High School Sports

SC high school basketball state championship schedule is set. Here are the games

Keenan High School's girls basketball team celebrates its Class 3A Lower State championship win over Oceanside Collegiate on Saturday at the Florence Center.
Keenan High School's girls basketball team celebrates its Class 3A Lower State championship win over Oceanside Collegiate on Saturday at the Florence Center. dmclemore@thestate.com

The S.C. High School League basketball state championships are here.

The games return to the Colonial Life Arena in Columbia for the first time since 2020. There will be four games each day from Thursday through Saturday.

2026 SCHSL Championship Schedule

Thursday, March 5

Class 2A Girls: Atlantic Collegiate vs. Landrum, 2 p.m.

Class 2A Boys: High Point Academy vs. Philip Simmons, 4 p.m.

Class 5A Division II Girls: Berkeley vs. Greenville, 6 p.m.

Class 5A Division II Boys: Westwood vs. Greenville, 8 p.m.

Friday, March 6

Class 3A Girls: Keenan vs. Walhalla, 2 p.m.

Class 3A Boys: Christ Church vs. Fox Creek, 4 p.m.

Class 5A Girls Division I: Blythewood vs. Wando, 6 p.m.

Class 5A Boys Division I: Ridge View vs. Ashley Ridge, 8 p.m.

Saturday, March 7

Class A Girls: Military Magnet vs. Great Falls, noon

Class A Boys: Bethune Bowman vs. CA Johnson, 2 p.m.

Class 4A Girls: North Augusta vs. Westside, 4 p.m.

Class 4A Boys: North Augusta vs. South Pointe, 6 p.m.

Ticket information

Tickets are $20 and can be bought through Colonial Life Arena. The ticket is good for all four games of that day’s session.

How to Watch: TV and streaming

All 12 games will be carried on Sinclair Broadcasting stations across South Carolina. Affiliates are WMYA (My40 Asheville-Greenville), WACH Fox digital channel (57.2/1250/Columbia), WCIV (MyTV Charleston), WCCB (Charlotte) and WWMB (CW21, Florence/Myrtle Beach).

All the games also will be streamed on www.nfhsnetwork.com. A subscription ($13.99) is required but is good for all the games and a month’s subscription.

This story was originally published February 28, 2026 at 10:11 PM.

Lou Bezjak
The State
Lou Bezjak is the High School Sports Prep Coordinator for The (Columbia) State and (Hilton Head) Island Packet. He previously worked at the Florence Morning News and had covered high school sports in South Carolina since 2002. Lou is a two-time South Carolina Sports Writer of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Support my work with a digital subscription
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