USC Salkehatchie splits with Georgia Military College in season opener

According to USC Salkehatchie head coach Tatajana Slawson, the Lady Indians have split against Georgia Military today.

The Lady Indians won game 1, 12-9 and fell in game 2 by a final of 10-1 in five innings.

We will have a recap of the game tomorrow from coach Slawson.

Indians winning streak still intact, now at 11-games after 88-69 victory over Brunswick CC

The USC Salkehatchie Indians continued their winning ways this afternoon against Brunswick CC with a 88-69 victory over the Dolphins. Today's win improves the Indians to 12-11 and 4-0 in Region X play, it was their 11th victory in a row.

The Indians scored the opening points when Joel Mondo sank one of two free-throws to open the game. Cape Fear CC would come right back down on their next possesion and score on a Lattrell Royster jump shot.

Cape Fear would retain the lead throughout the first half but with 7:15 remaining, sophomore Darnell Jackson would take over for the Indians and get the lead. Brunswick CC would regain the lead only once more in the entire game and that came with 4:19 left 30-29.

The Indians lead Brunswick CC at the half, 44-34.

In the second half, it was all USC Salkehatchie as they would go on a 15-0 run and never look back eventually winning the contest, 88-69. The Indians are now 12-10 on the season and 4-0 in Region X play.

Brunswick CC falls to 3-2 in Region X play.

Leading the Indians-

Darnell Jackson- 20

Donald Simms- 21

Nate Drayton- 4

Dontae Shuler- 5

Bradley Smith- 7

Tony Freeman- 8

Leading the Dolphins-

Aaron Baker- 12

Lattrell Royster- 11

Chris Smith- 9

Alan Michael Thompson- 13

The Tatjana Slawson era begins as Indians head to Milledgeville, Georgia to take on Georgia Military College tomorrow~

New USC Salkehatchie head coach Tatjana Slawson will be coaching in her first regular season game as the USC Salkehatchie women's softball team kick-off the 2011 regular season tomorrow against Georgia Military College in Milledgeville, Georgia. The Indians will play a double-header with game 1 starting at 1:00 pm and game 2 is scheduled to start around 3:00 pm. Once we have results from the game, we will post them here on the blog.

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Indians make it 10-In a Row with 76-71 victory over Clinton Jr. College, improve to 3-0 in Region X

The USC Salkehatchie Indians men's basketball team improved to 11-10 on the season and 3-0 in Region X play, as the defeated Clinton Jr. College 76-71. The win tonight was the Indians tenth in a row after starting the season, 1-10.

In the first half the Indians trailed early and often, finally getting their first lead of the night with 11:11 left in the half, 14-13. They would find themselves down by as many as ten points with 4:28 remaining but would narrow the gap to four to end the half, 40-36.

"We came out fast in the first half, I was impressed that we were focused and ready to play early on. I think we lost focus mid-way through the first half but we were able to regain our composure and fight back," said USC Salkehatchie head coach Travis Garrett.

USC Salkehatchie sophomore Donald Simms would lead the Indians in scoring for the first half with 12-points.

In the second half, it would be all Indians as they finally tied the game with 17:47 (41-41) and would regain the lead shortly after 45-43. The Indians would not trail again throughout the second half. Freshman Raston Brown would sink a 3-pointer with 11:24 to give the Indians their largest lead of the contest (59-49) The Indians would go on to win the contest, 76-71.

Leading USC Salkehatchie-

Donald Simms- 17

Chris Rhodes- 16

Darnell Jackson- 12

Raston Brown- 8

Leading Clinton Jr. College-

Chris Hillard- 12

C.J. Mills- 11

Adam King- 8

Photos from USC Salkehatchie VS Clinton Jr. College~ 1-20-2011

USC Salkehatchie men's basketball VS Clinton Jr. College getting set to get underway at 7:00 pm~

The USC Salkehatchie men's basketball team is getting set to put their 9-game winning streak and 2-0 Region X record to the test tonight against Clinton Jr. College. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 pm.

We will have updates on Twitter throughout the game, refresh this page to view the tweets on the right hand side of the page. I will have photo's and the final game story after tonight's contest.

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Indians extend winning streak to 9-games after beating Knights in finals seconds~

Jan. 18--Aiken Technical College head coach Bruce Capers lamented before Monday night's meeting with USC-Salkehatchie that his Knights, losers of five of their last seven games coming into the Martin Luther King Jr. Day battle with the Indians, had been in every game all season but had somehow found a way to lose most of them in the closing seconds. The seventh year coach predicted that those breaks would eventually start going his team's way.
Monday wasn't the night.

Trailing by two points with 18.6 seconds left to play, ATC had the ball last with a chance to win the game. It even had a good look when Jamar Jackson, who had already knocked down a pair of 3-pointers, had an open shot in the corner that would have won the game. The Lexington native's jumper, though, clanged off the rim, and the putback attempt by Anthony Rapley also came up empty as USC-S (11-9) celebrated a 57-55 victory over the Knights (8-11) in front of a fired up crowd participating in a "Gold Out" at the ATC Student Activities Center.

"At some point, we have to learn how to close these games out," said Capers of the game's final seconds. "(Jackson) is one of the best shooters I've ever coached. He's made plenty of those for us, and I thought it was a great situation for him. We got the look we wanted, but the shot just didn't go."
The bounces may not have gonw the Knights' way down the stretch, but it was one glaring weakness the rest of the game that Capers will remember most when looking back at what could have been. ATC struggled mightily at the free throw line, making just 5 of 13 attempts from the charity stripe. In a game that was so tightly contested, those miscues proved costly.

