Hines Furniture Athletes of the Year: Sumter High's Margaret McMahon and Jonathan Henry

MARGARET MCMAHON
Sumter High School
Volleyball
The junior middle hitter won the team’s Best Offense Award, made the All-Region IV-5A team and was nominated for All-State. She had 201 kills on the season with a kill percentage of 40%. Her serving percentage for 96.9%, and she had 54 aces, 63 blocks and 186 digs.

“Coaching most definitely has helped me, not only my high school coach (Christy Kelly), but my club coach (and now Sumter High head coach Heath Griffin. I’ve been playing on varsity since eighth grade and club since sixth grade. It comes down to me being a coachable player, listening and following what the coaches teach me. I can’t express enough how much that means.” — Margaret McMahon

“She is very driven, very focused in practice, very competitive. She’s just a good, all-around player. She is vocal, a good leader. If she gets to play at the next level any team would be lucky to have her.” — Former Sumter High Head Coach Christy Kelly

JONATHAN HENRY
Sumter High School
Football

The senior running back rushed for 1,341 yards and 19 touchdowns on 227 carries for the 10-1 Gamecocks. Henry averaged 117 yards rushing per game and 5.7 yards per carry. He also caught eight passes for 117 yards.

“If you work hard, then soon everything will come to you.” (when Henry signed with St. Andrew’s College in April) — Jonathan Henry

“His dependability was a strength. He did a good job for us for two years, but last year he did a great job. He was physical with the way he ran the ball, and, of course, he had great speed. He improved his ability catch the ball out of the backfield. Also, his work ethic and how he changed his ability overall over four years and how he worked in the weight room.” — Sumter High Head Coach Mark Barnes