Saturday’s area sports briefs

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH -- Two-time defending champion McKenzie Talbert got off to a solid start in the 22nd Charles Tilghman Junior Championship Saturday, shooting a 2-under 70 at Surf Golf & Beach Club to take a three-shot lead in the girls division into Saturday’s final round.

Three players – Charlotte, N.C.’s Mitchell Schneider, Daniel Island’s Jeremy Grab and Townville, S.C.’s Austin Langdale were tied for the boys lead after shooting 2-under 70s.

Myrtle Beach’s Lyle Ciardi (6 over) was the highest area boys player in a tie for 26th. Myrtle Beach’s Anthony Caroso (81) and Aynor’s Johnson Holliday (81) were in a tie for 36th, Myrtle Beach’s Cole Swezey (82) was tied for 40th, Myrtle Beach’s Mark Karavan (89) was in 53rd and Galivants Ferry’s Chase Johnson (96) was in 57th.

Myrtle Beach’s Cameron Crutchfield (102) was the highest area girl.

High school girls basketball

• (At) Carolina Forest 44, Socastee 36 | Whitney Burgess had nine points and five assists and Marisa Runyon had a team-high 11 points to lead the Panthers.

Blake Smith had a game-high 16 points for Socastee.

•  SOCASTEE (36) – Blake Smith 16, Heather Kyker 3, Sadreona Grant 5, Madison Lowe 1, Kirstin Zanardo 11.

•  CAROLINA FOREST (44) – Katelyn Beaty 9, Whitney Burgess 9, Jackie Brengal 6, Britney Burgess 1, Christina Wright 4, Marissa Simons 4, Marisa Runyon 11.

• 3-point goals: Socastee 3 (Kyker 1, Grant 1, Zanardo 1), Carolina Forest 7 (Beaty 3, W. Burgess 1, Runyon 3). Team fouls: Socastee 12, Carolina Forest 12. Fouled out: None. Technical fouls: None.

• Records: Socastee 4-2, Carolina Forest 4-2.

• Palmetto Christian Academy 61, Lowcountry Prep School 50 | At Florence, the Fighting Eagles edged the Fighting Marlins in a matchup of the state’s top two ranked teams in SCISA Class A at the Byrnes School Tournament.

Lowcountry Prep got 10 points and 10 rebounds from Elizabeth Zieser and 22 points from Rachael Exum, who was named to the all-tournament team after averaging 20 points through three games in the event.

•  LOWCOUNTRY PREP SCHOOL (50) – Rachael Exum 22, Leldon McClary 10, Elizabeth Zieser 10, Marguerite McClary 8.

•  PALMETTO CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (61) – C. Caulder 13, J. Strout 12, A. Tascutti 12, H. Hester 9, L. Wilson 7.

• 3-point goals: Lowcountry Prep School 3 (Exum 2, L. McClary 1), Palmetto Christian Academy 1 (Caulder). Team fouls: Lowcountry Prep School 12, Palmetto Christian Academy 20. Fouled out: Exum (Lowcountry Prep School). Technical fouls: None.

• Records: Lowcoutry Prep School 5-3, Palmetto Christian Academy 5-4.

• St. James 59, (at) South Florence 47 | Keyanna Rutledge had 18 points and Stephanie Roberts added 14 to lead the Sharks.

•  ST. JAMES (59) – Stephanie Roberts 14, Anna Cavin 2, Charisma Rodriguez 4, Keyanna Rutledge 18, Hannah Price 4, Eldreonna Hannah 8, Monica Smalls 9.

•  SOUTH FLORENCE (47) – Shakeyla Harley 10, Shantajah Barnes 9, Behthany Wilder 4, Shaniqua McCants 13, Wanay Williams 3, Brianna Kelly 8.

• 3-point goals: South Florence 1 (Williams). Team fouls: St. James 16, South Florence 20. Fouled out: Roberts (SJ). Technical fouls: None.

• Records: St. James 4-0.

•  (At) Myrtle Beach 73, Conway 37 | Senior Khadijah Sessions led the Seahawks in scoring with 31 points, adding seven rebounds and seven steals in a win over the Tigers.

Junior Tanisha Brown added 20 points and 12 rebounds for Myrtle Beach. Bri Steele scored a team-high 19 points for Conway.

•  CONWAY (37) – Tia Bennett 1, Danielle Langley 4, Bri Steele 19, Alexis Sarvis 9, Tiera Spain 2, Miko Johnson 2.

•  MYRTLE BEACH (73) – Khadijah Sessions 31, Tyrenda Sutton 2, Martina Ballestero 2, Christiana Myers 8, Katy Kampman 4, Tanisha Brown 20, Kardejah Anderson 4, Jessica Roberts 2.

