DAY 2 SCISA QUARTERFINALS ROUNDUP

         Sumter – Spartanburg Day Academy advanced to the seminfials of the SCISA AAA boys basketball state tourametn with a 52-49 win over Christian Academy of Myrtle Beach in a quarterfinal game on Tesday at Sumter County Civic Center.

       SDA will meet Pee Dee Academy in the semis on Thursday at 5 p.m. at the civic center.

       Christian, which played for the AAA state title last year, finished with a 20-7 record.

       Payne Wood led the Griffins in scoring with 23 points. Thomas Hyde added 16 points, 11 of those coming in the fourth quarter as Hyde connected on three 3-point shots. Ron Rank had 10.

       Brayden Hendrix led the Saints with 16. Ayden Leith added 14 and Sammy McGuire had 10.

       Pee Dee 55

Calhoun Academy 50

Sumter – Pee Dee Academy advance to the seimifials of the AAA state tournament with a 55-50 victory over Calhoun Academy at the sumter County Civic Center.

The Golden Eagles, who improved to 17-6, will take on Spartanburg Day on Thursday at 5 p.m. at the civic center,

Colby Richardson led the way for PDA with 19 poits. Bennett Causey added 14 points, while Hayden Spivey had nine, Jamison Rogers seven and Miles Truseell six.

Nick Lindsay led the 23-7 Cavaliers with 19 points. Crews Felder had 11, while Avery Fralick and Chase Strickland both had five and Turner Houck and Hunter Thornburg both had four.

Hilton Head Prep 56

Florence Christian 23

Sumter – Defending AAA state champion Hilton Head Prep jumped out to a 14-3 lead after one quarter and never looked back as it defeated Florence Christian School 56-23 on Tuesday at Sumter County Civic center.

The Dolphins, who improved to 23-4, led 28-11 at halftime and 50-16 after three quarters.

Billy Barron led HHP in scoring with 16. Ty Harping and Brendon Moore both had 14, while Connor Campbell added eight.

       Taylor Greene led the Eagles, whio finished 11-13, with 11 points. Hayden Schwab added seven.

       Hilton Head Prep will take on Orangeburg Prep in a semifinal game on Thursday at 8 p.m. at the civic center.

       AA BOYS QUARTERFINALS

       Andrew Jackson 60

       Faith Christian 47

       Sumter – Andrew Jackson Academy improved to 22-8 with a 60-47 victory over Faith Christian in a AA boys quarterfinal game on Tuesday at Wilson Hall’s Nash Student Cemter.

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       The Warriors slowly built their lead, holding a 15-11 lead after one quarter. They opened a 29-21 halftime lead and were up 48-35 going into the fourth quarter.

       Gage Dicks led AJA wtth 20 points. Hayden McClung was next with 15, while Hall Sease had 10, Vashahd Schofield had eight and Oliver Barnes five.

       The Knights, who finished 14-12, were led by Yannik Hulsmeyer with 21 points. Elijah Brown and Ian McClary both had 11, and Nico Scalia had four.

       Andrew Jackson will meet Bethesda Academy in a semifinal game on Thursday at 7 p.m. at Nash Student Center.

       CLASS A GIRLS SEMIFINALS

       Curtis Baptist 62

\      Holly Hill 33

       Sumter– Curtis Baptist earned a berth in the Class A girls basketball state championship game with a 62-33 semifinal victory over Holly Hill Academy on Tuesday at Wilson Hall’s Nash Student Center.

       Curtis Baptist will take on Wardlaw Academy for the state title on Friday at 4 p.m. at Sumter County Civic Center. Wardlaw defeated Richard Winn Academy 33-22 in the other semifinal on Tuesday.

       The Crusaders, who played for the Class A state title last season, improved to 18-5. They led 17-2 after one quarter, 35-10 at halftime and 56-24 entering the final stanza.

       Lily Kilroy led CB with 22 points. Jaliyah Terry added 17, Maci Butler had 10, and Nata Kilroy finished with eight.

Seventh-grader Milly Kate Prescott led the Lady Raiders, who finished with a 5-15 record, with 12 points. Caitlyn Crisp had 10 and Kaley Bell had six.

Curtis Baptist 81

Holly Hill 52

Columbia – The Curtis Baptist boys basketball team advanced to the semifinals of the Class A state tournament with an 81-59 quarterfinal win over Holly Hill Academy on Tuesday at the Cardinal Newman gymnasium.

The Crusaders, the defending state champions, improved to 14-9. They led 20-4 atfter one quarter ad 37-16 at haftime.

Trey Wright was one of four Curtis Baptist players to score in doule figures, leading the way with 24. Trez Mincey had 19, Brayden Husband 18 and Jonathan Bailey 11. Kaleb Burnett added four.

Ethan Siau led tbe Raiders, who finished 9-15, with a game high 30 points. Jody Gillam had 16 and Mason Connor six.

Curtis Baptist will face Richard Winn Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday in a semiinal game at Wilson Hall's Nash Student Center.