Area roundup | Myrtle Beach girls get region win over Socastee

Khadijah Sessions had a game-high 26 points to lift Myrtle Beach over Socastee, 51-47, in a Region VIII-AAA win. Sessions had a double-double as she added 13 rebounds to her points. She also had five assists.

“We will take any win we can get,” Seahawks coach Brian Kiper said. “Our region is very balanced this year. We lost to Wilson last week, who had the same record as Socastee. We are still trying to find ourselves without Tanisha [Brown].”

Myrtle Beach didn’t have to completely rely on Sessions on Tuesday evening. Sophomore Shavae Shaw had 18 points for the Seahawks.

“Shay just became eligible when the semester changed in the middle of January,” Kiper said. “She is very athletic and can provide a little bit more scoring for us.”

The Braves were led by Katherine Mose, who had 17 points. Sierrah McCarthy added nine points for Socastee.

•  SOCASTEE (47) – Blake Smith 7, Maegan Harrellson 3, Madison Lowe 6, Katherine Mose 17, Sierrah McCarthy 9, Kirstin Zanardo 5

•  MYRTLE BEACH (51) – Cameron Crutchfield 2, Shavae Shaw 18, Khadijah Sessions 26, Tyrenda Sutton 3, Christiana Myers 2

• 3-point goals: Socastee 4 (Mose 2, McCarthy, Zanardo); Myrtle Beach 3 (Shaw, Sessions, Sutton). Team fouls: Socastee 21, Myrtle Beach 17. Fouled out: Sadreonna Grant, Lowe. Technical fouls: None.

• Records: Myrtle Beach (17-4, 5-2 Region VIII-AAA).

Girls basketball

•  St. James 64, (at) Georgetown 39 | St. James had four of its five starters score in double-figures as it stay undefeated in Region VIII-AAA. Keyana Rutledge led the way for the fifth-ranked Sharks with 19 points.

Stephanie Roberts (13), Brihana Dickerson (12) and Monica Smalls (10) also scored in double-digits for St. James. Smalls also added 10 rebounds to her points.

Taziya Moody led the Bulldogs with 14 points.

•  ST. JAMES (64) – Stephanie Roberts 13, Anna Cavin 2, Keyana Rutledge 19, Brihana Dickerson 12, Hannah Price 2, Eldreonna Hannah 6, Monica Smalls 10

•  GEORGETOWN (39) – Raven Smith 9, Taziya Moody 14, Justice Evans 3, Destiny Anderson 6, Tyia Gilliard 3, Tyneia Keith 3

• 3-point goals: St. James 3 (Rutledge, Dickerson 2); Georgetown 6 (Smith, Moody 2, Anderson 2, Gilliard). Team fouls: St. James 15, Georgetown 20. Fouled out: Smalls, Evans, Shanell Wright. Technical fouls: Evans.

• Records: St. James (18-3, 7-0 Region VIII-AAA).

•  (At) North Myrtle Beach 66, Wilson 40 | India Farmer scored a game-high 17 points as the North Myrtle Beach Chiefs defeated Wilson in Region VIII-AAA play.

The Chiefs forced 32 turnovers and turned those into 44 points as North Myrtle Beach never trailed in the contest. The Chiefs began the first quarter on a 17-4 run and never looked back, cruising to a season sweep of the Tigers. Taylor Allman and Kendricka Bellamy chipped in 16 and 12 points, respectively for North Myrtle Beach.

Jasmyn Burch led Wilson with 15 points. Maya Jackson posted a double-double for the Tigers with 14 points and 10 rebounds.

•  WILSON (40) – Jasmyn Burch 15, Jazmyne Jackson 4, Amanda Barr 3, Nijeria White 4, Maya Jackson 14.

•  NORTH MYRTLE BEACH (66) – Taylor Allman 16, Kendricka Bellamy 12, Ja’Quella Livingston 6, India Farmer 17, Venyka Dewitt 9, Sarah McCloskey, Taylor White 2, Lakhandra Cox 2.

• 3-point goals: Wilson 1 (Burch); NMB 4 (Allman 2, Bellamy, Dewitt). Team fouls: Wilson 19, NMB 16. Fouled out: None. Technical fouls: None.

• Records: Wilson (11-11, 2-5 Region VIII-AAA); North Myrtle Beach (14-7, 4-3 Region VIII-AAA).

•  Lowcountry Prep 58, (at) Coastal Christian Prep 19 | Lowcountry Prep clinched the SCISA IV-A championship and a state playoff bid as they routed Coastal Christian Prep.

•  LOWCOUNTRY PREP (58) – Jessica Kavanagh 3, Rachael Exum 10, Leldon McClary 6, Elizabeth Zieser 6, Marguerite McClary 10, Sydney Derrick 8, Sarah Exum 7, Winifer Mercado 2, Carolyn Culbertson 2, Jessica Mangialardo 4.

•  COASTAL CHRISTIAN PREP (19) – C. Aydlette 6, K. Simmons 4, A. Stevens 8, D. Bryan 1.

• 3-point goals: Lowcountry 5 (Kavanagh, Zieser, M. McClary 2, S. Exum). Team fouls: Lowcountry 14, CCP 10. Fouled out: Mercado. Technical fouls: None.

• Records: Lowcountry (14-4, 7-0 SCISA IV-A).

