Fort Mill High

It could be easy for the Fort Mill High Lady Jackets team to look at its 5-41 record over the past two seasons and get discouraged before the new season even begins, but this year's squad isn't doing that.

Under new Head Coach Christine Benyak, Fort Mill is building for the future one hoop at a time.

Coming off a 14-10 season and a first round playoff loss for the second straight season, the Fort Mill High boys basketball squad has something to prove this season.

Not too far removed from its 2007 state title run, Fort Mill will play its last season as a Class AAAA squad for a while.

Fort Mill's Mark Blackmon captured his third consecutive Class AAAA cross country state title Saturday at the South Carolina High School League state championships at the Sandhills Research Center. The confident sophomore eased across the finish line about 100 meters ahead of the second-place runner.

Freshmen football players got game, too

mbanks@cmporium.net

joverman@fortmilltimes.com