Lexington girls extend region streak as regular season winds down for area teams
Lexington girls basketball kept its region championship streak intact on Thursday.
Izzy Saville hit two free throws with less than a minute left and Lindsay Garner stole a pass on the final possession to seal Lexington’s 39-38 win over Dutch Fork.
It’s the Wildcats’ fifth straight region championship. Lexington will be the No. 1 seed from Region 4-5A in the Upper State playoffs that begins next week.
Dutch Fork will be the No. 2 seed and be in the Lower State. The Nos. 1 and 4 teams from the region go to the Upper State while Nos. 2 and 3 are in the Lower State.
“We really wanted it. It is one of our season goals,” Lexington coach Molly Goodrich said. “It feels good not only to win on their court and they had already beat us once. But they just really wanted it. I’m really proud of them.”
The two teams entered the game tied for first. Dutch Fork won, 62-49, on Jan. 24 and has looking for its first region title since 2013.
The Silver Foxes led 38-35 with 1:51 left. But Garner’s putback cut it to 38-37 with 1:05 left.
Dutch Fork had a chance to extend the lead but missed a layup. Lexington got the ball back and Saville hit two free throws to make it 39-38 with 52.6 seconds left.
After a Dutch Fork missed shot, the Wildcats’ Maggie Green missed the front end of a one-and-one. Dutch Fork got the ball and tried to get it Hillary Offing but Garner stole it to end the game.
Garner finished with 13 and six points shy of 1,000 for her career. Offing led Dutch Fork with 19.
In other action:
▪ Lexington boys finished an unblemished region schedule with a 47-31 win over Dutch Fork. The Silver Foxes still finished third in region after Chapin’s loss to River Bluff, 57-45. Chapin is the fourth seed.
▪ White Knoll and Chapin girls will have a one-game playoff on Friday at River Bluff to determine the fourth seed in Region 4-5A.
▪ Saluda boys won the Region 2-2A title with a 59-37 win over Mid-Carolina.
Boys Scores
Lexington 47, Dutch Fork 31
L: Jaxon Prunty 15, Evans 6, Figueroa 8, Scott 9, Maxwell 6, Campbell 3.DF: Govan 3, Bryson Taylor 9, Stagg 2, Toney 3, Yarborough 3, Smith 1, Johnson 2, Garner 2, Roberts 5.
Keenan 82, Fairfield Central 29
K: David Elam 12, Chrisean Oree 10, Sumpter 6, Ama. King 4, Robinson 2, Anderson 6, Caughman 5, McCullough 7, McNiel 7, Golston 4, Price 2, Simpson 2, Ant. King 2, Crawford 8.
Swansea 62, Gilbert 59
G: T Smith 19, Barefoot 9, Coleman 8, Gould 6, Etheredge 5, Cook 4, Addy 3, Adams 2, Gooding 2. S: LeBron Fields 16, Dontae Amaker 13, Ricky Tyler 12, Goodwin 9, Sutton 5, Taylor 5, Gissendanner 2.
Lower Richland 46, Dreher 28
LR: Alex Atkinson 13, Shibb Brown 11, James 7.
River Bluff 57, Chapin 45
Saluda 59, Mid Carolina 37
Saluda: Watson 6, Graham 2, T. Mathis 6, Warren 3, Zion Wright 18, A. Mathis 8, JT Lott 14, Adams 2. MC: Floyd 5, Davenport 3, Palmore 2, Myers 3, Clark 4, McCormack 5, Crooks 2, Boyd 3, Conner Cromer 10.
Orangeburg-Wilkinson 63, Brookland-Cayce 56
Abbeville 53, Newberry 47
Girls Scores
Lexington 39, Dutch Fork 38
L: Lindsay Garner 13, Cuttino 2, Green 8, Saville 8, Yanity 8. DF: Hillary Offing 19, Lee 6, Cheeseboro 6, Spratley 5. Jackson 2.
Keenan 84 Fairfield Central 33
FC: McMillan 9, Cook 2, Jordyn Adams 10, Kennedy 6, Yarborough 6. K: Harmon 1, Griffin 2, Tanaja Kennedy 24, Brown 8, Hicks 4, Robinson 4, Cornish 2, MiLaysia Fulwiley 27, Sutton 6, Johnson 4.
Lower Richland 74, Dreher 28
LR: Green 4, Chi’Nya Isaac 15, Tyra Floyd 22, Jhnai Sumter 18, Foster 5, Curry 6, Hillard 2, Weston 2. D: Ayanna Jacobs 13, Taliyah Hollis 11, T. Davis 4
This story was originally published February 9, 2023 at 10:50 PM.
