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The Wando High School wrestling team finished 16th at the AAAAA South Carolina State Wrestling Championships on Feb. 24 and 25. One Warrior came home as an individual state champion and another a runner-up in their respective weight classes.

Senior Pierce Carpenter-Kydd finished the season as the state champion in the 170-pound weight class. Coach Adam Schneider said Carpenter-Kydd “put in the work” in the off-season. The senior placed third in last year’s tournament and was determined to place first in his final team season.

“He’s not a kid that’s coming in to fool around. He comes in and has his fun but when it’s time to practice and it’s time to work, he’s one of the hardest workers we have,” Schneider said. “He was a little down last year after taking third. Obviously was happy with taking third, but his goal was really to be state champion and you can really see the offseason work that he put in.”

The tournament was also the first official girl’s state championship. Wando has five girls on the varsity wrestling team, three of whom qualified for state. They could choose to wrestle in the AAAAA boys’ division or participate in the girl’s tournament, which included teams from all schools, regardless of class. All chose to wrestle in the girl’s bracket, making sophomore Cassidy Warren Wando’s first wrestler to place in the girl’s tournament.

Warren, who is also a cheerleader in the fall, placed second in the 120-pound weight class. Schneider said he immediately noticed her tenacity when she joined the team this winter.

“I think from day one what I realized is how tough she is. Obviously, she’s a very good athlete. She’s a cheerleader, but she’s very tough. It’s not one of those sports where, you know, you can go out there and kind of walk through practice. You kind of have to fully immerse yourself and give it your all and she never complained. She wrestled with the guys, with the girls. It didn’t really matter who it was,” Schneider said.

The Wando Warriors made it to the Sweet 16 in the tournament, ending a tough season marked by injury and the loss of some of their starting wrestlers.

“We had a couple of starters that did not come out to us and that were kind of expected to come back out this year,” Schneider said. “We had some kids really step up which was outstanding, even through some of the injuries. We had some very good wrestlers kind of get banged up this year, get hurt, so a couple of them didn’t get to finish their senior seasons, which is a bummer.”

Though the tournament signaled the end of the varsity season, individual and club wrestling continues year round. Carpenter-Kydd and senior Jacob Pelbath were selected to compete in the 2023 SC North/South All-Star Wrestling Classic on March 3 and 4. Schneider was also named a coach of the 5A/1A-2A South All-Star team.

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A solid contingent of Charleston-area high school football players helped guide the South Carolina team to a 17-13 win over North Carolina in the 86th annual Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas, played at Spartanburg High School on Saturday afternoon.

Leading the way for the South Carolina team was Wando High linebacker Mikey Rosa, who was named the defensive most valuable player after racking up seven tackles, including three tackles for loss.

Berkeley head coach Jerry Brown served as the head coach for the South Carolina team. Brown played in the Shrine Bowl in 1967 and was a South Carolina assistant in the 2000 game. He finishes with a 3-0 record in the game.

“It was fun, a great week, and the game was even better,” said Rosa, who plans to sign with The Citadel on Wednesday. “We built a good chemistry during the week and I think that was a main reason we won. One of the things Coach Brown talked about when we got here was about leaving the ego at the door. I think we all did that and came together.”

Rosa was one of four linebackers from the Charleston area to play for the Sandlappers, joining Cameron Avery (Cane Bay), Omari Jenkins (Timberland) and Christian Garland (Ashley Ridge).

Jenkins, one of the team captains for the Sandlappers, finished with five tackles, including 2½ tackles for loss. Avery had four tackles and Garland was credited with two tackles.

Fort Dorchester defensive lineman DeAndre Jones tallied four tackles with a sack and Summerville defensive back Michael Jenkins was credited with one tackle.

On offense, Woodland’s Suderian Harrison, a quarterback during the regular season, played wide receiver in the game and had one 10-yard reception. Summerville running back Marquez Spells had 12 yards rushing on three carries.

South Florence quarterback LaNorris Sellers was named the offensive most valuable player. Sellers, currently a Syracuse commit, completed 9 of 13 passes for 121 yards and rushed for 41 yards. Sellers threw a 55-yard touchdown pass to Clemson commit Tyler Brown of Greenville High.

