PREP BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: South girls win season opener against Lamar

LAMAR — Kesley Pruitt led a trio of South Florence players in double figures with 15 points as the Bruins opened the season with a 60-42 win over Lamar on Tuesday in high school girls basketball.

Shamonte Harely had 14 points and Kaneshia James added 11 for the Bruins.

Shaquetta Hudson led the Silver Foxes with 15 points.

SOUTH FLORENCE (60)
Jessica Gantt 6, Kelsey Pruitt 15, Natasha Rucker 2, Ashley Bryant 4, Kaneshia James 11, Charlene Parker 2, Brittany McFadden 2, Briana Kelly 6, Shamonte Harley 14.

LAMAR (42)
Kya Thomas 2, Quanecia Allen 1, Kiera Brown 12, Teara Ward 5, Shaquetta Hudson 15, Amber Medlock 7.

RECORD: SF 1-0, L 0-1
NEXT GAME: South Florence will host Andrews on Monday.

Lee Central 44, Lake City 31

BISHOPVILLE — Whitley Smith scored a game-high 19 points to help lead Lee Central to a season-opening win against Lake City.

Shanice Cooper scored 13 to lead the Panthers.

LEE CENTRAL (44)
Whitley Smith 19, Genevieve Hammett 12, Jalissa Williams 4, Shamara Hammett 4, Lavetra Peterson 2, Denisha Kirven 3.

LAKE CITY (31)
Shanice Cooper 13, Sherina Singletary 8, Lean Flemming 4, Alisha Graham 4, Jecquea Brown 2.

RECORD: LEC 1-0, LAC 0-1.
NEXT GAME: Lee Central will travel to Scott’s Branch on Friday.

Marion 76, Latta 32

MARION — Marion outscored Latta 44-11 in the second half en route to its fourth win of the season.

Geneika Brantley led the Swamp Foxes with 17 points while Quasheilla Page led all scorers with 18 points for the Vikings.
   
MARION (76)
Geneika Brantley 17, Candace Wright 15,  Jessica Grant 14, Amber Timmons 11, Shaquita Taylor 10, Amira Timmons 7, Shay Ellison 2.

LATTA (32)
Quasheilla Page 18, Charise Braddy 4, Kimella Page 3, Shemika Martin 2, Brittany Campbell 2, Batrice Baker 2.

RECORD: M 4-0; L 0-1
NEXT GAME: Marion travels to Creek Bridge on Thursday.

Timmonsville 48, McBee 35

TIMMONSVILLE — Ashley McKithen scored 17 points to lead Timmonsville past McBee.

MCBEE (35)
S. Smith 12, D. Peoples 15, A. Williams 2, K. Linton 4, J. Huggins 2.
TIMMONSVILLE (48)
Ashley McKithen 17, Brittney Williams 7, Destiny Edwards 6, Loren Harper 4, Sade Eli 5, DeAnna Washington 5, Carmen Jackson 4.

RECORDS: T 1-0, MC 0-1.
NEXT GAME: Timmonsville at West Florence at 6 p.m. Tuesday.

The Byrnes Schools 50, Dillon Christian 33

DILLON — Meghan Osborne and Anna Clanton each posted double-doubles to lead The Byrnes Schools past Dillon Christian in an early region matchup.

Osborne had 21 points and 11 rebounds, while Clanton had 14 points and 17 boards.

THE BYRNES SCHOOLS (50)
Meghan Osborne 21, Anna Clanton 14, Sam Einziger 5, Amy Galloway 4, Liz Smith 3, Sarah Osborne 3.

DILLON CHRISTIAN (33)
Morgan Graham 8, Loryn Jackson 7, Logan Smith 6, Jessie Tanner 5, Sarah Price 4, Polly Williamson 1.

RECORDS: TBS 1-1, 1-0; DC 0-1; 0-1.
NEXT GAME: Byrnes will host Williamsburg Academy tonight at 6 p.m. at the Byrnes Holiday Tournament.

Trinity Collegiate 45, Williamsburg Academy 27

KINGSTREE — Mary Stuart Jernigan had career highs of 21 points and 13 rebounds to help lead Trinity Collegiate to a 4-0 start.

Emily Baker led Williamsburg with 10 points.

TRINITY COLLEGIATE (45)
Mary Stuart Jernigan 21, Molly Jones 7, Lindsey Zubel 6, Ashton Avent 6, Rebecca Leviner 4, Matti Smith 1.

