SCISA STATE TOURNAMENT QUARTERFINALS DAY 1 ROUNDUP
Orangeburg Prep, Pee Dee, Hilton Head Prep, Spartanburg Christian advance in AAA girls
Orangeburg – The Orangeburg Prep girls basketball team limited Greenwood Christian School to just 14 points in a 47-14 victory in a quarterfinal game in the SCISA AAA state tournament on Monday at the OP gymnasium.
The Lady Indians, who improved to 23-1 on the season, will face Hilton Head Prep in a semifinal game on Thursday at Sumter Couty Civic Center beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Mary Legare Delaney led Orangeburg Prep in scorig with 12 points along with grabbing seven rebounds. Hannah Lambert had 11 points and six steals.
Graysen Garrick and Prestan Schurlknight both scored six points with Garrick adding five rebounds and five steals. Jane Walker Yonce grabbed 14 rebounds and had six steals to go with three points.
GCS finished with a 13-7 record.
Pee Dee 47
First Presbyterian 27
Orangeburg – Pee Dee Academy defeated First Presbyterian of Shannon Forest 47-27 in a quarterfinal game at the OP gymnasium.
Pee Dee will take on Spartanburg Christian Academy in a semifinal game on Thursday at 3:30 p.m. at Sumter County Civic Center.
Rebecca Hammond led the 21-4 Golden Eagles with 22 points. Claire Eskridge added 13, and Claire Owens had nine.
Aubrey Glenn led 14-8 Shannon Forest with eight points. Peyton Thompson and Bryson McGrath both had six, while Kaya Thompson had four.
Hilton Head Prep 43
Florece Christian 38
Orangeburg – Hilton Head Prep opened a 12-point halftime lead and held on for a 43-38 win over Florence Christian School at the OP gym.
FCS led 10-8 after the first quarter before 17-9 HHP outscore it 18-4 in the second stanza for a 26-14 halftime lead. Hilton Head Prep led 32-23 after three quarters.
Courtney Campbell and Erin Cleary accounted for all but two of HHP’s points. Campbell had 23 and Cleary 18.
Emerson Poston led the 15-10 Eagles with 20 points. Anna Kate Huggins had seven and Leah Lambert added five.
Hilton Head Prep will take on Orangeburg Prep in a semifinal game on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at Sumter Count Civic Center.
Spartanburg Christian 62
Patrick Henry 48
Orangeburg – Spartanburg Christian Academy advanced to the semifinals with a 62-48 victory over Patrick Henry Academy at the OP gymnasium.
SCA, now 18-7, will meet Pee Dee Academy at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday at Sumter County Civic Center.
Parick Henry finished with a 14-8 record. Lillian Lucas led the Patriots with 22 points. Saquoia Sexton had a double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds, while Emilee Bradley had 10 points. Laney Futch had 14 rebounds and four blocked shots to go with four points.
AAAA GIRLS QUARTERFINALS
Heathwood Hall 62
Porter-Gaud 22
Sumter – Heathwood Hall jumped out to a 23-5 lead after one quarter and rolled to a 62-22 triumph over Porter-Gaud at Sumter Cunty Civic Center.
Lauren Jacobs led the 17-3 Highlanders with 21 points. Three others were in double figures – Dakota Jenkins with 12, Camillia Gore with 11 and SaBreya Monsanto with 10.
Queseya Rhooms added four.
Grayson Hariri led the Cyclones, who finished 11-12, with 13. Perry Chambers added seve.
Heathwood will take on First Baptist in a semifinal game on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at the civic center.
Trinity Collegiate 53
Ben Lippen 42
Sumter – Trinity Collegiate improved to 19-3 with a 53-42 win over Ben Lippen at Sumter County Civic Center.
Makayla Leggette led the Titans with 24 points. Autumn Kind added 10, Saleese Kind nine and Natalie Pitts seven.
Trinity Collegiate will meet Northwood Academy in a semifinal game on Wednesday at Sumter Couty Civic Center.
Ben Lippen finished 16-11.
AA GIRLS QUARTERINALS
Dorchester 51
Andrew Jackson 19
Columbia – Dorchester Academy never allowed Andrew Jackson Academy to score more than eight points in a quarter on the way to a 51-19 victory at the Cardinal Newman gymnasium.
Emery McClure led the 15-7 Raiders in scoring with 16 points. Rylee Weathers added 13, while Palmer Kizer had eight, Alyssa Grooms six and Lyla Owens four.
McKinnley Beard led 12-12 AJA with eight points. Kinslie Carson added four.
Dorchester will meet Laurens Academy in a semifinal game on Thursday at Wilson Hall’s Nash Student Center beginning at 6 p.m.
Laurens Academy 49
Charleston Collegiate 43
Columbia – Laurens Academy held off Charleston Collegiate 49-43 in a tightly contested game at Cardinal Newman.
The 17-7 Crusaders led 10-7 after one quarter, 18-17 at halftime and 36-32 entering the final stanza.
Sadie Bruyere led LA in scoring with 20 points. Braylee Burke added 15, Mackenzie Runyons had six, and Abby Howard scored four.
Vika Vuyiv led the Sun Devils with 17 points. Zoe Vanderwelle added 10 while Carolina Chmura had eight and Kourtnee Hathaway six.
Laurens will meet Dorchester Academy in a semifinal game on Thursday at Wilson Hall’s Nash Student Center beginning at 6 p.m.
Lee Academy 38
Our Lady of the Rosary 28
Columbia – Lee Academy jumped out to an 18-4 lead after one quarter and went on to a 38-28 victory over Our Lady of the Rosary in a quarterfinal game at Cardinal Newman.
Karagan Melton had 10 first-quarter points with six of them coming on a pair of 3-point baskets. Mazie Tomlinson had six in the quarter.
Melton led the Cavaliers with 14 points. Tomlinson finished with nine and Jameson Collins had seven.
Kate Strelow led Our Lady with 16 points, while Makenzie Commerford had 10.
Lee will take on Cross Schools in a semifinal game on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at Wilson Hall’s Nash Student Center.
AAAA BOYS QUARTERFINALS
Porter-Gaud 64
Heathwood Hall 51
Sumter – Porter-Gaud outscored Heathwood Hall 19-7 in the second quarter on the way to a 64-51 win at Sumter County Civic Center.
The Cyclones led 16-14 after one quarter before opening a 35-21 halftime advantage. They led 49-36 after three quarters.
The Cyclones, who improved to 20-5, were led by John-Michael Jenkins with 19 points and Banks Butler with 18. Kateaux Miller added 12, Griffin Ferraro had seven and Griffin Domm had four.
Kamauri Hunter led 17-10 Heathwood with 15 points. Tristen McCleary added 14, Nix Nichols 10 and Deuce Claxton six.
Porter-Gaud will meet Hammond at 8 p.m. on Wednesday in a semifinal game at Sumter County Civic Center.
Hammond 60
Ben Lippen 41
Sumter – Hammond used a balanced scoring attack to defeat Ben Lippen 60-41 at Sumter County Civic Center.
Mekhi Smith-Brown led the 19-5 Skyhawks with 19 points. Jaiden Haltiwanger added 13, while Daylin Haltiwanger had eight along with Jackson Ross. Loch Saunders and Noah Goddard both had six.
The Falcons’ Braysen Stockman led all scorers with 30 points. Jonathan Edgren added six.
Hammond will meet Porter-Gaud in a semifinal game on Wednesday at 8 p.m. at Sumter County Civic Center.
