Dutch Fork, RB boys stay atop standings. Ole Miss signee Lauren Jacobs has big night
After snow wiped out the area high school basketball schedule for much of the week, teams returned to the hardwood on Friday.
Here are some of the highlights:
▪ River Bluff and Dutch Fork boys stayed on pace in Region 4-5A. The Gators defeated Lexington, 64-32, and the Silver Foxes beat Irmo, 60-44. Both teams are now 4-0 in the region and will face each other on Tuesday at River Bluff.
▪ Northside Christian and Blythewood girls continued their hot starts. NC defeated Hammond, 57-24, and moved to 18-0 on the season. Blythewood defeated Westwood, 62-38, and now are 19-1 on the year.
Friday’s Starting Five
Lauren Jacobs, Heathwood Hall: The Mississippi signee had her fourth 30-point game of the season and scored 39 in a win over Ben Lippen.
Destinee Tiller, Eau Claire: The senior scored a career-high 38 points, nine steals and five rebounds in a win over Columbia.
Tealor Lee-Sutton, Keenan: Lee-Sutton had 30 points as the Keenan girls defeated Newberry.
Brian Sumpter, Keenan: The Wofford signee had his second 20-point game of the season, scoring 26 in a win over Newberry.
Aiassic Germany, CA Johnson: Germany had 10 points, 15 rebounds and five blocks in a region win over Lewisville.
Boys Basketball Scores
Saturday
Hammond 57, Heathwood Hall 41
H: Jackson Ross 37, Mekhi Smith Brown 10. HH: Kamauri Hunter 16, Tristen McCleary 13
Ridge View 90, Lugoff-Elgin 73
RV: Malachi Cooper 26, RJ Davis 24, Korie Corbett 10, Yale Davis 8, Trey Smith 8
Dreher 71, York 48
Brookland-Cayce 107, Airport 39
BC: AJ Edwards 21, Avery Richardson 19, Carter Jackson 15
Keenan 56, Fox Creek 45
K: Antoine Caughman 17, Brian Sumpter 12FC: Chorsheak White 13, Justin Vining 11
White Knoll 42, Chapin 38
AC Flora 55, South Pointe 51
Friday
Dutch Fork 60, Irmo 44
DF: Samajee Govan 21, Justus Bell 13, Bryson Taylor 11. I: Tanner McCray 11
Augusta Christian 67, Cardinal Newman 39
CN: Luis Echevarria 18, Young 9, Marsh 6, MacMurdo 4, Fruman 2. AC: Ty Shine 18, Amere Tolbert 13, Swhwarz 9, Reymerson 8, Beard 8, Morton 7, White 2, Wosworthy 2
Fairfield Central 62, Chester 57
Gray Collegiate 88, Midland Valley 50
GC: Levi Ball 17, LJ Britt, Rowe 13, Hunter McGraw 10, Arthur 6, Starkey 6, Tyler 5.
Hammond 76, Northside Christian 64
H: Jackson Ross 19, Jaiden Haltiwanger 17 Mekhi Smith-Brown 10, Daylin Haltiwanger 10. NC: Hilton Dessausure 20, Dalton Gadson 17
Heathwood Hall 65, Ben Lippen 57
HH: Henry Morris 14, Kamauri Hunter 14, Tristen McCleary 13, Deuce Claxton 18, Pertile 2, Nichols 3, Souter 1. BL:, Braysen Stockman 38, Maddox Stockman 17, Essig 2
River Bluff 64, Lexington 32
Blythewood 62, Westwood 46
B: TJ Lewis 21, Tyler Stephens 14 W: D’Marcus Thomas 12, DT Cockfield 12, Sean Goddard 10
Eau Claire 59, Columbia 54
CA Johnson 52, Lewisville 46
CAJ: Milton McCray 12 Aiassic Germany 10 pts 15 Reb 5 blks Odom 8, Lakin 8. L: Jalen Culp 16
Keenan 71, Newberry 51
K: Brian Sumpter 26, Jones 9, Mathis 5, Anderson 6, N. McNeil 6, Jacques 7, Marcus Simmons 12. N: Kenton Caldwell 26
Brookland-Cayce 74, South Aiken 32
BC: AJ Edwards 18, Avery Richardson 12, Oree 8, King 8, Carter 7, Riley 5, Daniels 4, Finch 3, Drayton 3, Weeks 2, Hughes 2, Jones 2
Girls Basketball Scores
Saturday
Keenan 63, Fox Creek 12
K: Taelor Lee-Sutton 21, Zaria Mines 8, Jayla Fulwiley 14
South Pointe 60, AC Flora 55
White Knoll 49, Chapin 35
Ridge View 84, Lugoff-Elgin 27
Heathwood Hall 64, Hammond 11
Friday
Heathwood Hall 65, Ben Lippen 39
HH: Lauren Jacobs 39, Sabreya Monsanto 15, Gore 4, Hayes 3, Weeks 2, Pope 2. BL: Elaina Whalen 16, Summons 4, Meilynn Bailey 15 McEntire 4
Keenan 63, Newberry 9
K: Tealor Lee-Sutton 30, S. Hicks 5, K. Brown 5, T. Randall 9, A. Caughman 6,J. Fulwiley 8, C. Mansey 2. K. Williams 4. N: D. Williams 2, A. Woodruff 2, D. Williams 2, T. Wadsworth 3, K. Womanly 2.
Lower Richland 53, Darlington 35
LR: Chi’Nya Isaac 13, Jhnai Sumter 10 Mikayla Foster 13, Dingle 4, Cunningham 3, T. Isaac 4, Shiver 2, Hiller 4.
Northside Christian 57, Hammond 24
Evie Godfrey 17, Chaelyn Tifre 14, Kaleigh Howell 12
Dutch Fork 85, Irmo 39
Lexington 70, River Bluff 42
Blythewood 62, Westwood 38
Gray Collegiate 60, Midland Valley 29
GC: Kiley Freeman 19, Kadence Walker-Lee 15, Catyrra Kelly 13.
Eau Claire 52, Columbia 23
EC: Destinee Tiller 38
Fairfield Central 40, Chester 33
This story was originally published January 24, 2025 at 11:54 PM.
