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Welcome to McKissick Field!

Friday night football games signal the start of a new school year and the coming of fall. Members of the community join with students and school staff to cheer on their favorite teams in a wonderful display of school spirit and pride. For many years we have enjoyed watching our student athletes, team managers and trainers, musicians and cheerleaders excel in these activities that bring us all here this evening.

We in Dorchester School District Two feel that education should include not only strong academic rigor but opportunities for students to develop talents and leadership skills. The young people involved in these outstanding programs are taking full advantage of those opportunities. Many of these same students will be our community leaders of tomorrow.

Summerville High School offers students quality programs led by a staff of dedicated men and women with a common goal—to do what is best for students. The school's coaching staff and music department work hard to ensure that all students in their programs realize their full potential. We appreciate their commitment to the well-being of students and the development of their talents.

We hope you will enjoy tonight's activities. I know that you join with me in wishing Summerville a successful football season.

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1101 Boone Hill Road Summerville, South Carolina 29483 843-873-6460 Dr. Michelle Leviner, Principal

Welcome to the 2024 Summerville Green Wave Football Season! It is my distinct honor to welcome you to the 2024 season of the Summerville Green Wave football program, as well as to the 100th anniversary of Summerville High School. Located in the heart of Dorchester County, our school has a proud history that reflects the growth and uniqueness of our community. Summerville, originally known as Pineland Village and settled around 1785, officially became a town in 1847. Dorchester County was established in 1897, and in 1924, the original Summerville High School building was constructed just outside these stadium walls, behind the majestic oak where Coach McKissick’s statue now stands. In 1969, the school moved to its current location on Boone Hill Road. Spending Friday nights under The Oaks at Memorial Stadium in downtown Summerville is a cherished tradition. As you sit in the stands, enjoy the performances of our award-winning marching band, and check out the offerings from local vendors, you become part of a community that passionately supports our studentathletes and celebrates their achievements. Whether this is a continuation of a longstanding tradition for your family or the beginning of a new one, I hope Friday Nights at McKissick Field will create lasting memories for you. The Summerville Green Wave football program has a rich history of excellence. The Green Wave program has won 12 state championships, produced numerous college and professional players such as AJ Green, De’Angelo Henderson, Kevin Long, Keith and Stanford Jennings, Dustin Fry, Zach Bailey and our own Coach Ian Rafferty, just to name a few who have earned the respect and admiration of fans across the state and beyond. This year, our team, led by Coach Rafferty, continues that legacy with dedication and determination. Our coaches and players have worked tirelessly in the offseason, improving their skills and preparing for the challenges ahead. They are eager and ready to showcase their talent and passion on the field, and I know they will make you proud to be a Green Wave supporter. We invite you to join us for every game, home or away, and to cheer on our team as they strive for excellence. Your presence and enthusiasm make a difference to our players, and we deeply appreciate your loyalty and support. Together, let’s make this season a memorable one for the Summerville Green Wave football program. Thank you for your unwavering support and go Green Wave!

Ian Rafferty Ian Rafferty begins his 22nd year in coaching and his 5th year leading the Green Wave Football Program.

Rafferty is a 1994 graduate of Summerville High School where he played under the legendary Coach John McKissick. He was an All-Region, All-Low Country, and All-State football player as a junior and senior. Rafferty was also selected to play in the Shrine Bowl after his Senior season. Coach Rafferty was also a standout wrestler while at SHS and was a member of the 1992 and 1993 state championship wrestling teams. After high school, Rafferty attended North Carolina State University. During his time with the Wolfpack, Rafferty was a three-year starter on the offensive line, earning All-ACC honors and a selection in the East-West All-Star game following his senior season. Rafferty played three seasons in the NFL with the New York Jets and the Tennessee Titans.

After his playing career was over, Rafferty moved back to the Summerville area and began his coaching career at Fort Dorchester High School. Rafferty served as the offensive coordinator with the Patriots, while also heading up the school’s strength and conditioning program. In 2015, Rafferty coordinated the offense on the 15-0 state championship team, which scored 63 points in the title game against Dorman. In his 19 years of coaching, Rafferty has coached numerous players who went on to play college football, and several who made it to the NFL. Coach Rafferty has a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication from North Carolina State University, a Master’s Degree in Teaching Physical Education from The Citadel, and a Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership from the American College of Education. He is married to his beautiful wife Carrie, and they have three children: Drew (25), Lilly (17), and Reid (14).

OMAR NESBIT Coach Nesbit graduated from The Citadel in 2002 with a degree in Business Administration. While at The Citadel, he was a 4-year starter for the bulldogs earning AllSouthern Conference honors in both academics and athletics. Omar was also an AllAmerican in 2001.

