High school roundup (Feb. 16, 2016)
Girls basketball
▪ Socastee 41, (at) Summerville 37 | Down four points with about two minutes to go, the Braves rallied to beat the Green Wave in the first round of the Class AAAA playoffs.
“Thrilled,” Socastee coach Ginger Ford said of escaping with a win. “The gym was loud and Summerville has a great girls basketball reputation. [Our girls] played hard and knew what they wanted to do. … We fought real hard in the end. It seemed like we wanted to win this game worse than we’ve wanted to win a basketball game this year. It was a tough win. It’s good because that made us understand that we can go on the road and win in a hostile environment.”
The Braves connected on 12 of 16 free throws, including several down the stretch to close out a close game.
Kira Bell had a game-high 13 points, including a three-point play that allowed Socastee to pull within one point with under two minutes left. Amber Rutledge, who had nine points, and Shayla Baldwin, who added eight, also made key plays down the stretch for the Braves.
While her team made the most of going to the charity stripe, Ford lauded her team for keeping the Green Wave from getting to the line.
“I thought we played really tough defense and never really put Summerville in the one-and-one,” Ford said.
▪ SOCASTEE (41): Amber Rutledge 9, Shayla Baldwin 8, Kira Bell 13, Mia Angelo 9, Haley Altman 2.
▪ SUMMERVILLE (37): Bri Bish 5, Meredith Harley 6, Shawn-terica Gibbs 8, Jordan Sprueill 2, Jasmine Goodwine.
Socastee | 9 | 13 | 7 | 12 | — | 41 |
Summerville | 11 | 5 | 15 | 6 | — | 37 |
▪ 3-point goals: Socastee 3 (Rutledge 2, Angelo 1), Summerville 3 (Harley 2, Bish 1). Team fouls: Socastee 10, Summerville 13. Fouled out: None. Technical fouls: None.
▪ Waccamaw 26, (at) Timberland 25 | Jaz Torrance had eight points to lead the way as the Warriors claimed their first-ever playoff victory.
Boys basketball
▪ (At) Marlboro County 64, St. James 48 | Zach Werba had 19 points, with 15 coming on 3-pointers, but it wasn’t enough as the Sharks fell to the Bulldogs in the first round of the Class AAA playoffs.
▪ ST. JAMES (48): Trey Myers 2, Zach Werba 19, Alex Holmes 5, Jackson Hurston 5, Drew McCann 7, Jordan Fields 6, Jordan Furlow 2.
▪ MARLBORO COUNTY (64): Kijana Johnson 13, Demetrius Knox 28, Cameron Johnson 4, Fred Brown 9, Deminquis Wilson 2, Tylik Johnson 8.
St. James | 7 | 11 | 11 | 19 | — | 48 |
MC | 15 | 12 | 15 | 22 | — | 64 |
▪ 3-point goals: St. James 8 (Werba 5, Holmes 1, Hurston 1, McCann 1), Marlboro County 3 (Knox 3). Team fouls: St. James 16, Marlboro County 13. Fouled out: None. Technical fouls: St. James bench.
▪ Records: St. James 12-12.
▪ (At) Darlington 75, Myrtle Beach 37 | Robert Swanson had a team-high nine points as the Seahawks were eliminated in the first round of the Class AAA playoffs.
This story was originally published February 16, 2016 at 9:17 PM with the headline "High school roundup (Feb. 16, 2016)."