High school roundup (Jan. 14, 2016)
Boys basketball
▪ Waccamaw 55, (at) Loris 38 | Needing a victory to end the opening week of region play on a good note, Waccamaw relied on its “Big 3” to shoulder the load Thursday night at Loris.
Juniors Justin Busy and Jawan Bryant, as well as sophomore Kenley Vereen combined for 47 points as the Warriors earned a key road win, 55-38.
Following a half of competitive basketball, Waccamaw pulled away in the third, buoyed largely by patience on the offensive end of the floor and solid defense. In the stanza, the Warriors outscored Loris 18-5, effectively putting the game on ice.
Busby led the way for Waccamaw with 17 points, while Bryant offered 16 to the team’s points total. Vereen chipped in with 14 points.
Travis Walters scored 12 points for Loris in a losing effort.
▪ WACCAMAW (55): Kenley Vereen 14, Justin Busby 17, Jawan Bryant 16, Coleman Hewitt 1, Boomer Frank 2, Quez Brown 5.
▪ LORIS (38): Trevon Morgan 4, Eric Hemingway 3, Raymond Bellamy 2, Hedien Goodman 6, Mac McLeod 2, Travis Walters 12, Kavon Drayton 6, Darius Bellamy 3.
WAC | 13 | 13 | 18 | 11 | — | 55 |
LOR | 11 | 11 | 5 | 11 | — | 38 |
▪ 3-point goals: WAC (Vereen 1, Busby 5, Brown 1) LOR (L. Hemingway 1). Team fouls: Home: 13. Away: 16. Fouled out: None. Technical fouls: None.
▪ Records: WAC 7-9 (1-1 Region VIII-AA), LOR 4-7 (0-2).
▪ (At) Carvers Bay 58, Green Sea Floyds 37 | Arkel Williams scored 15 points, and Tyrek Reed added 12 to lead the Bears to a win over the Trojans.
▪ GREEN SEA FLOYDS (37): J. Brownlee 10, J Geralds 4, S. Williams 7, G. Muhammad 7, R. Bellamy 3, R. Gore 6.
▪ CARVERS BAY (58): Tyrek Reed 12, Molik Reed 3, Dijon Goss 5, Quevon Dickerson 6, Marquise Goss 7, Jeremiah Green 4, Arkel Williams 15, Josh Canteen 6, Mikey Brown 2.
GSF | 10 | 7 | 8 | 12 | — | 37 |
CB | 12 | 18 | 15 | 12 | — | 58 |
▪ 3-point goals: GSF 3 (Williams 1, Muhammad 1, Bellamy 1), CB 4 (T. Reed 2, M. Goss 1, Williams 1). Team fouls: GSF 15, CB 15. Fouled out: D. Goss (CB). Technical fouls: None.
▪ Records: GSF N/A, Carvers Bay 9-6, 2-0 Region.
Girls basketball
▪ (At) Carvers Bay 61, Green Sea Floyds 46 | Anatashia Bromell had 19 points, 17 rebounds, six steals and two assists in leading the Bears to a victory over the Trojans.
Tamara Jackson and Paige McDaniels had 14 points each, and Jalinda Johnson and Quadasia Gillard added nine points apiece for Green Sea Floyds.
▪ GREEN SEA FLOYDS (46): Tamara Jackson 14, Jalinda Johnson 9, Quadasia Gillard 9, Paige McDaniels 14.
▪ CARVERS BAY (61): LaQuasha Coles 5, Anatashia Bromell 19, Tiera Young 2, Taleaa Adams 10, Ijanai Haynes 9, Angel Holmes 7, Alexis Lewis 1, Eriel Weston 8, Ja’Meshia Goss 2.
GSF | 10 | 20 | 30 | 46 | — | 46 |
CB | 13 | 38 | 51 | 61 | — | 61 |
▪ 3-point goals: GSF 2 (Jackson 1, Johnson 1), CB 5 (Adams 2, Holmes 1, Coles 1, Haynes 1). Team fouls: GSF 8, CB 11. Fouled out: None. Technical fouls: None.
▪ Records: Carvers Bay 8-1 (2-0 Region VIII-AA), GSF 9-4 (1-1).
▪ (At) Loris 38, Waccamaw 23 | Neandra Gause had 19 points and nine rebounds, and Akela Green had eight points and seven rebounds to lead the Lions to a win over the Warriors.
Myia Bellamy had five points to go along with eight rebounds, Lanise Harris had four points and 10 rebounds and Lanise Harris added four points and five blocks for Loris (6-5, 1-1 Region VIII-AA).
▪ WACCAMAW (23): Jada Torrance 9, Samariah Murray 6, A. Franklin 1, D. Brooks 3, Jasmine Torrance 4.
▪ LORIS (38): Neandra Gause 19, Ikela Green 8, Myia Bellamy 5, Lanise Harris 4, Aundrea Washington 2.
WAC | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | — | 23 |
LOR | 6 | 10 | 7 | 15 | — | 38 |
▪ 3-point goals: WAC 1 (J. Torrance 1), LOR 0. Team fouls: WAC 13, LOR 11. Fouled out: None. Technical fouls: None.
▪ Records: Loris 6-5 (1-1 Region VII-AA), Waccamaw N/A (0-2 Region VIII-AA).
This story was originally published January 14, 2016 at 10:58 PM with the headline "High school roundup (Jan. 14, 2016)."