South Carroll High School (SCHS) is a four-year public

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in Sykesville in Carroll County,

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, United States. The school is located near the southwest corner of Carroll County on Liberty Road between Maryland Route 27 and

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About the school

South Carroll School was established in 1965 in Sykesville, Maryland as part of the Carroll County Public School system. The building is .

Students

As of 20222023 the enrollment is 924.

Extra-curricular activities

South Carroll High School has won the following state championships. South Carroll High School State Champions *Boys' Cross Country: 1997, 1998, 2000 *Girls' Cross Country: 2007 *Field Hockey: 1980, 1983, 1991, 2002, 2018 *Girls' Basketball: 1977-78 *Baseball: 1999, 2002 *Volleyball: 2007 *Wrestling: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2022 *Marching Band: 1996, 1997 Additionally, South Carroll High School counts two former varsity athletes as notable alumni. Josh Boone and

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both played men's basketball in the late 1990s and early 2000s (decade). Boone went on to win an

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Division I championship in 2004 as a forward on the

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men's team and was drafted in 2006 by the NBA's

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as the 23rd overall pick. Strickland was the starting point guard at

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for three years. In 2021, The Cavaliers varsity football team went 12-0 and made the 1A/2A MMPSAA State Championship, But lost to Dunbar High School.

Notable alumni

* Josh Boone - NBA player *

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- Physician, researcher and writer * Mike Jenkins- world-class strongman * Mike Mooney - a tackle that went to

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and the San Diego Chargers * Brian Plummer - College football player,

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* Lorenza Ponce - vocalist, string player, songwriterJack Goldstein, blogcritic.org April 2011 *

- college basketball player

References

External links

* {{authority control Educational institutions established in 1965 Public high schools in Maryland Carroll County Public Schools (Maryland) 1965 establishments in Maryland Sykesville, Maryland