High school roundup (Jan. 15, 2016)
Girls basketball
▪ (At) Socastee 47, West Florence 32 | The Braves held court Friday.
Now, they hope to keep it that way.
Shayla Baldwin had 18 points and eight rebounds and Haley Altman added four points and 10 rebounds as the Socastee girls basketball team defeated West Florence 47-32 on Friday to improve to 1-1 in Region VI-AAAA play.
“It was a very solid performance and the girls knew going into the game that this was about a must-win situation for them after the first region game,” Braves coach Ginger Ford said. “… I was a great effort. Everybody on the team scored.”
Socastee was a little slow out of the gate before dominating the second and third quarters en route to the win.
“We ha da few turnovers in the first quarter and it took us a few minutes to get into a solid rhythm,” Ford said. “By the second quarter we started playing together better.”
It was also important for the Braves to defend their home court after losing at Conway in the region opener Tuesday. Socastee will have back-to-back home region contests as it hosts South Florence on Tuesday.
“It’s gonna be really important,” Ford said of protecting their home court. “After that first loss at Conway we impressed upon the team that we need to play with a sense of urgency and take one region game at a time, and I think that’s what we’ll do Tuesday at home.”
▪ WEST FLORENCE (32): Jazmyn Jackson 9, Danielle Rainey 5, Hannah Davis 3, Chanelle Hayes 8, Timesha Bailey 5, Kendra Cameron 2.
▪ SOCASTEE (47): Amber Rutledge 7, Shayla Baldwin 18, Amaya Leinbach 7, Jaelyn Grandison 2, Mia Angelo 5, Haley Altman 4, Mercer Roberts 2, Jadan Jones 2.
West Florence | 9 | 6 | 10 | 7 | — | 32 |
Socastee | 8 | 15 | 17 | 7 | — | 47 |
▪ 3-point goals: West Florence 4 (Rainey 1, Davis 1, Hayes 1, Bailey 1), Socastee 2 (Baldwin 1, Leinbach 1). Team fouls: West Florence 12, Socastee 8. Fouled out: None. Technical fouls: None.
▪ Records: West Florence 0-2 Region VI-AAAA, Socastee 8-8 (1-1 Region VI-AAAA).
▪ Myrtle Beach 70, (at) Lake City 13 | Nia Sumpter had 20 points and 10 rebounds, Ivy Collins added 15 points and Kianna Adderton had 12 points as the Seahawks improved to 13-4 overall and 1-1 in Region VII-AAA.
Boys basketball
▪ West Florence 79, (at) Socastee 59 | Sharone Wright had 18 points and Bryson Williams added 13 as the Knights cruised past the Braves.
Sophomore Andrew Gardner had a game-high 24 points for Socastee.
“He has the potential. He played well in spots tonight and did some good stuff offensively,” Braves coach DeAndre Scott said. “That’s the nature of a 10th-grader. He’ll have a good game and the come back and have a rough night and then bounce back again. With a young kid like that, they’re up and down. We’re just hoping to see more up nights in the future.”
▪ WEST FLORENCE (79): Sharrod Simon 4, Tamaz Anderson 2, Bryson Williams 13, DeAngelo Adams 2, Sharone Wright 18, Jesus Perez 12, Cartier Diarra 16, Juan Perez 2, Julian Taylor 4, Chris Wilson 6.
▪ SOCASTEE (59): Marcus Hemingway 5, Nijaye Foster 2, Aeneas Green 3, Kendrell Generette 13, Andrew Gardner 24, Jason Cudd 12.
West Florence | 23 | 19 | 21 | 16 | — | 79 |
Socastee | 14 | 10 | 8 | 27 | — | 59 |
▪ 3-point goals: West Florence 4 (Williams 3, Wright 1), Socastee 4 (Gardner 3, Generette 1). Team fouls: West Florence 14, Socastee 13. Fouled out: None. Technical fouls: None.
▪ Records: West Florence 14-2 (1-1 Region VI-AAAA), Socastee 6-10 (0-2).
▪ Christian Academy 54, (at) Florence Christian School 39 | Setting the tone on both ends of the floor, Christian Academy was able to remain undefeated in SCISA Region III-AA with a victory over Florence Christian.
Hitting three 3-pointers in the opening minutes, Michael Green and the Saints were able to quickly apply pressure to their opponents. Christian Academy displayed similar effort and tenacity on the other end of the floor, limiting a prolific Florence Christian squad to 14 first-half points, much to the delight of head coach Darren Gore.
