High school roundup (Feb. 10, 2016)
Girls basketball
▪ Loris 37, (at) Aynor 25 | With a win over the Blue Jackets, the Lions are now in a three-way tie with Marion and Waccamaw, as both lost Tuesday, for third place in Region VIII-AA, and will wait to find out the tiebreaker scenarios.
Ikela Green had 13 points, Myia Bellamy had eight points and eight rebounds, Neandra Gause grabbed nine rebounds to go along with four points, and Lanise Harris added six points and 10 rebounds for Loris, which finished with a 9-10 overall record.
▪ LORIS (37): Neandra Gause 4, Ikela Green 13, Tamera Bellamy 2, TyAnna Green 2, Myia Bellamy 8, Keioshya Davis 2, Lanise Harris 6.
▪ AYNOR (25): M. Barton 3, K. Geralds 2, M. Elliott 5, A. Kroger 9, Trimble 4, James 2.
Loris | 3 | 8 | 12 | 16 | — | 37 |
Aynor | 3 | 12 | 5 | 5 | — | 25 |
▪ 3-point goals: Loris 4 (I. Green 4), Aynor 1 (Trimble 1). Team fouls: Loris 11, Aynor 10. Fouled out: None. Technical fouls: None.
▪ Records: Loris 9-10, 4-6; Aynor N/A, 0-10.
Boys basketball
▪ Dillon 74, (at) Waccamaw 63 | The Warriors are in.
Despite a 74-63 loss to Dillon on Wednesday, Waccamaw clinched a spot in the Class A state playoffs as the No. 4 seed out of Region VIII-A. Meanwhile, the Wildcats clinched the region championship with the victory.
Justin Busby had 25 points and Jawan Bryant scored 18 for the Warriors.
Dillon’s Ja’Quan Knowlin led all scorers with 27 points, and Keenan Norman put up 18.
▪ DILLON (74): Keenan Norman 18, Darius Bethea 5, Javier Brookins 3, Khary White 3, RaKeem Fletcher 6, RaHeem McClam 6, Ja’Quan Knowlin 27.
▪ WACCAMAW (63): Kenley Vereen 9, Justin Busby 25, Jawan Bryant 18, Connor Heimberger 6, Boomer Frank 4, Miller Brinson 1.
DIL | 11 | 29 | 11 | 23 | — | 74 |
WAC | 10 | 22 | 16 | 15 | — | 63 |
▪ 3-point goals: Dillon 5 (Norman 3, Brookins 1, Knowlin 1), Waccamaw 2 (Vereen 1, Busby 1). Team fouls: Dillon 27, Waccamaw 29. Fouled out: Dillon 2 (K. White, R. McClane), Waccamaw 2 (Vereen, Frank). Technical fouls: Dillon 1, Waccamaw 1.
▪ Records: Dillon 17-5, 9-1 Region VIII-A; Waccamaw 11-13, 5-5.
This story was originally published February 10, 2016 at 10:49 PM with the headline "High school roundup (Feb. 10, 2016)."