Tuesday’s high school roundup: Sessions scores career-high 41 in Myrtle Beach win

GEORGETOWN -- Khadijah Sessions had a career night with 41 points as the Myrtle Beach girls defeated Georgetown 66-60 in a Region VIII-AAA contest on Tuesday night.

Sessions also added 14 rebounds.

The Bulldogs were led by Raven Smith’s 21 points. Taziya Moody and Justice Evans each added 11 points for Georgetown.

•  MYRTLE BEACH (66) – Shavae Shaw 8, Khadijah Sessions 41, Tyrenda Sutton 9, Martina Ballestero 3, Tasha Chestnut 1, Christiana Myers 4

•  GEORGETOWN (60) – Raven Smith 21, Keona White 5, Taziya Moody 11, Destinee Anderson 1, Moet Spann 3, Justice Evans 11, Shanell Wright 8

• 3-point goals: Myrtle Beach 1 (Sessions); Georgetown 3 (Smith 2, Spann). Team fouls: Myrtle Beach 17, Georgetown 25. Fouled out: None. Technical fouls: None.

• Records: Myrtle Beach (16-3, 4-1 Region VIII AAA).

Girls basketball

•  (At) Lowcountry Prep 51, Palmetto Christian 48 (OT) | Rachael Exum scored six of Lowcountry Prep’s seven points in overtime to lead the No. 1 team over Palmetto Christian, which is ranked No. 3. Exum finished the game with a team and game-high 20 points.

Lowcountry Prep led by eight with 1:57 left in the game. Palmetto Christian fought back and tied the game up to force the overtime period.

Lowcountry Prep forced 19 steals. Lelvon McClary added 19 points for Lowcountry.

•  PALMETTO CHRISTIAN (48) – C. Caulder 15, J. Strout 13, M. Vasko 2, A. Connelly 2, A. Pascutti 2, H. Hester 7, L. Wilson 6

•  LOWCOUNTRY PREP (51) – Rachael Exum 20, Elizabeth Zieser 2, Lelvon McClary 19, Marguerite McClary 2, Sydney Derrick 8, Winifer Mercado 2

• 3-point goals: Palmetto Christian 3 (Caulder 3); Lowcountry Prep 1 (Derrick). Team fouls: Palmetto Christian 24, Lowcountry Prep 13. Fouled out: None. Technical fouls: None.

• Records: Palmetto Christian (10-6, 2-2 SCISA IV); Lowcountry Prep (11-4, 4-0 SCISA IV).

•  (At) St. James 52, Wilson 37 | Stephanie Roberts had a double-double as the fifth-ranked Sharks picked up a Region VIII-AAA win over Wilson. Roberts finished the game with 15 points and 15 rebounds.

St. James was led by Keyana Rutledge’s game-high 16 points and Monica Smalls had 14 rebounds for the Sharks.

Jasmine Jackson led Wilson with 10 points.

•  WILSON (37) – Jasmine Burch 5, Chelsey Johnson 4, Nigeria White 7, Maya Jackson 9, Jasmine Jackson 10, Kentrice Cameron 2

•  ST. JAMES (52) – Stephanie Roberts 15, Charisma Rodriguez 3, Keyana Rutledge 16, Briahna Dickerson 3, Eldreonna Hannah 8, Monica Smalls 7

• 3-point goals: Wilson 3 (Burch, White 2). Team fouls: Wilson 20, St. James 15. Fouled out: Johnson, M. Jackson. Technical fouls: Dickerson.

• Records: Wilson (10-10, 1-4 Region VIII AAA); St. James (16-3, 5-0 Region VIII AAA).

•  Aynor 46, (at) Loris 31 | The Blue Jackets had three players score in double figures and went 28-for-31 from the free throw line as they downed the Lions.

Kimberly Smith had a game-high 12 points for the Blue Jackets. Brooke Barfield and Chelsea Barrington had 10 points each for Aynor.

•  AYNOR (46) – Brooke Barfield 10, Chelsea Barrington 10, Ayawana Dees 4, Hailey Hazelton 6, Kimberly Smith 12, Caprecia Nash 4.

•  LORIS (31) – Ryneshia Bellamy 4, Shaina Hickman 2, Lareba Jackson 6, Nasran Gill 10, Taylor Littlejohn 3, Kadedra Cox 4, Demisha Phillips 2.

• 3-point goals: Aynor 0; Loris 1 (Littlejohn). Team fouls: Aynor 18, Loris 20. Fouled out: Hazelton, Bellamy, Jackson. Technical fouls: None.

• Records: Aynor 7-8, Loris N/A.

Boys basketball

•  Myrtle Beach 67, (at) Georgetown 47 | Tramond Wilson had a game-high 20 points to lead Myrtle Beach over Georgetown in a Region VIII-AAA contest. E.J. Goings had a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Seahawks.

