Dreher, Westwood, Ridge View help playoff positioning with victories in finales
It was the final Friday night in the high school basketball regular season for the Midlands teams and it didn’t disappoint.
Playoff berths and seedings were on the line in many of the matchups. Here are some of the highlights across the area:
▪ Dreher and Westwood earned playoff berths with a pair of wins over district rivals. Dreher knocked No. 2 AC Flora, 48-40, to earn the final spot from Region 4-4A. Westwood had to go to two overtimes to knock off Richland Northeast, 66-64, to earn the third seed from the region. The loss eliminated Richland Northeast, which needed a win or Dreher loss to make the playoffs.
▪ The Ridge View boys got 30 points from Rivals Class of 2023 No. 1 prospect GG Jackson and won their sixth straight region title with a 77-56 win over Blythewood. Despite the loss, the Bengals are third seed by tiebreaker over Spring Valley.
▪ Ridge View girls clinched the fourth spot from Region 4-5A with a 58-24 win over Blythewood and Spring Valley, which won a non-region game moved up to No. 2 spot after Rock Hill defeated Northwestern.
▪ AC Flora girls clinched the No. 2 spot in Region 4-4A with a 67-53 win over Dreher. The Blue Devils are the third seed.
▪ Hammond’s Tyra Myers went over the 2,000-point mark with a 36-point effort in the 56-55 win over Legion Collegiate. Myers, a senior, now has 2,004 points in career.
Boys Basketball
Friday
Ridge View 77, Blythewood 56
B: Kelly 8, Nelson 15, Isaiah Williams 12, Pack 2, Ricks 3, Samaad Wright 11. RV: GG Jackson 30, Xavier Moultrie 18, Brice Cohen 15. Smith 1, Owens 3, Letthand 2, Ulcata 2, Rivers 4, Stephens 2.
Dreher 48, AC Flora 40
D: Smith-Brown 4, Tucker 7, Marvin Hires 11, Ryan Lominack 13, Adams 2, Elliott 4. ACF: Kris Wallace 10, Adonis McDaniel 13, Willard 3, Green 5, Johnson 3, Murray-Boyles 6
Westwood 66, Richland Northeast 64 (2 OT)
W: Arden Conyers 20, T.J. Bell 16, Bryson Felder 12, K.J. Rowan 10, King 4, McDuffie 4.RNE: Marques Smith Jr. 22, Twain Wilson 11, Johnson 9, Watkins 8, Wilcher 8, Daniels 5, Grant 1.
Irmo 60, Lugoff-Elgin 36
Il: Dylan Williams 15, Madden Collins 12, Juice Kiett 11, Crawford 8, Tucker 5, Summons 4, White 3, Emmanwori 1. Wright 1.
Great Falls 71, CA Johnson 44
PAC 52, Ben Lippen 51
BL: Braysen Stockman 18, Werner 4, Helmadollar 3, Adams 2, Ellis Jones 13, Plush 1, Kemuel Little 10.
Batesburg-Leesville 55, Newberry 53
BL: Imani Hall 22, P Nut Hyland 18, Michael Leaphart 13. N: K.J. Robinson 12, Tykwon Davis 11
Laurens Academy 42, Newberry Academy 30
NA Graves 7, Brown 6, Lindsay 5, Buford 4, Alford 3, Montgomery 3, Reid 2. LA. Andrew Codington 14, Diamonte Grant 10, Robertson 6, Baker 6, Bertoli 3, Williard 2, McGee 1
Thursday
Lexington 64, Chapin 47
L: Rivas 2, Molohan 2, Jose Figueroa 10, Farmer 5, Cam Scott 33, Maxwel 2, Bell 7, Byrd 3.
River Bluff 62, White Knoll 51
RB: Myers 2, Caldwell 8, Boyle 5, Whitt 4, Elmohdi 4, Powell 1, Rodriguez 8, Preston Hearn 14, Luke Chapman 13, Cromer 3. WK: Kaleb Evans 17, Trayvon Maddox 19, Funderburk 2, Sims 3, Jones 2, Weston 5, Steele 2.
