PREP ROUNDUP: Marion girls win region title

MARION — Amira Timmons scored 20 points as the Marion girls wrapped up the Region 8-2A title with a 63-35 win over Cheraw on Monday.
The Swamp Foxes (21-2, 9-0) go for a perfect region season Wednesday against Mullins.

“One of our goals before the season started was to win the region title because we wanted to have homecourt throughout the playoffs,” Marion coach Leon Sturkey said. “Everyone has stepped up and it it has been someone different every night.

Candace Wright added 15 for Marion, while the team’s leading scorer, Geneika Brantley was held to 12 points.

CHERAW (35)
Jameka Buchannan 12, Alicia McIver 9, Deronda henderson 6, Alexis Pitts 6, Laquisha Bell 2.
MARION (63)
Amira Timmons 20, Candace Wright 15, Geneika Brantley 12, Amber Timmons 5, Tyshanna Lester 4, Kintoria Wilson 3, Jessica Grant 2.
RECORD: M 21-2, 9-0
NEXT GAME: Marion is at Mullins on Wednesday.

Dillon 48, Loris 32
LORIS — Sophomore Chelsea Frazier scored a career-high 38 points as Dillon moved to 11-6 overall and 6-3 in Region 8-2A.
Frazier had 24 points in the first half as the Wildcats built a 29-8 halftime lead.

D (48)
Chelsea Frazier 38, Valetta Richardson 6, Ashley Smith 2, Mircale Harley 2.
L (32)
Jarasha Hemingway 5, Latoya Davis 3, Lareba Jackson 4, Kamisha Govan 11, Sharosca Mack 2, Sherece Bellamy 7.
RECORD: D 11-6, 6-3
NEXT GAME: Dillon will play at Cheraw on Wednesday.

Kingstree 64, Hanahan 56
KINGSTREE — Jalisa Brown scored 30 points and pulled down 12 rebounds to lead Kingstree.

H (56)
K. Dyson 2, J. O’Grady 2, G. Broghton 8, A. Cox 8, M. Smalls 2, B. Liner 7, T. Bethel 23, C. Detar 4.
K (64)
Jalisa Brown 30, Tatanese Epps 2, Crystal Moore 9, Brittany McFadden 4, Sheniqua Tisdale 3, Latoya Jones 10, Arielle White 2, Kelsey Wheatle 4.
RECORDS: K 18-9, 6-3
NEXT GAME: Kingstree will play at Waccamaw on Wednesday.

Pee Dee Academy 37
Dillon Christian 22
MULLINS — Katelyn Browne scored 20 points as the Eagles wrapped up a share of the Region 4-2A crown for the eighth time in the last 10 seasons.
Logan Smith led Williamsburg with 10 points.

DILLON CHRISTIAN (22)
Logan Smith 10, Morgan Graham 9, Loryn Jackson 3.
PEE DEE ACADEMY (37)
Katelyn Browne 20, C.C. Causey 8, Taylor Williams 6, Tori Johnson 2, Lee Pittman 1.
RECORD: PD 15-1, 11-1
NEXT GAME: Pee Dee Academy will play Saturday in the Region 4-2A tournament at Wilson Hall.

The Byrnes Schools 42
Williamsburg Academy 33
KINGSTREE — Meghan Osborne scored 16 points as the Trojans wrapped up their regular season with 16 points.

THE BYRNES SCHOOLS (42)
Meghan Osborne 16, Anna Clanton 11, Amy Galloway 8, Mary Gregg 5, Sarah Osborne 2.
WILLIAMSBURG ACADEMY (33)
Nikki McCrea 10, Stacy Tomlinson 4, Mariel Webster 4, Carsten Walker 7, Alex Ard 2.
RECORD: TBS 16-7, 8-4
NEXT GAME: The Byrnes Schools will play in the region tournament at Trinity Collegiate on Thursday.

BOYS
Marion 77, Cheraw 72
MARION — Marqui McKelevey and Dionte Johnson racked up a pair of double-doubles as the Swamp Foxes grabbed at least a share of the Region 8-2A title.

Marion can go for the outight crown Wednesday against Mullins. If Mullins wins, the two teams will meet in a one-game playoff Friday to decide the region champion.

