Rivals set to battle in alumni hoops game

Former Blacksburg and Gaffney High basketball standouts will come together this Saturday to raise funds for the Kelvin Young Scholarship Foundation.

Alumni from the Blacksburg and Gaffney women's basketball teams will play at 5 p.m. in the Blacksburg High gymnasium. The men's basketball teams will play at 6 p.m. Tickets will be $5.

The basketball game is organized by Young, a former Blacksburg High basketball player that went onto play for Newberry College. The Charlotte resident has remained involved with the Cherokee County community for the past 10 years.

Young started a scholarship foundation as a way to give back to his community through the three churches that supported him through the years. He has organized for the Cherokee Classic for three of the past four years, pitting Gaffney and Blacksburg all-star players in alumni games.

Ben Touchberry, Alex Bailey, Daniel Wilson and Mike Green are among the alumni that will play for the Blacksburg men's team. Gaffney basketball players on the roster include Troy Phillips, Steve Sarratt, Carlos Coleman and Blake Foster.

Lisa Spake, Terrika Dukes, Nikki Ross, Shana Thompson and Courtney Hull are among the members expected to play for the Blacksburg women's team. The roster for the Gaffney women's basketball team is still being finalized.

Alumni from Gaffney girls' basketball teams should contact Quantrel McClary at 803- 609-5247 if interested in playing.