JPII reaches state semis for first time
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The girls basketball program at John Paul II reached uncharted waters when the Golden Warriors eased past Florence Christian 44-31 on Monday and into the SCISA 3A semifinals for the first time.
Cayce Graves anchored a terrific team effort on defense, and Brady Mahoney put up her customary double-double with 24 points and 16 rebounds to lead JPII, while Lily Termini also had a big night with 13 points and seven boards.
The Golden Warriors are set to face Orangeburg Prep at 6:30 p.m. Thursday with a spot in the championship game on the line, likely against five-time defending champion Hilton Head Christian Academy on Saturday in Sumter.
Freeman fuels BA to playoff win
After a sensational senior season to cap a stellar career at Beaufort Academy, Kamirah Freeman wanted one more game. Following up numerous 30-plus point efforts this season, including breaking the single-game school-record and hitting the 1,000-point milestone, Freeman scored 24 points to lead the Eagles to a 37-30 win over Andrew Jackson Academy on Friday in the opening round of the SCISA 2A state tournament. But BA’s season ended with a 50-33 loss to Cathedral Academy on Monday.
HS GIRLS PLAYOFFS
SCHSL 3A 1st Round
Waccamaw 52, Beaufort 17
Dillon 55, Battery Creek 28
SCHSL 1A 1st Round
Lake View 73, Whale Branch 13
SCISA 2A 1st Round
Beaufort Academy 37, Andrew Jackson 30
SCISA 3A 2nd Round
John Paul II 44, Florence Christian 31
SCISA 2A 2nd Round
Cathedral Academy 50, Beaufort Academy 33
Beaufort area boys teams bow out
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The high school boys basketball season came to an abrupt halt this week for Beaufort area teams, with no local squads making it out of the second round of the playoffs.
Bridges Prep and Whale Branch went into the SCHSL Class 1A tournament with high hopes, and they were buoyed after blowout wins in the first round, as the Bucs routed Latta 74-46 at home and the Warriors lambasted Lamar 67-31 on the road, but the bubble burst quickly.
Whale Branch was never in it Saturday at Burke, falling 70-45 to the Bulldogs. Bridges Prep erased a 19-point deficit and took the lead early in the fourth quarter at Carvers Bay, but the Bucs couldn’t maintain the momentum and it unraveled at the end of a 73-56 loss to end the season.
The only other area team to get out of the first round was Beaufort Academy, which escaped with a 42-36 win over Marlboro Academy in the first round but was ousted by Cathedral Academy on Tuesday.
Beaufort High was bounced 73-40 at Dillon in the first round of the Class 3A tournament, while Battery Creek put up a fight at Loris before falling 63-57, and Orangeburg Prep ousted John Paul II 57-37 in the first round in SCISA 3A.
HS BOYS PLAYOFFS
SCHSL 3A 1st Round
Dillon 73, Beaufort 40
Loris 63, Battery Creek 57
SCHSL 1A 1st Round
Bridges Prep 74, Latta 46
Whale Branch 67, Lamar 31
SCHSL 1A 2nd Round
Burke 70, Whale Branch 45
Carvers Bay 73, Bridges Prep 56
SCISA 3A 1st Round
Orangeburg Prep 57, John Paul II 37
SCISA 2A 1st Round
Beaufort Academy 42, Marlboro Academy 36
SCISA 2A 2nd Round
Cathedral Academy 77, Beaufort Academy 45