"I truly felt that was the difference in the ball game," said Capers.
ATC also had a difficult time finding an answer for USC-S sophomore Donald Sims in the paint. The 6-foot-6 Chester native scored a game-high 19 points and dominated the glass, coming close to a triple-double with a pile of blocked shots, as well.

The Knights gave themselves a chance, going on a 9-0 run at the end of the first half to take a 29-25 lead into the locker room and then coming back from a 48-42 hole with eight minutes left to set up the late-game drama.

Deantre Johnson led ATC with nine points, while Jackson, Lavaron Rason and Archie Adams had eight each. Adams, a South Aiken High School product, scored six of his points late in the second half to help keep ATC around.
"Archie always plays hard," said Capers. "You never have to worry about that. He defends well, and he usually makes shots."

For the full story, go to http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/yb/154655807

Photo's from Denmark Technical College 01-13-2011

Indians defeat Denmark Technical College 95-90. Extend winning streak to 8-games~

The USC Salkehatchie Indians men's basketball team continued their winning ways tonight at home against Denmark Technical College, 95-90. In the first half, their were 13 lead changes as the game went back and forth between two rivals. The Panthers would enjoy a 2-point lead at the half, 41-43.

To start the 2nd half, the Indians built a 10-point lead 55-45 with 16:25 left. Denmark Tech would roar back to an 80-77 advantage with 7:00 left in the game.

The Indians would retake the lead for the last time with 1:44 left and would never look back, eventually winning by a final of 95-90.

"I was upset with how we played in the first half, we had opportunity's but didn't take advantage if them but Denmark Technical did. We came out strong in the second half and built a big lead but we allowed them to fight back. Denmark Tech has a strong team and the next game against them will be a challenge, no doubt" said USC Salkehatchie head coach Travis Garrett.

Leading the Indians-

Donald Simms- 32

Darnell Jackson- 17

Nate Drayton- 16

Earl Ware- 5

Leading the Panthers-

Kevin Bruce- 18

Garry Harris- 17

J.R. Johnson- 17

Brandon Butler- 15

USC Salkehatchie men's basketball HOME Thursday against Denmark Technical College

The USC Salkehatchie basketball team, currently on a 7 game winning streak, will face Denmark Technical College this Thursday night the 13th at 7 pm at home for the first region game of the season.

Come out and support our Indians! The USC Salkehatchie SGA is sponsoring garnet and gold night so please wear your garnet and gold and pack the stands to give them support! Don't forget admission is free to USC Salk students with i.d.s and to faculty and staff.

USC Salkehatchie Indians earn 7th straight victory with win over Middle Georgia~

The USC Salkehatchie Indians went into the half trailing by four, 41-37, not an unfamiliar spot over the past several games. The Indians would fall behind 50-39 with 15:38 left in the second half and from that point on, they inched closer and closer. The Indians would get their first lead of the game with 5:49 left 64-62.

As the game went back and forth in the final 5 minutes, the Indians would take one final lead 70-69 with 11:3 left in the game. Middle Georgia had the ball and with 2.4 seconds left missed a 3-pointer, after the shot the officials met and determined there was .06 seconds left in the contest. Middle Georgia Tay Mallory which was 6 of 7 in the 3-point determined missed a long 3-pointer to end the game.

"Just when I began to think we were not playing hard, the guys surprised me. I will take that type of team effort every night. It was a great team effort, we just need for it to continue as we head into Region play," said USC Salkehatchie head coach Travis Garrett.

The Indians start Region X play next Thursday at HOME against Denmark Technical College at 7:00 pm.

The Indians are now 7-10 on the season.

Leading the Indians-

Darnell Jackson 20-pts

Donald Simms 17- pts

Nate Drayton 12- pts

Earl Ware 7-pts

Leading the Warriors-

Tay Mallory 18- pts

Derek Lacey 16- pts

Photo's from USC Salkehatchie-Middle Georgia-

USC Salkehatchie trails by 4 at the half against Middle Georgia

USC Salkehatchie trails Middle Georgia at the half. The Indians trailed 35-24 with 6:38 left in the half but pulled within 4 as time expired in the first half.

Darnell Jackson leads the Indians with 13-points.

USC Salkehatchie Men's basketball home tonight at 7:00 pm~

The USC Salkehatchie men's basketball team will be at home tonight against Middle Georgia College at 7:00 pm. The Indians are riding a 6-game wining streak into the contest after starting the season 1-10. Come out and support the Indians as this is the last game prior to the Indians starting Region X play.

You can check back here on the blog tonight for scores from the half and final, plus pictures from the game once it is completed.

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USC Salkehatchie basketball players spend the day at Black Street Early Childhood Center.

Happy New Year from the entire USC Salkehatchie athletic family~

Happy 2011 from the entire USC Salkehatchie athletic family, we can never say it enough but thank you for all your continued support. This should be an exciting second half of the school year as we prepare for the second half of the basketball season. The Indians are on a 6-game winning streak and it should be an exciting finish. We will start baseball and softball here at the end of the month and we are all excited to see the teams coach Bubba Dorman and new softball coach Tatjana Slawson will have.

So, again Happy New Year to you and yours and let's get ready for an exciting new year!