High school roundup (Dec. 18)
Girls basketball
(At) North Myrtle Beach 65, Loris 20: A fast start by North Myrtle Beach allowed the Chiefs to cruise past Loris in a matchup of non-region foes.
After a closely contest first period, North Myrtle Beach created some distance in the second, outscoring the Lady Lions 12-3 in the stanza.
Nine players scored for the Chiefs in the game, led by Aquera Johnson and Jada Gore with 12 apiece.
▪ LOR (20): Jada Hickman 2, Nysha Jackson 3, Constance Bromell 2, Ikela Green 5, Tamera Bellamy 2, TyAnna Green 3, Myia Bellamy 3.
▪ NMB (65): Makala Gore 2, Shaquera Johnson 9, Jada Gore 12, Shania Cox 3, Jevelyn Cox 6, Savannah Wood 6, Akiera Livingston 7, Aquera Johnson 12, Julie Carini 8 .
LOR | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | — | 20 |
NMB | 14 | 12 | 18 | 21 | — | 65 |
▪ 3-point goals: LOR 2 (Jackson, I. Green), NMB 4 (S. Johnson, Wood (2), Livingston. Team fouls: LOR 20, NMB 12. Fouled out: None. Technical fouls: None.
▪ Records: LOR 4-4, NMB 2-4.
Boys basketball
▪ (At) Waccamaw 59, St. James 56 | Kenley Vereen had a game-high 24 points to lead the Warriors past the Sharks.
Jackson Hurston had a team-high 20 for St. James
▪ ST. JAMES (56): Zach Werba 8, Jackson Hurston 20, William Young 8, Andrew McCann 2, Jordan Fields 8, Sullivan Young 4, Cameron Williams 6.
▪ WACCAMAW (59): Kenley Vereen 24, Justin Busby 12, Jawon Bryant 17, Coleman Hewitt 5, Miller Brinson 1.
St. James | 14 | 8 | 7 | 27 | — | 56 |
Waccamaw | 9 | 14 | 18 | 18 | — | 59 |
▪ 3-point goals: St. James 6 (Werba 2, Hurston 2, Young 2), Waccamaw 6 (Vereen 4, Busby 1, Hewitt 1). Team fouls: St. James 21, Waccamaw 10. Fouled out: Hurston. Technical fouls: None.
▪ Records: St. James 6-2, Waccamaw 5-4.
Wrestling
▪ St. James 44, Aynor
<bullet>106: Dylan Andrew (AYN) over Mackenzie Tecco (STJ) (Fall 0:01); 113: Billy Goodyear (STJ) over Aynor (forfeit); 120: Dalen Johnson (AYN) over STJ (forfeit); 126: Seth Sarvis (AYN) over Franklin Cloer (STJ) (Dec 10-7); 132: Jayshawn Dixon (AYN) over Uriel Mauricio (Dec 16-14); 138: Jason Wiggins (STJ) over DreQwan McCray (AYN) (Fall 2:30); 145: Brandon Ellis (STJ) over Cole Dunn (AYN) (Dec 4-3); 152: Preston Beaty (AYN) over Larry Miller (STJ) Fall 3:11); 160: Michael Mewhorter (STJ) over A.J. Jenkins (AYN) (TF 26-8 5:58); 170: Mackenzy Cange (STJ) over Drake Carroll (AYN) (Fall 3:02); 182: TahJa Washington (AYN) over Bradley Marsh (STJ) (Fall 1:24); 195: Spencer Deegan (STJ) over Zach Hodge (AYN) (Fall 3:47); 220: Charles Pederson (STJ) over Corderian Williams (AYN) (Fall 5:00); 285: John Foster (STJ) over Kyle Watkins (AYN) (Fall 1:02).
This story was originally published December 18, 2015 at 10:50 PM with the headline "High school roundup (Dec. 18)."