Weekly Schedule: 9/13 – 9/17
Tuesday: JV Tennis @ Cardinal Newman, 4PM | V Tennis vs. Cardinal Newman, 4PM | V Volleyball vs. Cardinal Newman, 5:30PM | Golf @ Wilson Hall/Pinewood Prep, 4PM
Wednesday: Boys Cross Country @ Orangeburg Prep, 4PM
Thursday: V Tennis @ Hammond, 4PM | JV Tennis vs. Hammond, 4PM | Volleyball @ Hammond, 4:15PM | MS Football @ Hammond, 5PM | JV Football @ Hammond, 6:30PM
Friday: V Football vs. Laurence Manning, 6:30PM
Saturday: V Volleyball @ River Bluff Invitational, 8AM | Cross Country @ Lake Murray Invitational, 8AM
The Varsity Football team (1-2) suffered bad breaks early in their game last Friday against defending state runner-up Pinewood Prep (4-0), and couldn’t overcome them, falling 45-7 on the road. Despite the loss, several Highlanders provided great individual performances. Junior Jaelen King collected a season-high in both receptions and tackles, Reagan Olsen led the defense with 9 tackles, and Brandon McCullough registered his third straight game with a touchdown.
Friday night, the team will host Laurence Manning at 6:30PM (moved up from the original time of 7:30 due to the possibility of inclement weather).
The JV Football team (0-1) fell to a tough Ben Lippen team in their season opener, 26-0. The Highlanders played a very strong defensive game, only allowing two touchdowns, led by strong performances by lineman Joe Pope, and safeties Hayden Wrenn and Justin Lange, while the offense was led by a great rushing performance from Darius Bates. They will travel to Hammond for a 6:30 kickoff on Thursday.
The MS Football team (0-1) played in a great game last Thursday, losing a heartbreaker to Ben Lippen, 8-6. The Highlanders got on the board first, as Alexander Roberts found Walker Draffin on a touchdown pass with less than 10 seconds to play in the first half. The Falcons would respond on the first drive of the second half, scoring the touchdown and ensuing two-point conversion to claim the lead. The play of the game, however, came in the fourth quarter, as a Highlander fumble gave Ben Lippen what looked to be a sure scoop-and-score. Center Ryan Shelley tracked back nearly 30 yards to not only make the tackle, but force another fumble, which was then recovered in the endzone by Hugh Willcox. The Highlanders will face Hammond on the road on Thursday at 5PM.
Senior Jaylen Davis will be recognized tomorrow at noon as the WLTX Player of the Week!
Both the Varsity Volleyball and MS Volleyball teams enjoyed great weeks last week. The Varsity moved to 1-0 in region play with a key win over Augusta Christian on the road. The MS team traveled to Hammond on Saturday for their early season tournament, and claimed a second place finish! The Varsity will host Cardinal Newman today at 5:30, while both teams will travel to Hammond on Thursday.
In addition to the early season success, junior Flinn Christian was named a SCISA Player of the Week and senior Jaylen Davis will be recognized on campus tomorrow by WLTX News 19 as their Player of the Week!
The Heathwood Hall Girls’ Cross Country team competed in the International Division of the Coaches Classic cross country meet today and finished in 25th place out of 26 schools. The race, which featured some of the state’s most competitive schools, was the second meet of the season for the Lady Highlanders. Junior Maryah Nasir finished in 4th place with a time of 19:04, and was the top finisher among all Midlands area girls!
The Boys Cross Country team will run on Wednesday at Orangeburg Prep.
The Highlander Varsity Tennis team started region play Thursday at Augusta Christian. After Heathwood swept all 6 singles games, Augusta Christian forfeited doubles. Heathwood earned wins at #1 singles from Francis James, #2 Olivia Merritt, #3 Daisy McLeod, #4 Carter Smith, #5 Caroline Bunch, and #6 Kit Mullins. The Highlanders won 9-0 and advanced to 3-2 on the season.
The Varsity and JV Tennis teams will face region rivals Cardinal Newman today and Hammond on Thursday.
The Lady Highlander Swim Team continued their perfect start in 2016, as they won the Battle of the Midlands Invitational on Saturday at Maxcy Gregg Park!
The Highlander Women’s Swimming Team remain unbeaten by placing 1st (133 pts) at the 2016 Battle of the Midlands Invitational for the fourth consecutive year. The Highlander Women defeated Cardinal Newman High School (106 pts), Hammond (47 pts), Wilson Hall Swim Team (43 pts), Ben Lippen School (38 pts), Mead Hall Episcopal School (38 pts), Trinity Byrnes Collegiate School (25), and Augusta Christian (2 pts).
The Highlander women continued to qualify additional swimmers and events for the SCISA State Championship in October!
Highlander Women Top 5 Finishes:
200 Medley Relay: (L. Richter, A. Wilson, O. Moran, S. Conner) – 1st Place
200 Freestyle Relay: (L. Richter, A. Wilson, O. Moran, S. Hillmeyer) – 1st Place
400 Freestyle Relay: (S. Conner, S. Pagett, M. Manos, S. Hillmeyer) – 2nd Place
Savannah Hillmeyer
200 Freestyle – 1st Place
100 Freestyle – 1st Place
Lily Richter
100 Backstroke – 1st Place
500 Freestyle – 3rd Place
Abby Wilson
50 Freestyle – 3rd Place
100 Breaststroke – 1st Place
Sarah-Northey Pagett
500 Freestyle – 2nd Place
200 Freestyle – 4th Place
Sophia Conner
100 Backstroke – 3rd Place
Olivia Moran
100 Butterfly – 1st Place
50 Freestyle – 4th Place
Melina Manos
200 IM – 2nd Place
100 Fly – 4th Place
The Highlander Men’s Swimming Team, lead by McIver Merritt’s season best 4th place finish in the 200 I.M., continued to race hard and improve on the season. Luke Gabel and Jake Sawyer have locked in State qualifying times and look to add more events as the season continues.
Highlander Men Top 5 Swims:
McIver Merritt
200 IM – 4th Place – 4 pts
Jake Sawyer
100 Fly – 5th Place – 3 pts
The Girls Golf team won their sole match last week, defeating Lugoff-Elgin by 41 strokes on Thursday. Madison Branum (36) and Olivia Antonetti (45) claimed the two low scores on the day, and will look to lead the team as they travel to Sumter today for a tri-match against Wilson Hall and Pinewood Prep. For her efforts over the opening portion of the season, Branum earned nomination as a SCISA Player of the Week!
Congratulations to Maryah Nasir, who had the 4th-fastest time out of 619 girls who competed in the Coaches Classic varsity cross country races on Saturday. Maryah now has the fastest 5K time of any girl in the Midlands, and the 5th fastest time in the state among both private and public school girls!
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The Highlander MS Volleyball team will open its season on Wednesday at home as they host Wilson Hall, with first serve scheduled for 4:15PM. The Varsity (1-2) will host matches today (Mead Hall) and tomorrow (Wilson Hall), before traveling for a road region match on Thursday at Augusta Christian.
