Playoff roundup: Second-quarter play carries Ridge View boys; Chapin girls advance
The Ridge View boys basketball team hardly looked like the No. 1 team in the state during the first quarter of Saturday’s second-round playoff game.
The second quarter was another story.
The Blazers outscored Boiling Springs 30-2 in the second quarter on their way to an 87-64 win in the Class 5A Division I playoffs.
Ridge View will host Dorman on Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the third round. The game will feature two of the marquee programs in the state with two teams combining for 11 state championships since 2017.
It will be the first meeting between RV and Dorman since 2021 with the Cavaliers winning, 60-51. Dorman holds a 3-0 all-time advantage in the series.
“Dorman is another championship-level program, and coach Ryan knows what he is doing. Should be a good game here Tuesday,” Ridge View coach Joshua Staley said. “... It is healthy for grassroots basketball in the state of South Carolina. It is going to be good for the state. We are excited.”
DJ Wylie led four Ridge View players in double figures with 21 points. RJ Davis added 14 points, Talan Staley 13 and CJ Moore 12.
It was the Blazers’ first game in eight days after they had a bye in the first round. The time off showed early as Boiling Springs brought energy and execution in the first quarter to lead 24-12.
But Staley told his team not to panic, knowing it had three quarters left to play. The Blazers didn’t panic and blitzed the Bulldogs with a variety of suffocating defense, high-flying dunks and outside shooting.
Ridge View erased that lead quickly in the second quarter and took a 31-25 lead on back-to-back 3-pointers by Wylie and Talan Staley. The Blazers hit 13 3-pointers in the game.
“That was one of the best quarters of the year we had,” Wylie said. “We just kept playing hard and played good defense. That kept us in the game, and we were able to get up.”
Chapin girls’ surprise season continues
The Chapin girls basketball team continued its upswing under first-year coach Terence Jones.
The Eagles used a strong fourth-quarter to defeat Lugoff-Elgin, 50-40, in the second round of the Class 5A Division II playoffs. Chapin heads to Goose Creek in the third round on Tuesday.
“This is big, but it is something we talked about in the summer time when I took over,” Jones said. “We just wanted to change the mindset and the culture here. We wanted to compete for the region championship, finish in the top three and make a run in the playoffs. So far, we have done a good job.
Jones is in his first year at Chapin after a successful run at Denmark-Olar where the team played for three straight Class A state championships from 2022-24.
That success has rubbed off on the Eagle program. It is the first time in more than 20 years that the Eagles have made it to the third round of the playoffs. Chapin’s 16 wins this season are the most since the 2008-09 season.
Sami Stephenson led Chapin on Saturday with 14 points. Alaya Douglas had 13, and Mary Ann Woods added 10. Douglas’ 3-pointer at the end of the second quarter gave Chapin a 29-18 lead at halftime.
L-E trimmed the lead to 33-31 in the fourth quarter. But Stephenson and Douglas answered with back-to-back baskets that pushed the lead back up to 37-31 with 5 minutes, 31 seconds left.
Teryn Hobson led L-E with 19 points. The Demons defeated St. James earlier in the week for their first playoff win in more than 20 years.
Saturday’s Playoff Scores
Boys
Class 5A Division I
(2) Dutch Fork 50, (7) Mauldin 48: The Silver Foxes got a defensive stop on Mauldin’s final possession to preserve the win in the Class 5A Division I playoffs. Dutch Fork will host Byrnes in the third round on Tuesday at 7 p.m.
Samajae Govan led Dutch Fork with 15 points and Justus Bell had 11.
Class 4A
(1) Gray Collegiate 70, (9) Midland Valley 37: Luis Echevarria scored 17 points and Jayden Rowe added 16 as the top-ranked War Eagles moved on in the 4A playoffs. Levi Ball added 12 for GCA.
Gray Collegiate will play North Augusta in the third round Tuesday. The War Eagles defeated the Yellow Jackets twice this season.
Class A
CA Johnson 86, McCormick 39: The Green Hornets notched another lopsided win and moved on in the Class A playoffs. CAJ hosts Abbeville on Tuesday at 6 p.m.
Tony Odom led the Green Hornets with 21 points. Milton McCray scored 16, Javarius Wyche had 15 and Kaleb Walker-Hair 10.
SCISA Class 4A
Hammond 70, Hilton Head Christian 56: Jackson Ross scored 34 points as the Skyhawks rolled in their playoff opener. Wham Walker added 14 and Leyton LaMotte added 10 for Hammond, which will play Laurence Manning on Monday at Wilson Hall, 6:30 p.m.
Girls
Class 5A Division II
(3) Berkeley 65, (6) Irmo 24: The defending state champs eliminated the Yellow Jackets from the playoffs.
Class 3A
(2) Keenan 69, (10) Georgetown 22: Taelor Lee-Sutton scored 24 points as Keenan started the game on a 9-0 run in the playoff win. Kristin Brown scored 16 and Aeronna Caughman added 10 for the Raiders.
Keenan will host Dillon in the third round on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.
Class 2A
Landrum 54, Saluda 42: The Tigers’ season ended at home against Landrum.
This story was originally published February 21, 2026 at 9:44 PM.
