Friday’s area sports briefs: Three St. James wrestlers crowned champs

HILTON HEAD ISLAND -- The St. James wrestling team had three individual champions as it took second place behind Lexington in the 25-squad SeaHawk Slam on Friday.

Codi Rothermel (138-pound class), John Vanslooten (145) and Derek Rothermel (152) claimed title for the Sharks, who had eight wrestlers place.

Codi Rothermel defeated Bryce Carr of West Laurens (Ga.) 4-2, Vanslooten pinned West Laurens’ Keyon Taylor and Derek Rothermel pinned Lugoff-Elgin’s Harrison Kruger.

Also placing for St. James were: Mason Elliott (126, third), Gregg Johnsen (160, third), Jaime Bolduc (132, fourth), Austin Brown (220, fifth) and Alex Nielsen (113, eighth).

•  Team results–Lexington 228, St James 198.5, West Laurens G.A. 181, White Knoll 173, Parkview G.A 144, Lugoff-Elgin 135.5, Summerville 126, Beaufort 124.5, Union Grove G.A. 117, Cherokee G.A. 114, Effingham G.A. 107, Cane Bay 84.5, South Effingham G.A. 83.5, Bamberg-Ehrhardt 83, Fort Dorchester 80.5, Hilton Head 74.5, Socastee 65, Battery Creek 64.5, Blufton 62, Glynn Academy G.A. 50, Benedictine G.A. 41, Richmond Hill G.A. 36.5, Whale Branch 19, Charlotte ContryDay N.C 16.

High school boys basketball

• Myrtle Beach 57, Forsyth (N.C.) 51 | E.J. Goings had 15 points as the Seahawks defeated Forsyth in the Panther Classic championship game.

• Metrolina Christian (N.C.) 65, Conway 57 | At Carolina Forest, The Tigers fell to Metrolina Christian in the third-place game of the Panther Classic. Calvin Davis scored 25 points for Metrolina and Jahriem Smith had 18 for Conway.

• (At) Carolina Forest 49, Northwestern 43 | Carolina Forest defeated Northwestern to claim fifth place in the Panther Classic. Robert Gray was the leading scorer for the Panthers with 10 points.

•  Carvers Bay 67, Waccamaw 49 | At Carolina Forest, Rayshod Pittman scored a game-high 21 points as Carvers Bay cruised past Waccamaw in the seventh-place game of the Panther Classic Tournament.

Noah Gulley led the Warriors with 13 points.