Another Clemson commit, Dutch Fork running back Jarvis Green, had 58 yards rushing on 15 carries. His 2-yard run with 4:40 left in the game proved to be the game-winning score for the Sandlappers.

South Carolina finished the game with 291 total yards while the defense limited the Tarheels to 182 total yards. The only negative in the win for South Carolina was 15 penalties for 120 yards, including several personal foul flags.

This year’s game marked the first in the series since 2019. The game was cancelled due to COVID issues in 2020 and 2021.

South Carolina’s initial plan to improve traffic on Interstate 526 and the Long Point Road interchange in Mount Pleasant was met with an outpouring of public opposition, and that’s prompting the state to make revisions.

The road work is critical for operations at South Carolina’s busiest port, the Wando Welch Terminal at the end of Long Point Road, and for traffic relief at the busy interchange.

The plan calls for new elevated ramps to and from the interstate dedicated to port trucks, and a version presented to the public in 2022 showed that building those ramps could require the demolition of two or three homes in the Tidal Walk subdivision. The subdivision sits along the north side of I-526.

Nearly 540 people submitted comments about those plans in the fall and 59 percent opposed the proposed elevated port ramps, while just half supported the S.C. Department of Transportation’s favored plan known as Alternative 2.

S.C. Department of Transportation Project Manager Joy Riley said the responses showed that people in residential communities north of the interstate were against the proposed elevated ramps and favored keeping port truck traffic on Long Point Road. Unsurprisingly, those living in communities between the highway interchange and the port favored the new ramps, which would remove truck traffic from Long Point Road.

The plans were revised following the survey results, and those changes were outlined at an invitation-only “stakeholders meeting” at the end of November, which included homeowner associations and business owners, plus elected officials and SC Ports representatives.

The revised plans still call for elevated truck ramps, but no longer impact Seacoast Parkway or homes in the Tidal Walk subdivision. Riley said DOT also feels “pretty confident” that an analysis will justify noise walls along the north side of I-526, addressing another concern among residents.

“Noise has always been the number one concern in our neighborhood, along with not wanting any neighbors to lose their houses,” said Grassy Creek resident Lee Lazarus, who has spoken at public meetings about the plans. “Supposedly we’re going to something like a 20-foot wall.”

Under state law, DOT would need Mount Pleasant’s consent for the project. Riley said the town’s approval would likely be sought after another round of public comments following a meeting planned in March, which could prompt more refinements to the plan.

Mayor Will Haynie said the recent revisions addressed the town’s main concerns.

“People were going to lose their homes, and we are very happy that we’re not going to see that,” he said. “Not that there’s no room for improvement — such as turns onto Belle Hall Parkway — but the parts affecting neighborhoods in a major way have been addressed.”

The Belle Hall Parkway issue involves the planned elimination of left turns from Long Point Road to the parkway, where a Waffle House restaurant is located.

That may sound like a small detail, but the parkway is the main entrance to the large subdivision. The elimination of left turns would mean that anyone coming from the interstate would need to drive past the subdivision’s main entrance, then turn on a different road and double back.

Riley said DOT is still looking at alternatives that would allow for left turns there, but so far has not resolved the issue.

The work at I-526 and Long Point Road would be a large road project on its own, but it’s just a small part of the roughly $7 billion Lowcountry Corridor plan to widen the interstate from West Ashley to Mount Pleasant and redesign the interchange of interstates 526 and 26 in North Charleston.

The I-526/Long Point Road project is being addressed in the early years of the larger project partly because traffic has overwhelmed the interchange, and port-related truck traffic regularly backs up on the interstate while trying to exit at Long Point Road.

“It’s a failing interchange because it just cannot process the number of people who are trying to turn left to get to Mount Pleasant, and you have trucks continuously clogging up the interchange as well,” Riley said.

And traffic is expected to increase significantly by 2050.

The next public hearing on the project is tentatively scheduled for March 14, though a time and location have not been announced. The recommended plan, potential impacts on properties, and an analysis of where noise barriers are warranted are among the information that should be presented then.

