Beaufort winter sports showing solid success

Second day of first-round games set for Tuesday

Orangeburg Prep, Pee Dee, Hilton Head Prep, Spartanburg Christian advance in AAA girls

SCISA Basketball Tournament Action from Day 3 Games in Sumter. For the full 60 image HSSR gallery follow this link .

Championship games set for Friday and Saturday at Sumter County Civic Center

Wilson Hall whips Cardinal Newman 69-32 to highlight other action

Emerald high's Girls basketball team.

SCISA GIRLS BASKETBALL READY FOR PLAYOFFS  By: Gerald Doolittle Goose Creek, S.C. – With less than two weeks left in the 2024-25 basketball regular season the South Carolina Independent Schools Association schools are now playing hard to get good playoff seedings for the upcoming State Playoffs . At this writing the top contenders in Class 4A are First Baptist (24-2), Northside Christian (20-2), Trinity Collegiate (17-3), Heathwood Hall (13-3), John Paul ll (14-4), Northwood Academy (14-7), Ben Lippen (13-9), Laurence Manning (10-7), Palmetto Christian (14-11) and Augusta Christian (14-13). Heathwood Hall is the defending Champion. At this writing the top contenders in Class 3A are Orangeburg Prep (14-1), Pee Dee Academy (16-4), Greenwood Christian (12-4), Colleton Prep Academy (17-7), Spartanburg Christian Academy (14-7), Hilton Head Prep (14-8), Patrick Henry Academy (11-7) and Florence Christian (12-8). There will be a new 3A Champion this year as last years winner moved up to Class 4A. At this writing the top contenders in Class 2A are Laurens Academy (14-7), Cross Schools (14-9), Lee Academy (9-4), Dorchester Academy (9-4) and Andrew Jackson Academy (10-9). Others hoping for a playoff spot are Carolina Academy (5-7), Conway Christian (4-9). Charleston Collegiate (3-8) and Cathedral Academy (5-18). Cathedral Academy is the defending 2A Champions. At this writing the top contenders in Class 1A are Curtis Baptist (16-5), Wardlaw Academy (11-8) and Richard Winn Academy (8-7). Others hoping for playoff seeding are Holly Hill Academy (4-13), Mead Hall (4-8), Jefferson Davis Academy (4-9), South Aiken Baptist and W.W. King Academy. Some of the top SCISA point makers for the 2024-25 season are: Lauren Jacobs of Heathwood Hall (27.3) , Courtney Campbell of Hilton Head Prep (25.2), Delaney Caldwell of Spartanburg Christian (23.4), Cokey Suddeth of Palmetto Christian (22.7). Malayia English of Thomas Sumter Academy (22.1) , Kylie Finley of St. Johns Christian (22.0), Evie Godfrey of Northside Christian (19.3), Rebecca Hammond of Pee Dee Academy (18.5), Jaliyah Terry of Curtis Baptist (17.4). Maliyah Birch of Northwood Academy (17.2), Lillian Lucas of Patrick Henry Academy (15.6), Emily Gaston of Conway Christian (14.9), SaBreya Monsanto of Heathwood Hall (14.2), Ryan Mayers of Cross Schools (14.2) Chaelyn Tifre of Northside Christian (13.1) , Karagan Melton of Lee Academy (12.6), Mazie Tomlinson of Lee Academy (12.1), Maci Butler of Curtis Baptist (12.0) and Madison Jackson of Cathedral Academy (11.8)