WILLIAMSBURG ACADEMY (27)
Emily Baker 10, Niki McCrea 7, Anna Taylor 6, Mariel Webster 2, Stacey Tomlinson 2.

RECORD: TC 4-0
NEXT GAME: Trinity Collegiate will travel to Cathedral Academy in Charleston for a 6 p.m. game.

Pee Dee Academy 34, Robert E. Lee 31

BISHOPVILLE — Pee Dee Academy’s defense held Robert E. Lee to two points in the fourth quarter as the Eagles held on for the victory.

Jeffre Rogers and C.C. Causey combined for 23 points for Pee Dee.

PEE DEE ACADEMY (34)
Jeffre Rogers 13, C.C. Causey 10, Jinni Reaves McMillan 4, Katelyn Browne 3, Kelsey Dozier 2, Katherine Rogers 2.

ROBERT E. LEE (31)
Jill Roberson 8, Jayme Douglas 7, Meg Randall 6, Hannah Hancock 6, Katie McElveen 2, Lauren Atkinson 2.

RECORD: PD 3-0
NEXT GAME: Pee Dee Academy will play St. John’s Christian at the Carolina Academy Invitational on Friday at 4 p.m.

Florence Christian 47, The King’s Academy 20

FLORENCE — Florence Christian had three scorers post double figures in a win over The King’s Academy.

Kristen Lowe led all scorers with 13 points for the Eagles.

FLORENCE CHRISTIAN (47)
Kristen Lowe 13; Taylor Gandy 1, Jessie Sims 10, Jenny Gause 5, Leanna Purvis 12, Brittany Evans 4, Dyonna Patt 2.

THE KING’S ACADEMY (20)
Nikki Milligan 5, Heidi Dean 2, Kaitlyn Boggs 3, Sarah Parks 6, Maggie Jackson 4.

RECORD: FC 1-3
NEXT GAME: Florence Christian will host Dillon Christain on Thursday.

BOYS
Kingstree 65, East Clarendon 37

KINGSTREE — Rashad Murphy scored 15 points to help lead Kingstree to a season-opening victory.

Jerry Gainey added 14 points for the Jaguars.

KINGSTREE (65)
B. Gamble 3, J. Wright 6, G. Wilson 6, Rashad Murphy 15, D. Miller 2, Devin Bey 11, D. Mabry 4, D. McGill 2, I. Fulmore 2, D. Harris 2, Jerry Gainey 14.

EAST CLARENDON (37)
N. Roland 4, S. Browder 6, A. Ham 7, D. McFadden 6, J. Bethune 15.

RECORDS: K 1-0, EC 0-2.
NEXT GAME: Kingstree will travel to Lake City on Friday.

Timmonsville 92, McBee 49

TIMMONSVILLE — Oshwand Scott scored 23 points, while Antonio Jones and Jonathan Jones each scored 19 to lead Timmonsville’s rout of McBee.

Tyler Linton led McBee with 16, while Greg McDonald had 15.

MCBEE (49)
Jonathan Dixon 1, Jamari Wright 3, Rashad Reed 3, Greg McDonald 15, Tyler Linton 16, Ladavius Newton 6, Jamaal Jackson 5.

TIMMONSVILLE (92)
Antonio McAllister 6, Oshwand Scott 23, Kendrick Graham 7, Antonio Jones 19, Jonathan Jones 19, Antonio Fulton 7, John Joe 4, Kendall Eaddy 2, Carlton Graham 3, Tirell Williams 2.

RECORDS: T 1-0. M 0-1.
NEXT GAME: Timmonsville at West Florence at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Emmanuel Christian 80, Living Word Christian 51

HARTSVILLE — Tre’ Atkinson scored 31 points as Emmanuel Christian evened its record at 3-3.

Andrew Hall had 10 points for the Crusaders.

EMMANUEL CHRISTIAN (80)
Andrew Hall 10, Tre’ Atkinson 31, Bradley Gainey 6, Jon Byars 6, Josh Henry 7, J.T. Lambert 8, Dylan Talbert 2, Justin Lee 6, Matthew Jones 2, Jared Carmona 2.

LIVING WORD CHRISTIAN (51)
Rhyadric Graham 20, Tarris Tisdale 6, Justin Burgess 12, Damian Shaw 8, Andre Weaver 5.

RECORD: EC 3-3
NEXT GAME: Emmanuel Christian will travel to Marlboro Academy on Friday.