Six former Seahawk stars, including the only alumnus currently playing in the National Football League, will go into the Hilton Head Island High School Athletics Hall of Fame at halftime of the Seahawks’ first game on their new home turf Friday night.
Seattle Seahawks defensive lineman Poona Ford highlights the list of honorees, which includes five former student-athletes and a former coach who will be honored with a pre-game reception and inducted into the Hall of Fame during a halftime ceremony.
Here’s a look at the honorees:
• Sabrina Drammis (2012): Drammis was a standout tennis and basketball player for the Seahawks. She was a four-time state champion as a member of the tennis team and was the team MVP and a North-South All-Star selection for basketball at HHIHS before continuing her basketball career at MIT, where she was a two-time CoSIDA Academic All-American, two-time team captain and team MVP. Drammis holds the MIT career record for rebounds and ranks second in program history in career points.
• Charles Dickson (Coach): Dickson was a longtime head coach for both boys and girls basketball and an assistant track coach for the Seahawks who coached 10 of the athletes already in the HHIHS Athletics Hall of Fame. As an assistant track coach he was part of six state championships. Dickson says his greatest satisfaction from coaching is witnessing the growth and development of so many students into successful and productive citizens.
• Jack Duane (2010): Duane was a standout in football, lacrosse and wrestling at HHIHS. He was an individual state champion in wresting in 2009 and 2010 and was selected as the HHIHS Male Athlete of the Year in 2010. Duane set various HHIHS wrestling and football defensive records before going on to wrestle for four years at the Citadel.
• KC Evans (1996): Evans was a standout soccer goalie at the Nest. He led the boys soccer team to a final four finish in 1994, when he earned All-Region honors and recorded the lowest goals against average in Seahawks history. Evans continued his his soccer career at West Point, where he split time as a starter in goal.
• Poona Ford (2014): Ford was a football and track and field standout at the Nest, where his career highlights include All-State honors, a Shrine Bowl invitation, CBS All-America status, and HHIHS football records for tackles and tackles for loss. He continued his football career at the University of Texas, where he was a team captain and the Big 12 Defensive Lineman of the Year, earning invitations to the Senior Bowl and East-West Shrine Bowl. Ford has excelled in the NFL with the Seattle Seahawks
• Faith Lifer (2013): Lifer was a four-sport athlete at HHIHS, competing in soccer, cross country track and field, and basketball. Lifer was a member of the Seahawk soccer team that won three state championships, a member of the cross country teams that won two state championships, and a silver medalist in track in the 4×800 relay and the 1600 meters. Lifer continued her soccer career at Wofford University.
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