Coach Dion Bethea
WEST COLUMBIA, – Dr. Newsome and Gray College Academy (GCA) are proud to announce the hiring of four new leaders in the athletics department. Boys’ Basketball Dion Bethea will rejoin the school as head coach of the boys’ basketball program. Under Bethea’s leadership, GCA earned and won six Class 2A state championships in 2018, 2019, […]
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Former Gray Collegiate Basketball Coach Dion Bethea is coming back to Gray to coach the boy’s team again. Bethea had been at Georgia Southern University as an assistant for a year. Lou Bezjak of The State newspaper reported that Bethea will return, Thursday. That report stated that Reggie Anderson, of WLTX-TV was the first to […]
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From The City of West Columbia – The West Columbia City Council recognized the Gray Collegiate Academy Boys Basketball Team for their 2024 Class AA State Championship and sixth title in seven years, at a meeting, Monday. West Columbia Mayor Tem Miles, City Council, and Sen. Nikki Setzler awarded the Gray Collegiate Academy Boys Varsity […]
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Gray Collegiate Academy introduced Carlos Powell the War Eagles’ new Head Boys’ Basketball Coach at a press conference Monday. Kathryn Cook, a Gray Collegiate guidance counselor, was introduced as the War Eagles’ new Head Girls’ Golf Coach. Powell resides in Columbia with his wife, Tia and 3 children, Joydan, Graysen, and Cruz. Coach Powell, a […]
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Gray Collegiate Academy in West Columbia has announced that Coach Dion Bethea has resigned his position as Head Boys’ Basketball Coach, effective May 31. Coach Bethea will announce his future plans at a later date. A search will begin immediately for his replacement. During his past ten years at Gray, Bethea led the team to […]
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Gray Collegiate Academy was honored at the SC Statehouse Wednesday with a resolution from the SC House of Representatives. Gray won the State Championship in AA basketball in March. Gray Head Basketball Coach Dion Bethea and Principal Brian Newsome met with State Rep. Chris Wooten and other basketball coaches and the Gray team. It is […]
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West Columbia’s Gray Collegiate Academy won the AA State Basketball Championship Friday. The War Eagles defeated Oceanside Academy 44-40 at the Florence Civic Center. It is the sixth State Basketball crown for Gray Head Coach Dion Bethea. The War Eagles were down by as many as 13-points in the first-half, but rallied for the victory. […]
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Five Gray Collegiate athletes have signed college scholarships and plan to play on the college level. Those signing are: JT Sowell to play football at Appalachian State Rilan Cunningham to play football at Coastal Carolina Braylhan Thomas to play basketball at Georgia Southern Darius Carr to play basketball at Wingate University Avery Tucker to play […]
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