Beach Ball Classic roundup: Bishop Gorman continues domination

MYRTLE BEACH -- Bishop Gorman is making the most of its first trip to the Beach Ball Classic despite playing without two star players. Even without Shabazz Muhammed, the top rated sophomore in the land who is sitting out with a muscle strain in his lower back, and fellow starter Xavier Grimble, who is playing in the Under Armour All-Star Football Game, the Las Vegas-based Gaels cruised past Nichols School (Buffalo, N.Y.) 84-44 on Tuesday at the Myrtle Beach Conventional Center.

NICHOLS SCHOOL (5-1): Vandegriff, Connor 5-9 5-8 15; Regan, Will 3-7 2-3 9; Canestro, Ron 1-4 3-6 5; Weir, Stan 2-10 0-1 5; Clauss, Dieter 2-5 1-1 5; Mackinnon, Andrew 0-2 2-4 2; Noonan, Thomas 1-2 0-0 2; Gayles, Ramsey 0-5 1-2 1; Pergament, Max 0-0 0-0 0; Cuthbert, Billy 0-0 0-0 0; Grenda, Evan 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 14-46 14-25 44.

BISHOP GORMAN (8-1): Spencer, Taylor 7-11 3-3 20; Loyd, Johnathan 7-11 3-4 20; Parks, Ryan 7-10 0-0 18; Winder, Anson 5-11 0-0 11; Allazetah, Desi 2-5 0-0 5; Allen, Rosco 1-2 0-0 2; Brown, Johnny 0-2 2-3 2; Turner, Alex 1-1 0-0 2; Grimble, Xavier 1-1 0-0 2; Stanley, Ronnie 1-2 0-0 2; Susa, Tanner 0-1 0-0 0; Carter, Ben 0-2 0-2 0; Carter, Timmy 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-59 8-12 84.

Halftime: Bishop Gorman 48-17. 3-Point Goals: Nichols School 2-15 (Weir, Stan 1-6; Regan, Will 1-2; Clauss, Dieter 0-1; Mackinnon, Andrew 0-1; Grenda, Evan 0-2; Canestro, Ron 0-3), Bishop Gorman 12-22 (Parks, Ryan 4-7; Loyd, Johnathan 3-4; Spencer, Taylor 3-6; Winder, Anson 1-1; Allazetah, Desi 1-3; Susa, Tanner

0-1). Fouled Out: Nichols School -None, Bishop Gorman -None. Rebounds: Nichols School 27 (Vandegriff, Connor 8), Bishop Gorman 41 (Turner, Alex 7). Assists: Nichols School 2 (Weir, Stan 1; Clauss, Dieter 1), Bishop Gorman 20 (Loyd, Johnathan 6). Total Fouls: Nichols School 8, Bishop Gorman 22. Technical Fouls: Nichols School -None, Bishop Gorman -None.

Scott County (Ky.) 64, Wheeler (Ga.) 62 | With the game tied at 62, Wheeler stole Scott County's in-bound pass underneath the Wildcats' goal but missed an open look from point blank range that would have given them the lead. Instead, Chad Jackson grabbed the rebound and was fouled. The 6-foot-4 senior made both of his free throws to give Scott County a 64-62 lead with 13.7 seconds remaining.

WHEELER (8-3): Taylor, Phil 10-23 4-4 27; Kendrick, Jelan 4-16 8-13 16; Simmons, K.K. 2-4 3-3 9; Mitchell, Charles 0-2 4-4 4; Cochran, Karl 1-2 0-2 3; Jerome, Joey 0-2 3-4 3; Reeves, Tevin 0-0 0-0 0; Frye, Derrick 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 17-49 22-30 62.

SCOTT COUNTY (7-2): Guyn, Ge-Lawn 6-13 4-5 17; Shotwell, Tanner 6-11 2-2 16; Jackson, Chad 4-7 3-4 11; Euton, Dakotah 2-6 5-5 9; Flannery, Austin 2-3 0-0 5; Manning, Tamron 1-5 1-2 3; Ivey, Isaiah 0-0 3-4 3; Schu, Will 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 21-46 18-22 64.