Coach Nesbit began his coaching career at Fort Dorchester High School in 2006. He then spent 9 years as the offensive line and tight ends coach at Chowan University, in Murfreesboro, NC. While at Chowan, he served as the team’s academic coordinator and assistant strength and conditioning coach. Additionally, while there, Coach Nesbit coached 7 All-Conference offensive linemen. Coach Nesbit joined the Green Wave coaching staff in 2016.

Omar is married to his wife, Sarah, who is a Science and CATE teacher at SHS. Together, they have a 10-year-old son, Lucas and twins Quentin and Eli are 6 years old. Omar is the son of Caroline and Ronald Nesbit and has one brother, Jamar, a 1994 graduate of SHS and Super Bowl Champion with the New Orleans Saints.

JAmie Tyler Jamie Tyler begins his 7th year as the outside linebackers coach for the Green Wave. He is a 1995 graduate of West Florence High School where he played defensive end and linebacker and was voted a team captain during his senior season. He played football at Presbyterian College and was a member of the 1998 team that forced 48 turnovers in 11 games, which ranked them first nationally in turnover margin (+2.27) He received a degree in secondary education in 2000. After graduating, he began his teaching and coaching career at Manning High School where he coached the defensive ends for the 2000 AAA Lower State Champions. After two years at Manning, Coach Tyler moved to North Charleston and coached at Fort Dorchester High School. In 2012, he returned to Manning to coach linebackers and serve as the defensive coordinator from 2013-2015.

Jamie is married to Lee, a 1996 graduate of SHS and a second grade teacher at Dr. Eugene Sires Elementary. They have two children, Thomas (18) who is in 12th grade at SHS and Ellison (16) who is in the 11th grade at SHS.

Ahren Self Coach Ahren Self begins his tenth year as the Defensive Coordinator for the Green Wave. Prior to his arrival in Summerville, he spent nine years at Clarke Central High School in Athens, Ga. During his stint at Clarke Central, Coach Self was the Head Coach for three years and spent six seasons as the Gladiator’s Defensive Coordinator and Associate Head Coach. In that time, he helped The Gladiator’s to eight consecutive playoff berths; two Region Championships, and a State Championship appearance in 2009. Coach Self brings with him a wealth of experience both in high school and at the collegiate level. Prior to arriving at Clarke Central, Coach Self’s most recent stop was at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, where he spent 2 years coaching the secondary and coordinating the punt team. Previously he coached at Elon University; where he was the Secondary Coach and Special Teams Coordinator; in addition, he coached at The Citadel, and at Syracuse University where he was able to work with All-Pro Linebacker Keith Bullock from the Tennessee Titans. He spent his entire career coaching on the defensive side of the ball, coaching either defensive backs or linebackers.

As a player, Coach Self played Defensive Back for The Citadel from 1991 – 1994 and graduated with a degree in Business Administration. There he was named “The Most Outstanding Defensive Back” following his Senior Year. In 1992, He was selected as the Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Week, as well as, South Carolina Defensive Player of the Week. Coach Self was also a member of the team that upset Division I-A Arkansas and won the Southern Conference Championship in 1992. Coach Self and his wife Caroline have 2 children; Chad and Chelsea.

Ryan Charpia This will be Coach Ryan Charpia’s 5th year teaching and coaching at Summerville High School. Prior to teaching and coaching at quarterbacks for 9 seasons at Fort, Coach Charpia spent 5 seasons coaching Wide Receivers at Woodland High School. Charpia attended James Island High School where he played wide receiver and quarterback for his father, head coach Reed Charpia. Ryan’s father Reed is an SHS Alum who played for and coached with legendary Coach John McKissick and is a member of the SHS Athletic Hall of Fame. Ryan was a 4A All-Region selection at quarterback in 1999, a Post and Courier All-Lowcountry Team honorable mention, and a North/South All-Star nominee. During his senior year, Ryan set James Island High School’s record for passing TD’s and passing yards in a season. Charpia was also selected to the AllRegion and Sports Report’s All-State baseball teams his senior year. Coach Charpia graduated from Clemson University in 2005 with a degree in Secondary Education. While attending Clemson, Charpia was a member of the football team from 2001 to 2004 and a two-time letterman at wide receiver for the Tigers. Ryan and his wife Hayley have two sons, Clark (10) and Rhett (6).

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TJ SMith Tj Smith completed his Bachelor's degree in Accounting at Lenoir Rhyne University.

While at LR he was a dynamic All American wide receiver that led his team to a Conference Championship and ending his 2018 season with 51 Rec, 1,059 yds and 12 TDs. Prior to LR he also attended Concord University where he was named the MEC Freshman Player of the Year, Don Hansen All American, BSN All Region, was named First Team All Conference while leading his team to another Conference Championship in 2014. Tj Smith ended his college career with 179 rec, 3,281 yds, 34 TDs. In 2020 he signed with the (CFL) Edmonton Elks as a WR. Coach Smith is from Charleston, SC and graduated from Ft. Dorchester High School.

