On October 11 the USC Salkehatchie basketball team traveled to Columbus State University in Columbus, GA for the preseason portion of their schedule and played in the Corry Black Jamboree. The Indians played 3 games: the first game they played Gorgon College, "we did a great job with our pressure defense, we shared the ball on offense and we did a decent job with our offensive execution," said USC Salkehatchie head coach Travis Garrett. Sophomore Donald Sims, 6-6 215 F and Xavier Mayfield 5-11 180 G both from Chester, SC played very well and in the second half the Indians held Gorgon College to 7-points, the final score was 67-27.
In the 2nd game vs. Chattanooga State, TN it was a back and forth affair as the Indians lost the game in the final seconds 57-55.
Roy Hampton 6-5 235, Winston Salem, NC ,Isaac Oppong 5-11 180, Toronto Canada, Nate Drayton 6-6 245 Fr. Savannah, GA , all showed flashes of their potential.
The last game vs. Albany Tech Fred Hargrove 6-7 190, F Eatonton GA, and Earl Ware 6-3 180, Fr. Pontiac SC played very well as the Indians defeated Albany Tech a team the will face in the regular season on Nov.14th .
October 17th At All tournament Park, Marietta, GA it wasn’t a great showing for the Indians, as they blew and 8-point lead with minutes to go and Lost to Snead State,AL 39-37 in a sloppy game. The Snead game would be SO. Brandon Riley 6-2 190 G Eatonton, GA first action since the Indians started practice. Even though he was rusty he showed flashes of his potential.
2nd game vs. Lawson St. Al, was the same type of game as the Indians built a 10-point lead and held on to a 6-point victory.
The Indians last game vs. St. Johns River,FL , coach Garrett said "the theme of the day is that we were flat and it showed in our play." The Indians would go on to lose by a final score of 37-41.
Donald Sims was the most consistent player during the game, he had several monstrous dunks on 4 of St. Johns River players.
"After the games were over, I would have to say we took some steps back but that’s why it’s the preseason and we will go back and correct our mistakes.We are a little over 3 weeks away from playing one of the better teams in the country in Central Florida CC,FL Nov, 6th, the school I played for in college. We will regroup and make this a very exciting year," said coach Garrett
