2010 Quizno's USC Salkehatchie Holiday Classic-Schedule Released by Head coach Travis Garrett

After fast start, Indians offense comes to a halt against Brevard CC

The USC Salkehatchie Indians men's basketball team jumped out to a fast start against Brevard CC in the Tallahassee CC Holiday Inn Thanksgiving Classic on Thanksgiving day. The Indians went on a 18-4 run to start the game but Brevard CC. finished first half on 15-0 run and 34-9 overall.

Brevard CC lead at the half, 38, 27.

USC Salkehatchie head coach Travis Garrett said of the first half, "We started fast and it looked as though we could control the game. However, Brevard CC was able to get back in the game because of turnovers, something we have to work on."

In the second half, the woes would continue for the Indians, Brevard CC would put 49 on the board in the half. The Indians would respond with 45 of their own but it was too little too late.

The final score was Brevard CC 87, USC Salkehatchie 72.

"We have committed over 200 plus turnovers this season. If you look at the points teams are getting off turnovers, that is the difference. We can't expect to have 20 plus turnovers per game and expect to win. We have to have one player on this team take the leadership role and make it his team, so far that hasn't happened. To win games, you have to want to win and right now, I don't feel we want to win. I can assure fans that this week we are going to shake things up and try a new lineup, I am going to find five players that want to play."

The Indians are now 1-9 on the young season, Brevard CC improves to 4-4.

Leading the way for the Indians-

Nate Drayton-16

Dontae Shuler-12

Darnell Jackson-10

Earl Ware-7

Leading the way for Brevard CC-

Demantre' Edwards-16

Ralph Williams-16

Jamel Marshall-12

Louis Adams-11

The Indians will be back in action on Wednesday at home for only the second time this season against College of Coastal Georgia at 7:00 pm.

Happy Thanksgiving to All from the USC Salkehatchie Athletic Department~

This year as we celebrate Thanksgiving, we here at USC Salkehatchie have so much to be thankful for. We are so thankful for the many student-athletes here at USC Salkehatchie, I have said it many times before but we have some of the best student-athletes in the entire NJCAA. To me a great student-athlete is not always someone who exemplifies excellence on the playing field but a student-athlete that is well rounded both on the playing field and off is just as important if not more so to an athletic team. I would put our student athletes up against any in the country and that is a direct reflection on you the parents. So, this year as we here at USC Salkehatchie get ready to celebrate Thanksgiving with our families, know that your child is a part of that family and for that, we give thanks!

USC Salkehatchie men's basketball to face Brevard CC today at 4:00 pm

The USC Salkehatchie Indians will be back in action today against Brevard CC this afternoon at 4:00 pm against Brevard CC. The Indians are participating in the Tallahassee CC Holiday Inn Thanksgiving Classic.

To follow today's game, click on the link below- Once on the link, look on the left hand side of the page and click on Cybersports USA '"Live" in game stats. It will have a basketball court and you can follow all the action.

http://www.tcc.fl.edu/about_tcc/athletics/team_broadcasting

USC Salkehatchie falls to #2 team in all of NJCAA, Tallahassee Community College 74-56

The USC Salkehatchie Indians faced the #2 team in the NJCAA tonight at the TCC Thanksgiving Classic.

Tallahassee Community College came out strong, leading at the half 41-24 at the half.

The Indians were never able to regain control and TCC cruised the remainder of the game, winning by a final score of 74-56.

"We have to continue to improve, we are close but then we take ten steps backwards. If we continue to turn the ball over, we will get beat, plain and simple. You can't commit 21-turnovers and have them get 24-points off them and be successful. We will work hard and get better, that is the bottom line," said USC Salkehatchie head coach Travis Garrett.

The Indians now drop to 1-8 on the season, while TCC improves to 9-2

The Indians will face Brevard CC on Thanksgiving day at 4:00 pm. Once the score becomes available, I will add here on the blog.

Leading scorers for USC Salkehatchie-

Nate Drayton 15

Donnie James 12

Quincy Washington 6

Chris Rhodes 6

Leading scorers for Tallahassee CC-

Richard Anderson 16

Rashard McGill 11

Caryle Francis 10

Derick Beltran 9

VIDEO of tonight's game now up on TCC-Follow Link Below!

