Coming off its first region loss since the 2005-06 season, the Myrtle Beach girls basketball team looked determined to win Friday night.
Despite facing constant double teams, Khadijah Sessions made sure she and her teammates got it done. Sessions finished with 33 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists as the Seahawks got past North Myrtle Beach 61-50.
“Khadijah draws attention for her ability to score points so if the other players are open, she’s going to find them,” Seahawks coach Brian Kiper said.
Sessions’ ability to get her teammates involved also played a big role.
“Twenty-eight points aside from Khadijah is big,” Kiper said. “We had a lot of players that I thought stepped up tonight.”
After learning they will be without junior forward Tanisha Brown for at least two weeks, the Seahawks (15-3 overall, 3-1 Region VIII-AAA) have been looking to adapt their game without her.
“We have to get used to playing without Tanisha, we’ve become a more guard-oriented team rather than working in the post,” Kiper said. “Without her, we need other players to step up and they did it tonight.”
Defensively, Myrtle Beach’s game plan was to restrict North Myrtle Beach standout Taylor Allman’s shooting ability. Allman finished with 16 points on 6-of-12 shooting.
“We wanted to limit Allman’s shots,” Kiper said. “She’s a great shooter and a great player so we wanted her to work for her points.
“… Tyrenda Sutton and Shavae Shaw played great defense on Allman.”
The Seahawks got 12 points off the bench, while the Chiefs had no scoring from their reserves.
Kendricka Bellamy finished with 12 points and Ja’Quella Livingston added 11 points and nine rebounds for North Myrtle Beach. India Farmer recorded a team-high 11 rebounds and five blocks for the Chiefs (12-6 overall, 2-2 Region VIII-AAA).
“I feel like we should have won tonight,” Chiefs coach Jude Hunt said. “We have to play well together and we have to bounce back from this loss.”
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