Halftime: Scott County 33-28. 3-Point Goals: Wheeler 6-18 (Taylor, Phil 3-9; Simmons, K.K. 2-3; Cochran, Karl 1-1; Jerome, Joey 0-1; Kendrick, Jelan 0-4), Scott County 4-9 (Shotwell, Tanner 2-3; Flannery, Austin 1-1; Guyn, Ge-Lawn 1-3; Euton, Dakotah 0-2). Fouled Out: Wheeler-None, Scott County-None. Rebounds: Wheeler 32 (Mitchell, Charles 7), Scott County 28 (Jackson, Chad 7). Assists: Wheeler 10 (Taylor, Phil 4; Kendrick, Jelan 4), Scott County 9 (Manning, Tamron 3). Total Fouls: Wheeler 16, Scott County 21. Technical Fouls: Wheeler-None, Scott County -None.

Daniel 77, Bishop O'Connell 61 | Shaq Lawson scored seven of his game-high 23 points in the game's last three minutes to give Daniel a victory over Bishop O'Connell.

DANIEL (6-1): Lawson, Shaq 8-11 7-7 23; Cannon, Antonio 7-10 6-6 21; Dotson, Justin 6-9 0-0 13; Hopkins, Deandre 2-5 2-2 6; Hellard, Zack 1-2 3-4 5; Draper, D'andre 1-2 1-2 4; Davidson, C.J. 1-2 1-2 3; Smith, Cedrick 1-2 0-0 2; Roby, Nick 0-0 0-0 0; Wimphrie, Jemiah 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-43 20-23 77.

BISHOP O'CONNELL (5-4): Burgess, Jordan 7-9 1-2 16; Savage, Larry 5-7 1-3 11; Marshall, Kendall 4-15 2-4 11; Williams, Maurice 3-9 2-2 9; Cabrera, Joe 2-6 0-0 5; Ferguson, Will 2-6 0-0 4; Chinery, Smyly 1-1 1-1 3; Doby, Khary 1-1 0-0 2; Matthews, Leshay 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-54 7-12 61.

Halftime: Daniel 39-32. 3-Point Goals: Daniel 3-10 (Dotson, Justin 1-3; Draper, D'andre 1-2; Cannon, Antonio 1-3; Hopkins, Deandre 0-2), Bishop O'Connell 4-14 (Cabrera, Joe 1-4; Williams, Maurice 1-5; Burgess, Jordan 1-2; Marshall, Kendall 1-2; Ferguson, Will 0-1). Fouled Out: Daniel-None, Bishop O'Connell-Savage, Larry. Rebounds: Daniel 24 (Cannon, Antonio 6), Bishop O'Connell 26 (Burgess, Jordan 9). Assists: Daniel 17 (Hopkins, Deandre 9), Bishop O'Connell 14 (Marshall, Kendall 4; Ferguson, Will 4). Total Fouls: Daniel 17, Bishop O'Connell 21. Technical Fouls: Daniel-None, Bishop O'Connell-None.

St. Frances (Md.) 74, St. Edward (Ohio) 66 | The Panthers took their first lead of the game at 47-46 on Sam Cassell Jr.'s 3-pointer with 12:02 to play. After trading baskets over the next five minutes, St. Frances used an 11-3 late in the contest to seal the victory.

ST. EDWARD (4-2): Stainbrook, Matt 8-11 3-4 19; Pisco, Kyle 5-9 1-2 14; Price, James 3-3 4-7 10; Love, Delbert 3-6 2-2 9; Corcoran, Mike 3-4 0-0 7; Hamilton, Myles 2-5 0-4 4; Murray, Mark 1-2 0-0 2; Angers, Ryan 0-2 1-2 1; Bayzk, Andrew 0-1 0-0 0; Horansky, Brian 0-1 0-0 0; Brown, Elijah 0-0 0-0 0; Lorbach, Jake 0-0 0-0 0; Crawford, James 0-0 0-0 0; Seaman, Kevin 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 25-45 11-21 66.

