How Greenville's chances to repeat as SCHSL state champion slipped away

COLUMBIA — A fast start and a halftime lead did not make Greenville boys basketball coach Yerrick Stoneman the least bit comfortable. “I knew it wasn’t enough,” Stoneman said. He was right. It wasn’t nearly enough. Greenville’s quest for back-to-back high school state championships came up short in a 67-55 loss to Westwood in the SCHSL finals at Colonial Life Arena on March 5. The pressure that comes along with trying to repeat was magnified against the full-court press of Westwood (25-3), which turned a five-point deficit into a nine-point lead...