Tonight's game between USC Salkehatchie and Tallahassee CC in Florida, is now up at the link below~ The 1st half is over with the Indians trailing, 41-24. You will be able to watch the entire 2nd half at the link below~

http://www.livestream.com/tcceagles?utm_source=lsplayer&utm_medium=ui-play&utm_campaign=click-bait&utm_content=tcceagles

USC Salkehatchie VS TCC "Live" Now~

I was told yesterday that the USC Salkehatchie VS Tallahasse CC basketball game would be either broadcast via audio or video but as of now, I am unable to find the link~ Below you can click on the link and follow the game via Live In Game Stats. If during the course of the game, I find a video or audio link, I'll post here on the blog. I will also post the score throughout the game via Twitter and on Facebook and here on the blog.

LIVE IN GAME STATS~

http://www.cybersportsusa.com/webgames/webgame.aspx?xmlfile=TalUSC112420108pm%2Exml&uid=0&ssid=

Tomorrow's game between Tallahassee Community College and USC Salkehatchie audio or video~

I have been in talks all day with Tallahassee Community College athletic director Rob Chaney. He has assured me that the game between USC Salkehatchie and host Tallahassee Community College will either have audio or video and they are unsure which at the moment but he assured me that would have one or the other. If you like to follow a game by stats, he will have this feature also. If you will follow the link below, it will be on the right hand side of the page once it becomes available. Once I find out which they are doing for sure, I will post here on the blog.

http://www.tcc.fl.edu/about_tcc/athletics

USC Salkehatchie at Tallahassee Community College ready for Wednesday and Thanksgiving day action~

USC Salkehatchie assistant coach Maurice Simmons sent us some photo's from today's walk-through at TCC. The Indians will be in action tomorrow night.

Indians to spend Thanksgiving break at Tallahassee Community College's Holiday Inn Thanksgiving Classic

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (November 19, 2010) - Tallahassee Community College's men's basketball team will host the Holiday Inn Thanksgiving Classic, Wednesday and Thursday, November 24 and 25.

In addition to the host TCC Eagles, watch teams from Brevard Community College, Spartanburg Methodist College and the University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie.

Admission is $5 for adults; children 12 and under are admitted free of charge. TCC students, faculty and staff are admitted free with a valid TCC ID.

I have contacted TCC about possible coverage of the games via the web, I will let everyone know once they reply.

Holiday Inn Thanksgiving Classic Schedule
Wednesday, November 24
6 p.m. - Brevard vs. Spartanburg Methodist
8 p.m. - Tallahassee vs. USC-Salkehatchie

Thursday, November 25
4 p.m. - USC-Salkehatchie vs. Brevard
6 p.m. - Tallahassee vs. Spartanburg Methodist

Indians fall 80-81 in another close one against East Georgia College

The USC Salkehatchie Indians traveled to East Georgia College tonight, looking to avenge an 85-84 loss at home last week. Last week's game went down to the wire, with the Indians having a chance to earn the win with 2.6 seconds left in regulation.

Today's game had to seem like a bad dream to USC Salkehatchie head coach Travis Garrett. The Indians lead by 10 points early on and seemed to have a comanding lead. East Georgia College would storm back right before the half and lead 41-39 at intermission.

"We played a great first half, we showed emotion tonight. I have been asking the players to play with passion all season and tonight, they did," said Garrett.

In the second half, the game went back and forth with each team earning the lead several times.

Finally with 6.1 seconds left, sophomore Darnell Jackson took the Indians final shot, only to have it come up short.

Coach Garrett said, "I was impressed with the guys tonight, this game is the first all season in which we didn't give up. We fought back and played with intensity and that is all I can ask from the squad. I know brighter days are ahead, tonight showed that."

East Georgia would go on to get the win by a final score of 81-80.

The Indians were 11-21 from the line.

Leading the Indians:

Donavan Shuler 16

Mitchell Dixson- 12

The Indians fall to 1-7 on the season.

Jackson signs with UL Raging Cajuns

In his first recruiting class, head coach Bob Marlin announced on Tuesday that four players have signed National Letters of Intent to suit up for Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team in the 2011-12 season.

