HHCA’s Macee Tamminen, BA’s Kevin Williams earn top honors in SCISA region

Hilton Head Christian’s Macee Tamminen, who sat out last year with a torn ACL, was the unanimous choice as Girls’ Player of the Year and Eagles coach Kenny Conroy was honored as top coach as SCISA’s Region 4-2A unveiled its all-region teams.

Beaufort Academy’s Kevin Williams was the boys’ Player of the Year, putting on a strong finish as the Eagles nailed down a top seed in the SCISA Class 1A playoffs.

Tamminen was a cornerstone in HHCA’s SCISA Class 2A title in 2015 but endured a long road after tearing knee ligaments during last year’s preseason.

She bounced right back this winter, averaging 18 points per game in propelling the Eagles to a 22-2 season and unbeaten run through region opponents. Tamminen knocked down 53 3-pointers over the course of her season, surpassing 1,000 career points in mid-January.

HHCA teammates Jossie Frazier and Brielle McCarthy joined Tamminen on the all-region team. Thomas Heyward also placed two on the squad with Ellie Bryan and Jamie Davis, with Hilton Head Prep’s Catherine Sheehan rounding out the squad.

Williams averaged 21.1 points for Beaufort Academy, helping the Eagles to a 15-7 record even as they played mostly a SCISA 2A schedule. He topped the 30-point mark in each of BA’s final three games, including a 67-65 upset of Hilton Head Prep to end the regular season.

Prep’s Javonne Watson and Haddith Stewart also made the all-region boys’ team, along with John Paul II’s Rashad Battiste.

This story was originally published February 18, 2017 at 10:29 AM with the headline "HHCA’s Macee Tamminen, BA’s Kevin Williams earn top honors in SCISA region."