Tevin Johnson led the way for the Bulldogs with 17 points.

•  MYRTLE BEACH (67) – E.J. Goings 15, Emaray Johnson 4, Nolan Butler 6, Tramond Wilson 20, Bert Mack 2, Solomon Cooper 7, Daquarius Wilson 3, Brenden Wynne 8, T.J. Jones 2

•  GEORGETOWN (47) – Daquarius Gibson 5, Justin Wright 4, Tevin Johnson 17, A.J. Walker 2, Anthony Blair 3, Aiswom Nelson 6, Marquise Desselleim 1, Charlie McGirt 9

• 3-point goals: Myrtle Beach 2 (Cooper, Wynne); Georgetown 3 (Johnson 2, Wright). Team fouls: Myrtle Beach 19, Georgetown 17. Fouled out: None. Technical fouls: None.

• Records: Myrtle Beach (9-10, 3-2 Region VIII AAA).

• (At) Christian Academy of Myrtle Beach 59, Trident Academy 25 | Kendall Henry had 19 points and seven rebounds to lead the Saints.

•  TRIDENT ACADEMY (25) – Frankie Holmes 2, Luke Jeresaty 6, Alex Blum 6, Jordan German 11

•  CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF MYRTLE BEACH (59) – Austin Guyton 8, Max Smith 4, Alex Morris 8, Cole Gore 7, Matt Doria 5, Garrett Richards 8, Kendall Henry 19

• 3-point goals: Christian Academy of Myrtle Beach 8 (Guyton, 1, Morris 2, Gore 1, Doria 1, Henry 3). Team fouls: Trident Academy 4, Christian Academy of Myrtle Beach 4. Fouled out: None. Technical fouls: None.

• Records: Christian Academy of Myrtle Beach 11-8 (4-2 SCISA Region VI-A).

•  (At) Loris 70, Aynor 52 | Loris had three of their five starters score in double figures as they picked up a Region VII AA win over Aynor. Devante Claridy led the Lions with 18 points, Trois Bennett added 12 and Travante Wilson had 10.

Tyree Floyd came off the bench to score 16 points for Loris.

Brandon Young had seven of the Blue Jackets’ 10 3-pointers and led the squad with 24 points.

•  AYNOR (52) – Chris Brown 9, Brandon Young 24, Herrington 2, Hunter Windham 13, Chris Buie 4

•  LORIS (70) – Devante Claridy 18, Trois Bennett 12, Tyree Floyd 16, Travante Wilson 10, Stephon Clark 6, Damien Ford 3, Latrez Chestnut 2, Brendon Livingston 3

• 3-point goals: Aynor 10 (Brown, Young 7, Windham 2); Loris 5 (Claridy 2, Bennett 2, Livingston). Team fouls: Aynor 18, Loris 18. Fouled out: None. Technical fouls: None.

• Records: Loris (4-11, 2-3 Region VII AA).

•  (At) South Florence 58, Conway 51 | The Tigers were down 20-4 to start the game but almost bounced back, ultimately falling to the Bruins.

Torrance Evans hit four 3-pointers in last four minutes to bring score within two points, but the Bruins nailed six free throws in a row down the stretch to put the game out of reach.

•  CONWAY (51) – Torrance Evans 18, Robert Nelson 7, Jahriem Smith 4, Malcolm Green 5, Kahmil Cooper 4, Devin Strothers 6, Christian Jeffords 2, Trevon Longs 1, Demar Williams 4.

•  SOUTH FLORENCE (58) – K. James 11, S. James 9, M. Ellis 6, S. Ford 1, W. Daniels 17, G. Hogans 5, D. Holmes 7, J. Johnson 2.

• 3-point goals: Conway 4 (Evans 4); South Florence 6 (K. James 2, S. James 1, M. Ellis 2, W. Daniels 1). Team fouls: Conway 21, South Florence 9. Fouled out: None. Technical fouls: Robert Nelson.

• Records: Conway 8-12, S. Florence N/A.

• (At) St. James 47, Wilson 43 | Caleb Duggan scored a game-high 15 points and Matt Strange added 11 as St. James got past Wilson.

•  WILSON (43) – Brandon Jones 6, Braxton Ivory 8, Patrell Rodgers 13, Jared Charles 10, Alanare Davis 6.

•  ST. JAMES (47) – Tredarius McCallum 4, Caleb Duggan 15, J.C. Cavin 8, Tyrell Dukes 4, Jacob Wright 3, Tyus Goodman 2, Matt Strange 11.

• 3-point goals: Wilson 5 (Ivory, Rodgers 2, Charles 2); St. James 4 (Duggan, Cavin, Wright, Strange). Team fouls: Wilson 14, St. James 11. Fouled out: None. Technical fouls: None.

• Records: St. James (9-7, 4-1 Region VII-AAA); Wilson (13-6, 4-1 Region VII-AAA).