SCHSL semifinals, finals run from February 27-March 6

Dennis Brunson hssr.com Associate Editor • February 27, 2025

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Four games a day to be played at Florence spanning the six days

Florence – The first of six days of semifinal games for the South Carolina High School League boys and girls basketball state playoffs at Florence Center began today.

The four Class A games began with the lower state games starting at 3 pm. The girls game had defending state champion Military Magnet facing Denmark-Olar while the boys game had Denmark-Olar going up against Bethune-Bowwman at approximately 4:30 p.m. The girls upper state semifinal is schedulrf for 6 p.m. with Lee Central meeting North and the boys game has Abbeville taking on C.A. Johnson set for 7:30 p.m.

The same schedule will be used for AAA on Friday, AAAA on Monday, AA on Tuesday and AAAAA Division II on Tuesdsay.

AAAAA Division I will play on Saturday with the lower state girls set for a 1 p.m. start with the lower state boys at 2:30 p.m. The upper state girls will is set for 4 p.m. with the upper state boys set to begin at 5:30 p.m.

The AAA games will have Dillon taking on Oceanside Collegiatre Academy for the llower state AAA girls while the upper state girls will have Walhalla taking on St. Joseph's. The lower state boys will have Keenan taking on Loris while the upper state boys willl be Powdersville meeting Christ Church.

The AAAAA Division I games on Saturday will have Summerville meeting Ashley Ridge for the girls lower state title and Blythewood meeting J.L. Mann for the girls upper state title. Ridge View and James Island will battle for the DI lower state boys while Dorman will meet Blythewood for the upper state crown.

The AAAA girls games on Monday will have North Augusta taking on Lower Richland for the lower state crown, while South Pointe will meet Westside for the upper state title. The North Augusta boys wil take on Wilson for the lower state title, and Wren will face Lancaster for the boys upper state title.

In AA on Tuesday, defending girls state champion Andrew Jackson will meet Lake City for the lower state crown, while Clinton will meet Eau Claire for the upper state crown. Andrew Jackson will also be playing for the AA boys lower state title, taking on Atlantic Collegiate Academy, while Liberty and High Point Academy will do battle for the upper state crown.

In the AAAAA Division II games on Wednesday, Berkeley and North Myrtle Beach will battle for the lower state girls crown with Greenville and Greenwood meeting for the upper state crown. On the boys side, you will have Berkeley and Goose Creek playing for the lower state crown and Greenville and Fort Mill meeting for the upper state crown.

The championship games will be payed on Thursday, March 6, Friday March 7, and Saturday, March 8.

The Class A and AAA title games will be played on March 6, starting with the Class A girls at 2 p.m., the Clas A boys at 4 p.m., the AAA girls at 6 p.m. and the AAA boys at 8 p.m.

On March 7, the AAAA girls will play at 2 p.m. followed by the AAAA boys at 4 p.m. The AAAAA Division I girls are set to start at 6 p.m. with the AAAAA DI boys set for 8 p.m.

The final day of championship games will be on March 8 beginning with the AA girls at noon. That will be followed by the AA boys at 2 p.m. the AAAAA Dvision II girls at 4 p.m. and the AAAAA Division II boys at 6 p.m.

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