The turnoff to the driveway for Calhoun County High School which sits at the corner of Saints Avenue and Saints Avenue in this central South Carolina town of 2,000, features only a simple sign. The permanent lettering at the top reads “Calhoun County High School,” and the interchangeable marquee reads “Welcome to Saints Country.”
The Saints are a big deal here.
“Sports for us is a major deal,” said the town’s legendary high school basketball coach Zam Fredrick, who before that was the NCAA’s leading scorer during the 1980-81 season for USC and then a professional basketball player in Europe.