SC high school basketball playoffs: Where things stand, what’s next, updated schedule
With the first few rounds in the books, here is what to look for in this week’s third round matchups in the SC High School League basketball playoffs:
Class 5A boys
Biggest surprise: Dutch Fork. The Silver Foxes, known for their football strength, are in the third round for the first time since 2014.
Big matchup to watch: Wade Hampton at Irmo. The Yellow Jackets go for their 25th win, the most since 2014-15, and try to give coach Tim Whipple another trip to the state semifinals
Remaining schedule
Tuesday
Upper State
Wade Hampton (G) at Irmo
Spartanburg at Dorman
Lower State
Dutch Fork at Fort Dorchester
Goose Creek at Conway
First round scores
Wade Hampton 74, Woodmont 40
Mauldin 70, Rock Hill 57
Irmo 58, JL Mann 54
Clover 73, Byrnes 51
Dorman 93, Greenwood 49
Blythewood 61, TL Hanna 59
Northwestern 83, Gaffney 40
Spartanburg 65, Westside 60 (2 OT)
Dutch Fork 52, Lexington 31
West Florence 72, James Island 62
Fort Dorchester 63 White Knoll 55
Carolina Forest 55, Wando 51
Conway 57, Stratford 53
River Bluff 48, West Ashley 42
Goose Creek 52, St. James 28
Sumter 52, Ashley Ridge 50
Second round scores
Wade Hampton 69, Mauldin 60
Irmo 59, Clover 34
Dorman 83, Blythewood 52
Spartanburg 77, Northwestern 75
Dutch Fork 57, West Florence 52
Fort Dorchester 55, Carolina Forest 53
Conway 57, River Bluff 45
Goose Creek 51, Sumter 46 (OT)
Class 4A boys
Key takeaway: Bryce McGowens. The state’s top junior prospect put on a show Saturday, going for 65 points, fourth most in state history.
Big matchup to watch: Ridge View at Greenville. It’s a big road test for the Blazers, who haven’t lost a true road game all season. All of their losses have come at a neutral site or at home.
Remaining schedule
Tuesday
Upper State
Ridge View at Greenville
Lower Richland at Wren
Lower State
Marlboro County at AC Flora
North Myrtle Beach at Myrtle Beach
First round scores
Greenville 69, Belton Honea Path 49
Westwood 76, Palmetto 70
Ridge View 106, Eastside 66
Daniel 63, Lakewood 55
Wren 56, South Pointe 55
Travelers Rest 75, Lancaster 60
Lower Richland 56, Walhalla 41
Richland Northeast 54, Blue Ridge 36
AC Flora 54, Hartsville 45
Aiken 46, Bluffton 41
Marlboro County 62, Orangeburg-Wilkinson 50
Darlington 58, Brookland-Cayce 56 (OT)
North Augusta 69, Crestwood 49
North Myrtle Beach 73, Hilton Head 51
Colleton County 69, Airport 51
Myrtle Beach 72, Midland Valley 51
Second round scores
Greenville 68, Westwood 52
Ridge View 65, Daniel 48
Wren 103, Travelers Rest 78
Lower Richland 55, Richland Northeast 46 (OT)
AC Flora 52, Aiken 49
Marlboro County 75, Darlington 54
North Myrtle Beach 60, North Augusta 55
Myrtle Beach 73, Colleton County 60
Class 3A Boys
Biggest surprise: Cheraw. The Braves are in the third round for first time since 2006-07.
Big matchup to watch: Keenan at Union County. Keenan has been dominant in its first two games, winning by an average of 38.5 points.
Remaining schedule
Tuesday
Upper State
Indian Land at Seneca
Keenan at Union County
Lower State
Wade Hampton at Bishop England
Manning at Cheraw
First round scores
Seneca 100, Chesnee 62
Camden 59, Woodruff 54
Chapman 68, Liberty 65
Indian Land 83, Newberry 71
Union County 85, Chester 78
Powdersville 86, Broome 39
Keenan 63, Mid-Carolina 23
Southside 41, West-Oak 39
Bishop England 84, Loris 52
May River 58, Strom Thurmond 51
Marion 79, Waccamaw 45
Wade Hampton 68, Gilbert 49
Edisto 70, Lake Marion 41
Cheraw 61, Georgetown 43
Ridgeland-Hardeeville 88, Swansea 44
Manning 53, Lake City 51
Second round scores
Seneca 77, Camden 57
Indian Land 95, Chapman 86 (OT)
Union County 75, Powdersville 63
Keenan 64, Southside 27
Bishop England 73, May River 35
Wade Hampton 67, Marion 57
Cheraw 65, Edisto 46
Manning 64, Ridgeland-Hardeeville 36
Class 2A boys
Biggest surprise: North Charleston. Cougars went on the road and won at Johnsonville, which was 20-1 on the season.
