Beach Ball Classic Scholarship Winners Announced

The Beach Ball Classic presented over $10,000 in college scholarships to ten area athletes at the 30th annual scholarship banquet held recently at the Myrtle Beach Train Depot.

The scholarships were awarded to student athletes within the Horry County School System who have excelled both academically and athletically during their high school careers.

“Our scholarship program helps these students tremendously, and would not be possible without the generosity of Mike Wooten and his team at DDC Engineers,” said John Rhodes, the tournament’s Executive Director.

While normally one scholarship is awarded to a senior representing each of Horry County’s high schools, 2014 marked a special occasion as an additional scholarship was added in honor of the late Keith Lane, a well-respected coach and former member of the Beach Ball Classic Committee who, according to Rhodes, “was instrumental in its success.”

“The Beach Ball Classic not only provides a venue to showcase gifted athletes, it has also become a hallmark event for sports tourism.  The Beach Ball Classic shares its success with our community by helping support the educational goals of Horry County Schools’ students. Since 1984, the Beach Ball Classic has provided over $400,000 in scholarships to more than 350 students representing each of our high schools.  These scholarships recognize students who set high expectations for their own performance, both athletically and in the classroom,” said Dr. Cindy Elsberry, Superintendent of Horry County Schools.

Now in its 34th year, the Beach Ball Classic is hailed as the nation’s premier high school sporting event. Attracting talent that has included Kobe Bryant, Raymond Felton, and Jason Kidd, it has launched the careers of countless NBA stars. Named South Carolina’s Most Outstanding Tourism Event in 2003, the tournament has entertained over one million fans since its move to the Myrtle Beach Convention Center from Socastee High School in 1994.

This year’s scholarship winners, along with the schools they represent and their college choices, are listed below.

2014 Beach Ball Classic Scholarship Winners

 

Skyler Ethan Roberts Aynor High School Wofford College
Samantha Schoerer Carolina Forest High School Coker College
Samuel Winburn Hall Conway High School Newberry College
Matthew Logan Brown Green Sea Floyds Coastal Carolina University
Kayla Makenzie Todd Loris High School Coastal Carolina University
Noble Graham Vaughn Myrtle Beach High School University of South Carolina
Lukas James Gschwandtner North Myrtle Beach High Duke
Rachel Rose Hall Socastee High School USC or Clemson
AnnaMarie Haines Guest* Socastee High School Furman
Joseph Anthony Larkin St. James High School Clemson

 

