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Myrtle Beach hoopsters set for playoff drive
By David Shelton
Senior Writer
Myrtle Beach – With the state playoffs looming just around the corner, the basketball teams at Myrtle Beach High School are preparing for an extended stay in the brackets.
The girl’s team, coached by Brian Kiper, is the defending state champion is class AAA but will likely not win the region 8-AAA title this season.
Myrtle Beach has lost twice in region play – once to St. James and once to Wilson. The loss to St. James ended a streak of region wins that dated back to the 2005-06 season.
While senior guard Khadijah Sessions continues to put up awesome numbers as one of the state’s top players, the supporting cast has failed to produce on a consistent basis. Hurting matters was a knee injury to junior forward Tanisha Brown, who has missed the last four games. Brown is expected to return for the playoffs, which will make the Lady Seahawks a more formidable inside-out team.
Sessions is currently among the state leaders in scoring, averaging 28.6 points per game. She is scoring nearly half of her team’s 58 points per game. Sessions also averages about nine rebounds, five steals and 3.2 assists per game.
At the time of her injury, Brown was averaging 13.5 points and 11.4 rebounds per game. No other player on the roster scores more than five points per game.
Myrtle Beach will close out the regular season with games against Socastee, St. James, Georgetown and North Myrtle Beach.
The boy’s team of coach Craig Martin is in the middle of the region with a 3-3 record, sporting a 9-11 overall record.
Myrtle Beach can secure a top four finish with two wins in its final four games. Two of the Seahawks’ three league losses came by one point to St. James and two points to Wilson – the top two teams in region eight this season.
Leading the team in scoring is senior guard and captain Tramond Wilson, who averages 12.5 points per game. Senior guard Eric Goings averages 11.8 points while senior Emaray Johnson scores 8.1 points per game.
Senior post Timothy Jones is averaging 8.9 points and sophomore guard Solomon Cooper is scoring 8.7 points per game.
Jones is the top rebounder at 5.2 boards per game, getting help from Johnson and Goings, who each pull down about 4.3 boards per game.
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