Big matchup to watch: Christ Church at Gray Collegiate. The game features top two ranked teams in the Class 2A coaches polls. Gray is going for a third straight title.
Remaining schedule
Tuesday
Upper State
Abbeville at Andrew Jackson
Christ Church at Gray Collegiate (at Allen University)
Lower State
Oceanside Collegiate at Whale Branch
Calhoun County at North Charleston
First round scores
Abbeville 59, Blackburg 43
Greer MC 87, Chesterfield 48
Andrew Jackson 51, St. Joseph’s 53
Southside Christian 59, Saluda 43
Christ Church 75, Central 49
Lee Central 71, Ninety Six 53
Gray Collegiate 84, Brashier MC 51
Fox Creek 78, Lewisville 69
Oceanside Collegiate 50, Eau Claire 31
Woodland 56, East Clarendon 34
Whale Branch 69, Mullins 47
Burke 68, Columbia 57
Calhoun County 79, Latta 47
Allendale-Fairfax 74, Carvers Bay 42
Johnsonville 102, Phillip Simmons 54
North Charleston 85, Barnwell 67
Second round scores
Abbeville 73, Greer MC 66
Andrew Jackson 58, Southside Christian 50
Christ Church 62, Lee Central 47
Gray Collegiate 82, Fox Creek 40
Oceanside Collegiate 81, Woodland 49
Whale Branch 54, Burke 38
Calhoun County def. Allendale-Fairfax
North Charleston 59, Johnsonville 56
Class A Boys
Biggest surprise: Estill. The fifth seed in upper state won a pair of road games, including 60-58 over Hunter-Kinard Tyler in the second round.
Big matchup to watch: Estill at Great Falls. Great Falls hasn’t lost a game to a Class A team all season.
Remaining schedule
Tuesday
Upper State
Wagener-Salley at High Point Academy
Estill at Great Falls
Lower State
Military Magnet at Scott’s Branch
Bethune-Bowman at Charleston Math & Science
First round scores
Denmark-Olar 84, Lamar 55
Timmonsville 69, Calhoun Falls 47
Blackville-Hilda 50, Dixie 48
Estill 54, McCormick 51
Baptist Hill 91, Green Sea Floyds 37
Lake View 57, Lowcountry Leadership 43
Bethune Bowman 48, Palmetto Scholars 40
CE Murray 94, St. John’s 37
Second round scores
High Point Academy 61, Denmark-Olar 57
Wagener-Salley 62, Timmonsville 55
Great Falls 86, Blackville-Hilda 52
Estill 81, Hunter-Kinard Tyler 77
Scott’s Branch 62, Baptist Hill 53
Military Magnet 64, Lake View 47
Bethune-Bowman 60, Hemingway 58
Charleston Math & Science 73, CE Murray 49
Class 5A Girls
Biggest surprise: River Bluff. Gators were winless last season and are a win away from the school’s first lower state title game appearance.
Big matchup to watch: TL Hanna at Irmo. Matchup of No. 2 TLH. vs. No. 3 Irmo in 5A. The Irmo defense is stingy and has only given up more than 50 points once this season.
Remaining schedule
Monday
Upper State
TL Hanna at Irmo, 6:30 p.m.
Clover at Byrnes
Lower State
Berkeley at Summerville
River Bluff at Goose Creek
First round scores
TL Hanna 50, Fort Mill 24
Dorman 71, Nation Ford 60
Irmo 40, Woodmont 26
Rock Hill 56, Spartanburg 54
Byrnes 48, Wade Hampton 29
Sumter 50, JL Mann 40
Clover 74, Mauldin 39
Westside 48, Hillcrest 46
James Island 54, Lexington 45
Berkeley 36, West Florence 34
Summerville 57, White Knoll 36
Wando 67, Socastee 40
Carolina Forest 51, Cane Bay 39
River Bluff 61, Stall 59
Goose Creek 58, South Florence 36
Ashley Ridge 68, Spring Valley 48
Second round scores
TL Hanna 69, Dorman 39
Irmo 58, Rock Hill 43
Byrnes 55, Sumter 54
Clover 54, Westside 38
Berkeley 44, James Island 38
Wando 49, Summerville 42
River Bluff 54, Carolina Forest 48
Goose Creek 53, Ashley Ridge 38
Class 4A girls
Key takeaway: Class 3-4A. For the second straight year, three of final four upper state teams are from the same region: Westwood, Ridge View and South Pointe.
Big matchup to watch: Westwood at Greenville. The Redhawks have struggled in the third quarter of their first two playoff games and will need to be better to get a road win.
Remaining schedule
Monday
Upper State
Westwood at Greenville, 6 p.m.
Ridge View at South Pointe, 6:30 p.m.