Until then, “we will be working diligently to assemble the environmental document and move through some critical Federal Highway reviews of our traffic analysis and designs,” Riley said. “All this must be approved before we hold the public hearing in March.”

The leading plan, Alternative 2, would require an estimated 28.5 acres of right of way involving 98 properties, some of which are home to businesses, but no houses. Construction work on the road plan is anticipated in the spring or summer of 2024 and to finish in 2027 or 2028.

Meanwhile, information about the project can be found online at 526lcclongpoint.com, the project team can be emailed at info@526LowcountryCorridor.com, or contacted by regular mail to the attention of Joy Riley, PO Box 191, 955 Park St., Columbia SC 29202-0191.

MOUNT PLEASANT — Mikey Rosa literally grew up around The Citadel’s football program.

His grandfather, retired Citadel president Lt. Gen. John W. Rosa, remembers the Wando High School linebacker running around Johnson Hagood Stadium as a child.

When Mikey Rosa put pen to paper and signed an athletic football scholarship to attend the military school on Dec. 21, John Rosa looked on with a sense of pride that only a grandfather can feel.

“Citadel football has been a big part of Mikey’s life,” said John Rosa, who was The Citadel’s president from 2006-18. “This is an exciting day for Mikey and our family. The next four years are going to be special for all of us.”

Maurice Drayton was named The Citadel’s new coach less than a week ago, so the Bulldogs were expected to announce just the signing of Mikey Rosa during the early signing period.

Drayton, who is an assistant coach with the Las Vegas Raiders, will hit the recruiting trail when the NFL regular season is over on Jan. 8.

The Bulldogs are expected to add more players during the traditional football signing period, which begins on Feb. 1.

“Maurice is going to put together a wonderful program and I’m excited that Mikey will be able to be a part of that,” said John Rosa, who played quarterback for the Bulldogs from 1970-72. “Mikey is a lot better player than I ever was.”

It hasn’t been an easy fall for Mikey Rosa, who lost his father, Jonathan, in an automobile accident in September. Mikey wore a Citadel shirt at the signing ceremony that his father had given him.

“I know he’d be beaming today and telling everyone about it,” Mikey Rosa said. “I was raised to overcome adversity by my dad, and I’ve been kind of powering through it with the rest of my family. It’s not easy sometimes, but my faith keeps me going.”

Rosa recorded 213 tackles during his career with Wando. He had 29 tackles for loss, 9½ sacks, 18 quarterback hurries forced six fumbles and had an interception from his linebacker position with the Warriors.

Rosa, who had seven tackles, including three for loss, was named the South Carolina defensive MVP at the recent Shrine Bowl.

“He checks all the boxes,” said Wando football coach Rocco Adrian. “Mikey is dedicated to his craft and is a real student of the game. His work ethic during practices, in the weight room and film study make him a role model for all of his teammates. The Citadel is getting a special player.”

Despite the coaching change, Mikey Rosa said his commitment to The Citadel never wavered.

“It’s where I’m meant to be,” Mikey Rosa said. “I have not talked with Coach Drayton yet, but I’m looking forward to meeting him and start to help him recruit players and put together a class that can win a Southern Conference championship.”

Having his last name around The Citadel might be a burden for some, but it’s a challenge that Mikey said he is going to embrace.

“My last name means a lot at The Citadel,” Mikey said. “I know I’m carrying on a legacy. I want to keep the legacy going and to be great on the football field and start my own chapter.”