•  (At) Waccamaw 38, Loris 22 | The Warriors defeated the Lions after holding them to just 13 points in the first three quarters.

•  LORIS (22) – Ryneshia Bellamy 6, LaRebe Jackson 4, Masran Gill 2, Taylor Littlejohn 2, Kededra Cox 1, Shanequa Bennett 5, Demisha Phillips 2.

•  WACCAMAW (38) – Rachel Thornton 4, Jamaica Alston 6, Aaliyah Hudson 9, Imani Carr 8, Mary Tyler 5, Jaynae Rice 3, Kelly Kaz 3.

• 3-point goals: Loris 1 (Bennett); Waccamaw 3 (Hudson, Tyler, Kaz). Team fouls: Loris 7, Waccamaw 16. Fouled out: None. Technical fouls: None.

• Records: Loris N/A, Waccamaw (5-10, 3-4).

Boys basketball

•  (At) North Myrtle Beach 48, Wilson 47 | Jaquan Grissett hit a jumper with 6.3 seconds left and Matt Lindsey blocked a shot as North Myrtle Beach edged Wilson for a Region VIII-AAA win. Grissett finished the game with a team-high 14 points.

Josh Lindsey, Matt Lindsey and Rodrick Hemingway each had 10 points for the Chiefs.

•  WILSON (47) – Braxton Ivery 22, Tavion Haile 4, Patrell Rogers 8, Brandon King 2, Alandre Davis 7, Pierce Brown 4

•  NORTH MYRTLE BEACH (48) – Josh Lindsey 10, Jaquan Grissett 14, Matt Lindsey 10, Davis Trussell 2, Rodrick Hemingway 10, Cameron Gore 2

• 3-point goals: Wilson 1 (Ivery); North Myrtle Beach 4 (J. Lindsey 2, M. Lindsey 2). Team fouls: Wilson 11, North Myrtle Beach 14. Fouled out: None. Technical fouls: None.

• Records: Wilson (14-7, 5-2 Region VIII-AAA); North Myrtle Beach (10-8, 2-5 Region VIII-AAA).

•  Christian Academy of Myrtle Beach 63, (at) Trident Academy 27 | The Saints used a balanced team attack to beat SCISA Region IV foe Trident Academy. Kendall Henry led Christian Academy with 10 points.

Matt Doria added nine points for the Saints.

•  CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF MYRTLE BEACH (63) – Austin Guyton 7, Max Smith 6, Alex Morris 6, Tyler Bass 2, Cody Williams 6, Cole Gore 6, Matt Doria 9, Garrett Richards 6, Alex Newsome 5, Kendall Henry 10

•  TRIDENT ACADEMY (27) – Lucas Bybee 7, Frankie Holmes 3, Luke Jeresaty 2, Alex Blum 3, Jordan German 7, Austin Thompson 5

• 3-point goals: Christian Academy of Myrtle Beach 3 (Guyton, Doria, Newsome); Trident Academy 3 (Bybee, Holmes, German). Team fouls: Christian Academy of Myrtle Beach 7, Trident Academy 7. Fouled out: None. Technical fouls: None.

• Records: Christian Academy Myrtle Beach (14-8, 6-2 SCISA Region IV).

•  (At) Myrtle Beach 69, Socastee 64 | Tramond Wilson had a double-double with 22 points and 10 rebounds as the Seahawks got past the Braves.

Travis Frye led Socastee, which had thee players score in double figures, with 22 points.

•  SOCASTEE (64) – See Man 9, Eric Mortel 2, Donovan Cann 15, Matthew Scalise 2, Tyler Matthews 1, Will Caswell 2, Travis Frye 22, Patrick Gardiner 11.

•  MYRTLE BEACH (69) – Tyrone Sutton 3, E.J. Goings 8, Emaray Johnson 2, Nolan Butler 7, Mason Lewis 4, Tramond Wilson 22, Bert Mack 4, Solomon Cooper 5, Dequarius Wilson 8, T.J. Jones 6.

• 3-point goals: Socastee 6 (Man 1, Frye 2, Gardiner 3); Myrtle Beach 1 (Cooper). Team fouls: Socastee 24, Myrtle Beach 24. Fouled out: Caswell. Technical fouls: Socastee–Dakota Morgan.

•  (At) Waccamaw 78, Loris 39 | Dejan Frasier had a career-high 33 points to lead the Warriors in a rout.

Frasier was 10 of 13 at the free-throw line and also had two assists.

A.J. Grant added 16 points and three steals and Noah Gulley had 18 points and five assists to help Waccamaw top a region rival.

Blake Dwyer had two points and five assists and Taylor King had four points and eight rebounds to help lead the Warriors.

•  LORIS (39) – Devante Claridy 10, Trais Bennett 8, Stephon Clark 2, Damian Ford 5, Brandon Livingston 3, Jahare Stone 2, Tyree Floyd 5, Dontae Widena 14

•  WACCAMAW (78) – Noah Gulley 18, Dejan Frasier 33, Blake Dwyer 2, A.J. Grant 16, Trevor Newbauer 1, Todd Milton 2, Matthew Fisher 2, Taylor King 4

• 3-point goals: Loris 2 (Claridy, Livingston), Waccamaw 1 (Frasier). Team fouls: Loris 9, Waccamaw 13. Fouled out: Ford (Loris). Technical fouls: None.

• Records: Waccamaw (6-14; 2-5 Region VII-AA).