“I couldn’t be happier with how we came out,” he said. “We wanted to come out and make our presence known on the defensive end. (Green) coming out and hitting three (3-pointers), and holding a great team to 14 points in the first half, we showed a lot of effort and was able to leave with what we wanted.”
Green led the way for Christian Academy with 15 points, while Robert Guyton had nine in a winning effort. Also contributing for the Saints was Jay Williams and Bernard Jones — who scored his 1,000th career point in the win — with eight points apiece.
Florence Christian School was led by Jacob Lewis, who had a game-high 19 points.
Christian Academy visits Marlboro Academy on Tuesday.
▪ CAMB (54): Bennett Pearson 2, Bernard Jones 8, Jay Williams 8, Jalen Matthews 6, Ian McCauley 4, Robert Guyton 9, Luigi Piccione 2, Michael Green 15.
▪ FCS (39): Drew Knudsen 2, Jacob Lewis 19, E.J. Porter 6, Nick Livingston 3, Alex James 4, Preston Watson 5.
CAMB | 13 | 16 | 14 | 11 | — | 54 |
FCS | 9 | 5 | 11 | 14 | — | 39 |
▪ 3-point goals: CAMB 7 (Jones 2, Guyton, Green 4), FCS 5 (Lewis, Porter 2, Livingston Watson). Team fouls: CAMB 16, FCS 12. Fouled out: None. Technical fouls: None.
▪ Records: CAMB 9-9, (4-0), FCS 6-7 (2-2).
▪ (At) Lake City 54, Myrtle Beach 51: Myrtle Beach fell to 0-2 in Region VII-AAA on Friday night, suffering a tough defeat at the hands of Lake City.
Down by six at halftime, Adam Zam scored 14 of his game-high 15 points, helping the Seahawks stay close. In the end it was not enough, as 11 players scored for Lake City en route to the win.
Also in double figures for Myrtle Beach was Bryce Schneider with 13, while Robert Swanson had eight in a losing effort.
Yence Hanna was the only Lake City player to hit double figures with 14 points on the night.
▪ MYB (51): Adam Zam 15, Robert Swanson 8, Bryce Schneider 13, JaQuan Chestnut 4, Keyonte Sessions 3, Jayce Allen 2, Ben Mintz 2, Emory Knox 4.
▪ LAKE CITY (54): Tyrek Epps 8, Yence Hanna 14, Jawan McDowell 4, D’Shawn Wilson 3, Travon Singletary 4, Jordan Wilson 4, Jonathan Matthews 7, Jamir McKenzie 2, Tashawn Baines 4, Brandon Brown 2, Demarrion Johnson 2.
MB | 9 | 11 | 13 | 18 | — | 51 |
LC | 10 | 16 | 12 | 16 | — | 54 |
▪ 3-point goals: MB 5 (Zam 4, Sessions), LC 2 (Hanna, Wilson). Team fouls: MB 16, LC 9. Fouled out: None. Technical fouls: None.
▪ Records: MB 3-11 (0-2), LC 6-2 (2-0).
▪ Andrews 79, (at) Kingstree 64 | Wanyae Moore had a game-high 34 points to lead the Yellow Jackets past the Jaguars.
▪ ANDREWS (79): Wanyae Moore 34, Trevor Flagler 10, Kaleaf Meyers 10, Darius Brown 6, Tyreike Steele 6, Laddarius Holloway 5, Jamil Middleton 2, Josh Brown 2, Jailyn Carrington 2, Kajon Lawrence 2, Bernard Stafford 2, Jared Mack 1, Adjaneique Sumpter 1.
▪ KINGSTREE (64): Quinton Austin 15, Alex Binyard 10, Jordan Cantey 10, Andre Price 8, Lawrence Williams 6, Thomas Cooper 6, Jeremiah Page 2, Tyrone Sanders 7.
Andrews | 16 | 20 | 18` | 23 | — | 79 |
Kingstree | 2 | 17 | 15 | 30 | — | 64 |
▪ 3-point goals: Andrews 11 (Moore 5, D. Brown 2, Meyers 2, Flagler 2), Kingstree 5 (Cooper 2, Austin 2, Cantey 1). Team fouls: Andrews 18, Kingstree 13. Fouled out: None. Technical fouls: D. Brown.
▪ Records: Andrews 10-6 (2-0 Region VII-AA), Kingstree 1-12 (0-2).
This story was originally published January 15, 2016 at 10:44 PM with the headline "High school roundup (Jan. 15, 2016)."