Lower State
Wilson at Crestwood
North Myrtle Beach at North Augusta
First round scores
Grenville 73, Palmetto 54
Wren 60, Richland Northeast 47
Westwood 49, Greer 37
Orangeburg-Wilkinson 63, Walhalla 23
Ridge View 93, Blue Ridge 61
Lower Richland 56, Pickens 18
South Pointe 76, Travelers Rest 48
Airport 50, Beaufort 27
Wilson 50, Dreher 28
Aiken 50, Malrboro County 40
North Augusta 52, AC Flora 30
Myrtle Beach 34, Colleton County 31
Bluffton 49, Darlington 37
North Myrtle Beach 70, South Aiken 26
Second round scores
Greenville 64, Wren 51
Westwood 46, Orangeburg-Wilkinson 38
Ridge View 52, Daniel 39
South Pointe 64, Lower Richland 28
Crestwood 51, Airport 32
Wilson 59, Aiken 21
North Augusta 78, Myrtle Beach 42
North Myrtle Beach 49, Bluffton 33
Class 3A girls
Key takeaway: Bishop England, Marion and Keenan have been dominant. Marion and Keenan both scored 100 or more in a game, and all three teams have won their games by 30 points or more
Big matchup to watch: Marion at Bishop England. The winner should have the inside track to the lower state championship.
Remaining schedule
Monday
Upper State
Southside at Seneca
Keenan at Clinton 6:30 p.m.
Lower State
Marion at Bishop England
Manning at May River
First round scores
Seneca 77, Broome 25
Woodruff 46, Fairfield Central 37
Southside 55, Powdersville 45
Camden 72, Union County 44
Clinton 30, Catawba Ridge 23
Pendleton 50, Chesnee 36
Keenan 86, Newberry 54
Chapman 60, West-Oak 57
Bishop England 78, Lake City 13
Lake Marion 53, Gilbert 50
Marion 102, Waccamaw 22
Wade Hampton 50, Swansea 36
Strom Thurmond 59, Battery Creek 43
Manning 64, Loris 30
May River 72, Pelion 20
Dillon 86, Georgetown 36
Second round scores
Seneca 58, Woodruff 53
Southside 58, Camden 51
Clineton 34, Pendleton 28
Keenan 100, Chapman 50
Bishop England 83, Lake Marion 48
Marion 78, Wade Hampton 46
Manning 62, Strom Thurmond 34
May River 56 Dillon 52
Class 2A girls
Biggest surprise: Brashier MC. Brashier was a fourth seed and won two road games to advance to the upper state semifinals.
Big matchup to watch: Saluda at Andrew Jackson. The two teams have combined for just two losses this season.
Remaining schedule
Monday
Upper State
Saluda at Andrew Jackson
Brashier Middle College at Christ Church
Lower State
North Charleston at Woodland
Whale Branch at Latta
First round scores
Saluda 59, Southside Christian 28
St. Joseph’s 51, North Central 35
Andrew Jackson 44, Landrum 22
Blacksburg 56, Batesburg-Leesville 38
Christ Church 70, Chesterfield 20
Brashier MC 65, CA Johnson 55
Silver Bluff 64, Buford 48
North Charleston 40, Eau Claire 33
East Clarendon 56, Barnwell 36
Woodland 48, Carvers Bay 46
Burke 54, Columbia 42
Kingstree 46, Calhoun County 34
Whale Branch 51, Mullins 47
Latta 75, Oceanside Collegiate 27
Phillip Simmons 56, Allendale-Fairfax 21
Second round scores
Saluda 53, St. Joseph’s 28
Andrew Jackson 63, Blacksburg 49
Christ Church 53, Lee Central 41
Brashier MC 75, Silver Bluff 47
North Charleston 63, East Clarendon 45
Woodland 60, Burke 42
Whale Branch 61, Kingstree 41
Latta 64, Phillip Simmons 60
Class A Girls
Biggest surprise: Ridge Spring Monetta. The Trojans were a No. 4 seed and unranked but have won two playoff road games.
Big matchup to watch: Baptist Hill at Scott’s Branch. Top-ranked Scott’s Branch is going to be tough to beat.
Remaining schedule
Monday
Upper State
Denmark-Olar at High Point Academy
Ridge-Spring Monetta at Estill
Lower State
Baptist Hill at Scott’s Branch
Lake View at Military Magnet
First-round scores
Blackville Hilda 48, Timmonsville 43
McBee 58, Ware Shoals 42
Ridge Spring Monetta 47, Dixie 38
McCormick 57, Wagener-Salley 27
Hemingway 42, Charleston Math &Science 25
Bethune-Bowman 53, Palmetto Scholars 43
Cross 54, St. John’s 43
Second round scores
High Point Academy 53, Blackville-Hilda 45
Denmark-Olar 42, McBee 37
Ridge Spring Monetta 45, Lamar 36
Estill 59, McCormick 44
Scott’s Branch 72, Charleston Math & Science 29
Baptist Hill 45, Green Sea Floyds 40
Lake View 53, Bethune Bowman 36
Military Magnet 54, Cross 33
This story was originally published February 23, 2020 at 5:36 PM.
