The Class AAAA Upper State basketball playoff pairings were finalized by the South Carolina High School League on Sunday, and the brackets include five local teams.
With the possibility of a share of the Region 4-AAA title on the line, Nation Ford and Fort Mill were set up for a tight, down-to-the-wire game. In the end, it was Fort Mill that came away the winner, 72-57, in a one-sided game.
The Nation Ford boys held on for a 56-54 win over York after Falcons sophomore Riley Hilton hit a layup with nearly 3 seconds left Tuesday night.
Fort Mill boys' basketball coach Dwayne Hartsoe has been selected as an assistant coach in the South Carolina vs. North Carolina basketball games.
Nation Ford held off a late charge from Chester in Friday's 65-54 road win for the Falcons.
Despite a valiant effort from the Northwestern Trojans, the Lancaster Bruins won a 63-61 nailbiter in overtime to move to 20-3 on the season and 6-2 in Region 3-AAAA.
For the second straight year, West-Oak High made the three-hour bus trip to Fort Mill for a match in the Class AAA Upper State duals wrestling tournament. But the trip home was much better this time. The Warriors avenged last year's loss to the Yellow Jackets with a 33-30 first-round victory.