Lower Richland 58, Fairfield Central 53
LR: Arturo Overton 12, Adrien Jackson 14
Saluda 46, Batesburg-Leesville 33
S: Kinard 8, J Baker 5, Tyleke Mathis 13, M Baker 4, Wright 6, Watson 8, A Mathis 2. BL: Hall 8, Swygert 2, P Nut Hyland 10, Leaphart 4, Coleman 1, Carter 9
Ben Lippen 63, Northwood Academy 34
BL: Braysen Stockman 16, Ellis Jones 13, Werner 8, Helmadollar 2, Adams 5, Buxton 2, Antonio 2, Nichols 4, Plush 2, Little 6,
Augusta Christian 65, Heathwood Hall 38
HH: Godbold 7, Barnes 2, Morris 4, Frick 1, Nate Titus 15, Avery 3, Porter 6. AC: Smith 6, DJ Shine 12, Khaeel Pratt 10, Elijah Crawford 17, Talbert 5, Braylon Smith 12, Reynieison 3
Girls Basketball
Westwood 64, Richland Northeast 17
W: Jessica Woods 37, Davis 5, Thompson 4, Johnson 4, Daniels 4, Graham-Brown 4, Coleman 3, Miracle 2.
Hammond 56, Legion Collegiate 55
H: Khalil 5, Anna Katherine Adams 10, Tyra Myers 36, Earle 2, Vincent 2, Brewer 1
Spring Valley 66, Dutch Fork 61
DF: Cheeseboro 7, Brown 9, Krystian Spratley 18, Hyman 2, Peterman 9, Lee 4, Hillary Offing 12. SV: Imari Humphrey 10, Green 6, Entzminger 4, JaiDan Liebert 18, Zie’l Ratchford 14, Ariana Wilkes 14
AC Flora 67, Dreher 53
ACF: Terriana Gray 34, Chasity Sessions 15, McCrary 6, Frierson 6, Wright-Thompson 5, Craft 2. D: Imani Williams 18, Ayanna Jacobs 10, Tahlia Hollis 10, Ganzy 9, Robinson 3, Howell 2, Dingle 1
Ridge View 58, Blythewood 24
B: Young 4, Victrum 3, Fluker 9, Brown 2, Martin 4, Joy 2. RV: Carlin Parrott 10, Banks 2, Addison 2, Alexander 6, Erica Houser 12, Drakeford 8, Hayes 6, Harvey 9, Jordan 2.
Irmo 60, Lugoff-Elgin 47
Newberry Academy 46, Laurens Academy 42
NA: Daja Taylor 23, Kailey Cheeks 13, Rivers 5, Joyner 3, Senn 2. LA: Olivia Hucks 12, Elissa Hucks 10, Ballard 7, Breen 7, Suttles 6
Ben Lippen 54, PAC 27
BL: Madison Moore 12, MeiLynn Bailey 10, Shoup 8, Jacobs 8, Combs 6, Swan 4, Woodard 3, Hoffman 2, Jacobs 4.
Thursday
Lexington 68, Chapin 19
Sexton 15, Yanity 9, Saville 9, Green 7, Garner 6, Cuttino 5, Misick-Rivas 4, Carwell 3, Griffin-Katio 3, Johnson 3, Peterson 2, Austin 2
Saluda 50, Batesburg-Leesville 31
S: Brooks 2, Mya Carroll 10, Jessica Means 17, Kaylen Nick 16, Drafts 3, Etheredge 2. BL: Dy. Dennis 5, Emory Watson 15, Adams 3, Da. Dennis 2, Davis 3, Williams 2, Lewis 2
Mid-Carolina 66, Chester 42
Lower Richland 54, Fairfield Central 43
River Bluff 55, White Knoll 27
Tucker 2, Rogers 8, Gartung 8, Earlington 8, Alexander 1, Violette 2, Hook 4, Kennedy Marren 13, Rogers 2, Bailey 1, Spivey 6. WK: Borers-Garcia 4, Buckner 2, Bell 1, Davis 2, Hayes 11, Hardin 7
Augusta Christian 47, Heathwood Hall 45
HH: Camillea Gore 12, Brooklyn Moore 12, Tuller 9, Mullins 6, Bowers 2, Cunningham 2. ACS: Dowdy 14, Curry 14, Beard 8, Ellis 8, Thomas 3.
This story was originally published February 11, 2022 at 11:32 PM.