McKelvey led Marion with 17 points and 16 points, while Johnson had 14 points and 10 boards.
Justin Gause added 16 points and five assists.

CHERAW (72)
Maliek Sellers 13, Malcolm Hunter 4, Demtrius Miller 13, Jkwan Toney 8, Demetrius Holliday 14, Aaron Robinson 9, Marcellus Dunn 10, Damorris Jones 1.
MARION (77)
Justin Gause 16, Jeremy Curry 2, Jerry German 3, D.J. Rowell 7, Devonte Gilbert 14, Marqui McKelevey 17, Dionte Johnson 14, Corey Moore 4.
RECORD: M 13-8, 7-2
NEXT GAME: Marion is at Mullins on Wednesday.

Dillon Christian 59
Pee Dee Academy 34
MULLINS — Jamel Williams and Kin Melvin combined for 44 points as the Warriors routed the Golden Eagles.
Keith Brown led Pee Dee with nine points.

DILLON CHRISTIAN (59)
Jemel Williams 24, Kin Melvin 20, Cory Graham 8, John Bryant 2, Jonathan Brown 2, Neil Melvin 1.
PEE DEE ACADEMY (34)
Keith Brown 9, Josh Rogers 8, Bradley George 6, Kevin Driggers 4, Storm Page 3, Will Richardson 2, Bruce Baker.
RECORD: PD 4-14, 4-10; DC 11-10 10-4
NEXT GAME: Dillon Christian and Pee Dee Academy will each be playing a region tournament game Friday at a site to be determined.

Trinity Collegiate 49
Carolina Academy 47 (OT)
DARLINGTON — With a win over the Titans, Carolina Academy would force a playoff with The King’s Academy for the SCISA Region 4-2A championship.
Instead of playing the role of cannon fodder, Trinity played the role of spoiler. Bridge Jernigan led the Titans with 14 points as the Titans handed TKA the outright region title with a two-point win over the Bobcats, who rallied from an 18-point deficit to force overtime.

The seventh-seeded Titans will meet No. 2 seed The Byrnes Schools on Friday at TKA. Oliver Hubbard finished with 12 points for Trinity. Curtis Pruett scored nine points to top the 1,000 point mark for his career.

As the No.3 seed, Carolina will face Pee Dee Academy on Friday at TKA.

With Trinity leading 42-39 with seconds remaining, Graham Freels missed a game-clinching free throw. Will McCutcheon grabbed the rebound, raced upcourt and fired a shot from the perimeter that rolled around the rim before falling through.

Though his right foot was clearly on the line, McCutcheon’s basket was ruled a 3-pointer and the game went into an extra period.
McCutcheon led all scorers with four 3-pointers and 32 points.

TC (49)
Graham Freels 8, Josh Pruett 1, Bridge Jernigan 14, Bobby Malik 3, Curtis Pruett 9, Oliver Hubbard 12, Jack Hoover 2.
CA (47)
Will McCutcheon 32, Trey Nettles 6, Tyler Langston 6, C.J. Boone 3.
RECORDS: TC: 7-19 overall, 4-11 SCISA Region 4-2A; CA: 14-6, 10-4
NEXT GAMES: Trinity Collegiate will face The Byrnes Schools on Friday at the Region 4-2A tournament at The King’s Academy. Carolina Academy will play Pee Dee Academy.

-- Shawn Singleton

The Byrnes Schools 63
Williamsburg Academy 32
KINGSTREE — Shaq Bacote pumped in a game-high 28 points and Lee Schurlknight had 11 points and 13 rebounds to lead The Byrnes Schools.

TBS (63)
Dyeshawn Jones 8, Blake Sohnemann 2, Clay Dickson 9, Shaq Bacote 28, Lee Schurlknight 11, Adam Liebenrood 2, Barrett Goodson 3.
WA (32)
Shuler Ward 1, Clay Reynolds 1, Kyle Smith 4, Tyis Cunningham 7, Tripp Connolly 13, Drew Kellahan 3, Tyler Braynon 3.
RECORDS: TBS 13-10, 10-4 SCISA Region 4-2A.
NEXT GAME: Byrnes will play in the region tournament on Friday.