High School Sports

Irmo’s Williams sets milestone. Lexington, River Bluff earn region sweeps

Irmo coach Monica Williams set a milestone Friday night.

The former South Carolina women’s basketball standout recorded her 400th win as Yellow Jackets head coach in the 65-31 win over Dutch Fork.

Williams was presented with a basketball to commemorate the win and fans and players waved No. 400 papers at the end of the game.

During her tenure, Irmo, Williams has posted 16 or more wins in 10 of the last 12 seasons and one win away from making it 11 of the last 13 seasons. Irmo is 15-3 on the year and ranked in the top 10 in the state.

Williams has earned region Coach of the Year six times and sent 24 players to the college basketball ranks. She will be co-head coach in this years Carolinas Classic All-Star Basketball game.

Girls

Irmo 65, Dutch Fork 31

I: Ehrial Wagstaff 17, Lovett 6, Jones 2, Smith 2, Whaley 4, Mason 17, Thomas 4, Tucker 3, N. Johnson 10. DF: Davenport 4, Butler 2, Brown 3, Briennan 7, Hill 9, Peterman 2, Hollmon 1, Metze 1, Offing 2

River Bluff 52, White Knoll 49

RB: Perry 2, Tucker 3, JP Wilson 30, Khalil 6, Smith 7, Rozier 4. WK: Cowan 4; Singleton 16, Roberts 1; Jenkins 12; Evans 16

Lexington 78, Chapin 32

L: Alexis Sexton 22, Mallory Nichols 16, Lindsay Garner 10, Johnson 9. C: McKenzie Lott 11, Washington 8, Gallagher 4

Airport 47, South Aiken 40

A: Jayla Jamison 23, Candelario 8, Zeigler 8, Corbitt 5, Thompson 3. SA: M. Blocker 15, T. Williams 12, Thomas 7, Williamson 6

Saluda 45, Batesburg-Leesville 30

S: Kalisha Hill 12, Nadya Watson 10, Tiara Daniels 10, Carroll 7, Means 4, Holland 2

Richland Northeast 67, York 24

RNE: Eaddy 22, Wilcher 7, Macon 23, Daniels 7, Wiggins 6, Aimes 2. Y: Baker 3, Anderson 2, Ziegler 11, Howell 3, Coffey 3, Crowley 2

Camden 56, Indian Land 18

Hammond 61, Heathwood Hall 43

H: Lauren Scott 36, Tyra Myers 15, Evans 3, Stephens 6. HH: Frick 8, Brooklyn Moore 11, Tuller 6, Brooke Edwards 10, Singerling 3, Bowers 2, Mullins 3

Keenan 51, Catawba Ridge 44

K: Milaysia Fulwiley 29, Ashari Lewis 11

Eau Claire 39, Gray Collegiate 36

Newberry 48, Mid-Carolina 40

Boys

Indian Land 79, Camden 77 (OT)

C: Trajon Pate, NyRell Stradford 21, Kaleb Caldwell 13

Keenan 60, Catawba Ridge 38

Lexington 62, Chapin 55

Anderson Christian 55, Richard Winn 53

RW: Darius Boyd 19, H. Wade 9 L. Wade 9; Caldwell 8, Branham 4, Russell 2, McKeown 2

Blythewood 71, Lugoff-Elgin 57

B: Julian Phillips 36 . LE: Devante Johnson 20, Maurice Haymon 19

Newberry 56, Mid-Carolina 44

N: Zay Chalmers 15, S. Davis 11, Zack Chalmers 7, Caldwell 6, Wilmore 6, Crooks 5, Robinson 4, Epps 2; MC: D. Bookman 16, S. Brooks 15, Owens 8, Chaplin 5.

Irmo 55, Dutch Fork 44

I: Dylan Williams 23 Felder 3 CJ Washington 10 Kiett 4 Xavier Forest 10 Bing 5. DF: McClurkin 7 Knight 3 Jones 5 Green 9 Johnson 6 JT Renner 11 Smith 3

South Aiken 62 Airport 47

SA: John Burns 21, Davionne Burnett 11, Chandler 9, Hodge 6, Hicks 5, Jones 4, Robinson 4, McKeever 2. AHS: Xavier Ford-Belton 17, Jeremiah Harris 15, Lawrence 6, McCant 4, Gomez 3, Geiger 2

Richland Northeast 49, York 37

RNE: Durand Brown 11, Johnson 2, Martinez 4, Hall 5, Cherry 14, Pratt 5, Anderson 8. Y: Proctor 9, Burris 5, Trapp 5, Brooks 10, Good 3, Ellis 5

Heathwood Hall 44, Hammond 37

HH: Gary 9, Isaiah Caldwell 16, Avery 9, Bell 7, Gardner 3. Ham: Saul Diaz 12,Huntley 8, Yeats 3, Burch 9, Toman 5

River Bluff 32, White Knoll 28

RB: Myers 3, Stills 6, Cranshaw 4, Jenkins 8, Green 3, Renner 3, Powell 5. WK: Jennings 8, Evans 2, Jaylen Ray 11, Williams 2, Curry 3, Rumph 2

Gray Collegiate 80, Eau Claire 46

GC: Rhone 7, Tauris Watson 12, Tory Kelly 11, Tim Barnes 11, White 6

This story was originally published January 25, 2020 at 1:12 AM.

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