• 3-point goals: Conway 1 (Steele); Myrtle Beach 2 (Sessions). Team fouls: Conway 12, Myrtle Beach 22. Fouled out: None. Technical fouls: None.

• Records: Myrtle Beach 5-0, Conway 0-4.

•  Robert E. Lee Academy 30, Christian Academy of Myrtle Beach 26 | At the Byrnes School Holiday Tournament, Mary Chandler scored a team-high 14 points and Kaitlyn Jordan added 6 points for Christian Academy of Myrtle Beach as they lost to Robert E. Lee Academy.

Caroline Gore made the all-tournament team for Christian Academy.

High school boys basketball

• Loris 59, (at) Green Sea Floyds 58 | The Lions held on despite putting the Trojans on the free-throw line for three tries with .4 seconds left Friday night. The Trojans missed the first free throw, hit the second and missed the third, falling a point short.

•  LORIS (59) – Trois Bennettt 10, Stephon Clark 8, Shammond Jackson 7, Aaron Wheeler 13, Anthony Bellamy 7, Kentrez Hilton 2, Tyree Floyd 10, Latrez Chestnut 2.

•  GREEN SEA FLOYDS (58) – Devante Dawkins 28, Deondre Collier 10, Kroshon Thompson 10, Devarius Spain 5, Terrance Hogen 3, Jamal Swenton 2.

• 3-point goals: Loris 2 (Bellamy 1, Bennett 1), Green Sea Floyds 6 (Dawkins 5, Hogen 1). Team fouls: Loris 15, Green Sea Floyds 18. Fouled out: Clark (Loris). Technical fouls: None.

• Records: Loris 2-3.

•  (At) South Florence 69, St. James 45 | The Sharks suffered a tough loss to South Florence despite Caleb Duggan’s 18-point effort.

South Florence made 10 three-pointers in the win and William Daniels led the team in scoring with 14 points. Markez Robinson and Michael Ellis added 12 points each for South Florence.

•  ST. JAMES (45) – Brooks Hurston 3, Caleb Duggan 18, JC Cavin 5, Jeffery Guyette 2, Jacob Wright 7, Tyus Goodman 3, Matt Strange 2, Dakota Holmes 2, Russ Sansdury 3.

•  SOUTH FLORENCE (69) – Chris James 3, Shannon James 1, Michael Ellis 12, Stevie Ford 5, William Daniels 14, Dante Holmes 8, Markez Robinson 12, Sterling Leggettes 4, Erius Rodgers 4, Demarious Robinson 6.

• 3-point goals: St. James 3 (Hurston, Duggan, Wright); South Florence 10 (Ellis 2, James, Ford, Daniels 2, M, Robinson 2, D. Robinson 2). Team fouls: St. James 18, South Florence 19. Fouled out: None. Technical fouls: None.

• Records: St. James 0-4, South Florence N/A.

•  Christian Academy of Myrtle Beach 55, Robert E. Lee Academy 26 | At the Byrnes School Holiday Tournament, Kendall Henry had 28 points, 10 rebounds and seven steals to lead Myrtle Beach Christian Academy past Robert E. Lee Academy.

Henry was named to the all-tournament team.

•  CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF MYRTLE BEACH (55) – Austin Guyton 3, Max Smith 7, Alex Morris 3, Tyler Bass 2, Josh Lang 3, Cody Williams 2, Matt Doria 5, Garrett Richards 2, Kendall Henry 28.

•  ROBERT E. LEE ACADEMY (26) – Zach Gooding 3, Jonah Cox 1, Zach Grantham 8, Peyton Bramlett 5, Jesse Kistner 9.

• 3-point goals: CAMB (Guyton, Morris, Lang); Home (Gooding, Bramlett). Team fouls: CAMB 19, Robert E. Lee Academy 15. Fouled out: Cole Gore (CAMB). Technical fouls: None.

• Records: CAMB 5-4, Robert E. Lee Academy 2-6.

•  (At) Myrtle Beach 63, Conway 40 | Senior TJ Jones scored a game-high 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in Myrtle Beach’s win over Conway.

E.J. Goings and Tramond Wilson added 13 points each and Emaray Johnson had 11 points for the Seahawks.

•  CONWAY (40) – Torrance Evans 9, Mykal Moody 9, Jarim Smith 1, Malcolm Green 5, Kahmil Cooper 5, Devin Strothers 8, Trevin Longs 3.

•  MYRTLE BEACH (63) – EJ Goings 13, Emaray Johnson 11, Tramond Wilson 13, Solomon Cooper 4, Nick Wunder 2, TJ Jones 20.

• 3-point goals: Conway 4 (Evans, Moody, Cooper, Strothers); Myrtle Beach 0 (Players). Team fouls: Conway 17, Myrtle Beach 16. Fouled out: None. Technical fouls: None.

• Records: Myrtle Beach 2-3, Conway N/A.