"We are excited to have these young men join our program," said UL head coach Bob Marlin. "They are all outstanding players but more importantly they are all outstanding people. We look forward to seeing them contribute to the success of UL basketball."
Junior college players Odayne Clarke, Kadeem Coleby and Darnell Jackson, along with high school athlete Kentwan Smith will step on the court for the Cajuns next year.
C

larke (forward, 6-6, 265) comes to Louisiana from Hill College in Hillsboro, Texas. He was tabbed First Team All-North Texas Junior College Athletic Conference after averaging 12.0 ppg and 8.1 rpg in the 2009-10 season. During conference play, his numbers increased to 15.0 ppg and 8.5 rpg. A native of Mount Vernon, N.Y., Clarke took official visits to Houston and Utah State before signing with the Cajuns. Rated as a top-100 JUCO player, Clarke had strong interest from Utah, Boston College and Western Kentucky during his recruitment.
Coleby (forward/center, 6-10, 235) hails from Nassau, Bahamas and spent time playing at Odessa College (2009-10) and Daytona State (2010-11). A rivals three-star recruit, he originally signed with Louisiana Tech in 2008 before heading to the JUCO ranks. In limited action at Odessa, he averaged 1.7 ppg and 2.7 rpg. As a prep senior in the Bahamas, he averaged 12.0 ppg, 10 rpg and 2.0 bpg. And like current teammate Scottie Farrington, Coleby was also a member of the Bahamian Junior National Team. This year at Daytona State, he is averaging 9.6 ppg and 6.0 rpg through the season's first few contests. Other schools that showed interest were Cincinnati, Memphis, Iowa, South Florida and Wichita State.

Jackson (point guard, 6-4, 210) is a Rivals.com/JUCO Junction Top-150 player this season. While at USC-Salkehatchie last season, the Savannah, Ga. native averaged 8.0 ppg and 3.6 apg to go along with 4.5 rpg. For his efforts he earned second team honors on the Carolinas Junior College All-Conference Team. Against East Georgia College last season, he recorded his first triple-double with 17 ppg, 14 rpg and 10 assists. He also had five steals in the contests. Other schools that showed interest were Minnesota, Nebraska, Wichita State, Tulane and Utah State.

Smith (guard/small forward, 6-8, 185) attends Piney Woods High School in Piney Woods, Miss. Born in Freeport, Bahamas he averaged a double-double last season with 15.9 ppg and 10.1 rpg. Currently, Hoop Scoop rates Smith as the 12th best recruit of the 2011 class from Mississippi.

In 2009-10, he led the Tornadoes to a 19-7 record. In every game, he reached double-digit rebounds and broke the 20-point barrier on six occasions. Smith declined offers from Missouri State, Chattanooga and FIU to play at UL. He also had strong interest from Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Georgetown, Marquette, Villinova and Wichita State

USC Salkehatchie men's basketball on the road for tonight's game~

The USC Sakehatchie men's basketball team is traveling to East Georgia College tonight in what should be an epic rematch. The Indians at home last week against East Georgia, took the game to the wire before falling 85-84.

The Indians enter tonight's contest with a record of 1-6 on the season.

Once the game is completed and the score if reported, I will here on the blog.

Former Indian-Cea Knox

Congratulations to The University of South Carolina, 2010 SEC East Champions

The University of South Carolina Salkehatchie athletic department would like to congratulate The University of South Carolina football team on becoming the 2010 SEC East Champions!

The Gamecocks earned a spot in the SEC Championship game against the Auburn Tigers in Atlanta, Georgia on December 6th, by beating the Florida Gators 36-14.

Indians fall to Middle Georgia last night in basketball action~

The USC Salkehatchie Indians fell Monday night on the road against Middle Georgia College 84-70. The Indians struggled again from the free throw line going 23-37. "We have to stop beating ourselves. I have tried to make the guys understand if we cut down on turnovers and hit free-throws, no game we have been in this year, is even close," said USC Salkehatchie head coach Travis Garrett.

With last night's loss, the Indians fall to 1-6 on the season. They will be back in action on Wednesday against East Georgia College. Wednesday's game will be a rematch from a game last week, in which the Indians fell 85-84 in a heart breaker.

Coach Garrett said, "We have to start competing at a much higher level. I understand we have a lot of freshman learning the system but we also have a fair share of sophomores that have to step their game up."

Leading the Indians against Middle Georgia was,

Bradley Smith with 19 points and 7 rebounds

Darnell Jackson and Chris Rhodes finished with 14 and 12 points respectively.

Video of USC Salkehatchie VS East Georgia up on YouTube~

Weren't able to make it to the game on Wednesday? Check the Indians out on YouTube today, video from the USC Salkehatchie-East Georgia game!Click link below to view-
www.youtube.com/USCSalkathletics

USC Salkehatchie looks to break winless streak this weekend.

