High school roundup (Jan. 29, 2016)
Girls basketball
▪ (At) Loris 58, Marion 55 | Neandra Gause had 15 points and eight rebounds, Lanice Harris added 11 points and 11 rebounds, and Myia Bellamy contributed 10 points and nine rebounds as the Lions held off the Swamp Foxes.
The victory allowed Loris to improve to 3-2 in Region VIII-AA play.
“It’s a big win,” Lions coach Fred Grate said. “It does a lot for our girls’ confidence and their morale.”
Loris held off Marion by hitting its free throws down the stretch.
“It shows that they have a lot of poise and they’re constantly working harder to get better and better,” Grate said.
▪ MARION (55): Morrisey 7, Godbolt 7, Johnson 11, Peterson 5, Bethea 4, Walters 6, Crawner 2, Mason 5, Williams 6, Vereen 2.
▪ LORIS (58): Hopkins 2, Gause 15, I. Green 16, K. Green 2, Bellamy 10, Davis 2, Harris 11.
Marion | 18 | 13 | 9 | 15 | — | 55 |
Loris | 15 | 13 | 13 | 17 | — | 58 |
▪ 3-point goals: Marion 4 (Morrisey 2, Godbolt 1, Peterson 1), Loris 2 (I. Green 1, Bellamy 1). Team fouls: Marion 24, Loris 16. Fouled out: None. Technical fouls: None.
▪ Records: Marion 2-3 Region VIII-AA, Loris 8-6 (3-2 Region VIII-AA).
▪ Socastee 50, (at) West Florence 31 | Mia Angelo had 20 points – with 18 of them coming on 3-pointers – Kira Bell added 12 points, seven rebounds and five assists, and Amber Rutledge had six points, five rebounds and six assists to help the Braves improve to 2-3 in Region VI-AAAA.
“I felt really good about our team’s effort tonight,” Socastee coach Ginger Ford said. “We knew this was a must-win game on the road.”
The Braves have another big region contest as they host South Florence at 6 p.m. Saturday.
▪ SOCASTEE (50): Amber Rutledge 6, Shayla Baldwin 9, Kira Bell 12, Mia Angelo 20, Haley Altman 2, Mercer Roberts 1.
▪ WEST FLORENCE (31): Danielle Rainey 6, Hannah Davis 2, Randasia Keys 2, Chanelle Hayes 2, Alexis Jeffrey 6, Mary Catherine Outlaw 11, Kendra Cameron 2.
Socastee | 9 | 15 | 18 | 8 | — | 50 |
WF | 6 | 6 | 12 | 7 | — | 31 |
▪ 3-point goals: Socastee 6 (Angelo 6), West Florence 2 (Outlaw 2). Team fouls: Socastee 14, West Florence 11. Fouled out: None. Technical fouls: None.
▪ Records: Socastee 9-10 (2-3 Region VI-AAAA).
▪ (At) North Myrtle Beach 40, St. James 31 | Aquera Johnson had 23 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Chiefs past the Sharks, avenging a loss earlier in the season.
“We gave a solid defensive effort and converted some points at the end,” NMB coach Jude Hunt said.
The Chiefs held St. James cogs Kelsi Bachmann and Kimmie Hotzelt to a combined 11 points. Bachmann, who had seven Friday, scored double that in the first meeting.
“Bachmann did a pretty good job against us the first time we played,” Hunt said. “We did a really good job of defending her tonight and cut that in half.”
▪ ST. JAMES (31): Kelsi Bachmann 7, Kimmie Hotzelt 4, Abigail Rumpf 8, Dominique Gross 6, Kaswanna Haynes 6.
▪ NORTH MYRTLE BEACH (40): Makala Gore 1, Shaquera Johnson 3, Jada Gore 5, Aquera Johnson 23, Julie Carini 8.
St. James | 12 | 6 | 6 | 7 | — | 31 |
NMB | 8 | 6 | 12 | 14 | — | 40 |
▪ 3-point goals: None. Team fouls: St. James 19, North Myrtle Beach 10. Fouled out: Bachmann. Technical fouls: Bachmann, St. James bench.
▪ Records: St. James 12-7 (4-2 Region VII-AAA), North Myrtle Beach 7-13 (3-3).
▪ (At) South Florence 54, Carolina Forest 41 | The Panthers came up short against the Bruins.
Boys basketball
▪ Gray Collegiate 78, (at) Christian Academy of Myrtle Beach 61 | Michael Green had 22 points, five rebounds, two blocks, two assists and two steals, but the Saints came up short against a team that blew them out earlier this season.
Robert Guyton added 11 points, seven rebounds and three assists for CAMB.
▪ GRAY COLLEGIATE (78): Ian Kinard 9, Xavier Miller 13, Khalil Robinson 4, Tyler Brevard 8, Juwan Gary 26, Bryce Martin 3, Orteus Anderson 9, Tyshaun Better 5, Kendrick George 2.
▪ CAMB (61): Bernard Jones 7, Jay Williams 6, Jaylen Johnson 11, Jalen Matthews 2, Ian McCauley 2, Robert Guyton 11, Michael Green 22.
