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High School Sports

  • Jackets booters down Demons, 2-0

    The Buford men’s varsity soccer team wrapped up a successful week, taking a 2-0 win over Class AAAA foe Lugoff-Elgin at Jackets Stadium on Friday.

    The match marked the final time the teams played in the young season.

    The Jackets previously defeated the Demons 5-2 in the Capital City Cup in February, but dropped a 3-1 loss at Lugoff-Elgin in the regular season opener.

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  • LHS triumphs in tennis

    The Lancaster High School boys tennis team opened defense of its region championship, taking a 5-0 win over Ridge View on Thursday.
    Lancaster swept the singles and no doubles were played since RVHS had only six players.

    LHS 5 RVHS 0
    1. Isaac Thomas (L) defeated  Kaleb Phelps (RV), 6-0, 6-1
    2. Connor Palmeri (L) defeated  Logan Coates (RV), 6-3, 6-1
    3. Jacob Hudson (L) defeated  Mark Todd (RV),  6-1, 6-2
    4. Zack Onisick (L) defeated  Daniel Gooding (RV), 6-1, 6-0

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  • Yellow Jackets blank Cyclones

    The Buford High School boys varsity opened its soccer season, taking a 3-0 win over Class AAA foe Chester on Monday.
    Senior Nate Purser opened the scoring with a goal off a Jesse Black assist.
    The Jackets controlled the first half tempo, but couldn’t finish opportunities to leave the match at 1-0.
    Early in the second half, Purser scored again on an assist from senior left back Zachary Justice.
    In the 65th minute, BHS senior left wing, Juan Gaspar-Luna scored on a ball crossed into the goal area from senior Ben Rhoton.

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  • Brown relishes special bond with ‘Coach Mo’

    Buford High School assistant football coach Jeff “Coach Mo” Moyer had an impact on a host of youngsters he taught and coached at BHS over the nine years he was at the eastern Lancaster County high school.
    One who has felt Moyer’s lasting influence was former Buford High football star Marcus Brown.
    Moyer, 65, lost a battle to brain cancer earlier this week. He was diagnosed the weekend of Feb. 9, and died less than a month later.

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  • Veterans key in softball hopes for Yellow Jackets

    The Buford Lady Jackets softball team returns a strong cast from the 2017 team, which finished as the Class AA state runner-up last spring.
    BHS, 23-6, returns seven starters on the team, which fell to Latta for the Class AA state title after winning the Class AA state crown in 2016.
    Veteran coach Lael Allen has a solid group of players back for the new season.
    Senior Kristin Wemes, a team veteran, is back at catcher where Hannah Boone will also see playing time.

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  • Red Hawks edge Bruins 1-0

    The Lancaster Bruins opened Region III-AAAA, dropping a tough 1-0 loss to Westwood High School at the Red Hawks’ field in Blythewood on Thursday night.
    The game was originally set for Tuesday, but reset due to rain and wet playing conditions.
    Lancaster High pitcher Raul Garcia-Mora, who worked six innings, took the loss.
    He posted seven strikeouts and allowed no earned runs and two walks.
    The Bruins, 3-2 on the season, had four hits on the night – singles from Austin Catoe, Logan Phillips, Buddy Howard and Jarren Taylor.

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  • Lady Bruins belt Buford, 21-3

    The Lancaster High School Lady Bruins softball team, fresh off winning the title in the annual Buford Preseason Softball tournament with a 4-0 run, rolled to a 21-3 win over the Buford Lady Jackets on Wednesday night at the BHS softball field.

    Lancaster High senior pitcher Summer Clinton hurled the win, notching two strikeouts in the victory.

    Clinton aided her cause with three hits and drove in a run.

    Ashley Abbott supplied three hits and drove in three runs.

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  • Jackets blank Bruins, 3-0

    The Buford High School men’s varsity soccer team won its first home match of the season, taking a 3-0 win over Lancaster on Wednesday night.

    The match was the first contest on the new artificial turf, installed last summer.

    In the first half, BHS senior midfielder Blaine Gossman scored a goal around the 20th minute off an assist from fellow senior Bryton Davis, who had just returned from a serious toe injury suffered in the pre-season Capital City Cup Tournament in Columbia.

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  • Jackets sweep Stallions

    The Buford Yellow Jackets opened Region IV-AA baseball play, taking a sweep of host Lee Central High School of Bishopville on Monday.

    The Jackets prevailed 8-2 in five innings, and 11-1 in three innings.

    The region doubleheader was set for two five-inning games.

    Noah Vincent led the Buford attack in the six-run win with a double, single and a RBI. Andrew Wright had a hit and two RBIs.

    Andrew Allen belted a two-run home run and drew a walk.

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  • Veterans play key role in Lady Bruins hopes

    Lancaster High School first-year softball head coach Erin Walker sports a solid cast of players for the 2018 season and high hopes.

    LHS, 20-4 last season when it went 19-2 in regular-season play, features a strong host of returning starters to the blue and gold fold.

    “I am truly looking forward to this season and I am excited as a first year coach to be with this group of girls. I think we have a great road ahead of us and I am glad I get to be a part of this with them,” Walker said.

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