Charleston Southern signees

Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown /High School

Gregory Bryant II ATH 6-1 175 Johnston/Strom Thurmond

Darriel Cannon DB 5-9 165 Pinecrest, Fla./Gulliver Prep

Uriah Howard DL 6-1 265 Bogart, Ga./Prince Ave. Christian

Kendarious Kinard OL 6-3 300 Columbia/AC Flora

Isaiah Mobley WR 6-1 185 Monroe, N.C./Parkwood

Chandler Perry LB 5-9 200 Irmo/Dutch Fork

Andrew Threatt OL 6-3 310 Chesterfield/Chesterfield HS

Steven Zayachkowsky LB 5-10 200 Indian Trial, N.C./Porter Ridge

Wofford signees

Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown /High School

Tyler Boyce DL 6-0 260 Shelby, N.C. / Shelby

Adonis Garcia DB 6-2 183 Woodstock, Ga. / Woodstock

Jacobi Hatter DB 5-10 180 Columbus, Ga. / Carver

Santana Haynes-Goodman OL 6-5 275 Durham, N.C. / Hillside

Ben Holmes OL 6-1 285 Columbia, S.C. / A.C. Flora

J’Vion “Skoot” Luster DB 5-10 170 Columbus, Ga. / Carver

Pauly Seeley QB 6-0 185 Alma, Mich. / New Hampstead (Ga.)

Will White DB 6-1 183 Pauline, S.C. / Dorman

Coastal Carolina signees

Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown /High School

Dario Melendez Jr DL 6-0 280 Miami/Immaculta-LaSalle

Matt Scicchitano DL 6-4 280 Mount Carmel, Pa./Mount Carmel

Derrick Maxey III DB 5-11 180 Atlanta/Hapeville Charter

Laurence Sullivan Jr. DB 5-10 185 Vicksburg, Miss./Vicksburg HS

Spencer Kishbaugh LB 6-3 210 Berwick, Pa./Berwick Area HS

Wyatt Gedeon LB 6-1 235 Avon Lake, Ohio/St. Edward

Furman signees

Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown /High School

David Alabi BAN 6-2 240, Pickerington, Ohio,/ Pickerington

Brody Balliew OL 6-5 265 Calhoun, Ga./Calhoun

AK Burrell DB 6-0 190 Baton Rouge, La./Dutchtown

Caldwell Bussey DE 6-3 252 Hoover, Ala./ Spain Park High School

Brock Chappell TE 6-5 250 Holly Springs, N.C./ Cardinal Gibbons

Ryan Earl LB 6-2 225 Peachtree City, Ga./Trinity Christian

Nehuel Garcia QB 6-3 190 La Mirada, Calif./ La Mirada

Hayden Garner OL 6-5 280 Roanoke Rapids, N.C./ Roanoke Rapids

Raleigh Herbert LB 6-2 215 Cumming, Ga./ West Forsyth

Colton Hinton WR 5-11 175 Ashburn, Va./Stone Bridge

John Holbrook WR 6-4 195 Bradenton, Fla., IMG Academy

Brayden Holmes DB 6-1 170 Alpharetta, Ga., Milton

Chris Luna OL 6-3 275 Wesley Chapel, Fla./Tampa Catholic

Brennan Tormey TE 6-7 221 Montgomery, Ala./Pike Road

Marquis Vincent DL 6-1 260 Richmond, Va./Varina High School

Each phone call delivered Shane Todd an unexpected jolt. Four times over the last 14 months, with three in the last three months, the Cane Bay High School baseball coach scooped up his cell phone to get news nobody wants to.

Former players Justin Shelton, 26, Quinton Cable, 29, and returning letterman Dillon Moody, 17, passed away way too early. Todd didn’t see any of the punches coming so they caught him flush, right on the gut. To say they were jarring would be an understatement.

“Losing a former player is disheartening because you know their life is cut short and you will never get to see them again,” Todd said. “You just reflect on the good times and memories that you have of them and you tell stories often to keep their memories alive.”

Fortunately, there are plenty of those.

Cable played for Todd from 2009-12 and is the program’s career leading hitter and also helped coach the Cobras for five years. Shelton suited up for the Cobras from 2009-13 and was an all-region performer as a senior. Moody would have been an integral part of the 2023 squad as a junior right-handed pitcher and middle infielder.

Losing Moody was the toughest. Whereas Shelton and Cable grew into young men, Moody was just getting started. Todd had to figure out how to talk to his team about it and finding those words was difficult.