*awarded in honor of Keith Lane

Dec 20 9:30 AM High Point Christian, NC 52West Springfield HS, VA 25 Dec 20 9:30 AM Lemon Bay, FL 30N. Myrtle Beach, SC 61 Dec 20 9:30 AM South Florence, SC 48Socastee, SC 22 Dec 20 11:15 AM Bishop O’Connell (VA) 58Summerville, SC 50 Dec 20 11:15 AM Northwest Guilford, NC 36Dorman, SC 53 Dec 20 11:15 AM Trinity Collegiate, SC 53Loris, SC 27 Dec 20 1:00 PM University, WV 65Heathwood Hall, SC 75 Dec 20 1:00 PM Kings Fork, VA 58Myrtle Beach, SC 14 Dec 20 1:00 PM Greenville, SC 36Orangeburg-Wilkinson, SC 42 Dec 20 1:30 PM Winter Haven, FL 66Socastee, SC 12 Dec 20 2:45 PM Catholic, VA 77Andrew Jackson, SC 54 Dec 20 2:45 PM Westview, TN 56Keenan, SC 42 Dec 20 2:45 PM Wilson, SC 62Waccamaw, SC 25 Dec 20 3:15 PM Sparkman, AL 43Paul VI, VA 49 Dec 20 5:00 PM Thomas Dale, VA 69Miami Sr, FL 43 Dec 20 6:45 PM Norcross, GA 42Camden, SC 45 Dec 21 9:30 AM Myrtle Beach, SC 34Keenan, SC 61 Dec 21 9:30 AM Greenville, SC 52Waccamaw, SC 21 Dec 21 10:00 AM Heathwood Hall, SC 51Catholic, VA 60 Dec 21 10:00 AM University, WV 61Andrew Jackson, SC 72 Dec 21 11:15 AM Lemon Bay, FL 37Northwest Guilford, NC 60 Dec 21 11:15 AM Atlantic Collegiate(SC) 28Loris, SC 35 Dec 21 11:45 AM Miami Sr, FL 27Norcross, GA 51 Dec 21 11:45 AM West Springfield HS, VA 57Summerville, SC 66 Dec 21 1:00 PM N. Myrtle Beach, SC 44Dorman, SC 48 Dec 21 1:00 PM Socastee, SC 21Trinity Collegiate, SC 59 Dec 21 1:30 PM High Point Christian, NC 45Bishop O’Connell (VA) 60 Dec 21 2:45 PM Kings Fork, VA 46Westview, TN 58 Dec 21 2:45 PM Orangeburg-Wilkinson, SC 36Wilson, SC 53 Dec 21 3:15 PM Greenville, SC 42Sparkman, AL 77 Dec 21 5:00 PM Winter Haven, FL 53Paul VI, VA 49 Dec 21 6:45 PM Thomas Dale, VA 61Camden, SC 46 Dec 22 9:00 AM Norcross, GA 50Sparkman, AL 43 Dec 22 9:00 AM University, WV 66West Springfield HS, VA 37 Dec 22 9:00 AM Myrtle Beach, SC 36Lemon Bay, FL 41 Dec 22 10:45 AM Greenville, SC 35Loris, SC 34 Dec 22 10:45 AM Miami Sr, FL 61Atlantic Collegiate (SC) 16 Dec 22 10:45 AM Keenan, SC 49Northwest Guilford, NC 57 Dec 22 10:45 AM Catholic, VA 50Bishop O’Connell (VA) 35 Dec 22 12:30 PM Paul VI, VA 30Camden, SC 61 Dec 22 12:30 PM Socastee, SC 42Orangeburg-Wilkinson, SC 40 Dec 22 12:30 PM Andrew Jackson, SC 64Summerville, SC 61 Dec 22 12:30 PM N. Myrtle Beach, SC 35Kings Fork, VA 49 Dec 22 2:15 PM Winter Haven, FL 43Thomas Dale, VA 74 Dec 22 2:15 PM Trinity Collegiate, SC 55Wilson, SC 41 Dec 22 2:15 PM Heathwood Hall, SC 61High Point Christian, NC 62 Dec 22 2:15 PM Dorman, SC 44Westview, TN 52 Dec 27 3:30 PM 2023 Blue Ridge (VA) 65Uchenna Academy (ON) 48 Dec 27 5:15 PM 2023 Winston-Salem (NC) 79The Wilson Academy (GA) 64 Dec 27 7:00 PM 2023 Great Crossing (KY) 71Socastee (SC) 33 Dec 27 8:45 PM 2023 Norcross (GA) 59Lexington (SC) 71 Dec 28 12:00 PM 2023 Uchenna Academy (ON) 55The Wilson Academy (GA) 37 Dec 28 1:45 PM 2023 Socastee (SC) 42Norcross (GA) 71 Dec 28 3:30 PM 2023 Canyon International (AZ) 621 of 1 Academy (NC) 68 Dec 28 5:15 PM 2023 North Crowley (TX) 68St. Peter’s (NY) 58 Dec 28 7:00 PM 2023 Huntington Prep (WV) 48J Addison (ON) 59 Dec 28 8:45 PM 2023 Bishop O’Connell (VA) 75Myrtle Beach (SC) 30 Dec 29 12:00 PM Canyon International (AZ) 59Huntington Prep (WV) 71 Dec 29 1:45 PM St. Peter’s (NY) 68Myrtle Beach (SC) 48 Dec 29 3:30 PM Blue Ridge (VA) 46Winston-Salem (NC) 61 Dec 29 5:15 PM Great Crossing (KY) 63Lexington (SC) 62 Dec 29 7:00 PM 1 of 1 Academy (NC) 65J. Addison (ON) 48 Dec 29 8:45 PM North Crowley (TX) 52Bishop O’Connell (VA) 58 Dec 30 8:30 AM 2023 Uchenna Academy (ON) 50Canyon International (AZ) 71 Dec 30 10:15 AM 2023 The Wilson Academy (GA) 46Huntington Prep (WV) 62 Dec 30 12:00 PM 2023 Norcross (GA) 52St. Peter’s (NY) 58 Dec 30 1:45 PM 2023 Blue Ridge (VA) 63J. Addison (ON) 66 Dec 30 3:30 PM 2023 Lexington (SC) 74North Crowley (TX) 69 Dec 30 5:15 PM 2023 Winston-Salem (NC) 581 of 1 Academy (NC) 53 Dec 30 7:15 PM 2023 Great Crossing (KY) 74Bishop O’Connell (VA) 77