State championship matchups set for SCISA AAA basketball

         Sumter – The Orangeburg Prep girls baskrtball team will meet Pee Dee Academy for the SCISA AAA girls state championship, while the Pee Dee boys will also play for a state title, taking on defending state champion Hilton Head Prep.

       That’s because OP defeated the Hilton Head Prep girls 53-40, while the PDA girls topped Spartanburg Christian School 37-24 in the semifinals on Thursday at Sumter County Civic Center. On the boys ledger, Pee Dee topped Spartanburg Day Academy 51-27, and Hilton Head Prep whipped Orangeburg Prep 76-45.

       The girls championship game is scheduled for a 5 p.m. start on Saturday at the civic center, the fourth of five championship games on the day. The final game will pit the HHP boys against PDA beginning at approximately 6:30 p.m.

       GIRLS

        Orangeburg Prep 53

        Hilton Head Prep 40

       Jane Walker Yonce had a double-double to lead the Lady Indians to a 53-40 triumph. She scored 11 points while grabbing 16 rebounds.

       Izzy Exum added 13 points and seven rebounds for OP, which improved to 23-1 on the season. Hannah Lambrecht added 10, Graysen Garrick had six, Annabelle Hunter five and Prestan Schurlknight four.

       Orangeburg Prep was in control of the game from theoutset, leading 11-5 after one quarter. It expanded the lead to 16 at halftime, 30-14. It led 40-24 entering the final stanza.

       Courntney Campbell led Hilton Head Prep, which finished 17-10, with 24 points. Erin Cleary had seven while Riley Wilbert had four.

       Pee Dee 37

       Spartanburg Christian 24

       Pee Dee finally took control of the game in the second half to pull away for a 13-point victory in the low-scoring contestand advance to the championship game.

The Golden Eagles, who improved to 22-4, led just 8-6 after one quarter and 15-12 at halftime. They finally opened it up in the third quarter, leading 25-16 entering the final stanza.

       Rebecca Hammond scored 11 of PDA’s 15 first-half points on the way to finishing with 15. Lyla Owens scored all seven of her points in the second half as did Sydney King with her six and Claire Eskridge with her five.

       Emily Robinson led Spartanburg Christian, which finished 18-8, with 10 points. Delaney Caldwell added nine.

       BOYS

       Pee Dee 51

       Spartanburg Day 27

       Pee Dee took control of the game in the first half and never looked back as it rolled to a 51-27 victory.

       The Eagles, who improved to 18-6, led 10-3 after the first quarter. They really took control of the game in the second stanza, opening a 28-10 halftime lead. PDA led 35-20 after three quarters.

       Colby Richardson led Pee Dee with 20 points, 13 of them coming in the first half. He also drained four 3-point baskets. Ethan Carroll added 12, while Miles Trussell and Jamison Rogers both had six, and Hayden Spivey finished with four.

       Leading the way for the Griffins, who finished 10-12, was Ron Rank with 17 poiints. Payne Wood added eight.

       Hilton Head Prep 76

       Orangeburg Prep 45

       Ty Harpring connected on 8 3-pointers on the way to scoring 36 points as Hilton Head Prep rolled to an easy win.

       Harpring hit four of his treys in the first quarter on the way to 14 points as the Dolphins opened a 23-5 advantage. He had 21 points in the first half as HHP led 37-19 at the break.

       Brendon Moore added 12 for Hilton Head Prep, which improved to 24-4. Billy Barron had 11, Connor Campbell six and Tyler Britschge four.

       Avery Ravenell led Orangeburg Prep, which finished 18-5, with 23 points. TIlden “T” Riley added nine and Cholly Williams had four.