“Losing a current player is the hardest because you have to worry about the mindset of your current players because they are dealing with a serious issue and you are trying to help them cope with the tragedy,” Todd said. “Everyone handles loss differently and there isn’t anything in the coaching handbook that covers the loss of a current player.”

Todd absorbed another blow earlier this year, too, when his high school baseball coach Jerry Stoots lost his life in a boating accident in January. The 75-year-old Stoots won more high school baseball games than any coach in South Carolina history. Todd played for Stoots at Stall.

“I am a high school baseball coach because of him and he was always a sounding board for me when I needed to talk to someone or needed advice,” said Todd, a region coach of the year for the fifth time last spring.

Todd and the Cobras have carried on, though, but have not forgotten. You may not see it, but they’ve all changed at least a little bit.

“Our program has been hit hard with loss over the last couple of years and our players and coaches have shown great resolve in being able to maintain focus on the now while keeping these guys’ families in our thoughts and prayers,” Todd said. “They are not outwardly playing for these players but they do understand that life is precious and we are not guaranteed tomorrow.”

The Cobras have not tasted defeat in the regular season and were 3-1 in the preseason. In all, they’ve won eight straight. Moody, who unexpectedly passed away the day after Christmas, would have certainly been a contributor in the hot start.

“They are honoring Dillon in their own ways and we also are doing some things as a team to remember him,” Todd said.

The winning part has come easily. The Cobras improved to 5-0 overall and 1-0 in Region 6-AAAAA by winning 6-0 at Wando High School March 20. Todd’s bunch also has victory celebrations after games against Colleton County (6-1), Bishop England (4-0), Timberland (9-2) and Colleton County (14-4).

“We have had a good start to the season,” Todd said. “We had another good offseason and they competed well in the Diamond Prospects fall league. Some of these guys that were thrown into varsity action a couple years ago are now experienced and they are still just sophomores and juniors. Physically, they are getting to be varsity level guys. We have good depth and that starts with our pitching staff. We have a number of guys returning that have varsity experience and they are a year bigger and stronger. The defense has been helped as well due to the fundamental work in the fall and the offseason weight workouts. We have improved offensively and feel we can compete at the plate one through nine in the lineup instead of relying on one or two guys to carry us.”

The pitching staff’s earned-run average is 1.00.

“That has given the offense some time to get their timing and the bats are starting to come around,” Todd said. “Jackson Brindle, Ethan Dodson and David Barajas have been our starters, with C J Myers, Ryan Brewington and Jered Petty providing help from the bullpen. Connor Hirsch has been used as the back-end guy in the pen and has performed well.”

Brindle hurled a shutout against Wando, scattering six hits with four strikeouts and two walks. Leadoff hitter Cameron Williams, who patrols centerfield, collected three hits and knocked in a run. Designated hitter Anthony Alvarez, Myers, third baseman Cam Avery and second baseman Miles Singleton added RBIs.

Williams was 2 for 4 with three RBIs in the 14-4 win over Colleton County, while catcher Antonio Cochran-Rivera went 2 for 3 with two RBIs. Singleton knocked in a pair, too. Alvarez, Myers, Avery and Brindle added RBIs for the Cobras, who trailed 4-3 before putting up an eight spot in the bottom of the fourth. Cane Bay ended it via mercy rule with three runs in the bottom of the fifth and finished with 10 hits.

Petty earned the win with 1.2 hitless innings of relief and three strikeouts.

On the season, shortstop Julian Minus paces the Cobras offensively with a .417 batting average, followed by Williams (.379), Cochran-Rivera (.364) and Alvarez (.333).

Dodson and Brindle have sparkling ERAs below 1.

“We have had a good start but it is a long season and we must stay focused and take each game one at a time,” Todd said. “Working on our weaknesses and coming together as a team will hopefully help us keep some of this early momentum and allow us to be in the thick of things down the stretch. We want the opportunity to play games down the stretch that matter, that we will control our own destiny. We have some really good teams on our schedule so we will keep working hard and we will see where we end up.”

After a series with Wando, Cane Bay takes on Stratford (March 27, 29, 31) and Goose Creek (April 3, 5, 7) in region play. The Cobras host just game two in each of those sets.