I do not know about the talent at South Aiken this year, though I do hear enough about it on the message board.
As for having a program. South Aiken is the only non-Columbia school to win a region championshiop (1996)in Region III, now Region 4-AAAA, in the last 15 years. Aiken has never done so.
South Aiken finished #7 in '96, #12 in '97, #11 in 98 and then their coach left. Justin Rhodes took the position and was unable to maintain the program at that level of competitiveness.
No team from Aiken had ever finished the season ranked as high as the '96 T-Bred squad. Some have been ranked higher during the season, but none have finished higher.
As a side note, however, no team from Aiken has ever made it past the second round of the play-offs.
It is my home, but we still have a lot to prove come play-off time.
'til then.......