SCISA BOY’S BASKETBALL PREPS FOR PLAYOFFS By: Gerald Doolittle Goose Creek, S.C.- With less than two weeks left in the 2024-25 basketball season the South Carolina Independent Schools Association are now preparing for the upcoming State Playoffs . At this writing the top contenders in Class 4A are Augusta Christian (23-2), Pinewood Prep (19-6), Porter-Gaud (15-5), Hammond (14-4), Heathwood Hall (15-8) and John Paul ll (13-6). Cardinal Newman (8-13) is the defending Champions. The scoring leaders for Class 4A are Bryce Reynierson of Augusta Christian (20.9), Elton Smith Jr of Cardinal Newman (18.4), K J Allen of Trinity Collegiate (18.3), Ty Shine of Augusta Christian (17.6), Hilton Dessausure of Northside Christian (16.5). Hugh Humphries of Wilson Hall (15.0), Tre Green of Pinewood Prep (15.0), Dalton Gadson of Northside Christian (14.6), Ford Wilder of Wilson Hall (14.3), Nigel Chivers of Cardinal Newman (13.4). Tristen McCleary of Heathwood Hall (13.2), Luis Echevarria of Cardinal Newman (13.1), Kamauri Hunter of Heathwood Hall (13.1), Shawn Matthews of Wilson Hall (13.0) and Ethan Foster of Hilton Head Christian (13.0). At this writing the top contenders in Class 3A are Hilton Head Prep (18-4), Calhoun Academy (18-4), Greenwood Christian (18-8), Pee Dee Academy (15-4), Christian Academy (15-6) and Orangeburg Prep (13-4). Hilton Head Prep is the defending Champions. The scoring leaders for Class 3A are Mateo Castillo of Colleton Prep (24.0), Ty Harpring of Hilton Head Prep (22.7), Ty Kennedy of Greenwood Christian (22.3), Isaiah Scott-Palacios of Greenwood Christian (22.2), Thompson Stone of Dillon Christian (21.8). Jackson Outlar of Dillon Christian (21.8), Avery Ravenell of Orangeburg Prep (20.2), Taylor Green of Florence Christian (19.9), Tilden Riley of Orangeburg Prep (19.2), Tucker Shealy of Shannon Forest (19.0), Rowen Croft of Patrick Henry (18.8), Nick Lindsay of Calhoun Academy (16.4) and Chase Strickland of Calhoun Academy (13.1). At this writing the top contenders in Class 2A are Cathedral Academy (23-11), Andrew Jackson Academy (16-8), Thomas Heyward Academy (15-3), Charleston Collegiate (13-8), Faith Christian (12-10) and Bethesda Academy (11-10). Cathedral is the defending Champions. The scoring leaders for Class 2A are Bryce Ward of Cathedral Academy (21.1), Tony O’Banner of Thomas Heyward (19.6), Thomas Reed of Charleston Collegiate (18.7), Gage Dicks of Andrew Jackson (16.7), Israel Wright of Bethesda (16.7). Ajani Gresham of Cathedral (15.8), Grant Morrison of Charleston Collegiate (14.5), Kelan Fripp of Thomas Heyward (13.8), Vashahd Schofield of Andrew Jackson (13.8), Luke Fulda of Cross Schools (13.5) and Elijah Brown of Faith Christian (13.2). At this writing the top contenders in Class 1A are Richard Winn Academy (15-3), Curtis Baptist (12-9), Newberry Academy (11-8), Jefferson Davis Academy (11-7), Wardlaw Academy (7-13) and Holly Hill Academy (7-11). Curtis Baptist is the defending Champions. The scoring leaders for Class 1A are Jody Gilliam of Holly Hill (26.9), Maddox Lee of Cambridge (20.4), Treivan Wright of Curtis Baptist (19.8), Colt Bailey of Wardlaw (18.2), Wiltrez Mincey of Curtis Baptist (16.7), Nasir Lindsay of Jefferson Davis (16.5). Sam Terlizzi of South Aiken Baptist (15.7), Braylon Fuller of Mead Hall (15.7), Noah Harper of Wardlaw (14.8), Charlie Bonds of Richard Winn (14.6), Bennett Nicholson of Richard Winn (14.6), Andrew Wiley of Cambridge (13.8), Colson Loadholt of Jefferson Davis (13.7) and Brayden Husband of Curtis Baptist (13.6).

The 2025 SCISA run for the State Basketball Title started yesterday in various locations around the Palmetto State. These images are from the Boys games in Sumter. The HSSR covered games at Wilson Hall and the Sumter Civic Center. Here are a few highlights from today's games. The full gallery is available by following this link .