on to keep pace in Region IV-AA play Jan. 24 with a tough 64-58 win over the Buford High School Jackets.
    The win gave Indian Land a split after the Lady Jackets took a 47-38 victory in the openers.
    Indian Land took an early edge, holding a 14-12 lead after one quarter and held a 37-28 spread at the break.
    Hayden Sawyer, who led IL with 22 points, scored 11 in each half for the winners.