Seahawks fall in CresCom third place game
St. Mary’s Catholic’s Mackenzie Trpcic scored 21 points on 8-of-15 shooting Tuesday, helping propel her team to a 45-39 victory over Myrtle Beach in the third place game at the CresCom Bank Holiday Invitational.
Midway through the second half, a 7-0 run pushed the Crusaders’ lead to double-digits, punctuated by a lay-up by Trpcic. She was one of a pair of St. Mary’s Catholic players in double figures, followed up by Halle Bovell who had 10 points.
A pair of Myrtle Beach players also were in double figures, led by Nia Sumpter with 12 points. Ivy Collins chipped in 10 points of her own on 5-of-8 shooting.
A solid performer throughout the tournament, the Seahawks’ Keocia Walker was held in check with four points. Nevertheless, she was given the CresCom Bank Holiday Invitational’s Individual Hustle Award.
“Honestly, from the beginning, before the game even started, we were like, ‘we’re going to be either third or fourth,” she said. “And in my opinion, getting third or fourth place is something that nobody in this whole arena would’ve even imagined Myrtle Beach doing. ... It’s my last tournament here, so I was just going to leave it all out there and we have it all we got.
“We came up short, but these teams are awesome and we made an impact.”
▪ MB (39): Kyerra Adderton 3, Ivy Collins 10, Keocia Walker 4, Nia Sumpter 12, Kiana Adderton 2, Jalah Horton 4, Janell Horton 2, Tatyanna Hollins 2.
▪ SMC (45): Mackenzie Trpcic 21, Taylor Randall 4, Halle Bovell 10, Julia Hanaka 3, Hanna Hall 1, Aerial Wilson 2, Mia Palang 4.
▪ Halftime: SMC 45, MB 39. 3-point goals: MB 3 (Adderton, Sumpter, Jalah Horton), SMC 5 (Trpcic (2), Bovell (2), Hanaka). Team fouls: MB 11, SMC 4 . Fouled out: Collins (MB). Technical fouls: None.
▪ Records: MB 11-2, SMC 39-2.
Providence Day (N.C.) 38, Archer (Ga.) 31
Janelle Bailey’s 14 points and 10 blocks helped Providence Day win Tuesday’s fifth place game at the CresCom Bank Holiday Invitational.
Bailey’s 10 blocks tied her with current South Carolina standout and former Heathwood Hallo star A’ja Wilson for most blocks in a tournament game.
Linsey Marchese led Archer with 11 points.
▪ AHS (31): Tia Shorter 4, Hannah Dunston 3, Autumn Newby 7, Linsey Marchese 11, Asia McCoy 4, Reina Mitchom 2.
▪ PD (38): Kennedy Boyd 5, Erin Whalen 8, Izzy Gallant 3, Celine Ives 2, Janelle Bailey 14, Tori Powell 4, Emilie Smith 2.
Away | X | X | X | X | — | XX |
Home | X | X | X | X | — | XX |
▪ Halftime: PD 19, AHS 18. 3-point goals: AHS 1 (Dunston), PD 4 (Whalen (2), Boyd, Gallant). Team fouls: AHS 11, PD 9. Fouled out: None. Technical fouls: None.
▪ Records: AHS 10-2, PD 12-1.
Christ the King 54, Lower Richland 47
A fast start by Christ the King allowed the Middle Village, N.Y., team to cruise to a victory over Lower Richland, 54-47, in the CresCom Invitational consolation title game.
Three Royals finished in double figures, led by Dominwue Toussaint with 14 points. Sydney Zambrotta also had 13 points, while Ashlie Howell chipped in 10.
Lower Richland was led by Dejah Williford, who scored 11 points.
▪ CTK (54): Sydney Zambrotta 13, Brandy Thomas 4, Dominque Toussaint 14, Jahylene Fisher 4, Ashlie Howell 10, Jaeonna Sutton 3, Kaisha Khadu 4, Saundra Checkley 2.
▪ LR (47): Dejah Williford 11, Ayanna Bolton 2, Kameron Roach 10, Cailah Hicklin 10, Alaysia Washington 8, Seanavier Washington 4, Keondra Archie 2.
▪ Halftime: CTK 35, LR 22. 3-point goals: CTK 3 (Zambrotta, Sutton, Toussaint). Team fouls: CTK 9, LR 6. Fouled out: None. Technical fouls: None.
▪ Records: CTK 6-2, LR 6-6.
St. James 73, East Hall (Ga.) 58
East Hall’s Tylor Brown scored 24 points, leading the Vikings to a 73-58 victory over St. James in tournament play at West Ashley High School.
East Hall led 42-20 at halftime, cruising to a 15-point win. Four Vikings finished in double figures.
Jackson Hurston led St. James with 12 points.
▪ STJ (58): Zach Werba 9, Jackson Hurston 12, William Young 6, Sullivan Young 2, Drew McCann 2, Jordan Furlough 8, Trey Myers 2, Jamarius Faulkner 1, Mabry Godbold 2, Joseph Martinez 6, Cameron Williams 6, Cole Gallagher 2.
▪ EHS (73): Lara 5, T. Brown 24, Morse 4, L. Cooper 11, T. Cooper 16, M. Brown 12, Winters 2.
STJ | 6 | 14 | 20 | 18 | — | 58 |
EHS | 17 | 25 | 16 | 15 | — | 73 |
Brookland Cayce 64, Carvers Bay 60
At Carolina Forest, Marquis Pough had 19 points and hit four 3-pointers to lead the Bearcats to a win over the Bears. Arkel Williams had a team-high 21 points to pace Carvers Bay (5-4).
Panther Classic
Thurgood Marshall 60, Clinton 54
Mt. Zion 60, Bearden 57
Myrtle Beach 86, Calhoun County 66
Carolina Forest 54, Fellowship Christian 31
This story was originally published December 22, 2015 at 10:22 PM with the headline "Seahawks fall in CresCom third place game."