By Chris Sokoloski

csokoloski@gtowntimes.com

Waccamaw High’s boys basketball team held off Loris 53-42 on Friday night to pick up its first region win of the season.

“It’s good to get our first region win. To get it at home is always nice,” said Waccamaw coach Mike Quinn. “That’s a good Loris team. They’re a very well-coached team and they’re very athletic, very strong and very physical.”

The Warriors jumped out to an 8-3 lead, but the Lions battled back to tie the score at 13-13 at the end of the first quarter.

Waccamaw held Loris to two points in the second quarter and went into halftime leading 28-15.

After extending the lead to 31-16, Waccamaw’s shooting went cold about halfway through the third quarter and Loris cut the lead to 31-24.

“At various times I thought we did some really good things and then we would just have one lapse or two and then just kept letting them stay in the game,” Quinn said.

The teams traded points, and then Noah Gulley’s basket put Waccamaw ahead 39-28 with about 1 minute left in the quarter.

Adonis Williams blocked a shot on Loris’ next possession, and then Jack Dwyer’s two foul shots extended the lead to 40-28.

After a Jeffron Smalls basket, Loris sank a three-pointer at the buzzer to cut Waccamaw’s lead to 42-31 going into the fourth quarter.

Loris got to within nine points of Waccamaw, but Rob Ferraro scored the last five points of the game to help the Warriors hold on for the victory.

“We played really good defense I thought and we worked really, really hard, and I was happy that the game didn’t get closer than it did,” Quinn said.

Williams had 17 points and four assists to lead Waccamaw. Gulley had 15 points and seven rebounds; Stephon Funnye had seven points; Ferraro had six points; and Matthew Fisher had five points.

Quinn said his young team is finally finding some chemistry and camaraderie.

“They’re starting to play better together. … I think they’re starting to trust each other more, they’re coming together when there’s a problem. They’re talking about and communicating on the floor.”

Waccamaw’s girls beat Loris 55-36.

The teams battled early in the game with the Lady Warriors clinging to a 12-10 lead at the end of the first quarter.

The Waccamaw defense held Loris to just four points in the second quarter and the Lady Warriors took a 27-14 lead at halftime.

Loris cut the lead to 36-28 at the end of the third quarter, but Waccamaw used a 19-point fourth quarter to seal the victory.

Taylor Foster had 18 points to lead Waccamaw.

Jess Preedom had 13 points, Jaynae Rice had 11, D’etta Greene had six and Jamaica Alston had four.

Andrews

Travis Collins and Monte McCrea combined for 37 points to lead the Yellow Jackets to a 73-67 win over Kingstree on Friday night.

Andrews led 12-11 after the first quarter, and broke the game open by outscoring the Jaguars 21-12 in the second quarter.

The Yellow Jackets then held on as Kingstree outscored them 44-40 in the second half.

Collins had 19 points and 11 rebounds; McCrea had 18 points and 27 rebounds; Johnel Grant had 11 points and five rebounds; D.J. Lawrence had eight points; Jackie Wilson had seven points; William Lewis had four points and seven steals; Jowan Grant had four points and three rebounds; and Jonathan Grant had four rebounds.

Andrews’ girls lost 67-17 to Kingstree.

Carvers Bay

The Bears held East Clarendon to single digits in the first two quarters on Friday night en route to a 56-40 victory.

Da’Shaun Aiken and Walter Linnen combined for 30 points to lead Carvers Bay. Aiken also had 10 rebounds and three steals, and Linnen also had five rebounds and six steals.

Shayton Durand had 12 points and four rebounds; Nigel Gamble had three points and four rebounds; Darius Williams had three points, two rebounds and two steals; Shaquan Durand had three points and four rebounds; Rayshad Dorsey had five rebounds; and T.J. Meyers and Stefan Hannah had four rebounds each.

The Lady Bears beat East Clarendon 40-37.

Carvers Bay led 14-12 at halftime, but the Lady Wolverines battled back to take a 25-24 lead at the end of the third quarter. The Lady Bears used a 16-point fourth quarter to seal the victory.

Jasmine Cobb and Anatashia Bromell combined for 18 points to lead Carvers Bay. Cobb also had six rebounds.

Zaria Blain had seven points; LaQuasha Coles had five points; Desaree Green had five points; and Jasmine Eaddy had five points.

Georgetown

The Bulldogs were outscored 21-7 in the fourth quarter of a 52-45 loss to North Myrtle Beach on Monday night.

Georgetown led 27-26 at halftime, and extended the lead to 38-31 at the end of the third quarter, before the Chiefs dominated the fourth quarter.

Dae’Quan Gibson had 15 points and four steals to lead the Bulldogs.

Charlie McGirt had 14 points and nine rebounds; A.J. Walker had five points, eight rebounds and three steals; Stephon Cuttino had four points; and Eddie Anderson had four points, three rebounds and two steals.

Georgetown was coming off a 57-47 loss to St. James on Friday night.

The Bulldogs were held to single digits in scoring in the first and third quarters.

Gibson had 14 points and three steals to lead Georgetown.

Anthony Blair had seven points, nine rebounds and three steals; McGirt had seven points and four rebounds; Leslie Chen had six points; Anderson had five points and three steals; and Walker had five points and five rebounds.

Georgetown’s girls lost 54-42 to North Myrtle Beach.

The Lady Bulldogs were coming off a 56-46 win over St. James.

Moet Spahn had 13 points and eight rebounds to lead Georgetown.

Raven Smith had 12 points and three assists; Justis Evans had 11 points and 16 rebounds; Jamia Porcher had nine points and six rebounds; Taziya Moody had eight points, four rebounds and five assists; and Alexis Groves had 10 rebounds.

Lowcountry Prep

The Fighting Marlins improved to 9-3 with a 51-16 win over Conway Christian on Tuesday.

Rachael Exum had a game high 25 points to lead Lowcountry Prep.

Jessica Mangialardo had 10 points, Elizabeth Zieser had nine rebounds and Marguerite McClary had six points and six steals.

Lowcountry Prep was coming off a 54-49 win over the Lowcountry Wildcats in the Homecoming game on Friday night.

The Fighting Marlins took an early lead but struggled to find the basket in the second quarter.

Trailing by eight points in the fourth quarter, Lowcountry Prep battled back to take the lead with about two minutes left in the game, and Leldon McClary sealed the victory from the free throw line in the closing seconds.

Exum had 24 points to lead Lowcountry Prep.

McClary had 11 points, Zieser had seven points, and Sydney Derrick had four points and 22 rebounds.