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How Keshun McCoy's defense helped Greenville basketball win Upper State

Story byGreenville NewsTodd Shanesy, Greenville NewsSat, February 28, 2026 at 5:24 AM UTC·2 min readGreenville senior guard Keshun McCoy emerged as a scorer in the boys basketball playoffs and had a career-best 17 points in the quarterfinals. That was not his job in the Class 5A Division 2 Upper State championship. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementMcCoy’s focus on Feb. 27 was on defense, and that’s how he helped Greenville beat Riverside, 55-47, in the state semifinals game at Wofford. PLAYOFFS BRACKETS: SCHSL boys basketball playoffs brackets 2026 updated to state semifinalsHis job was to make life as difficult as possible for Riverside’s high-flying senior all-state star, Sebi Boyogueno, who averages 28.0 points per game and was coming off a 38-point performance. McCoy and the Red Raiders held Boyogueno to one basket in the first half, a put-back rebound off a teammate's miss, to build an 11-point lead they never looked back. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementGreenville (23-6) will play for a second straight championship 8 p. m. March 5 against Westwood (25-3) at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia.“Early in the game, Keshun McCoy did an amazing job of defending Sebi,” Greenville coach Yerrick Stoneman said.

How Keshun McCoy's defense helped Greenville basketball win Upper State

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Key Highlights

  • “Amazing job.”YOUTH IS SERVED: How St.
  • Joseph’s Catholic girls basketball proves youth can win in playoffsBoyogueno finished with 18 points but was held scoreless in the last five minutes after the Riverside (25-4) had briefly cut the lead to 46-45.
  • The fourth quarter had to be stopped twice because of blood on his jersey.
  • It was that kind of night. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement"My teammates wanted me to stop him, and they helped whenever I needed it," McCoy said.
  • "They kept me motivated throughout the game.
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