Class AAAA 1st Round Game Results
Upper State
Greenville 65 Union County 60
Westwood 58 North Augusta 57
Kendall Wormack and Ta’jay Dunlap both scored 16 points for Westwood. Junior point guard Russell Jones finished with 7 points.
Freshman RJ Felton took high game honors with 23 points for the Yellow Jackets. Omarion Byrd added 14 points while Bryson Mozone finished with 8 points. Tez Collins scored 7 points in his last high school game.
Travelers Rest 62 Belton-Honea Path 59
South Aiken 68 York 51
Joshua Drayton led the T-Breds with 16 points, while fellow senior Melvin McKie added 12 points with Cincere Scott also scoring 12 points. Cameron Jones led York with 18 points.
Ridge View 72 Midland Valley 38
JaVon Anderson, Crosby Harris-James and Walyn Napper each scored 13 points for the Blazers in the win. Anthoney Ray took high game honors from the Mustangs with 21 points in defeat.
Eastside 57 Daniel 49
Aiken 56 South Pointe 47
Antonio Bussey and Calvin Mathis took high game honors with 14 points a piece. Kevin Williamson a NC/SC All star scored 11 points and Maison Hall chipped in 7 points in the win.
Greer 49 Wren 42
Senior Ryan Pearson scored 16 points in the win. Freshman sensation Bryce McGowens scored 17 points in the loss for the Hurricanes.
Lower State
AC Flora 67 Lugoff-Elgin 52
The Falcons moved to 17-6 on the season with Derrick “DJ” Sinkler leading the way with 17 points. Zack Foulks added 12 points and Daniel Finney 8 points. Diamante Brown a NC/SC All Star member didn’t play after picking up his 2nd ejection of the season in his last regular season game.
Senior Arturo Sealy scored 20 points in the Demons loss.
Stall 78 Myrtle Beach 71
Jalen Bailey hit some clutch free throws down the stretch for the Warriors to get the road win. Bailey a junior finished the night with 27 points. Romello Grant was held in check with 15 points.
Robert Swanson finished his career with 15 points and UNC-Pembroke football signee Jace Allen scored 12 points in the loss.
Lakewood 60 Dreher 45
Grant Singleton the leader of the Gators offense and All-State selection scored 13 points with Juwan Perdue a left-handed junior doing the same and also scoring 13 points.
Travis “TJ” Brown and Simon Grant both seniors finished the game with 12 and 10 points respectively for the Blue Devils.
Colleton County 75 North Myrtle Beach 67
Nyeem Green had the hot hand tonight for the Cougars with 27 points. Tristian Nieves added 17 points while De’iajae Ferguson chipped in with 11 points in the victory. The Cougars move to 18-7 on the season.
Jevon Griffin led the way for the Chiefs with 16 points, Casen McClendon added 15 points and Cooper Chandler finished his career with 14 points.
Wilson (Florence) 81 Hilton Head Island 55
Allen Williamson led the charge for the host Tigers with 21 points. Southeast Missouri State signee Alex Caldwell scored 16 points. Darius Rhodes scored 14 points and fellow senior Jamonty Williams chipped in with 11 points. Caldwell was named Class AAAA State Player of the Year.
Orangeburg-Wilkinson 58 Darlington 52
Senior Yohannes Utsey helped the Bruins to 22-4 on the season with 22 points.
Tre’quan Scott led the Falcons with 17 points, Jalian Smith and Kenynon Scott both scored 11 points. Falcons Head Coach Ken Howle has decided to retire. Howle has a 230-93 record in 13 seasons at the helm for the Falcons.
Berkeley 55 Marlboro County 45
Ephraim Butler the Region Player of the Year led the way with 15 points. Trevur Smalls scored 14 points and DJ Chisholm added 11 points while Ishan White added 10 points. The Stags move to 19-2 on the season.
Hartsville 52 Lower Richland 38
Kyron Gray recorded a double-double for the Red Foxes with 17 points and 10 rebounds. Jontavius Blakney added 11 points and Trae Hannibal scored 9 points. Hannibal was named Region Player of the Year.
The Diamond Hornets will not repeat as state champions this season. Tevaughn Higgins led the way with 12 points and Christian Brown scored 9 points.
2nd Round Games – Saturday February 17
Westwood @ Greenville – Friday 7:30 P.M. Boys and Girls Doubleheader
South Aiken @ Travelers Rest
Eastside @ Ridge View
Greer @ Aiken
Stall @ AC Flora 3:00 P.M.
Colleton County @ Lakewood
Orangeburg-Wilkinson @ Wilson (Florence)
Hartsville @ Berkeley