GC | 23 | 14 | 24 | 18 | — | 78 |
CAMB | 21 | 8 | 13 | 19 | — | 61 |
▪ 3-point goals: GC 6 (Miller 1, Gary 2, Martin 1, Anderson 1, Better 1), CAMB 4 (Jones 1, Green 3). Team fouls: GC 16, CAMB 13. Fouled out: None. Technical fouls: None.
▪ Records: Gray Collegiate 17-3, CAMB 12-10.
▪ Sumter 49, (at) Conway 47 | Despite being up four points with under a minute to go, the Tigers came up short against the Gamecocks.
Juwan Moody had a team-high 13 for Conway.
▪ SUMTER (49): C. Rembert 15, T. Simon 4, C. Singleton 5, J. Corbett 4, A. Peoples 6, B. Atkins 4, R. Johnson 2, A. Dillard 3.
▪ CONWAY (47): Darren Grainger 6, Juwan Moody 13, Shy Holmes 2, Darren Stanley 11, Jalen Moody 3, Jimmy Nichols 9, Raiqwuon O’Neal 1.
Sumter | 9 | 7 | 17 | 16 | — | 49 |
Conway | 11 | 16 | 10 | 10 | — | 47 |
▪ 3-point goals: Sumter Dillard 5 (1, Rembert 3, Peoples 1). Fouled out: J. Moody. Technical fouls: None.
▪ Records: Sumter 13-5 (5-1 Region VI-AAAA), Conway 12-6 (1-5).
▪ Dillon 89, (at) Aynor 40 | The Blue Jackets came up short against the Wildcats.
▪ DILLON (89): Norman 7, Wright 9, Williams 12, Bethea 11, Brookins 5, White 2, Jacob 7, Boatwright 4, McClain 16, Nolan 16.
▪ AYNOR (40): Christian Riddle 7, Jackson Riddle 3, Sean Gang 2, Andrew Roberts 3, Carter Beck 1, Nick Fowler 10, Maurice Saunders 2, Luke Long 6, Jonathan Gause 6.
Dillon | 19 | 22 | 20 | 28 | — | 89 |
Aynor | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | — | 40 |
▪ 3-point goals: Dillon 3 (Wright 1, Bethea 1, Jacob 1), Aynor 2 (J. Riddle 1, Long 1). Team fouls: Dillon 28, Aynor 25. Fouled out: Norman. Technical fouls: Gang.
▪ Records: Aynor 2-17 (0-6 Region VIII-AA).
▪ St. James 55, (at) North Myrtle Beach 52 | Jackson Hurston had 21 points and Zach Werba added 13 as the Sharks topped the Chiefs.
▪ ST. JAMES (55): Trey Myers 4, Zach Werba 13, Jackson Hurston 21, Jordan Fields 7, Jordan Furlough 10.
▪ NMB (52): Chris Johnson 7, Mike Gore 8, Merrill Moss 2, P.J. Kelly 2, Maurice Finch 10, Jason Hager 11, Josh Livingston 12.
St. James | 12 | 16 | 9 | 18 | — | 55 |
NMB | 7 | 18 | 14 | 13 | — | 52 |
▪ 3-point goals: St. James 7 (Werba 3, Hurston 3, Fields 1), NMB 8 (Johnson 1, Gore 1, Hager 2, Livingston 4). Team fouls: St. James 12, NMB 14. Fouled out: None. Technical fouls: None.
▪ Records: St. James 10-9 (4-2 Region VII-AA), North Myrtle Beach 3-3 Region VII-AAA.
▪ (At) West Florence 80, Socastee 47 | Kendrell Generette had a team-high 10 points for the Braves in a losing effort.
▪ SOCASTEE (47): Tyler Rainer 6, Marcus Hemingway 6, Nijaye Foster 3, Aeneas Green 4, Kendrell Generette 10, Alex Collins 3, Andrew Gardner 7, Jason Cudd 8.
▪ WEST FLORENCE (80): Cameron 7, Simon 6, Anderson 3, Williams 28, Wright 9, Diarra 11, Perez 9, Singleton 3, Wilson 4.
Socastee | 12 | 12 | 9 | 14 | — | 47 |
West Florence | 21 | 10 | 22 | 27 | — | 80 |
▪ 3-point goals: Socastee 2 (Foster 1, Gardner 1), West Florence 11 (Cameron 1, Anderson 1, Williams 6, Diarra 1, Perez 1, Singleton 1). Team fouls: Socastee 15, West Florence 20. Fouled out: None. Technical fouls: Diarra, Wilson.
▪ Records: Socastee 6-13 (0-5 Region VI-AAAA), West Florence 16-3 (3-2).
▪ (At) South Florence 72, Carolina Forest 54 | Duane Moss had 15 points, Xavier Lynch had 11 and Damon McDowell added 10, but the Panthers fell short to the Bruins.
This story was originally published January 29, 2016 at 10:32 PM with the headline "High school roundup (Jan. 29, 2016)."