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Vote: Who should be SBLive’s South Carolina High School Girls Basketball Player of the Week (2/26/2024)?

Here are 10 players for your voting consideration
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Vote: Who should be SBLive’s South Carolina High School Girls Basketball Player of the Week (2/26/2024)?
Vote: Who should be SBLive’s South Carolina High School Girls Basketball Player of the Week (2/26/2024)?

We have 10 players nominated this week for SBLive’s South Carolina Girls Basketball Player of the Week from Feb. 18-24 and we ask you, the fans, to help decide who should indeed be the top athlete selected. Voting will conclude on Sunday, March 3 at 11:59 p.m. and the winner will be announced in next week’s poll.

Congratulations to last week's winner: Simone Johnson of Ridge View.

Here are this week's nominees:

Dream Watson, Military Magnet

Watson posted 14 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals as the three-time defending 1-A state champion Eagles whipped Allendale-Fairfax 54-29 in the Lower State semifinals.

Joyce Edwards, Camden

The South Carolina signee produced another powerful game with 23 points, 16 rebounds and 5 blocked shots as the Bulldogs downed Lower Richland 47-28 in the AAA Lower State semifinals.

Simone Johnson, Ridge View

Johnson scored 27 points as the Blazers edged Bluffton 50-49 in the AAAA Lower State semifinals. The 5-foot-10 sophomore also had six rebounds.

Mya Hutchinson, Hilton Head Christian

Hutchinson poured in 31 points for the Eagles, who added another state championship to their dynasty with a 68-44 romp over John Paul II. Hilton Head Christian has won six consecutive SCISA state titles, with the last two coming in 3-A. The previous four were in 2-A. Hutchinson averaged 20 points a game.

Ry’Naisha Barnes, Denmark-Olar

The junior guard had 13 points, 4 rebounds and 3 steals as the Vikings beat Southside Christian 50-40 in the Class A Lower State semifinals.

P.J. Benson, Cross Stingrays

Benson scored 17 points as Cross beat Curtis Baptist 47-43 to win the SCISA 1-A state championship in the program’s first year of existence.

Sabreya Monsanto, Heathwood Hall

Monsanto, a 5-foot-10 junior forward, scored 21 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as the Highlanders edged Northwood Academy 58-56 for their second straight SCISA 4-A state championship.

Jalyn Almeida, Cathedral Academy

Almeida led the way with 25 points and the Generals beat Clarendon Hall 53-43 for their second consecutive SCISA 1-A state championship. The 5-foot-3 senior guard was Cathedral’s leading scorer with 17 points per game.

Tamia Watkins, Andrew Jackson

The 6-foot-2 junior turned in a dominant performance with 19 points and 21 rebounds, leading the Volunteers to a 56-33 rout of Bishop England in the AA Lower State championship game. Watkins averages 26.4 points and 11.8 rebounds.

Autumn Joseph, Darlington

Joseph, a 6-foot sophomore, scored 23 points and controlled the boards with 24 rebounds in Darlington’s 55-52 win over Crestwood for the AAA Lower State championship.

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MIKE DUPREZ

Mike Duprez became a freelance sports journalist for Scorebooklive.com several months after retiring from the newspaper business. A native of Oakland, California, Duprez moved around as a child due to his father’s service in the United States Marine Corps. He earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1981. Duprez, who lives in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, had 30 years of experience in newspapers as well as other endeavors before retiring at the end of 2021. He covers stories in both North Carolina and South Carolina for Scorebooklive.com.

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