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Daethan Harris and Jaylen Sanford wrapped up their Greyhound careers on the hardwood earlier this year as they led Jones County to one of the best seasons in school history by way of a trip to the state semifinals.
But the end of their Greyhounds careers was not an ending to their time as basketball players. After last week’s signing of a national letter of intent by both, opportunities to play in college await both.
Harris signed with Vorhees University with Sanford to Itawamba Community College. The pair will be going to places of success.
Vorhees advanced to the semifinals of the Continental Athletic Conference and its expansive footprint last year.
Itawmaba not only made it to the NJCAA regionals last year but also had four players sign on to play with four-year schools as a result of their play.
“If you get a chance to play at the next level in anything, that’s a blessing. The ultimate goal is to get a degree. Playing a sport, that’s a bonus,” Greyhounds head coach Buck Harris said. “These guys put the work in.
That’s why they’ve got a chance to play at the next level. They’ll be successful because they are not afraid to work.”
Harris actually met Sanford before he was in high school when Harris was the head coach at Baldwin. At the time, Sanford was an eighth grader, before fate intervened and Harris would end up coaching Sanford as he’d later come to Jones County to coach the Greyhounds.
“I ended up coaching him for four years,” Harris said. “I love him to death and will miss him.”
Last Wednesday also marked the celebration of Daethan Harris signing to play in college as well, a point of pride for the Greyhounds head coach.
“I had the opportunity to coach my son for four years, and that was a blessing,” Harris said. “We didn’t have the best four years on the court, but I wouldn’t trade these guys for anything.”