ST. FRANCES (7-4): Holmes, Dante 7-10 7-9 22; Cassell, Jr., Sam 6-10 4-4 19; Sparrow, Wayne 4-13 5-6 14; Williams, Ronald 2-4 4-6 8; Lewis, Greg 2-3 3-7 7; Tarver, Eddie 2-5 0-0 4; Forney, Josh 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-45 23-32 74.

Halftime: St. Edward 42-31. 3-Point Goals: St. Edward 5-15 (Pisco, Kyle 3-6; Corcoran, Mike 1-2; Love, Delbert 1-3; Murray, Mark 0-1; Angers, Ryan 0-1; Horansky, Brian 0-1; Seaman, Kevin 0-1), St. Frances 5-10 (Cassell, Jr., Sam 3-4; Sparrow, Wayne 1-3; Holmes, Dante 1-1; Tarver, Eddie 0-1; Williams, Ronald 0-1). Fouled Out: St. Edward-None, St. Frances-None. Rebounds--St. Edward 32 (Price, James 7), St. Frances 22 (Lewis, Greg 7). Assists: St. Edward 18 (Pisco, Kyle 4; Hamilton, Myles 4), St. Frances 13 (Williams, Ronald 6). Total Fouls: St. Edward 20, St. Frances 15. Technical Fouls: St. Edward-None, St. Frances-None.

Mount St. Joseph (Md.) 83, Socastee 41 | The Gaels burned the nets for a 69 percent field goal percentage in the opening half to cruise to a victory over Braves.

SOCASTEE (4-6): Frye, Travis 2-4 2-2 6; Alston, Brandon 3-8 0-0 6; Morton, Tyrieke 3-4 0-0 6; Slocum, Zack 2-5 1-1 5; Warstler, Dougie 1-6 2-2 4; Olguin, Juan 2-4 0-0 4; Taylor, Matt 1-1 0-0 3; Jonas, Ryan 1-2 1-1 3; Horn, Chris 1-6 0-0 2; Sessions, Ty 1-4 0-0 2; Caswell, Will 0-2 0-0 0; Rives, Michael 0-1 0-0 0; George, Nick 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 17-49 6-6 41.

MOUNT ST. JOSEPH (11-1): Miller, Matt 6-8 5-6 21; Atkins, Eric 6-9 1-1 15; Beaumont, Ryley 5-11 2-3 12; Lawrence, Phillip 6-8 0-0 12; Nardolilo, Dan 3-3 0-0 6; Windsor, David 1-3 2-2 4; Garrison, Malcolm 0-4 4-5 4; Stephenson, Gavin 2-2 0-1 4; Clinton, Trey 1-3 0-0 2; Summerville, Tavon 1-3 0-0 2; Morton, Brian 0-0 1-2 1; Scott, James 0-2 0-0 0; Ross, Eric 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 31-58 15-20 83.

Halftime: Mount St. Joseph 56-23. 3-Point Goals: Socastee 1-14 (Taylor, Matt 1-1; Alston, Brandon 0-3; Slocum, Zack 0-2; Warstler, Dougie 0-1; Jonas, Ryan 0-1; Horn, Chris 0-2; Sessions, Ty 0-1; Caswell, Will 0-1; George, Nick 0-2), Mount St. Joseph 6-17 (Miller, Matt 4-5; Atkins, Eric 2-2; Windsor, David 0-1; Garrison, Malcolm 0-3; Summerville, Tavon 0-1; Scott, James 0-1; Ross, Eric 0-2; Beaumont, Ryley 0-2). Fouled Out: Socastee-None, Mount St. Joseph -None. Rebounds: Socastee 24 (Olguin, Juan 4; Sessions, Ty 4), Mount St. Joseph 39 (Miller, Matt 7). Assists: Socastee 8 (Alston, Brandon 4), Mount St. Joseph 18 (Clinton, Trey 4; Stephenson, Gavin 4). Total Fouls: Socastee 15, Mount St. Joseph 10. Technical Fouls: Socastee-Team, Mount St. Joseph-None.

Cedar Hill (Texas) 64, Alexander Hamilton (Wis.) 51 | Cedar Hill opened a three-point halftime lead knocking down 59 percent of its shots in the second half to move into a winner's bracket semifinal matchup against Columbia (Ga.).