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caleb strickland Coach Strickland is entering his tenth year of coaching and his fifth year coaching the defensive line at Summerville. He is a Graduate of Summerville High School where he lettered in football and wrestling. After high school he attended The University of South Carolina where he majored in Physical Education and was a member of the equipment staff for the football team. Coach Strickland spent 5 years coaching at Ashley Ridge. Coach Strickland teaches Physical Education at Summerville High.

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Carlo jiminez Carlo Jimenez is going into his 6th year with the Green Wave football program, with this being his 3rd season as Varsity Running Backs and Tight Ends coach. Coach Jimenez is a 2012 graduate of Pinewood Preparatory School and attended college at Gardner-Webb University, where he graduated in 2016 with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Sport’s Management and 2018 with a Master’s in Business Administration. While at Gardner-Webb, Coach Jimenez was a student coach working with the defensive line. After graduating, Coach Jimenez got promoted to a graduate assistant coaching position where he coached TE’s/RB’s and was video coordinator.

Before officially becoming a part of the Green Wave program, Coach Jimenez partook in a coaching internship with the NFL’s Green Bay Packers in the Spring of 2019 as part of the Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship. While in Green Bay, Coach Jimenez assisted the offensive staff and worked with the TE’s. He currently teaches Business at Summerville High School.

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tav schwarting Tav Schwarting begins his fourth year as the cornerbacks coach for the Green Wave.

Schwarting is a 2014 graduate of BambergEhrhardt High School where he played football for Coach Butch Crosby. Schwarting was All Region and ALL Times and Democrat football his senior year at Bamberg-Ehrdardt. He also lettered in basketball and track and field. After graduation, Schwarting attended Presbyterian College and played football for the Blue Hose for 2 years before he had to end his playing career due to and injury. Schwarting then transferred to the University of South Carolina where he graduated in 2019 with a degree in Sports Management. While at USC, he served as the linebacker coach for 3 years at Gray Collegiate on Coach Adam Holmes’ staff. Schwarting has his Masters of Art in Teaching Physical Education from The Citadel.

Allen Smith Allen Smith starts his third year of coaching as part of the Green Wave coaching staff. He graduated from Summerville High School in 04’ where he played football and soccer. During his time as a placekicker at Summerville High he earned All-State Honors, and was rated as one of the top 25 kickers in the nation by the Ray Guy Kicking Academy. He went on to play football at Georgia Military College and the University of Alabama before earning his degree at the University of South Carolina in business management.

kentril white Kentril White enters his 19th season as a member of the Summerville High School Green Wave coaching staff. Kentril is a 1998 graduate of Summerville High School, where he played football and track. Upon graduating from Summerville High School, Kentril attended Florida State University, where he graduated with a B.S. in Civil Engineering. While at Florida State, Kentril was a member of the 99’-00’ National Championship Team and multiple ACC Championships. In addition to being a member of the National Championship Team, Kentril won the Freshman Academic Achievement Award and Walk-on Player of the Year. In 2014, Kentril was inducted into the Summerville High School Hall of Fame. Kentril is the son of Floyd and Lorraine White, and he has one daughter, Gabrielle Nicole White.

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Billy Penn Billy Penn is a 1991 graduate of Summerville High School where he lettered in football as a running back and linebacker, and a State Runnerup in wrestling. Coach Penn is married to Lindsey Hodge Penn (SHS Class of 2000) and has three kids Dee, Morgan and Ava. Coach Penn attended SC State and CSU, playing football for the Bucs.

Penn graduated from the SC Fire Academy in 1994 and served his community for 27 years.

Coach Penn has been inducted to the Summerville Hall of Fame and the Scott Firefighter Hall Fame (Lion’s Den) for his achievements in both.

Throughout the time as a firefighter he was a substitute teacher while coaching football and wrestling for The Greenwave! While coaching he won two State Championships as a B Team wrestling coach and was a part of Coach John McKissick’s coaching staff from 2004-2006.

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ashley jacobs Ashley Jacobs begins her 8th season as the leader of the Summerville High School Cheerleading Program. Last season, Coach Jacobs led the team to another state appearance at the 5A SCHSL Cheerleading State Championships. Coach Jacobs has been awarded the Region 8AAAAA- Coach of the Year and Summerville High School, Teacher of the Year. Coach Jacobs is a native of Clinton, SC where she attended Presbyterian College. She cheered for four years in high school and continued her cheer career throughout college.

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