AMERICUS — South Georgia Tech will host the Jets Classic this weekend with familiar foes making appearances.For the third-straight season, Gulf Coast (Fla.) and USC-Salkehatchie will play in the two-day tournament, along with conference foe Waycross.

“I think there will be four quality games, especially with Salkehatchie being winless,” said Jets coach Steven Wright.Salkehatchie is 0-4 while the other three teams are unbeaten. Gulf Coast is 3-0, Waycross is 4-0, and the Jets won their opener 93-49 against Middle Georgia Tech on Nov. 2.

Salkehatchie and Waycross will play the opener at 6 p.m. with SGTC and Gulf Coast playing the nightcap at 8 p.m.

On Saturday, Waycross and Gulf Coast will play at 2 p.m., and the Jets will play Salkehatchie at 4 p.m.

The Jets lost 84-78 and 80-71 to Salkehatchie and Gulf Coast last season.

Happy Veterans Day 2010

Today is Veterans Day and we here at the USC Salkehatchie athletic department would like to say "Thank You" to all our troops, past and present! Happy Veteran's Day!

2nd half photo's from East Georgia College game last night~

Indians lose heartbreaker against East Georgia College

The USC Salkehatchie Indians lost a heart breaker tonight at home in Walterboro, South Carolina against East Georgia College 85-84.

The Indians lead by as many 9 points in the first half before East Georgia pulled within 4 at the half, 43-39.

East Georgia came out after the half and turned it on, taking the lead 44-43 with 19:15 left in the game.

The Indians would come back with 17.8 seconds left when Chris Rhodes hit a 3-pointer to tie the game, 84-84.

Donnie James then inadvertently fouled an East Georgia player.

He hit the front end of two but missed the second one, giving the Indians one last chance.

With 2.4 seconds USC head coach Travis Garrett called time to set up, Chris Rhodes for another shot but was unable to connect.

"We have to stop turning the ball over, I don't know exactly how many we had in the game but it was around 30. When you give the other team that many opportunities nothing but bad things will happen. We also missed 19-free throws, that can't happen. I think we have made strides but then we back right back up," said head coach Travis Garrett.

The final was East Georgia 85, USC Salkehatchie 84.

The Indians fall to 0-4 and East Georgia is now 3-0.

The Indians will be back in action at the SGT Classic in Americus, Georgia at 5:30 pm.

Leading scorers for USC Salkehatchie-

Darnell Jackson-17

Chris Rhodes- 13

Nate Drayton- 13

Donnie James- 10

Raston Brown- 8

Leading scorers for East Georgia-

Lamar Richardson-21

Thomas Fryar- 15

Indians lead at HALF over East Georgia at home

Home Basketball Tonight at 7:00

The USC Salkehatchie Indians basketball team will be at home tonight starting at 7:00 pm. Come out and enjoy a great night of basketball.

I will have photo's and the score at the half and again at the end of the game.

Indians have tough night in Aiken at ATC Classic

AIKEN, S.C. — Forget the injuries and youthful lineup. The Gulf Coast men’s basketball team didn’t need any excuses Friday night.
The Commodores, trailing by 10 points in the first half, pulled away for an easy season-opening win over USC at Salkehatchie in the Aiken Technical College Classic.

USC Salkehatchie had a 10-point lead in the first half coming out of the gate but Gulf Coast picked up the defensive pressure with about 12 minutes to go (in the first half) and we were able to make a run against the Indians.

The rally resulted in a 46-32 advantage for Gulf Coast at halftime.

Gulf Coast will face Aiken Technical College this afternoon at 4:00 pm, while the Indians 0-2 look for their first win of the season against East Georgia at 7:00 pm.

Coach Glass announces 2010 NJCAA All-Region X Team Men's Soccer

2nd Team-

David Williams

John Luka Joseph

Coach Glass announces 2010 NJCAA All-Region X Team Women's Soccer

2010 NJCAA All- Region, Region X (Women)

1st Team-

Jessica Marchant

2nd Team-

Ashur Eden-Amai

Zaf Papanikitas

Tearra Green

Honorable Mention-

Amanda Diaz

Danielle Van Hulst

Jessica Vido

USC Salkehatchie athletic department hosts "Potluck" lunch for faculty and staff~ (Photo's)